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BN2 Productions
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Posted: 29th Jul 2005 06:27
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Is it possible to make an online game that never restarts. Sort of like star wars galaxies and other similar games.

Thanks
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Jozers
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Posted: 29th Jul 2005 10:28 Edited at: 29th Jul 2005 10:29
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Not with DBC i don't think but i'm sure you can do it with DBP
Jozers

EDIT: you can do it with DBC if you have the Enhancement Pack
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blanky
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Eh? Of course you can! All you need is 'late join' capability, and just make your server so the game never stops!

@Jozers: ?!

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waffle
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Posted: 31st Jul 2005 00:12
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what blanky said ...
possible.

but, impractical.
I think you wish to make a "persistant" world. Such a thing requires
a dedicated server and a static IP address ... something that not too many new users have. NOTE: a server could also be just simply
your PC, but that would not be practical as a dedicated PC (server) because you might want to use it for something else. Also, still does not overcome the static IP problem, unless you have an expesive service provider ...

On the plus side,
you can still "code" one, and if you later get real money, you can port it quite easily to a server. By easy, I mean relative to starting from scratch
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BearCDPOLD
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Couldn't you also get rid of the static IP problem by just renting or borrowing or whatever somebody else's master server? Then use it to queries about open games, except only allow your servers to have open games (sort of like Realms on WoW) and then once they join all the stress comes off the master server and is managed between the clients and your server.


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blanky
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What BearCDP said!

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