Author: Tom   [Posts] Date: 8/30/01 2:53 am Topic: Re: New downloading approach Post ID:148 Parent ID:147 Deadron wrote: > Previously, the entire game would be downloaded to someone new to DragonSnot when they logged into a served game. > > This was killing your game while you waited several minutes for your machine to send it to the new player. > > So now the game does not pre-download anything. It provides resources as they come up. If a new person logs in, they are given a link and encouraged to download the full game first, since they are likely to lose games as graphics and songs get downloaded to them as they come up. That makes a lot of sense. We are finally coming around to realize how important this kind of non-disruptive downloading is to multiplayer gaming. If all goes well, it will be incorporated right into the system in one of the upcoming releases. As usual, you've pioneered the effort!

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New downloading approach Deadron (8/29/01 8:56 pm)     Re: New downloading approach Tom (8/30/01 2:53 am)