#bitfighter IRC Log

IRC Log for 2012-03-07

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00:59:16 raptor bug:
00:59:32 raptor chat << >> doesn't always show in 016
00:59:37 raptor was that fixed?
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11:26:10 watusimoto !bug
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16:05:43 raptor watusimoto: in response to your e-mail
16:06:23 raptor i only remember that we deliberated on whether to keep the count or not, and that we have changed it in the database back and forth
16:06:33 raptor i don't remember why we ended on just the boolean
16:06:46 raptor for swtichedTeamCount
16:07:31 raptor i think i may have changed it to an int at one point in anticipation of keeping track better
16:07:48 raptor but may have changed it back to be consistent with the code..
16:07:53 raptor i'd say change it to whatever
16:15:29 watusimoto ok
16:17:37 raptor i'm afraid i didn't get to work on much last night - we decided to clean-up all our finances after doing taxes
16:18:46 watusimoto good idea
16:19:05 watusimoto do you know the diff between a smallint(5) and smallint(11)?
16:19:14 watusimoto and int(11)
16:19:14 raptor 6?
16:19:17 raptor oh
16:19:19 watusimoto as I thought
16:19:23 raptor yeah...
16:19:30 raptor ignore the number parts...
16:19:40 watusimoto I know smallint is 16 bit int and int is 32 bit
16:19:51 raptor the number is evil
16:19:53 watusimoto both signed
16:19:54 watusimoto yes
16:20:09 raptor it represents 'display width'
16:20:19 watusimoto not some sort of bit count
16:20:30 raptor no
16:20:51 raptor and it is evil
16:20:55 watusimoto I concur
16:21:05 watusimoto ok no worries
16:21:18 raptor it doesn't affect storage size, but you may get back what looks like a wrong number
16:21:32 raptor liek int(5)
16:22:08 raptor it'll hold 32bit numbers, but if you do a query on every possible number, you'll get lots of duplicats because it'll only display to you 5 digits
16:22:58 raptor i don't even mess with it, just keep the default
16:23:44 raptor wait
16:24:40 raptor i'm wrong, it won't prevent the display of larger numbers
16:25:04 raptor hmmm...  maybe they changed the behavior since i last ran into a problem with it..
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16:37:19 watusimoto I hate uncompiled languages
16:37:31 watusimoto a simple typo derails things as a runtime error
16:37:33 watusimoto frustrating
16:40:27 raptor which language are you talking about?
16:56:05 watusimoto in this case ruby/rails
16:56:15 raptor so interpreted langs
16:56:17 watusimoto but its a general complaint
16:56:20 raptor die perl die
16:56:39 watusimoto it's why I added the variable limitations for bots/levelgens
16:56:49 watusimoto requiring vars to be declared before use
16:56:55 raptor although i think SQL is probably one of the worst
16:57:04 watusimoto in so many ways
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17:00:29 watusimoto hey -- there I am!
17:00:35 raptor haha
17:00:50 watusimoto I suppose that means my son is playing computer games
17:00:58 watusimoto which means my wife is off to her luxembourgish class
17:01:05 raptor ha!
17:01:12 raptor and he's supposed to be studying, right?
17:01:17 raptor :)
17:01:24 watusimoto no, he's allowed to play when neither parent is home
17:01:36 watusimoto it's his incentive to cling less to the apron strings
17:02:10 watusimoto computer games can be a very wonderful and powerful incentive
17:02:17 watusimoto use it wisely, dad
17:02:22 raptor hehe, ok
17:02:34 raptor my two year old already freaks out when he can't do things for himself...
17:02:42 watusimoto the trick, I thiknk, is to make it rare enough to still be valuable
17:03:08 watusimoto two year olds generally freak out over everything
17:03:27 watusimoto it's their nature
17:03:51 watusimoto alas
17:03:55 raptor yes - i've been struggling with value of things - the parents-in-law give too much and therefore devalue things like toys
17:04:13 raptor so we give about 90% away to other families...
