A possible way to play the same character on 2+ servers?

Thu Feb 06, 2003 2:49 am by Arcticfox

I am not in the beta, so I am not sure if this will work. It would be cool if it could, though.

I would like to know how multiplayer games are saved server side. If they are saved like "playername.sav", or something similar, could you just swap files between servers?

I think that a group of servers could synchronize the save game folder.

If that is too hard to setup, we could create a database server where everyones save files could be sent. Then, once a day (or once an hour), all the servers would download all the save games. This would mean you could advance your character 24/7 and meet more people, plus you could also have clan wars. This system would even work as a backup of everyones saved characters, so a server crash would not mean you have to start over.

Thu Feb 06, 2003 3:36 am by Kahar

That would be awesome. The only problem would be if the server saves are actually entire server saves or single character saves.

Or if the character saves have a tag to a particular server

Kahar
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Thu Feb 06, 2003 4:09 am by Stinger

Here's another thought, what about the WinXP user switch? Might you be able to kick yer own butt on the same server? Thought provoking huh?

Thu Feb 06, 2003 11:24 am by mustang

Yes that is thought provoking and a little scary when you think if you have 20+ users you could (provding you have enough grunt and bandwidth) max out an FL server with multiple clones of your online identity. Playing with yourself has taken on a whole new meaning!!!

Thu Feb 06, 2003 4:04 pm by Saiyan

LOL! Very true! It would be interesting to see which Saiyan is the greatest. SSJ 1, 2 or 3! (DBZ fans will get that)

Thu Feb 06, 2003 4:41 pm by Major Striker

No DBZ fan, but I think it would be awesome. Of course, I'd just like to play along with my TLR pals. That would be awesome, we should check into seeing how much it would cost to rent a "professional" server. If everyone chipped in a buck or two it would cover the cost.

"We're almost there." - Jorg

Thu Feb 06, 2003 7:19 pm by Lance

Wow - great minds think alike, no?
I was just thinking about this in another thread, before I read this one. I hope something like this is possible.

Sat Feb 08, 2003 8:39 pm by Stinger

Actually, now that the NDA has been lifted, I did see where the switch user built into XP does work so you have two character on the same server. interesting possibilites huh?

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