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Old 07-25-2009, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Hiro View Post
wouldn't the server not lag once the player downloads all of the images (for instance, as soon as they log on) so that everything is already there? i mean yes, you could just use a wider arrangement of tiles in a (or several) tileset(s), but it's essentially doing the same thing
If it was a map with lots of images that would take some time to download but you're right, once they have everything it'd be fine, but they would also have to redownload the image for any minor edits levels also. Have to also consider people with slower connections who are going to be stuck there waiting if an entire maps worth of images are being downloaded.

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Originally Posted by cbk1994 View Post
I still don't think it would be that taxing. Maybe for a huge GMAP of these images, but meh... I can't imagine it being too bad.
For one player I don't think it would be taxing but in the worst case scenario, where the server is hugely popular, there are lots of regular players and guests downloading/redownloading these files regularly.
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