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{AR}Ghost
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Posted: April 09 2007 at 5:46pm \| IP Logged

The topic says it all.
Right now the module :PTR GVM is over 60 meg.
Every day the DM's and builders add a little more.

The current cleanup script we have is a heartbeat script that cleans all the areas at same time every 5 min.

I added another set of calls to MOST of the areas.

I did not write these scripts they came from the nwnvault on a recommendation from someone.

This is the documentation from that.
I have not added in all the NPC calls to make the NPC's spawn correctly yet because I wanted to see if the scripts help before I spent another 14-20 hours editing the module NPC's to have the NPC 1 variable in thier variables ssection..

Here is the documentation

This is an area despawning/cleanup system. It is
efficient, not waisting cycles checking things
outside of the area in question. It comes in five
parts:
ld_area_enter goes in the area OnEnter event
ld_area_exit goes in the area OnExit event
ld_town_enter goes in the town OnEnter event
ld_town_exit goes in the town OnExit event
ld_area_ud goes in the area and/or town OnUserDefined event

Update:
v1.01
Added a hook to address the issue of players exiting the module while in an area.
Added a check for a local value on items to address disarmed weapons.
v1.1
Added a redundant PC check before the cleanup actually kicks in.
v1.2
Added a variable check for NPC during the creature deletion loop
Added town based scripts for enter and exit and updated the user defined event script with a new event for towns.
*NOTE* To address concerns that the clean-up system did not preserve NPC's in the area I added a check,
to take advantage of the new check you need to add the variable name:NPC type:integer value:1 to NPCs
that are in an area where creatures also spawn.
v1.21
Corrected a minor error in the event handler.

Lord Delekhan
lorddelekhan@ldrealms.org
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I am trying anything I can think of at this point to speed the module up.
People are telling me that I will never stop the lag here that the module is too large.
I have also been told I should split the module in half and run it on 2 servers with one module vault.

But I dont see that as a viable possability as even if we could afford 2 servers for this module that would still take something away from the whols GVM thing.

Anyway I am open to debate and would really like some help here.

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oDEMONo
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Posted: April 27 2007 at 6:43pm \| IP Logged

Was wondering how you are making out with the clean up script?

Would like to say that the modual lagg has improved quite better with some good efforts. How ever, there is still lagg some may expreriance more that others, how many people also has a factor, but is is good to see the number of people alowed to play has increased.

Other severs hosting game still experiance lagg, and if you are playing online should not be disapponted if you do as it is a fact of life anywere you play.

My expriance with clean up script you sould use one clean up script in the entire modual.

modual size is very important as you have stated, preformance is a issue with large file and data, quality not quanty is a key. There are rules to building PW as you are most likey aware of. like how many placeables pre tile, ect.

If i could offer anything from a players prespective, not knowing the whole mechanics that make GvsM. the amount of merchants that are unused my understanding is this a lagg causing issuse.

Forgereth
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Posted: December 31 2007 at 9:53am \| IP Logged

Oks... i have one cleaner... it works in stant alone for each area using a invisible object spawned in a event called by module heartbeat event... in my base script ( that first one, before changes to my work module ) this destroy encounter creatures and area of effects by default when don't have any player in area... but i keep a "destroy list" easy to configurate, only needs the object tag... i use it in a RP server with like 20 players online all time and dont get lag by the calls of this cleanup...

So, {AR}Ghost, i send you a PM in foruns with my e-mail address... if you wanna see it... i can send you the base module...

EDIT... i little correction... i cant send the PM =/

Edited by Forgereth - December 31 2007 at 9:55am

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