ID:187022
 Mar 8 2005, 3:09 pm
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Hello. I am thinking of getting a shell server and my host would like to know how much bandwidth an average game would use. Say my game got an average of 20 people per day. How much would that take? Thank you.
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Mar 8 2005, 4:17 pm
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SSJ2GohanDBGT
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20 users would be fine on a regular broadband connection.
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True but it was just an example. I want to get an idea here of how much bandwidth I'm gunna need for a full game.
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How many players are you expecting for a full game? My game is a major bandwith hog and it runs fine on a shared T1 until it hits about 65 people.
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You know...from what you've been saying, you're making me realize that I don't really need a Shell. But the part that I don't want is having to manage Dream Daemon on my computer...I've done that before and it gets to be a pain after a while.
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one popular method (well, could become more popular i guess), is to run a dedicated linux machine in your home connected to the net, and running BYOND on it. then you can run multiple games via the Linux DreamDaemon on that machine. the nice thing is that you can use an old machine (say 100-200Mhz, 350Mhz minimum recommended with all the RAM you can stuff into it) to run the game(s), and it's local so you don't have to mess with remote shells.
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I was also curious as to using a 3rd party program to run DreamDaemon without you actually having to see it much. Could you also then set it up with parameters to host your game automatically should you reboot? That could make it a whole lot less painful to host on a your regular machine.
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under linux or windows you can setup an auto script that starts up programs with certain parameters at certains times or under certain conditions. it's called cron under linux, and i believe wincron under windoze. not a problem.
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I run said method, it runs my site as well. I do not have a good auto starting script though, but I plan on setting it up when I am ready to host something 24/7. Just ask around to see if anyone has an abandoned old pc they want to get rid of.
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digitalmouse wrote:
it's called cron under linux, and i believe wincron under windoze. There's no wincron program that comes with Windows; the closest thing is the Task Scheduler, which isn't that great but generally does the job. There is a third-party program called WinCron, however. It's shareware or something I think. (I'm not sure exactly what it is; they don't say anything on their website except encourage you to register. There's no "registration benefits" page that I can find, which is annoying.) | |