Level Preloading
 

Well I think that Graal should preload the graphics for each level around the current players level.

9 levels images get loaded total, but only 1 level has scripts loaded (one the player is in).

A very big improvement, so I suggest it be added.

Re: Level Preloading
 

Gmaps, sir!

That's fine if your server supports them, and Classic does not.

I suggested this and everything thought I was crazy :(

Re: Re: Level Preloading
 

Those don't work for me because they need blank levels. How hard would it be to do the level preloading on regular graal levels?

Re: Re: Re: Level Preloading
 

Well it could create lag when connecting, that could be A LOT of levels to load...

Re: Re: Re: Re: Level Preloading
 

Did you bother to read anything I said genius? The number of levels it would load per level would be 9, the level they are currently in loads the scripts in that level, and it loads the graphics of the 8 other levels.

Re: Re: Re: Level Preloading
 

Need blank levels? Wha?

It preloads the levels nearby, only tiles and links and signs though. On gmaps it also loads npcs but that is normally not so much data because most scripts are server-side

Including the trees and buildings?

I believe so.

Well just have it preload the tree nearby.

I need this because I use lots of tree top NPCs for layering, and because the levels do load it reveals whats under the treetop NPCs. It makes it look very sloppy...

Now that *cough!*, why not use gmaps?

Because currently only two servers support them?

Indeed? The *******s are actually different? Well, he could always talk to Stefan.

true & after he talks to him he can wait another 3 months to get the server

You would think loading 9 levels every time you stepped into one would cause even more lag.. ya know?

I mean think about it like this, you connect to the server, appear in a level, and it proceeds to preload 9 other levels around you.. you walk 2 levels over, and you're downloading another 9 levels. Maybe for gmaps it's okay.. but to have it do that with normal .nw levels would be bad I would imagine.

thats why we have .code files :) but preloading would be good if there was someway to compress the data better so it can get to the player faster.