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Forums => Public Discussion => Topic started by: DreadStunLock on July 18, 2010, 04:52:23 PM

Title: Hosting a Server
Post by: DreadStunLock on 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.
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: 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.

Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: Spark Mandriller on July 18, 2010, 07:07:27 PM
frvge break the laws of physics to let my data transfer instantly plz
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: frvge on July 18, 2010, 08:10:17 PM
I'll create a wormhole through space-time and Planck fabric for you.
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: Spark Mandriller on July 18, 2010, 09:09:17 PM
i believe in you man
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet on 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)
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: frvge on 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.
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet on July 18, 2010, 10:03:25 PM
Hehehe. Do I win an internet or what?
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: frvge on July 18, 2010, 10:51:48 PM
A color microwave oven. Two internets if you win the final bonus round.
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: DreadStunLock on 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?
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: frvge on 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.
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: CurdyMilk on 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
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: DreadStunLock on July 20, 2010, 04:58:25 PM
I know seriously the SCDA was the best!....
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: AgentX_003 on 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!....

>_>  <_<  >_> ?
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: Farley4Fan on 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.
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: frvge on July 21, 2010, 10:43:15 AM
What about colored numbers?
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet on July 21, 2010, 11:11:39 AM
Oh and now thet we're onto colours, can we get a system similar to quake's color codes to put in names, binds and such?
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: Farley4Fan on July 21, 2010, 11:12:59 AM
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Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: frvge on July 21, 2010, 12:05:33 PM
Quote from: Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet on July 21, 2010, 11:11:39 AM
Oh and now thet we're onto colours, can we get a system similar to quake's color codes to put in names, binds and such?
Meh.
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet on July 21, 2010, 12:14:10 PM
Aww cmon, it's not like it's hard to do, just add a colour property to the text that changes depending on the tags found.
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: DreadStunLock on July 21, 2010, 01:34:17 PM
Since we are going off topic, when are we going to get a new poll on the front page? I think that Few Updates and Many Texts stays the same for 2 weeks now :)
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: Spark Mandriller on July 21, 2010, 01:40:36 PM
Quote from: Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet on July 21, 2010, 11:11:39 AM
Oh and now thet we're onto colours, can we get a system similar to quake's color codes to put in names, binds and such?

die scum
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: frvge on July 21, 2010, 02:19:04 PM
Quote from: DreadStunLock on July 21, 2010, 01:34:17 PM
Since we are going off topic, when are we going to get a new poll on the front page? I think that Few Updates and Many Texts stays the same for 2 weeks now :)
Correct. I'm going to change that part to the Twitter feed when I get back from holiday. It's hard to come up with good poll questions btw.
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: DreadStunLock on July 21, 2010, 02:37:10 PM
Community is here to help you with that )
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: CurdyMilk on July 21, 2010, 06:07:17 PM
Quote from: frvge on July 21, 2010, 10:43:15 AM
What about colored numbers?
Yes.

Poll Question:
Which type of objective do you enjoy the most?
Computer
Bomb
Disk

I think I proposed this awhile ago...
Title: Re: Hosting a Server
Post by: DreadStunLock on July 21, 2010, 07:37:28 PM
That poll won't help the Project Stealth game be better, I think these polls that are made by FRVGE are actually polls that will be accepted into the gameplay?