server unstable?

[teschy]

yeah we'd either have to write a new server implementation (canon estimates about 17,000 lines of code to reverse engineer) or split it between 2 servers and sync the character data.

If the freelancer community was a bit larger, they would've figured a way to boost the slot count by now. I mean, look at GTA San Andreas. Their community managed to create a multiplayer mode from scratch, and recently they made improvements to it in order support 500 slots and while maintaining stability. It's a grand project, but I don't see how this can't be done for Freelancer too.

[TYHPilot]

While it would be awesome if someone (rather some people) in the community got together and reverse engineered then rewrote FLServer so it works with multiple cores and can support a higher number of players with more stability than ever, I doubt that the devs and the members of the community with the know how can spare that much time to do so.

Most of the hours I play, the server is only about 120/200 or less. I rarely go on during the peak hours because of other obligations and the fact i prefer to avoid swarms of lolwutter fighter/bombers and power traders. If you keep trying to join the game when it is 198/200 or so eventually you get in. Just keep clicking! Determination pays dividends

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Black|Sails

Kishiro Technologies

[Bear]

Imagine Matt's bald head, carpal tunnel, and hunchback.

Do I want to?

Yeah it would be good to re-write the server but really it's fine right now and who really has that much time to do that anyway?

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[SamuWarcraft]

I spend several hours in the server with less then 50 pilots in it...

The server is good like it is now.

PS: and with a little try you always can get a slot, just do some tries in a row.

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<span style="font-family:Comic Sans Ms"> Being in NY sistem all the time, means you are a lolwutt...</span>

[sean24]

If the last 6 slots are reserved for admins, how come I sometimes see 199/200 players on?

[Silmathien]

That's because the Admins are already on...



Nah, just joking...well, maybe not.:D

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[Cannon]

No slots are reserved for admins. There would be 1 slot reserved but FLHook/FLServer+200 player hack is buggy and this doesn't work.

Queuing theory plays a significant part of the observed behaviour I suspect. Somebody more competent than I might be able to explain.

(note that in emergencies admins have a way to get onto server without permanently reserving a slot)

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Proud member of "the most paranoid group of people in the community"

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