Toolset Question about NPC's and Module Size

[Legacy_Wall3T]

               hey there guys and gals;

im working on a pw mod (mostly part time, nothing official or online) ive been working on it for almost 3 years now, and learned quite alot from the experience.

but my curiosity is getting the better of me

So as from my understanding, if you put alot of objects or npcs in a module it becomes harder to run it right? because the system requires more items to load or is that incorrect? do quote me on that before reading further

my question is, i use spawn points to spawn npc's in. i find it simpler and (obviously) dynamic (persistant) straight from the palette

but say you have alot of custom npcs and items in this palette, would this still effect the module in any way? off or online? i havent exactly found any conclusions, but thought perhaps someone else might know
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_acomputerdood]

               in theory, yeah - the more stuff you put in an area the more horsepower you'll need to run it.

that said, remember that the game is nearly 11 years old now.  you'd have to have a computer about a decade old before you have problems.


to be a little more helpful in terms of numbers, here's a recent thread about # of placeables and whatnot:

http://social.biowar.../index/16373752


and to yet more directly answer the question, spawn points are more efficient since the NPCs don't exist until the PC enters the area.  the server won't have to waste cycles on their heartbeats and stuff.

but again, you'd have to have a fairly massive module to notice anything significant.  not that you shouldn't strive for efficiency, though.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Wall3T]

               thanks for the quick answer.

the link was just what i was looking for in terms of basic ratios. The thing ive learned is even though it could be considered an old system, it still stands up pretty well to what we throw at it. so im not really worried. i think its an awesome system '>

other than that, my idea was to create npcs that could have dynamic behaviors (night, day functions, etc) and be drawn straight from the palette without the hassle of being present.

its a long stretch, but it seems to be working really well. so now i know i dont have to worry about creating too many npc blueprints

thanks!
               
               

               

                     Modifié par oOKyeOo, 16 avril 2013 - 01:46 .