Voom posted the patch notes, but actually, a lot of what is there was in at the beginning of the uni, but maybe not documented. The main thing in the latest patch is Jey's new "full DB" code, where the server saves everything to the DB constantly.

This new DB code will eventually replace our current saving system which happens every 15-20 minutes, and make rollbacks at most 2 seconds if the server crashes. It will also allow us to add cool things to the web site in the future, like real time information about your trading slaves, bases, and anything else in-game. It's also a stepping stone to spanning the universe across multiple servers so we can grow it enormously.

But it's a big change, and still in the trial mode. For now, we have the live server saving both the old way and the new full DB way, and loading off the old-style save files. All the recent lags and crashes are a result of the new DB code, but hopefully we will get it sorted out. Once the performance is taken care of, we'll start taking the DB saves over to test and loading them up to make sure everything is as it should be, and eventually move over completely to the new system and discontinue the old saving method.

So in short, I apologize for the recent lags and crashes, but it's for a good cause and we are working on it.

/loveJeff

Thanks for the explanation, thisll help me put up with the crashes, even though it ruined KKK on us
~pr0m

on a side note... thanks for the info, and for the future, a headsup on potentially server threatening code would probably make it an easier pill to swallow.

Thx for explanation Jeff and Huge thx for pointing a finger at Jey! ill never stop making fun of him now XD!


For me to hear you are planing to have a huge uni not multiple servers in the future is better news then then C2 or anyother i heared so far . Thx for that as well!

Ty for explanation which satisified my curiosity about recent rollbacks and crashes. Now when I know what is going on I will patiently wait until it is done.

very good idea, love it...... after this explanation i will take the crashes for granted

Another note: Jey has been working very hard to eliminate some of the lag, and he's found and corrected a lot of issues (some that were much older then the DBsave and have been around for a long time). Once he figures out the save issue that caused the rollback, he'll be patching that in and it should make the game run a lot smoother.

He deserves a big pat on the back for staying up all night working on the lag and rollback issue.

/me pats jey on the back

Pip and Voomy! you both insult me with your minior pat suggestion!!

/gives Jey a Cookie!

*For the hard work

Me pats jeys back, knowing that he would stay up all night anyways