17:07:44 watusimoto good thinking
17:08:25 watusimoto we carefully coordinate to make sure we don't get too much uselsess crap
17:08:35 watusimoto sometimes more successfully than others
17:08:52 raptor man i wish - the mom-in-law is a compulsive buyer
17:09:11 watusimoto my brother, for instance, sent 4 remote controlled helicopters for christmas (2 for each boy)
17:09:18 raptor wow
17:09:20 watusimoto I'd say coordination didn't work there
17:09:26 raptor haha
17:09:33 watusimoto I sent him a great suggestion too
17:09:38 raptor oh no
17:09:38 watusimoto ah well, next year
17:09:52 watusimoto some new tiles for carcassone board game
17:10:03 watusimoto would have cost him 25% as much and been more fun
17:10:11 raptor i don't think i've played that..
17:10:31 watusimoto 2 copters broke the first day (it's why he sent 4), and now they're afraid to play with the other lest they break too
17:10:41 watusimoto carcassone is a great game for kids
17:10:57 watusimoto it's a fairly fun game overall, and you can dumb it down even for a 3-4 yr old
17:11:13 watusimoto they can just put the parts together like a puzzle for starters
17:11:23 raptor neat!
17:11:24 watusimoto then you can introduce rules as appropriate
17:11:30 raptor the layout can be different each time?
17:11:34 watusimoto yes
17:11:40 raptor that's excellent!
17:12:04 watusimoto it's the whole point of the game, actually
17:12:25 watusimoto not my fave, but adults can play when the kids are in bed
17:12:26 watusimoto http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne
17:12:38 watusimoto I'm out of here... back later
17:12:42 raptor later
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19:59:46 BFLogBot - Commit afd01bdeaef5 | Author: watusim...@bitfighter.org | Log: Another achievement icon
19:59:47 BFLogBot - Commit 895888c13dff | Author: watusim...@bitfighter.org | Log: Another assert to test for authentication bugs
19:59:49 BFLogBot - Commit 62315ea2245d | Author: watusim...@bitfighter.org | Log: Write missing stats to database... as usual, compiles, but untested
20:11:22 raptor oooo  changes
20:29:19 Watusimoto_ hey raptor; no hurry, but when you get a chance, could you update the master so we can test those changes?
20:29:27 raptor doign so now
20:29:27 Watusimoto_ but really, no hurry
20:29:31 Watusimoto_ great
20:31:16 raptor ok up and running
20:42:48 raptor still hasn't crashed...
20:44:09 raptor ok completed a game...
20:47:21 raptor but on my dedicated:  Database error accessing sqlite databse: table stats_player has no column named asteroid_crashes
20:49:23 Watusimoto_ did you rebuild the sqlite database?
20:49:29 Watusimoto_ the columns have changed
20:49:41 raptor probably not...
20:49:50 Watusimoto_ I *think* I updated the sql table def at the end of database.cpp
20:49:57 Watusimoto_ just delete your sqlite database and all should be good
20:50:00 raptor ok
20:51:01 raptor it rebuilt, but now it says:  Database error accessing sqlite databse: table stats_player has no column named kill_count
20:52:13 Watusimoto_ oh look; killcount isn't in our sql table def!
20:52:35 raptor oops
20:53:20 Watusimoto_ ok, it is now
20:54:47 raptor have you ahd a chance to look at the new master.ini?
20:54:57 BFLogBot - Commit 640a67fa400e | Author: watusim...@bitfighter.org | Log: Add missing column
20:56:43 Watusimoto_ not in great detail, but I did look it over
20:56:47 Watusimoto_ it looks great
20:56:58 raptor i hope it does everything you originally intended
20:57:05 Watusimoto_ you can actually tell what stuff is supposed to do!
20:57:10 raptor if not, it should be a lot easier to add things...
20:57:15 Watusimoto_ is the master running?
20:57:28 raptor yep
20:57:32 Watusimoto_ then it's probably doing its job :-)
20:57:41 raptor haha, ok
20:57:44 Watusimoto_ do we still reread it every 5 seconds
20:57:45 Watusimoto_ ?
20:57:48 raptor yes
20:57:52 raptor and i've tested it
20:57:55 raptor works well
20:57:57 Watusimoto_ that's something we should fix
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20:58:04 raptor as well as teh motd file
20:58:04 Watusimoto_ I mean that's the intended behavior
20:58:10 raptor ?
20:58:29 Watusimoto_ There is a case somewhere for making it not reread unless the INI has changed
20:58:40 Watusimoto_ I found an easy way to determine that
20:58:50 Watusimoto_ hell, it may still be on source forge bug list
20:58:54 raptor by date?
