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Help Managing Large Resource File

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:14:23 +0000

Hello,

This is more directed at a general question of management over set code. This being we have a project that has been in the works for almost 2 years now (Coded on BYOND). We finally brought it to closed beta testing and users have had to continuously download the resource file with every log off.

Now this would normally not be a problem being the size of most projects but currently the incomplete version is 600 MB, the final is estimated at over a gigabyte. While we have disturbed the resource file directly to our coders for input into the cache this still seems to be a problem for half the users needing to still directly download from the server.

Is there a developers end thing a I can do to manage out the resource? Do I have to wait for further support?

Please get back to me, being when we started this project it appeared in the cache set aside space by game. Now it seems to no longer do that.

Thank you for your time.

About RP Unlimited Policy

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:48:16 +0000

Hello everyone,

Being I would like to put this in Text for everyone to understand before posting about internal server problems. If you have a problem please email me screenshots, logs, and so on. The Email is eternal_saga@outlook.com . I keep a log of all incidents and that to keep an eye on said hosts.

Otherwise the Policy I would like to talk about it the freedom of hosting. Being as long as the server is not seen to violate the Byond, Terms of Service. The host is allowed to present there story as they see fit. This means the server is PG-13 rated and all profanity is kept in check for those not in line to read the TOS. In this I as Designer and my code team see every server as there own game setting outside of using the RP Unlimited name.

Personally I am very much aware of the problems of RP Unlimited and take the stand point if you don't like the people running the server then please find another server, as the administration is not universal. Code banning will only apply to people that is a community problem that is reported and people with reports of abusing glitches in the system to ruin other peoples enjoyment.

In this I would like to note, I do run servers from time to time. This is also I hold my own standards of professionalism. If you would like to join my servers are normally now White-listed to keep things like Trolls and Problems that wander in out. If your serious about wanting a place to RP and call home. I will approval almost anyone as long as they don't have a serious record with me.

I thank everyone that uses RP Unlimited, and please keep this in mind.

-AnthonyHawkina

Creator is hosting a new server (New plot added)

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:26:49 +0000

Welcome everyone,

A you seen over the last few weeks I started hosting again. Being the point of the story I would like to open this up to a more public approach allowing players to join the server with minimal screening and understanding. This being we are doing a close Role-play on this server to limit the entrance of trolls and disruptions to let a story grow. We will not tell the whole story but give you the basic overview.

For those reading this and not familiar to the RP unlimited set-up.

RP Unlimited is a text based system for creating and showing your own Role-playing world. This lets your show the setting with simple interface, OOC/IC windows, and icons with your text input. This system is designed to be user friendly and stream lined to get your story set up as fast as you can get the information out there to the public.

Now for the story of the server. We are in progression to a new age so I will cover two story points. This should give you an Idea of what is going on with the set up.

Origin of Annihilation

Long has life existed in countless universes, facing one peril after another. A test to the people surviving from age to age, trying to continue existence from oblivion. Now the a being looking to become a new creator is gathering power to destroy this multi-versal cluster to become it's new master. Creating it in prefect image of his design. This destiny is secret to all but the select few that joined the quest and those from our world looking to help. In the end will you save the eternal sage or bring it's demise?

Leading this task falls on the shoulders of the avatar, Lerato. This man with a dark past and prideful attitude has been put on the trial of becoming a hero and needs the help of those around him to defeat this dark god. With the help of his friends and those from our world using the avatar system. It will come to you to be part of this story and bring your own flavor to this world. With many minds come brilliance or stupidity, but looking to make it open for all to lead ideas, strengths and a legacy to this new existence. Though what Legacy will there be if the multi-verse dies?

Now I ask for you to join my world. I thank you for coming this far, for seeing my true intentions. I wanted to give people an Role-play like no other. So my friends, shall we finish our story here, an eternal saga.

Are you willing to become part of a story that might chance your life and the lives of those around you?

The Avatar System:

Now in newest grip, the fourth wall is no longer a problem. The avatar system will input the players mind into a designed body letting them take view of the new world. Be what genetics and the real world never gave you. Join up now and become part of the crew! We are accepting applicants today. Use your knowledge and skills from reality within the story.

(Warning minor side effects have been seen when using the avatar system including but not limited too, Headaches, Mental shifts, cravings for food you don't normal like, Exhaustion, Diarrhea, and other side effects. By using the system we will not be held responsible for side effects.)

