Hosting a Server

DreadStunLock · July 18, 2010, 04:52:23 PM

Hey, I just want to ask about the way the Servers are going to be hosted for Project Stealth, like in Chaos Theory, Distance really makes difference on how high the ping will be. For example, my Friend is in USA and I am in UK. I only get 180 Ping. If someone is hosting from Sweden I get considerably less Ping.

Is Project Stealth going to have that type of Hosting? or will it be like for example in Battlefield: Bad Company 2? Where distance does not matter, because no matter how far away you never get a huge ping unless your net is really junky.

Thanks.

frvge · July 18, 2010, 04:58:50 PM

Ping always corresponds to distance and the number and quality of intermittent routers/switches. There's no way you can ping less than 125ms to a server in the USA from the UK. Look up the speed of electrons and the distance from the UK to the USA (don't forget to double that for the way back) and then do the division.

Spark Mandriller · July 18, 2010, 07:07:27 PM

frvge break the laws of physics to let my data transfer instantly plz

frvge · July 18, 2010, 08:10:17 PM

I'll create a wormhole through space-time and Planck fabric for you.

Spark Mandriller · July 18, 2010, 09:09:17 PM

i believe in you man

Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet · July 18, 2010, 09:12:54 PM

Quote from: frvge on July 18, 2010, 04:58:50 PM
Ping always corresponds to distance and the number and quality of intermittent routers/switches. There's no way you can ping less than 125ms to a server in the USA from the UK. Look up the speed of electrons and the distance from the UK to the USA (don't forget to double that for the way back) and then do the division.

Mostly true, however please tell me, how is it possible then for me to have a ping of about 60 in UT3 to East coast (USA) servers? (Not always, but there are times when the ping won't go over 80)

frvge · July 18, 2010, 09:27:25 PM

From Poland to the USA, the theoretical minimum time is about 70 ms for a round-trip. However, the latency with routers/switches etc and the 'window' of the TCP/IP connection isn't applied yet. Things like packetloss and out-of-order packets and misshaped packets neither.

So if you have about 80 ping to the USA, you're lucky.

Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet · July 18, 2010, 10:03:25 PM

Hehehe. Do I win an internet or what?

frvge · July 18, 2010, 10:51:48 PM

A color microwave oven. Two internets if you win the final bonus round.

DreadStunLock · July 20, 2010, 11:45:17 AM

Thanks for replying, just last question:
Will PS Latency/Ping/Distance Lag will be more stable than in CT? or Same?

frvge · July 20, 2010, 12:00:21 PM

Probably a bit better. I can't change the actual ping (unless the various continents move close to eachother), but I think Ubi messed up some things, which made it slow in the progress.

CurdyMilk · July 20, 2010, 03:34:51 PM

Quote from: frvge on July 20, 2010, 12:00:21 PM
but I think Ubi messed up some things, which made it slow in the progress.

Since when has Ubi ever messed anything up? :D

DreadStunLock · July 20, 2010, 04:58:25 PM

I know seriously the SCDA was the best!....

AgentX_003 · July 21, 2010, 03:23:20 AM

Quote from: DreadStunLock on July 20, 2010, 04:58:25 PM
I know seriously the SCDA was the best!....

>_> <_< >_> ?

Farley4Fan · July 21, 2010, 08:30:15 AM

Yeah THE SCDA

The as in THEE

It might as well be called Sacred Combustible Death Awesome and I know it makes no sense but trust me, it does. Go ahead and make it your screen name now.

Do you guys plan on using bars or ping numbers to represent connection levels? I prefer numbers myself.