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Old 07-16-2002, 10:54 AM
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Should I or should I not

I've been working on my server and now starting to debate. Should I use a NPC Server or shouldn't I. From those who experienced what its like using both, please help me out. Whats the advantages and disadvantages of using a NPC server.

I notice it lags a lot-- such as taking 3 minutes to read a sign.
Also someone told me it reads clientsides only max of .1 timeouts.
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Re: Should I or should I not

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I've been working on my server and now starting to debate. Should I use a NPC Server or shouldn't I. From those who experienced what its like using both, please help me out. Whats the advantages and disadvantages of using a NPC server.

I notice it lags a lot-- such as taking 3 minutes to read a sign.
Also someone told me it reads clientsides only max of .1 timeouts.
Look at graal2001. How long does it take to read a sign?

You shouldn't let Bravo decide your NPCserver opinion.
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Old 07-16-2002, 08:29 PM
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Be sure to use the NPC server. Very handy....
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Old 07-16-2002, 09:17 PM
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Well I see a lot of servers that do lag and take that longer to read a sign.
Well what can NPC Server do? Like its advantages.
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Old 07-16-2002, 11:40 PM
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Use NPC Server.
It will benifit you in the long run.
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Old 07-17-2002, 12:26 AM
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Re: Should I or should I not

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I've been working on my server and now starting to debate. Should I use a NPC Server or shouldn't I. From those who experienced what its like using both, please help me out. Whats the advantages and disadvantages of using a NPC server.

I notice it lags a lot-- such as taking 3 minutes to read a sign.
Also someone told me it reads clientsides only max of .1 timeouts.
The lag is from bad scripts
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Old 07-17-2002, 12:30 AM
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What is wrong with a timeout of .1 seconds.
Heck it's not like it's high.
Not even a second.
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Old 07-17-2002, 12:32 AM
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It makes a whole lot of difference...
It will take double the time of a .05
make a script using .1 seconds
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Old 07-17-2002, 12:34 AM
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It makes a whole lot of difference...
It will take double the time of a .05
make a script using .1 seconds
Could you show me something this would actually make a significant difference in?
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Old 07-17-2002, 12:49 AM
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Re: Re: Should I or should I not

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The lag is from bad scripts
no, sign lag comes from the fact that everytime you read a sign, the server opens a txt file (in the translations folder) and if the sign does not exist in the txt file, it writes to it then displays it, also, with the correct server options and text files, you can add translations, the server just opens a text file with the correct language and displays the sign

and alex, if you were doing movement scripts, it might get a little choppy if you have it as .1 instead of .05


and whoever sia dthat you cant do a .05 timeout clientsided is wrong, .1 is the lowest timeout serversided, .05 is still the lowest timeout clientsided
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Old 07-17-2002, 12:51 AM
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and alex, if you were doing movement scripts, it might get a little choppy if you have it as .1 instead of .05
2k1 doesn't seem to have any problems with it's new movement script.
Doubt anywhere else would if they scripted it proper.
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2k1 doesn't seem to have any problems with it's new movement script.
Doubt anywhere else would if they scripted it proper.
what movement script? if you are refering to the huamn-boots, its clientsided
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why would u need player movemnt serverside?

just use .05 which is a little fast to me, but everyone has their different thoughts



but back on the subject, npc server is a lot more powerful

such as trading stuff in the trading house, instead of setting server strings about accounts, items, prices, etc

you could just do
NPC Code:

with (getplayer(accountname)) {
bla bla;
}



its just a better choice
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