Now all jokes a side, if you would like to join please give us some of the following before we will add your Key. We would like some of your RP experience as in what type of RP you do, as well as why your interested in the story. I plan to do another long term server so keep in mind character development and growth will be taking place. Before you join we do request a few things from the players that might be ungodly hard for you.

* Basic use or attempt to use Spelling and Grammar.

* Willingness to learn and follow set rules.

* A mature attitude and handling problems by talking them out without big drama scenes.

* Understanding your allowance on the server is a privileged, not a right.

* Understanding your joining the server for the Story and Setting. Not to Hang out or Harass other players. (This is not a chat server)

* We will ask for Maturity and Understanding to your fellow player. This being the story will handle realistic situations with fantasy elements. Note this is just a story, do not take things personal.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and if you would like to join please reply to my E-mail (eternal_saga@outlook.com) or post your information here. If requested I will message to you to say your added and I will need a Key to add if not replying to the forum. I hope to see new players soon.

Anthony Hawkina

Future of RP Unlimited

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:01:39 +0000

Hello Everyone,

After a long time, RP Unlimited has started its changes, greatly working towards a dream I had with this system. With the team of coders growing, in conjunction with a number of dedicated volunteers and helpers, I thought it is about time I talk about the future. Being we are building RP Unlimited 2.0 and looking to the future, It is about time everyone was brought up to speed. This is more so you know to cheer for the future, or jump ship.

Now the following is only the ideal or plan I am working for, hoping to get as close as possible, if we can get the help and funding. Being the recent code-banning of problem members, people have been left to question what to do. As it is set, we have no further plans to use this method of discipline, unless of dire need. Moving past this, I look towards using RP Unlimited to making it easier. Not just for Role-Play, but also to make it open to make your own tabletops, possibly even maybe in the far future Role-playing games.

Here shortly, our plans are to expand upon RP Unlimited greatly, to allow you to play in a world I could only dream of for many years. This means moving on, to open the doors to many role-players to see what is out there. Hopefully, this will pull them into other worlds, far greater then they have seen or imagined before. Seeing the long stagnation of various servers, it is about time to offer an expanded change. So I would like to open the floor to talk about the future. Please, feel free to post in this forum section any feelings and ideas you may have. The following sections will cover not only the up and coming, but also what was imagined when I started to code this system.

RP Unlimited Lite:

Being the number of players wishing to go back to the old way, wanting to run only free-form servers and finding things like tools, weather, and all the other bells and whistles useless to their desires. After talking about it a few times in development, it is planned to release a version called RP Unlimited Lite. This version will be stripped down to minimal drain on the system, getting rid of the bells and whistles, going back to the versions like 1.3. This minimalistic setup is designed to give less drain on the system, hopefully letting people host without worry of updates or changes to the system. Being some people fear change, this simple to use setup should give people the limited tools to run a free-form server.

RP Unlimited 2.0:

Now, there has been a running rumor that RP Unlimited 2.0 is really Eternal Saga. That it will replace RP Unlimited as we know it. Simply put, this is not true. To dispel this, I will tell you what Eternal Saga is. Eternal Saga is my working hub, for the games using testing systems and using upgrades that may or may not work for RP Unlimited, at the time. Currently, you have seen the weather and time systems. Future planning is looking to custom maps, for designing worlds and other features. This may include better player characters, battle systems, rooms, custom status systems and a whole lot more. In the development room, we talk a lot of making RP Unlimited more then what you see today. In my completion, I would like to make RP Unlimited feel more to something like RPG maker for tabletops, letting a host engage a custom system to lead players into worlds of deeper design then a world info page and some posts on the forum.

In ideas, I would like RP Unlimited to give option of Icon based Role-playing, Text Based Role-playing, or Tabletop. Opening up a world of design to all hosts, so they can present their dreams without the need to code, draw, or icon everything to make their dream come to life. I know this is a tall order, and will take a long time to realize. In the end, I think many could agree, this would be awesome.

Draconus Veritas:

A working name for a future system. Though my questions on a public release have been one I played with, this will most definitely see the light of day at some point. At some point, I plan to slip away from the completely free world of RP Unlimited to open the doors for a more stable world for player creation. A story based on survival that plays out in events and twists, dictated by the players actions. Thought more restricted, this opens the door for less problems with God-modding, needing the host to run plot and otherwise more of a free range sandbox for the player completion. Though the finalization of this is a distance light, it is something I am working on. This has been a sister project to RP Unlimited and mostly the feared boogeyman that people fear will overtake RP Unlimited. In sense. both project work side by side, leaving the possibility for functions that might be liked in Draconus Veritas to be used in your own Role-play setting. If this is opened to public doors, this will allow hosts to be part of a world they develop and discover along side players.

