Re: Zone Idleing code?

From: Wout Mertens (Wout.Mertens@rug.ac.be)
Date: 10/26/95


> > > Is there an easy way to write zone idle code?
> > What do you gain by doing this?
> By idle'ing zones, you can use less memory when running allowing you to
> run on a smaller machine... the disadvantage is the small pause when the
> zone gets loaded (ie when someone enters it and it has to be loaded).
> The code for it is not in generic circle, and to be perfectly honest,
> I haven't the foggiest how it could be done either. (=

You rebuild db.c a bit so it can load a single zone instead of all, you 
make all rooms a kind of linked list that can be deleted, and a timer. 
Simple, no? :)

Should only take you about a week or three... have fun :)

Wout.



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