20:59:11 raptor modification time, i mean
20:59:18 Watusimoto_ I don't remember how it works.  There is some linux function for telling if a file has been updated
20:59:22 Watusimoto_ I think
20:59:40 Watusimoto_ anyway... it's so low priority I didn't even copy the case over I think
20:59:59 Watusimoto_ it just... bugs me sort of
21:04:03 raptor i put a script at /home/master:  update_recompile_master.sh
21:04:23 raptor it pulls, cleans, compiles, kills old process, starts new in background
21:04:30 raptor for you
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21:27:31 raptor ok
21:27:38 raptor game 32329
21:27:45 raptor SELECT * FROM `stats_player` WHERE stats_game_id = 32329
21:27:57 raptor all of us were authenticated and even showed within the game
21:28:15 raptor but only two of us show as authenticated in the DB
22:06:42 Watusimoto_ clearly a bug in there somewhere
22:07:00 Watusimoto_ who's server was that on?
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22:20:15 raptor i was on sam686's
22:24:30 Watusimoto_ the validation process is very complex
22:24:35 Watusimoto_ and, apparently, error prone
22:25:04 raptor all four of us had underlines
22:25:17 Watusimoto_ really
22:25:22 Watusimoto_ well, that's helpful
22:25:34 raptor and, we all had 4 underlines on bitfighter.org json
22:25:48 Watusimoto_ that's different
22:25:57 Watusimoto_ oh, but also in game
22:25:57 Watusimoto_ ok
22:26:12 raptor yes, sorry for not being specific
22:26:18 Watusimoto_ so when players connect, the server tells them if they are authenticated or not
22:26:23 Watusimoto_ so each player knows
22:26:29 Watusimoto_ about themselves
22:26:36 Watusimoto_ and they get a token
22:26:55 Watusimoto_ then they connect to the game server, they tell the server their validation status
22:27:04 Watusimoto_ if they say they are not valid, it ends there
22:27:19 Watusimoto_ if they say they are valid, they give the token, and the server goes off to the master to check
22:27:50 Watusimoto_ if the master confirms, the server tells all the other players that the checked player is authenticated
22:27:57 Watusimoto_ and the underlines get drawn
22:28:15 Watusimoto_ so if there were underlines in the game, that means the game server knew everyone was valid
22:28:24 Watusimoto_ and should have reported that with the stats
22:28:45 Watusimoto_ you're sure everyone had underlines, right?
22:28:49 raptor yes
22:28:52 Watusimoto_ because if so...
22:29:04 Watusimoto_ that implies that it is the stats-saving step that is the problem
22:29:16 Watusimoto_ because in this case, the server clearly knew
22:29:30 Watusimoto_ so I'll look at that step
22:29:47 Watusimoto_ if my logic is correct, you;ve just dramatically narrowed the problem
22:33:35 raptor well great
22:33:50 raptor i just tried again with 6 authenticated people..
22:33:56 raptor and all show up fine in the DB
22:34:12 Watusimoto_ I love intermittent problems
22:35:55 raptor however that map i got people to cooperate and vot on a restart, and the time limit was unlimited
22:36:04 raptor both tests were on bitmatch
22:36:20 raptor the first one game ended normally
22:38:08 raptor could the server be loosing (or clearing) client data at the end of the map at the same time it sends the stats?
22:38:50 raptor oh!  another difference was that I restarted master in the middle of the match...
22:38:57 raptor in the first test
22:39:40 Watusimoto_ first test = 4 player game with 2 errors, 2nd test = 6 player game with no errors?
22:39:45 raptor correct
22:39:57 raptor both non-team bitmatch
22:40:13 Watusimoto_ restarting master _might_ be a probelm
22:40:28 Watusimoto_ though that hardly accounts for the large number of problems we've seen
22:41:15 Watusimoto_ shouldn't be a factor, thogh, because validation status comes from the server
22:41:29 raptor that's what i thought
22:41:38 Watusimoto_ did you restart in the middlle, or righ tnear the end?
22:41:39 raptor unless...
22:42:04 raptor they may have started the level with two people when master was down
22:42:15 raptor by the time i joined there was 2 min left and three others
22:42:39 raptor but now i'm doubting whether i saw the underlines...