This sandbox style RP I dream of is a long way away. I will try to get a functional tabletop version done long before a free-roaming version is completed. This should open new ideas up in hopes towards my goals with this project, permitting players to be in a world of their own design, dealing with the rewards and consequences of their actions, given limited time to save themselves and the world they are trapped on, becoming a building experience hopefully never the same twice. I hope you enjoy this idea, as it is one of many to come.

Eternal Saga:

Long ago, there was work done on a tabletop game when I was in high school. This system gave rise to a universe that created many stories. The stories grew to create a multi-verse, with countless events twisting and turning to make an omni-verse. Unlimited potential and infinite growth gave rise to endless possibilities throughout time and space. After so many reversions and testing, I finally planned to bring this to the light of day. Those in my past had only a small taste of this universe, being free-form was never able to do this story, system or universe full justice. Now working with the team, this is my ultimate plan, to try and create this great project.

Eternal Saga, in truth, is still in planning for an online system, being I am still working out bugs. The basics should let you not only design functional characters, characters that seem to break the limits of normal table top games, giving the players a sort of controlled freedom. This lets you being a world to life, using a massive number of skills, equipment and knowledge that you to have control of. This would represent the of the coin of what RP Unlimited has been. This will be tabletop based using maps, mazes and a range of other tools to bring your worlds to like.

First would be a private release that would be tested, letting the player base build on as, well as developers, into a full fledged universe. Once ready. it would show the boundless expanses only dreamed of before it's completion. This being a grand dream, it is a hope to bring this to the world. Using a completely customizable character system, open to thousand of skills, billions of species, a massive range of items and equipment, customizable spells, a system for building your own equipment and doing things you never though possible.

In a public version, I am looking to giving the tools to hosts to build their own universe, dictating principles of that universe, opening the floor to their visions. Even in my dreams, I would like transferable characters from server to server, opening the doors for characters to be stronger or weaker mattering where you go. Maybe in this universe Chakra, Ki and Chi exist but not mana, maybe guns and firearms are denied or possible magic overruns everything making mages supreme. Opening the worlds for open travel, letting players take to the heights, this would allow people to not only explore their home, but other universe with their characters, making the Multi-verse come alive.

Future Plans:

So you might ask, why bring all this up together? Well in hopes with 2.0, we will be using RPU to give access to all 3 systems through a built in plug-in system. This means for you, as you build your Role-play setting, you will have access to all these nice things. Combining RP Unlimited, Eternal Saga, and Draconus Veritas all into one Byond game. Hosts would be able to access any of these setting on boot up, allowing them to host what they wanted, how they wanted. I am hoping that all of the systems put into RP Unlimited's new core will be interlinked, making countless game worlds at your fingertips.

Though a plan for the far future, this is the dream I have had since I began coding RP Unlimited. This could be my goal, sought after from the beginning, that I figured was impossible. Every day a light shines making these things possible. So in the end, I can only hope you want to stand beside the development team in the pursuit of this ultimate goal. I thank all the support we got to this point as well. Being there is a whole lot more coming up.

Recent Updates:

Now the grand plan is out, we all know this will be a slow path. I am looking to make a stand alone version of RP Unlimited shortly, being I gave Darth the information and we are working now to get 2.0 to be standalone as well. Hoping that, in turn, this means shorter load times between servers and such. This also means for the RP Unlimited hub there might be more regular updates. We will be looking for better means of handling this, being it is likely for a stand alone user to connect to your hub, you will have to be hosting the most up to date versions. I will be issuing older versions for the custom hub, because of this movement. Though looking at the overall outcome of this, I am hopeful this will be a minor fix.

Otherwise, reworking a lot of old requests into RP Unlimited, thanks to Darth. Being these over took my coding knowledge. Other requests are being worked in as well, but this pushes back the completed version of 2.0 a little more. We do plan to release RP Unlimited Lite before this all takes place to give users wanting to switch an early warning. Though I do have grand plans this will be a ton of work, so don't count on this all tomorrow. Just being the community has had questions I felt fit to give them an idea what is being talked about behind closed doors.

Other News:

Being the vote was tallied so far, I will try to con the development team into doing an open chat with the community. Until I can get a date, I will leave this comment board for suggestions and otherwise discussion of these topics. Otherwise, I would like to cover a bit on helping us out with development. Right now, I am using a Paypal account for donations. This helps keep up with bills for development and other costs. Though I know not everyone has money to spend, being most of RP Unlimited community barely makes ends meat.

