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Chamberly
03-02-2013, 12:53 AM
I'd like to suggest HideNPeak mod to be installed on all servers.

If you need a brief description, I'll post it.
Dr.Flay
03-02-2013, 05:13 AM
Extracted from the u file
//HideNPeek
//
//Sets pawns bAlwaysRelevant property to true on spawn. Prevents players from
//disappearing behind windows (that's the goal at least).
//
//Created by team :[lol]:Mhor of www.teamlol.com
SAM
03-02-2013, 03:12 PM
Post a description of what it does...I saw what flay posted however a more elaborate explanation would be good :D
Higor
03-02-2013, 03:27 PM
Siege does that already.
Funny enough... it was SK who implemented it for the visor, and Sektor who made the scoreboard based on that (which is why i haven't been able to revert it).
SAM
03-02-2013, 03:30 PM
Wasn't that the problem that was causing so much lag? bAlwaysRelevant?
Higor
03-02-2013, 03:42 PM
Don't think so, it's been like this for ages now.
And I did optimize the network load (CPU and bandwidth) over the releases.
Chamberly
03-02-2013, 07:59 PM
Info coming soon... I'll have to get into the game and do some screen shots.
Chamberly
03-03-2013, 11:26 PM
Screen shot of relevant builds as example (visible):
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh313/ChamberlyBright/Other%20stuffs/Shot0130_zps65dd2842.png

Screen shot of builds disappeared (the containers on both side, they disappear within a few seconds):
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh313/ChamberlyBright/Other%20stuffs/Shot0131_zps11a86d61.png

With this HideNPeak mod, it will make them stay always there... but not only build but as for players too. If they are hiding behind a window as an example, they would disappear anytime and no one can't see them unless the player behind window move a bit or so. Kinda like you get shot by a ghost... lol.

I think this would only make it players as visible.
Higor
03-04-2013, 01:13 AM
I tried setting all builds as bAlwaysRelevant, this was an extensive subject of research back in RC14...
When you fill the server with so many builds, it's not the bandwidth usage that skyrockets... but CPU consumption.

A workaround for that is to increase the relevance timeout from 5 to 15.
Chamberly
03-04-2013, 02:05 AM
Well I generally not worried about the builds too much, but the peoples, which can make a difference. I do remember coming into a game spec mode and then it took a bit to load a lot of things up, which it is normal for me.
SAM
03-05-2013, 01:41 PM
We needed the buildings to "disappear" to reduce server load. In earlier versions of Siege, everything was always relevant which is partly why servers would lag as much as they did...
Chamberly
03-05-2013, 08:23 PM
Yeah I understand.