[DGD] Where did all the players go?

[Blain]

I'm a firm believer that a fresh boot with no snapshot should yield a fully
functional game world.  Every inch of the game should be loadable from an
initial state from either a .c or .o file, or generated from a database of
set descriptions.  Player modifications to the world could still be saved
to disk, if desired.  All data about a player that isn't anchored in the
world (such as a castle) should be removed from memory if the player isn't
around.

An early MMO (either EverQuest or Ultima Online, I forget) saw on day one
and week one of opening that players do not behave as the game designer
would expect, so letting them make wide sweeping changes to the game world
will not pan out as designed.  I would not necessarily let them permanently
raze a forest, for example, if you actually wanted it to grow back some
day.  That is, unless you were very keen on keeping the players' focus on
different areas at different times depending on availability and need of
resources.

On Dec 12, 2017 22:18, "Blain" <blain20 at gmail.com> wrote:

Felix: Sorry for the off-topic plig.  it won't happen again.

On Dec 12, 2017 18:40, "Raymond Jennings" <shentino at gmail.com> wrote:

> In general I'm also wondering if my version of the kernel library
> should be given a modernized facelift.  All I've done for the most
> part is readd some features that I think never should have been
> removed for the sake of Hydra.
>
> I have to admit that I've taken the kernel library's principles to
> strong heart and even kotaka itself closely models it.
>
> On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Raymond Jennings <shentino at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Bitcoin is nothing but a speculative bubble anyway and they are too
> > hot of a target for hackers anyway.  Plus as high as they're trading
> > now, it's too late to get in at a bargain.
> >
> > Between all the government interference, exchanges being hacked, and
> > so on I'd rather park my money in a *real* bank.
> >
> > Ironic side-trip considering that this thread touched on *in game*
> > economies, which I'd rather talk about anyway.
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 3:10 PM, Felix A. Croes <felix at dworkin.nl>
> wrote:
> >> Blain <blain20 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Side note: Here's my Chain.group referral link for investing in Bitcoin
> >>> with me. :) Email me for other referrals and into.
> >>
> >> Someone needs to check his computer for viruses; his account is being
> >> hijacked to recruit for dubious "investments."  I wouldn't like to think
> >> that you did this on purpose, because then I'd have to ban you.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Felix Croes
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