So opening the floor, I would like to invite some people to help us. Though I am not willing to give out a source to anyone, I am willing to accept help. This is open in forms of well, music and art. If you stop by Eternal Saga's server I host for testing, I can give better details but the following will give some ideas.

Title Pages:
I know everyone wants a custom title, so why not? If you have some decent skills with art and would like to donate a title page to be put in RP Unlimited, Eternal Saga, or Draconus Veritas, it needs to be the following. The picture must be 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels high. The title has to sit above 130 pixels, and 190 pixels to the right. (This is because of the buttons and browser). I would request you put RP Unlimited-tan (Girl you see in the background) in the picture,being she is the mascot for RP Unlimited. The right side, where she should be placed, has a work space of 190 wide and 600 pixels high. Pictures must be saved as PNG or JPG.

Please, if you do use RP Unlimited-tan, note the flame decal hair and blue eyes for the final form. While her clothing and that is up to you, please tastefully put RPU in the design. If it passes the Terms of Service, and I find it acceptable, I will post your art as a background to RP Unlimited. Credit will be given, as well as a contributed tag to all those that donate to this project, on request. By default, you will remain anonymous, as some people prefer.

Music:
I would be up to adding a custom music list in the future, as music to the other version. The files must be saved as .ogg or .wav. (Byond doesn't support MP3 sadly.) Please give title and if you'd like to have your name, or a pseudonym on the file. Like with pictures, I will ask that it is up to quality and Terms of service to be presented in the game. Credit will be given, as well as a contributed tag, to all those that donate to this project, unless you opt out of it, and decide to remain anonymous.

Other Projects:
Being the size of this project, there will be a lot more coming up. I would like to open the floor for any media that would help. Up and coming their will be need for art for species, icons, terrains, equipment, and spells. Past that, we will need iconers, ideas, testers and a range of helpers to complete a project this big. So those looking to help the project, feel free to talk to a developer or better yet, talk to me directly. I don't bite.

I really thank the community for the continued support of RP Unlimited though all this, with a great future ahead of us. I would like to think that RP Unlimited will grow exponentially, with the new additions we are making, potentially expanding our player base far beyond what it is today. And in the end, no matter what we developers do, the people who truly make this game are you, the players. Without your support, this game would really be nothing.

-Anthony Hawkina

Question to the RPU Community

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:24:44 +0000

Well after everything, I thought I would ask everyone there thoughts on the developers doing a Live Stream style Q&A. This would be opening the floor not only for players and hosts to get input on RP Unlimited and it's future. It would also open the floor to show the up and coming updates and project coming in the Eternal Saga system we are developing and other future projects.

I would like to get an idea of how much of the community would attend a function like this or such. Being i would give heads up before hand but seeing the outcome of the event before going thought with it.

So far I have a couple of the other developers on board but this is more for community support.So please drop a line here and tell us what you think.

Are you looking for hosts?

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:36:28 +0000

Hey everyone,

Hoping to get the whole, I got this great Idea but because of my router/ISP/whatever... I can't. Being RP Unlimited is open for the host to just assign head admin and then leave it run.

Not all hosts need to be active on the server to host it. But it helps if you would like to join the server being it leaves a link of interests shared.

(On a side note, I am able to host but have limited ports right now. If I see something that interests me I might offer but this is rare.)

Current Projects: Draconus Veritas

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:58:50 +0000

Hey everyone,

Thought I should post this being the new forum, and seeing who checks. I will try and host my new project. Draconus Veritas, so people can get a look at the template. I been working o core development and math for about half a year now and we are finally getting into the programming.

Before anyone start to go. "It looks like RP Unlimited" This is because I want to test a table top version and I already have the RP Unlimited template. This will be used until I can get things like graphics and more of standing to make sure the game works and is easier to update before going for a full project.

So please have a look if your interested in Text based or heard of the project. Keep in mind it is not much to look at. (O.k. in reality their is nothing to look at and this is more for the development team to get some ideas of what we are doing.) Well thanks for stopping by.

-AnthonyHawkina

Something New

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:47:40 +0000

Well looking it over I am in support for the new Forum based system. This leading to less of a need to flood the comment board I am hoping with useless BS. Otherwise I will expect this to be moved to useless BS posts.

Otherwise, hope everyone is doing well and I am working on other projects right now besides finishing up with RPU 1.4

I thank you for all the support and more so, I want to look forward to a newer byond and better future.

(That is until they kill the freedom of the net.)

