EqEMU And HQ?

Sourcekode · #1 11-28-2003, 12:23 AM

Is it possible that EqEMU and HackersQuest may someday work together.. I mean.. You both have a common goal, and Aside that from HQ, well, it sucks, There are some strong points that they have. I know one reason for seperation is that they wont clean up they're "ethics" as far as the emulator is concerned... Buuut... I think all and all you would make a good team. Not that I know anything though.. I have toyed with both emu's for Several years now (god it seems like a long time) and have seen what both have to offer... Just an idea though hehe.

arkaria · #2 11-28-2003, 03:08 AM

If this hasn't happened by now it most likely never will.

DannMann99 · #3 11-28-2003, 03:14 AM

wait wait wait. i want to hear of their 'ethical' problems.
What have they been doing?

~Dan

devn00b · #4 11-28-2003, 07:20 AM

Well for eqemu and HQ to work together would mean a 99.99% rewrite on either ours or theirs...

i cant think of a single thing that they have that we dont.
i cant think of a single thing they do that we dont do better.

waste of time.

Scorpion360 · #5 11-28-2003, 09:06 AM

Hackersquest sucks.
I can't think of anything we would gain from them besides more n00b's asking how to play and that dont RTFM.

Sourcekode · #6 11-29-2003, 02:43 AM

I think that they do have 1 or 2 good ideas... One of the ideas is keeping client data off the server side. It reduces server lag and can all and all improve the speed of the game. (my opinion) And i know that this would require a rewrite.. And i know no one is up to doing that. The idea that EqEMU holds is the same setup as verant. All client data is held server side, and loads with the character profile when someone enters the game. But that requires bandwidth and reduces log on time. It also requires extra memory server side. Another example of that is the "items" list which is held server side. Increases search and summon time for each item. I do understand the reason for having it there though. If someone were to log in with a conflicting list of items and summon something that serverside did not have, then it could cause eq server to crash. But a Uniform items list could be released. Other than that they really dont have that much going for them.. They're server managment console is the only other thing i think is a good idea. But opinions are ass holes, and im an ass hole. As far as "Ethical" is concerened.. I'm just talking about wares and similar topics.

just my 2c. :twisted:

**Rogean** · #7 11-29-2003, 03:11 AM

The Client is made to get the items and player info from the server, etc. We cannot change the client, only the server.

kathgar · #8 11-29-2003, 06:31 AM

Also note.. all of the information you talked about is ALSO served by the server in hackerquest.. but you generally run the server on the same computer.

And the other points have also been covered... it's not going to happen

Sourcekode · #9 11-30-2003, 03:56 AM

Okies.. Didnt mean to start any controversy over that... Just wondering. But thanks for clearing that up for me guys.. There is no dispute that EqEmu surpasses HQ at any given point in time. I had just been curious about that for a while and wanted to hear some opinions on it.