Large number of maps possible?

[New2Eclipse]

Could I run about 500 maps(each with about 10-15 NPCs) without lag? 
I have a pretty good computer and fast internet,internet speed abt 8mb, can play all games with max settings and stuff, not sure of exact specs…

[Robin]

If you're using Origins.

[New2Eclipse]

I'm using stable  :sad:

[Minilinkki]

@Robin:

> If you're using Origins.

i don't get you.

[Kite]

I run 5k maps on my computer fine.(I plan to change it  to 18k+)

So give it a shot,  if I works on my pc, it will work on yours.
I used 2.7 though :P

[Radekil9]

lol i cant even run 90 maps, when i go to the second map it wont stop loading! xD

[Robin]

@Kite:

> I run 5k maps on my computer fine.(I plan to change it  to 18k+)
>
> So give it a shot,  if I works on my pc, it will work on yours.
> I used 2.7 though :P

Yeah, good luck running that with over 10 people playing.

[New2Eclipse]

i simply don't want to waste my time (possibly months) mapping this game to find it lags, I guess I shall just test it often…..

[Robin]

@New2Eclipse:

> i simply don't want to waste my time (possibly months) mapping this game to find it lags, I guess I shall just test it often…..

EE2.7 and ES both have problems with their systems which will cause lag no matter how many maps you have.

[New2Eclipse]

how many maps can I have, approximately, without it being unplayable?

[Anna Comnena]

Depends on how your maps are designed. Probably the tens of thousands though if they are all "normal" (20x15 tiles) sized maps.

[Draken]

well CoI has 1500 maps thats 30x30 and it had no lag when it was online. or was it 2500 something like that

[Kite]

According to  HM, 10k maps would be about 90mb of ram used.
Thats scrolling of course.

[Robin]

It seems everyone else has got a different definition of lag to me. XD

[New2Eclipse]

So i guess that means i could easily run 500-600 scrolling maps without too much lag

[Robin]

@New2Eclipse:

> So i guess that means i could easily run 500-600 scrolling maps without too much lag

Map processing is only done when players are on the map. Having 500 maps is a _lot_ different from having 500 maps with people playing on them.

[Homicidal Monkey]

@Kite:

> According to  HM, 10k maps would be about 90mb of ram used.
> Thats scrolling of course.

also I might want to point out that VB6 can only allocate a total of **256mb** for data types. That limits maps to about 25k. Of course it depends really on the number of people on a map. It actually uses less power to have 1 person on 5 maps than to have 5 people on 1 map. So it might be worth making it so that people can reserve hunting grounds for their party/guild.

[Kite]

What eclipse game will ever have more than 10-20+ people though :P
I might just stick with 10k maps 5 k per root town.

But yeah, I have had 5 people on mine, and it ran fine no lag.

[SawQuart]

@Kite:

> What eclipse game will ever have more than 10-20+ people though :P
> I might just stick with 10k maps 5 k per root town.
>
> But yeah, I have had 5 people on mine, and it ran fine no lag.

I agree. If you end up gettting a game that popular though, I guess you could just translate it to Origins when Robins gets the translator working.

[New2Eclipse]

OK thx, roughly how long until this translator will be finished?