22:42:59 Watusimoto_ what I don;t know is if or how players get revalidated after master restarts; it takes some time to reconnect after master connection is lost
22:43:26 Watusimoto_ I think restarting is a red herring
22:43:43 Watusimoto_ we rarely restart the master, yet there are lots of validation errors
22:43:44 sam686 oh, one problem is if a client joins a server first, while not authenticated, as usual, i don't think a client ID is sent to server if client is not authenticated..
22:44:00 Watusimoto_ perhaps not
22:44:15 Watusimoto_ but when client does get validated, he sends that info on to the server
22:44:49 sam686 what if the client have just connect to master and got authenticated, while connected to master
22:44:53 Watusimoto_ so if player joins, but isn't validated, then a minute later the server comes online and validates him, that info should get distributed properly
22:45:18 raptor ok - i was just informed that footloose (one of the two who where not is_authenticated) said she wasn't underlined
22:45:20 sam686 i should look at some code and look at the paths...
22:45:22 Watusimoto_ I;m not sure I understand your question -- did I answer it?
22:45:47 Watusimoto_ how would she know?
22:46:00 raptor and the other (BlackBird), said he logged in when master was down and wasn't underlined either
22:46:43 raptor they were apparently discussing it before i got there...
22:46:48 raptor (i'm talking to them now)
22:46:53 Watusimoto_ ok, let's try this.  shut down the master, I'll connect, restart master, you host, and I'll join a game.  Let's see if I get underlined.
22:47:06 raptor ok
22:47:12 Watusimoto_ that's the scenario, right?
22:47:15 raptor right
22:47:25 raptor master is down
22:47:27 Watusimoto_ using the lastest code, or 016 release?
22:47:37 raptor 016 is ok?
22:47:38 sam686 on which version, 017 i guess?
22:47:42 raptor 017
22:47:46 raptor go with 017
22:47:50 Watusimoto_ that's the unreleased version
22:47:51 Watusimoto_ ok
22:47:58 Watusimoto_ on sec
22:48:07 raptor want me to connect as well?
22:48:11 raptor with master off?
22:48:24 Watusimoto_ sure
22:48:38 Watusimoto_ ok, I'm on
22:48:49 Watusimoto_ can't connect to master
22:49:07 Watusimoto_ but I'll need to connect to connect to your game
22:49:15 sam686 try /connect 208.107.12.78:28000 ?
22:49:20 raptor ok
22:49:25 raptor sam686 that's yours?
22:49:30 sam686 yes
22:49:51 Watusimoto_ sending challenge request...
22:50:03 sam686 raptor connected to mine...
22:50:13 raptor ok i'm connected
22:50:15 raptor master is up
22:50:23 Watusimoto_ can't connect to 208...
22:50:39 Watusimoto_ my connection to master looks hung
22:50:47 Watusimoto_ that's still sending challenge request
22:51:10 raptor huh
22:51:12 raptor i connected
22:51:14 Watusimoto_ ok, well, you guys play a quick game; perhaps reset clock to make it go faster, I'll try connecting normally
22:51:35 sam686 did you do /connect 208.107.12.78   (make sure you type it right in server list area)
22:51:40 raptor Watusimoto_: is authenticated
22:51:55 Watusimoto_ I'm not even connected!
22:52:04 raptor i'm watching master logs
22:52:14 raptor it says you just authenticated
22:52:20 Watusimoto_ I'm still in join screen
22:52:22 Watusimoto_ oh, I see
22:52:23 Watusimoto_ yes
22:53:10 Watusimoto_ what horrible lag!
22:54:00 sam686 i see "Master Server - Sending challenge request" staying there forever on my screen (instead of blinking on / off)
22:54:17 raptor sam686 you just authenticated
22:54:24 raptor (according to master logs)
22:54:32 raptor wait
22:54:34 raptor disconnect
22:54:51 Watusimoto_ I disconnected
22:54:56 sam686 thats when i connected with my second client..
22:54:57 Watusimoto_ is taht what you wanted?
22:55:25 raptor sorry, no, i was talking about sam686
22:55:28 Watusimoto_ ha
22:55:48 raptor sam686 were you in editor?
22:56:01 raptor i don't see the stats from the game
22:56:37 raptor prorbably because your host never connected..
