multi core/threading the dedi server...

SeeVee

Are there any plans to have this done at all? I hear there is some "big update" coming in JAN 2013. I hope making the game utilize more than one core efficiently is part of it. That would be the bewbies!

Being a server operator for many years I have seen lots of dedicated game server software and NS2 in particular is ravenous.

Love the game but I'd like to see the dedi server worked over a bit so the player base stays nice and high and we can play the shiiiiiite out of this game for the next 10 years!

ScardyBob

It already is multithreaded. Also, multithreading isn't some magical performance enhancer as it can actually lead to worse performance if done incorrectly. As always, the preferred solution, which UWE has done to some great lengths since the alpha, is to reduce the single-threaded load rather than offloading it onto other threads.

SeeVee

If you could put it onto 2 or 3 CPU cores at 50% usage per core would that not be better though? I'd figure since each core is not struggling the dedi server should be running nicer keeping the tickrates at a better more consistent level.

ZEROibis

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It would be great if it was that easy but yes ideally you would want to optimize the game to work on 1 core better but also allow for more cores as to get the best optimization possible.

SeeVee

I'll just sit tight then and see what happens. Hopefully they have a nice surprise for us soon :)