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Far more likely to be because of the choice of algorithms and the resources behind the project. Would be interesting to see how CLucene performs.
Far more likely to be because of the choice of algorithms and the resources behind the project. Would be interesting to see how CLucene performs.
Using two layers is the most secure. That's why I encrypt all my important data with ROT-13 twice.
I hold my phone to my left ear with my left hand, despite being right-handed, and probably always have. This is no surprise as it leaves my right hand free to navigate the mouse or type on the keyboard. Not rocket science.
Ha, that's awesome. I have the mission packs but haven't played them yet. I still intend to someday. Loved the campaign for Q2, and I think it still holds up pretty well.
A secret area in Quake II with a stash of ammo, that you could only get to by rocket-jumping.. acknowledging a unintended trick that started with the original Quake. The message printed on the screen was, "This is for you, you crazy rocket-jumpers."
That's true, and UPnP support is a joke, with users often having more luck with it disabled.
However, UPnP is a hideously over-engineered and over-complicated standard, so it's not surprising that few routers implement it correctly.
NAT-PMP is sheer simplicity and elegance in comparison, as you would expect from Stuart Cheshire.
Play it online using GameRanger and it's nearly flawless. From the Demigod Downloads page:
If you are having issues playing Demigod online, try downloading GameRanger. GameRanger is a free download that lets you play games and demos online with friends and opponents worldwide.
Yes, ip_conntrack_max is what I have to tweak on my router to eliminate that problem. It probably applies to many BusyBox-based routers.
I have to telnet in as root, and:
echo 5120 >
It dies pretty quickly with the default value of 512.
First: Demigod is peer to peer? Whoa, 1992 just called, they want their design paradigm back. Peer to peer is inherently unstable, unreliable and uncontrollable. Nobody (else) uses it for an "AAA" PC title, for those reasons. It's not an inspired choice, it's an insane one, by a company that thought they could palm off responsibility (and cost) on to their players rather than doing their own hosting.
Actually, nearly every RTS game uses peer-to-peer networking, and it's a perfectly reasonable choice when done correctly. Topology was not the problem here, as is demonstrated by the fact that the game plays online just fine through GameRanger.
Second: this whinging about the "network library", and needing to fly the developer in to fix it is simply pathetic. Raknet is an absolute joy to use, is well documented and comes with loads of examples and the source code. The issue is that they assumed that a network library designed in the last decade would deal with their retarded prehistoric requirements, and they didn't bother to check that or test it until way too late in the day. I'd love to hear the story from the Raknet side...
From what's been said, RakNet was only used for their Impulse matchmaking infrastructure, not the in-game networking. RakNet claims to offer peer-to-peer support, but has very limited support for dealing with NAT routers, making it useless for real-world situations. See above regarding topology choice.
Some mistakes are understandable, but screwing the network architecture on a predominantly multiplayer game takes willful ignorance. The cost to them in bad publicity and lost sales is far, far higher than if they'd paid a competent engineer to do a decent design. It's always cheaper to do it right than to do it twice.
They freely admit their ignorance in retrospect. It was simply a case of not knowing what they didn't know.
A solar eclipse. The cosmic ballet goes on...
I use it to play Masters of Orion 2. It has a built in IPX simulator, so it makes multiplayer very easy.
You can actually play Master of Orion II online (the Win95 Orion95.exe) easily now with GameRanger.
It doesn't emulate IPX over TCP/IP, but rather tricks MOO2 into using DirectPlay for TCP/IP, rather than DirectPlay for IPX, so it should play smoother.
The concept of voicemail is sound;
Astonishing!
That's pretty harsh considering what day it is today.
Mininova collapses. How Mininova went from being the largest BitTorrent site to being the smallest.
Like a Suprnova collapsing, but with a smaller burst of radiation beforehand.
...the horribly broken multiplayer in Demigod is an example of exactly why many people choose to pirate games rather than pay upwards of $90 (in Australia, equivalent in your local currency) for broken software.
Stardock recommended GameRanger precisely because of the major multiplayer problems with Demigod's built-in matchmaking. The game's multiplayer itself played just fine through GameRanger. It's safe to say there would have been a lot more refund requests otherwise, and it took some of the heat off Stardock while they tried to address the problems.
They even added a download button for GameRanger on their Demigod page right next to the Impulse one.
The best things in life go on sale sooner or later.
