IceBladeTSW Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 ok, I'm a little confused here. Maybe someone can help me out here. I read over at Amazon under Universal Combat, "Persistent server support on dedicated server. This allows server to save player and world state on that server." BTW, it says above this statement From the Manufacturer But as i remember SC stated that unless sales/customers showed that they wanted it, this feature would not be put in (on release anyway). Has this changed? Will saving stats be available out of the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 He said persistent server, in other words the server is on all the time, turn off the server, and poof, all gone, everyone starts over. quote: This allows server to save player and world state on that server." Somebody misunderstood. Because that is not correct. If the sales warrant it, he will make it so the servers can save the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceBladeTSW Posted November 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 thank you Jaguar for clearing up this miscommunication. Thats what i assumed from what DS had said earlier, but i wanted to make sure i wasn't hallucinating . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twex Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 So I believe 'caching' would be a better description, 'saving', to me atleast, implies that its stored somewhere safe and can be restored at a later date, regardless if the server goes down or not. Perhaps a word in Amazon's ear would not be a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Twex: So I believe 'caching' would be a better descriptionWrong. Caching != saving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codex Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 So did that change and it can now save the players files, or do you still lose everything when the server goes down? I wonder how important saving the file really is; from the descriptions of the game I have read so far it doesnÔÇÖt really sound like you "Collect" items or equipment permanently that you would need to save. Then again you never know if the descriptions of the game are accurate precisely because the game isnÔÇÖt done. Just wondering *Crawls back under his rock and waits for UPS to come* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Codex: I wonder how important saving the file really is; from the descriptions of the game I have read so far it doesnÔÇÖt really sound like you "Collect" items or equipment permanently that you would need to save.Unless Universal Combat is a major departure from its predecessors, you "collect" credits and make upgrades to your command craft. Other statistics also change over time, making such an option a big selling point for the multiplayer version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Codex: So did that change and it can now save the players files, or do you still lose everything when the server goes down? Nothing's changed. If the server is shutdown, everything's gone. BUT, the ability to have the server save its state is dependent on the server op because it is an INI setting. In this case, if the server op saves the server state (when everyone logs off), it can be restarted and the state resumed. Just like the single player - but a bit more complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzle Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: ....the ability to have the server save its state is dependent on the server op because it is an INI setting. SWEET!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceBladeTSW Posted November 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 thats awesome SC, that is a big selling point. I know that that was one of the concerns i had, with that little feature, it makes UC even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twex Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 So Amazon is correct, it is persistent. Can server state be saved while clients are connected? Like have it save state every 10 minutes, or when anyone logs off? So that if there is a server crash then not a lot of data is lost, or must it be when the server is empty? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Twex: Can server state be saved while clients are connected? No. If the server state is being saved, all clients will be auto-disconnected and will have to re-connect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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