Host Compensation

Ion.67 · February 08, 2008, 02:29:28 AM

Quote from: frvge on February 08, 2008, 12:43:22 AM
Generally a listen server needs to:
1- keep up with the networking
2- keep up with your game's rendering etc

2 takes generally a few hundred megs of RAM and a lot of CPU. Which is bad if you have to maintain a lot of connections. (or run a lot of smaller servers).

That is not really an issue, unless your computer has some bad specs. You only need to connect to 3 others, which is a very low amount. 2 is going to happen regardless of if you are hosting or not.

Xris · February 08, 2008, 05:10:30 AM

yes but rendering on top of sever operations is alot more then rendering by itself

MR.Mic · February 08, 2008, 05:49:50 AM

Why the fuck would a dedicated server render what's in the game?

Cyntrox · February 08, 2008, 08:36:22 AM

Quote from: MR.Mic on February 08, 2008, 05:49:50 AM
Why the fuck would a dedicated server render what's in the game?

Nobody said it would...

LennardF1989 · February 08, 2008, 11:06:33 AM

I can run PS 3 times (2 clients connected to 1 server) without any lag at all... My specs are AMD Athlon XP 2800+ with 1 gb of RAM and a x1600 PRO AGP. I run PS on the highest settings (unlike UT3) btw.

I can assure you that a listen server doesn't have any negative effect over a dedicated server, they are exactly the same.

Xris · February 08, 2008, 02:42:48 PM

Quote from: MR.Mic on February 08, 2008, 05:49:50 AM
Why the fuck would a dedicated server render what's in the game?

I meant as a listen server ......

Quote from: LennardF1989 on February 08, 2008, 11:06:33 AM
I can run PS 3 times (2 clients connected to 1 server) without any lag at all... My specs are AMD Athlon XP 2800+ with 1 gb of RAM and a x1600 PRO AGP. I run PS on the highest settings (unlike UT3) btw.

I can assure you that a listen server doesn't have any negative effect over a dedicated server, they are exactly the same.

good to hear :)

frvge · February 08, 2008, 04:35:39 PM

Try that with an onboard 8MB graphics chip, while running 20 servers of 4 people.

You obviously don't have a single clue on gameservers, so let me handle that ;)

Xris · February 08, 2008, 04:42:56 PM

Quote from: frvge on February 08, 2008, 04:35:39 PM
You obviously don't have a single clue on gameservers, so let me handle that ;)

Is this directed at me or ???

frvge · February 08, 2008, 04:52:48 PM

Lennard.

Xris · February 08, 2008, 05:55:26 PM

ah ok ;D i was like wtf did i say haha

Ion.67 · February 09, 2008, 02:31:38 AM

Quote from: frvge on February 08, 2008, 04:35:39 PM
Try that with an onboard 8MB graphics chip, while running 20 servers of 4 people.

You obviously don't have a single clue on gameservers, so let me handle that ;)

The point of his post was to say that listen servers are fine. I don't know what you are rambling on about.

frvge · February 09, 2008, 12:45:20 PM

Listen servers by definition have host advantage.

Gawain · February 09, 2008, 01:37:49 PM

with good netcode and pings <150ms there won't be any real host advantage.

Ion.67 · February 09, 2008, 05:05:01 PM

Quote from: frvge on February 09, 2008, 12:45:20 PM
Listen servers by definition have host advantage.

Yeah, which is small in most games.

Am I hacking if my neighbor hosts a game and I can head shot people better? I have an advantage, and it will be a small one, but it will still be there.

As long as none of the host bugs happen here, as the do in some other game I have played, then it will be fine.

Host Compensation

Gawain