Custom Character Data

[Akkadius]

Yeah and qglobal system is going to be far more appropriate for this kind of use because the values are stored in Zone memory and accessed through Perl hash values which obviously won't require database hits every single time.

[Drajor]

Actually the purpose is to not use the quest globals :p

In regards to zone memory / hashed values - unless you are using this thing every second on every mob then neither of those are much of an optimisation.

[Akkadius]

Originally Posted by Drajor

Actually the purpose is to not use the quest globals :p

In regards to zone memory / hashed values - unless you are using this thing every second on every mob then neither of those are much of an optimisation.

It might work, but it's definitely not very scalable and performance conscious.

Might as well use Perl DBI to do the same thing.

[Drajor]

Originally Posted by Akkadius

It might work, but it's definitely not very scalable and performance conscious.

Might as well use Perl DBI to do the same thing.

It works, I have tested it. I am not sure how it is not scalable? If you need to add new data, ALTER character_vars ADD new_field int DEFAULT 0.

Lol I actually considered using perl DBI to allow people to integrate it without touching the source.

[Secrets]

What's wrong with the extended player profile for more static variables or as Akkadius mentioned, perl DBI for dynamic variables?

They aren't going to realistically impact the database nor zone performance.

Only reason I would advise against perl DBI is because if the connection hangs, the script has to execute before anything else can go on.

[trevius]

Originally Posted by Secrets

What's wrong with the extended player profile for more static variables

It is just one more blob which I think we can all agree should be removed. Those blobs are a real pain and very limiting due to their nature. I dream of an EQEmu with no blobs. Now, if only it wasn't going to be so much work to get rid of them :P

[Derision]

Originally Posted by trevius

I dread of an EQEmu with no blobs.

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