Re: [VANILLA-LIST:2917] MAXPLAYER in config.h.in

[Mark Mielke <mark@mielke.cc>]

On Fri, Mar 03, 2000 at 05:30:26PM -0800, Trent Piepho wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Mar 2000, Dave Ahn wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 03, 2000 at 08:24:12PM -0500, Dave Ahn wrote:
> > > Ok, I just finished testing BRMH and Paradise extensively with 36 player
> > > support.
> > By the way, other people interested in testing their clients, feel free
> > to use raidio.psychosis.net 2592/2593.  It's currently set up as a pickup
> > server with 16 observer ports + 4 reserved for god for a total of 36 players.
> I suggest limiting the player numbers to 32, as I already changed in the
> server source.  There are fields in the netrek protocol that use a 5-bit
> player number or bitfields for each player.  With >32 players things get
> worse, the server has to fall back to large packets, and in some cases I think
> it just doesn't work properly.

I think it would make a nice test case with the purpose of making it work.

If bugs are sitting in the code waiting to happen, they shouldn't be
avoided, they should be confronted.

mark (who had a look at some of that when for proper galaxy wrap support,
      large packets had to be fallen back to a few times for "across the
      border" conditions)

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