22:56:41 sam686 parhaps i ran into a same problem as the old master (connection never dies on its own)
22:58:40 Watusimoto_ looks like our game didn't get written
22:59:02 raptor sam never got connected, so his server did send
22:59:21 Watusimoto_ ok
22:59:26 raptor dnd't
22:59:29 raptor *didn't
22:59:31 raptor i mean
22:59:32 Watusimoto_ got it
23:00:59 Watusimoto_ ok, well, that test told us zilch
23:00:59 raptor next test?
23:01:01 raptor not sure how to do it...
23:01:11 Watusimoto_ why didn't sam's server connect to master?
23:01:16 raptor i have no idea
23:01:29 raptor i think he started it with master down
23:01:36 Watusimoto_ well, it still seems unlikley this is the main problem
23:01:39 raptor but it never connected afterwards
23:01:49 Watusimoto_ every n seonds server checks and shoud connect
23:01:53 sam686 trying to find out... not sure why the attemt to connect to master never quits and just do nothing...
23:02:09 Watusimoto_ didn't work for me  on client end, either
23:02:17 raptor i connected...
23:02:36 Watusimoto_ you started while master was down?
23:02:42 raptor yes
23:03:11 Watusimoto_ so if server never connected to master, it couldn't verify auth status
23:03:20 Watusimoto_ so no underlines
23:03:22 raptor correct - i was never underlined
23:03:34 raptor but i looked at diagnostics and it said i was connected
23:03:39 Watusimoto_ right
23:03:54 Watusimoto_ you knew you were ok, but server doesn't trust you
23:04:04 Watusimoto_ it needs to verify itself
23:04:06 raptor yep
23:04:21 raptor maybe server should verify all players every 'n' seconds, too?
23:04:26 Watusimoto_ so the problem may be somewhere in the chain of authentication
23:04:47 Watusimoto_ once sever connects to master, it should (I think) verify all players
23:04:59 Watusimoto_ once they're verified, they're verified
23:05:12 raptor so if master does down in the middle, and someone connects
23:06:07 Watusimoto_ in MasterServerConnection::onConnectionEstablished():
23:06:14 Watusimoto_  for(S32 i = 0; i < mGame->getClientCount(); i++)
23:06:14 Watusimoto_          if(mGame->getClientInfo(i)->getConnection())             // robots don't have GameConnection
23:06:14 Watusimoto_             mGame->getClientInfo(i)->getConnection()->requestAuthenticationVerificationFromMaster();
23:06:34 Watusimoto_ that needs a little cleanup
23:09:10 Watusimoto_ associated comment:
23:09:12 Watusimoto_ / Check if we have any clients that need to have their authentication status checked; might happen if we've lost touch with master
23:09:12 Watusimoto_       // and clients have connected in the meantime.  In some rare circumstances, could lead to double-verification, but I don't think this
23:09:12 Watusimoto_       // would be a real problem
23:09:24 Watusimoto_ this is exactly what we want to happen
23:09:42 raptor hmmm
23:11:29 Watusimoto_ so when game server connects to master, it verifies all auth stati
23:11:52 Watusimoto_ or at least all the ones it hasn't yet checked
23:14:50 sam686 so i see a problem in TNL in "if", that i can try to fix... NetInterface::processConnections() (netInterface.cpp line 329)
23:15:00 sam686 the variables i see is mLastTimeoutCheckTime = 0, TimeoutCheckInterval = 1500, getCurrentTime() = 0x86076ba1
23:15:30 sam686 mostly, a problem with mLastTimeoutCheckTime somehow staying zero...
23:19:04 Watusimoto_ it shouldn't stay at 0
23:19:50 sam686 i think i found the fix (and i didn't ever need to restart bitfighter, thanks to edit and continue debugging)
23:24:59 sam686 i fount a segfault on my 016 server http://sam686.maxhushahn.com/upload/text1203/120307_17-03-59.txt
23:25:18 raptor hotswap?
23:31:28 Watusimoto_ ugh falling asleeop
23:31:41 Watusimoto_ will read chat comments in am
23:31:57 raptor good night!
23:32:02 raptor good catch sam686
23:32:18 sam686 i found a fix to nexus crash..
23:32:24 raptor is that when a bot hits a nexus?
