Depends partly on the cpu and mostly connection speed, a small server I play on is hosted on ADSL 256/512 and can hold 10 people without lag but starts to lag at 11 and 12. Where as a ISP hosted server can hold 30 but it has a lower spoec server.

So the better the connection the better, especialy if you plan on upwards of 30 people.

Thanks, but that's not exactly the kind of information I need Let me rephrase my question - how many players does the game (regardless of hardware and connection) support? Is there any upper limit?

I've seen servers TRYING to host 100 player slots, but they where lag hell once 40 or more joined.

Well the server won't let you start one with more than 128 players, so I'd guess that's the limit. I run the [OT Freelancer #1 server which is running on a Dual 1Ghz P3 with 1Gb of Ram on a stupidlly large net connection and things can start to get hairy when there's more than 30 players on it. Though the connection problems could be due to the cheating and hacked accounts that were on there as since the server has been passworded it's been running for nearly 96 hours with no crashes or connection problems. Anyway 128 players max.

Ya DA or MS need to setup at least one official server at the max.

Kodak.... what do you think the Elite server is... heh heh ...when you're about to logon to it... look to see where the location of the server is...that should give you an indication of who it came from... they max out at 30 - 32 people allowed in and they've got a "fairly big" connection on their hands up there...

Well the location actually isn't up on the screen now...it was before.

It's actually in Washington state...hmmm...what's in Washington?

Edited by - Mav on 11-04-2003 06:23:56

Elite is run by this site not MS or DA. And it is the best server ther is for sure. And since it is just a non profit thing I know LancerReactor couldnt afford the connection it would take to run a 128 server. But MS definatly does. 1 official Freelancer server at maximum capicity would be the equivilent of the amount of money Bill gates makes sitting on the toilet.

<drool>

Freelancer server on a DS3 connection......(Full T3 or something insane like that)

Wonder if I can talk my Network supervisor into doing that....

Have him connect a computer with a server only install direct to the node.....<drool>

Would have to get him into the game....If I can get him off Empire Earth...


-Arg



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I want a cluster server with 10 Gbps connection. probably run a 1000+ people on that.