Maximum number of characters for LVZ LevelFiles=?

[L.C.]

^^^

 

EDIT: Whew! 97 characters works (making the maximum at least 127 or 128).

 

Pros of filtering common files across three versions of Sniper:

* Most optimal and minimal disk space use

* Shared "dependencies" means less overall download time

* Relatively easy to maintain

 

Cons (from a developers point of view):

* Lots of LVZ files

* If you are naming your LVZ files as #.lvz (where # is from 0 to infinity), can be difficult to keep track of if you aren't smart in organizing your development environment correctly in the first place but eliminates potential character limit problems

* If you are naming your LVZ files as something readable (ie. sniper40gfx.lvz), you are unnecessarily using up valuable characters because of a "low character limit as a result of having many LVZ files" (aka easy potential for hitting character limit)

 

Cons (player's point of view):

* None!

 

I'm so close to being finished with the total-conversion LVZ Sniper port for arenas sniper40, sniper87, and sniper9495 guys! Just a few more things to do. Hopefully I will have Patch #2 out sometime tomorrow.

Edited November 20, 2009 by L.C.

[Samapico]

Can ASSS bypass this (dumb) limit? Or is it the client who can't handle setting packets too long?

[L.C.]

http://www.toktok.sscentral.com/files/lvz-limits.zip

[Drake7707]

best way would be to make and use a rename tool afterwards, much like an obfuscator for code, that finds all references to the lvz files and rename them to a character. Is the .lvz extension actually required ?

[Samapico]

nope, .lvz isn't required. On subgame servers, you could even add, say, server.ini as a LevelFile, and people downloading the arena would get the server.ini

[L.C.]

The extension ".lvz" is required.

 

What is the maximum file size per LVZ allowed by Subgame2/Continuum?

Edited December 19, 2009 by L.C.

[Samapico]

I'd guess 4MB

 

.LVZ might be required for Continuum to do something about the file, but not to download it. You can make it download any file off the server.

[L.C.]

Yeah that is true.

 

By the way, has anyone noticed Continuum creating this weird file "s" or something in a zone folder under zones? It has no extension...

[Samapico]

Yeah that is true.

 

By the way, has anyone noticed Continuum creating this weird file "s" or something in a zone folder under zones? It has no extension...

That's usually caused by a LevelFile with its name cut off, due to this issue being discussed. I think... I have it in a couple of my folders:

-BlueT Jackpot SVS

-Speedball

-SSCX ChaosLeague Zone SVS

-SSCX Warzone CTF

-SSCX WarzoneASWZ CTF

-SSST Starship Troopers

-and a couple of dev zones

 

Why always "s" though, no idea... all are 128 bytes too. Do they all have the same contents as well?

[L.C.]

Nope. I took a sampling of what I have, and the first quarter/half of the file seems to be generally the same. However, out of the 5 or 6 's' files that I have, one of them is completely different.

 

Completely different:

AI Test

 

Same as BlueT Jackpot SVS (LAN):

BlueT Jackpot SVS

 

Last 2/3 of file different:

BlueT Jackpot SVS (LAN)

BlueT World War 3

 

Last 8 bytes different:

LAN Jackpot SVS

SSCX Warzone CTF

 

 

 

Now hold up. AI Test has absolutely no LVZ involved. This is that one 1024-player test thing with ASSS vs Subgame.

Edited December 19, 2009 by L.C.

[rootbear75]

s = settings?

[»Lynx]

You guys have a LOT of free time.

[L.C.]

You guys have a LOT of free time.

The reason I brought this up was because I have noticed it while actually doing something productive for something like Jackpot SVS. I do a lot of my testing using the LVZ override trick for the sake of time and convenience. Just never bothered to actually ask about this. Edited December 19, 2009 by L.C.

[Samapico]

s = settings?

Settings are sent to the clients in packets, they are not written to a file. If it was the case, that 's' file would be in text format, and it isn't.