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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / mmo server 256 max players

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smerf
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Posted: 17th Jan 2013 20:55
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Using DBpro

Is there a way around the 256 max player limit for dbpro.
I need 1000+ users to be able to connect and interact on a single game/session.

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Chris Tate
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Posted: 17th Jan 2013 21:22
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Explain, which multiplayer system are you using?

Does a single session have to be managed with one server? Will 1000 players be interacting with each other at once?

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smerf
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Posted: 18th Jan 2013 02:08
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potentially yes. I fully expect more than 400 players to be interacting with one another at time in a single battle. I could easily split the world into zones and put them on there own db server and move them over when they went to a new zone but during fights its over the db player cap buy a lot

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Phaelax
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Posted: 18th Jan 2013 08:21
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I don't think an MMO server should really be built using DBP.

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MrValentine
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Posted: 18th Jan 2013 09:34
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DarkNet?

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Chris Tate
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Posted: 18th Jan 2013 22:48 Edited at: 18th Jan 2013 22:51
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Quote: "I don't think an MMO server should really be built using DBP."


It can be done; but it is something you have to dedicate your life to.

If you were not confident about DBP networking you can use DarkNET with .NET/C++; the server[s] could be created in Visual Studio and DBPRO would only need to carry out instructions, not create instructions; focusing on its strengths, synergizing the process. But it takes at least two people or a top class programmer to feel comfortable writing code in two languages at the same time.

If you are really knowledgeable with DBP then you could put your mind to it and make it work; a net-services does not need to be defined as a single single server; it can be defined as a number of host programs on a number of computers designated to specific jobs; but you need to sacrifice your life to put enough effort into it.

DarkNET features instances and threads; a single program can host more than one 'server' whilst running as more than one 'client'.

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Sergey K
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Posted: 19th Jan 2013 09:53
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TCP/IP has no limits in those kind of stuff.. you can use players you want. its up to the computer performance where the server is hosted.

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