23:32:59 sam686 no, it is when void NexusGameType::shipTouchFlag(Ship *theShip, FlagItem *theFlag) with a null shipFlag
23:34:09 sam686 or not, i guess the problem only occurs to my modified code of void NexusGameType::shipTouchFlag(Ship *theShip, FlagItem *theFlag)
23:35:15 sam686 this is what i have for shipTouchFlag on my 016 server (with the fix) http://sam686.maxhushahn.com/upload/text1203/120307_17-03-45.txt
23:35:55 sam686 it was there to support dropping a million flags with only 100 NexusFlagItem
23:37:00 raptor ah ok
23:38:18 sam686 by the way, is this a good idea for dropping a million flags? http://sam686.maxhushahn.com/upload/drop_million_flags.png
23:38:31 sam686 it prevents server overload
23:38:47 raptor yeah...  i like it
23:38:50 raptor Watusimoto_?
23:39:28 raptor do you draw the number if it's only one?
23:39:39 Watusimoto_ zzzzzz
23:39:52 raptor what do you think of sam686's idea?
23:39:53 Watusimoto_ yes?
23:40:09 Watusimoto_ million flags idea?
23:40:09 raptor modification to the flag-dropping system...
23:40:39 raptor yes
23:40:45 sam686 it will only create up to 100 flag item,  beyond that, it just counts up on each flag items
23:41:03 Watusimoto_ maybe... would only want that for extreme cses
23:41:12 Watusimoto_ and even then...maybe don't draw the numbers
23:41:42 Watusimoto_ just pretend there are several independent flags with same velocity and dir;
23:42:05 sam686 ok, with the numbers of dropped flags not shown?
23:42:07 Watusimoto_ if there are enough flags floating around no one will know the difference
23:42:13 Watusimoto_ yes
23:42:37 Watusimoto_ but if you have two flags with same speed and direction, no need for two independent objects, I suppose
23:43:07 Watusimoto_ so if you drop 10,000 flags, some are bound to be on top of one another
23:43:19 Watusimoto_ but does this actually happen?
23:43:30 raptor on the 'fast nexus' map
23:43:38 raptor it's one of the most popular ones
23:43:41 Watusimoto_ don't know that one
23:43:43 sam686 it saves a ton of calculation with only 100 flagItems each having about 1% of count
23:43:52 Watusimoto_ but I'll trust you
23:43:59 raptor it's a community built map
23:44:00 Watusimoto_ might want more than 100 objects
23:44:10 raptor continuously changing
23:44:14 Watusimoto_ right
23:44:18 sam686 hou much objects?
23:44:30 Watusimoto_ you want it to look like 10000 flags
23:44:48 Watusimoto_ 500???
23:44:53 sam686 our TNL Ghostconnection system is limited to 1024 Ghost Objects at once (per client)
23:45:10 Watusimoto_ what happens when more than 1024?
23:45:16 raptor funky things
23:45:31 Watusimoto_ 300???
23:45:34 raptor like invisible objects
23:45:38 sam686 the extras will appear to be not visible (and shooting will be invisible with no sound, too)
23:46:25 Watusimoto_ could look at how many objects on level, reserve 100 for bullets, and use the rest for flags?
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23:46:44 Watusimoto_ so... in short...
23:46:55 Watusimoto_ I like the idea; if done right, no one will be the wiser
23:47:25 Watusimoto_ I think the trick is to make it feel like all 10000 flags have been dropped
23:47:43 sam686 actually, it is only when there is 1024 objects currently visible in a client (doesn't count the objects that is not being ghosts at the moment, such as flag items too far away to see)
23:47:52 Watusimoto_ even if they are condensed into a smaller number of actual objects
23:47:54 raptor you'd have to crash the server to do that...  :)
23:48:34 Watusimoto_ I have to sleep
23:48:40 Watusimoto_ I am going to sleep
23:48:42 raptor good night
23:48:44 Watusimoto_ either here or somewhere else
23:48:48 raptor yes, yes you are
23:48:52 Watusimoto_ there's no stopping it at this point
23:49:03 Watusimoto_ later
23:49:11 raptor bye
23:55:08 Watusimoto_ Quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds)
23:55:34 BFLogBot - Commit 8e52e76e8408 | Author: sam8641 | Log: Fix TNL problem causing connection to never be checked for timeout and disconnect
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