Conserns about the Future of Byond, If SOPA and PIPA pass.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:26:49 +0000

Hey everyone,

I guess I am writing this for input being for once I am really worry about my future online. Well maybe not only my future but that of the world around me. For those that don't know, I am sure by now SOPA and PIPA are in our minds. For some of us we are sick of hearing about it. Well first blood has been shed. After the protests of places like Google and Wikipedia. The United States Government has removed MegaUploads.com from the web. This is with the arrest of the owner and charging them with 'copyright infringement'.

Now I know this might be like So what's your point. to a lot of people. So I want to show the point being personal I didn't really care about it too much. Otherwise I would like to show a point, maybe something a lot of you know. Maybe a reason to care more? Well here is the view I see and well. Maybe someone can sort me out or least show some safety. Because I remember the US government wants to be the world's parent and I know a lot of peoples parents that bring up mythical figures like Santa Claus to make us feel better. Then we learn the cold hard truth, too late and just expected to get over it. Do we really want our freedom of the web being in the same boat as Santa Claus?

For like I was saying I look at evidence of matters compared to flights of fantasy and idealistic thought in this matter. So lets dissect this. First off, until someone clears up the matter. Our home on Byond will be gone. You might say no, but remember when fan games had to be removed because of Funimation? Before we get into it being the whole debate of who's fault. Keep in mind companies like Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are supporting SOPA and PIPA right now. This doesn't mean they might remove Byond because of someone's DBZ game. It would mean they might attack Byond because your games interface looks to much like Dragon Quest on the NES. I mean heck, think of this. It might bring down this home of ours because some company wants to convict Byond that pixel style games are patented by there company. Something from 20 years ago that no one looked at till now and leading to a money grab of wanting people making this to pay or be charged with violating the terms of law.

This doesn't stop here, Byond will not be the only thing we lose. First look at the social networking sites, Facebook, Myspace, Twitter. Because someone has an Icon of an anime character. Posts a link to there lets play video, or more so just has something on there some company doesn't like. They can be removed. Further more, This leads to the sources of this... Places like Project playlist and Youtube will be removed. Then your sub sites, Places like Angelfire, freewebs, and so on will be removed as well. Why? Because of those old Fan sites use pictures of Copyrighted material. This would go for Forums and any source of feeling personalized as showing likes and dislikes to the fashion we are use too.

Now I am sure someone is having a good laugh because this couldn't be possible. This is the world coming up. I mean you think it wouldn't be possible unless you attack everything. Any creativity on the web would come under fire. Bring to the point you future would hold getting on Bing and Shopping. Honestly, I don't like it. It scares the fuck out of me to think of losing all the work I put into not only RP Unlimited but my friendship and my home here.

But what can we do? Well as said in my time, we are the world. So this is now getting out of hand in the US alone. Keep in mind, MegaUpload is located in Hong Kong as the central office. This is where the arrests where made. This is a non-US company being pulled into a US court to be charged. This ending the whole myth of, It is not a US company we don't need to worry. I would say for one, move to start on these protests and don't stop. I don't mean just the US citizens. I mean us as a world. Bring the the points to your foreign affairs departments. Stop paying for good from the companies supporting these measures. I mean in truth, I hear this is over 2%. Being in the last 10 years the 1% of people that used internet piracy is now taking 2% of profits. So lets look at this... they claim they lost $135 million dollars to piracy. Now lets scale this up for people to look at. If it is only 2% of the profits, this would mean they are making about $6.7 billion dollars, my math is not that good so you can figure it out yourself. To give you an idea is that this is like having a dollar in change and you drop 2 cents by accident. Yes, everyone is in an uproar because Music, Movie, and Some big tech company is pissed off, because someone took 2 cents out of there dollar of change they left unchecked on the table. Why do I say unchecked? Because most the piracy is done inside the company. Employees leak things like movies, games, and this early. So if you really targeted the source and not these aftermaths I think the world would be a better place.

I just want to know what really is going on I guess, know the future. Personally I wanted to know if Byond can still run if they shut down the server, as in the program. More looking at trying to continue to program with Byond and plan for worst case situation. I know there are tutorials on how to do it. Just more wondering if it still links up. Otherwise, I am working through my own thoughts. Just was concerned and thought I would address those of Byond's Community.

-Anthony Hawkina

RPU Open Beta Go!!!

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:36:19 +0000

Hey Everyone,

Well if your not aware, I released RP Unlimited 1.4 for Open Beta. Being right now a number of servers are converting but we are hoping people like the new set up. So please stop on by and look at the new system. Also report any errors so I can try and fix them.

-Anthony Hawkina