New 'increased bandwidth' patch for GPL

Check it out: http://legends.sports-gaming.com/ Andre

Yeh if your Winroc dont show any connectable races, youll need this patch first.. Andre Warringa wrote: > > Check it out: > http://legends.sports-gaming.com/ > > Andre

acually, the patch is a "high" banwidth patch. It requires more banwidth, it doesnt decreas the need for bandwdth.... /Thomas "Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> skrev i meddelandet news:[email hidden]... > Check it out: > http://legends.sports-gaming.com/ > > Andre

This patch was posted a bit prematurely and without my knowledge --- we're still testing. Since it is out now I have put up the most recent version (1.1) on my own site: http://www.xs4all.nl/~westrab/gpl.htm#more What the patch does is make GPL show more cars in online races. Especially the ability to see 2 cars behind will be very beneficial to online racing in situations like: - two front runners lapping other cars (who may be on or off the track) - returning to the track after an off - exiting the pits My estimate is that about 50 % of the incidents online can be attributed to only seeing one car behind. Nothing for free of course: more bandwidth is required to show more cars. If this is a problem, the server can choose to send slightly less packets (net_..._server_send_every = 4). The bandwidth requirement of the 4/84 4/132 setting will be almost equal to the usual 3/84 3/84 settings. Latency will be slightly increased though. Clients should also change the send_every parameters to 4 in this case. Bart Westra "Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Check it out: > http://legends.sports-gaming.com/ > > Andre

On Wed, 8 Nov 2000 03:10:54 +0100, "Bart Westra" <[email hidden]> wrote: >This patch was posted a bit prematurely and without my knowledge --- we're >still testing. Since it is out now I have put up the most recent version >(1.1) on my own site: Damn Bart, too bad to hear that is was leaked without your permission :(( When I first heard of the patch on VROC, 2 days ago, first thing I asked was 'Who made it? Papy?' Imagine my surprise when I read you did it :) I tried it yesterday, works absolutely perfect, and I didn't notice any increasy in disco or warping. Had a perfect problem-free race yesterday with 6 cars in front and 2 in the rear. As you said yourself, this makes for much safer driving. Grrrrreat job! Andre

On Wed, 8 Nov 2000 03:10:54 +0100, "Bart Westra" <[email hidden]> wrote: >This patch was posted a bit prematurely and without my knowledge --- we're >still testing. Since it is out now I have put up the most recent version >(1.1) on my own site: Just a little tip by the way, it would be handy if you would mention the version changes in the readme file. Andre

"Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Wed, 8 Nov 2000 03:10:54 +0100, "Bart Westra" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >This patch was posted a bit prematurely and without my knowledge ---we're

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> >still testing. Since it is out now I have put up the most recent version > >(1.1) on my own site: > > Just a little tip by the way, it would be handy if you would mention > the version changes in the readme file. > > Andre

I will, but only if I have control over the release. So for 1.1: everything is new ;-) I expect the basics will not change from here, I may add the odd tip on getting it to work or improve readability. One major thing that I hope to achieve is find an additional patch for GPL servers, that changes the ratio between cars seen in front and cars seen behind. It is now fixed at 25%. Changing the ratio would enable settings like 4 / 2 for low bandwidth demand, or 6 / 3 for optimum visibility (instead of at least 9 / 3 now). - Bart

Hi Bart..I looked into the hex editor and searched for the string to change but could not find it. I even used hex editors search for it. Said it didn't exist? DC Bart Westra <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8ub8i5$p7o$[email hidden]...

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> > "Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > On Wed, 8 Nov 2000 03:10:54 +0100, "Bart Westra" > > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > >This patch was posted a bit prematurely and without my knowledge --- > we're > > >still testing. Since it is out now I have put up the most recent

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> > >(1.1) on my own site: > > > > Just a little tip by the way, it would be handy if you would mention > > the version changes in the readme file. > > > > Andre > > I will, but only if I have control over the release. So for 1.1:

everything > is new ;-) > > I expect the basics will not change from here, I may add the odd tip on > getting it to work or improve readability. One major thing that I hope to > achieve is find an additional patch for GPL servers, that changes theratio

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> between cars seen in front and cars seen behind. It is now fixed at 25%. > Changing the ratio would enable settings like 4 / 2 for low bandwidth > demand, or 6 / 3 for optimum visibility (instead of at least 9 / 3 now). > > - Bart > >

Well..actually I finally found the string but hex editor would not let me save because I did not have a registered version. Any other options? David Ciemny <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:FOGO5.1760$[email hidden]... > Hi Bart..I looked into the hex editor and searched for the string tochange > but could not find it. I even used hex editors search for it. Said itdidn't

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> exist? > > DC > Bart Westra <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8ub8i5$p7o$[email hidden]... > > > > "Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > On Wed, 8 Nov 2000 03:10:54 +0100, "Bart Westra" > > > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > > >This patch was posted a bit prematurely and without my knowledge --- > > we're > > > >still testing. Since it is out now I have put up the most recent > version > > > >(1.1) on my own site: > > > > > > Just a little tip by the way, it would be handy if you would mention > > > the version changes in the readme file. > > > > > > Andre > > > > I will, but only if I have control over the release. So for 1.1: > everything > > is new ;-) > > > > I expect the basics will not change from here, I may add the odd tip on > > getting it to work or improve readability. One major thing that I hope

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> > achieve is find an additional patch for GPL servers, that changes the > ratio > > between cars seen in front and cars seen behind. It is now fixed at 25%. > > Changing the ratio would enable settings like 4 / 2 for low bandwidth > > demand, or 6 / 3 for optimum visibility (instead of at least 9 / 3 now). > > > > - Bart > > > > > >

In article <U4JO5.1804$[email hidden]>, David Ciemny <[email hidden]> writes >Well..actually I finally found the string but hex editor would not let me >save because I did not have a registered version. Any other options? Erm, get another hex editor. :) I've used a non-registered version of Cygnus v1.51 on the odd occasion. This seems ok about saving changes.

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>David Ciemny <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:FOGO5.1760$[email hidden]... >> Hi Bart..I looked into the hex editor and searched for the string to >change >> but could not find it. I even used hex editors search for it. Said it >didn't >> exist? >>

<snip> -- Peter Ives - (AKA Ivington) Remove ALL_STRESS before replying No person's opinions can be said to be more correct than another's, because each is the sole judge of his or her own experience.

I have now written a small program to patch gpl.exe instead of using a hex editor. Good thing I still have those 13 floppies with Borland C++ for W31and all the manuals :) http://www.xs4all.nl/~westrab/gpl.htm#more If the program says it cannot find the string, your gpl is probably patched already. If you're sure it's not patched and you still get this message, please contact me. Bart "David Ciemny" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:U4JO5.1804$[email hidden]...

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> Well..actually I finally found the string but hex editor would not let me > save because I did not have a registered version. Any other options? > David Ciemny <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:FOGO5.1760$[email hidden]... > > Hi Bart..I looked into the hex editor and searched for the string to > change > > but could not find it. I even used hex editors search for it. Said it > didn't > > exist?