Recent content by zztong

So long as I don't become a villain on the server for wanting to hunt all night instead of sleep. That's prime stealth time.

Yeh, true. Well, probably true. When we do capacity planning for networks, or really any telecommunications, the usage patterns make a big difference. So if we're just assuming players come to the server independently and randomly, then you get a "Poisson distribution." (Hey look at me throwing...

I'm not certain it is just those two files, but even if so there's the volume of bytes involved, the number of POIs, and the timing that could all matter. For instance, if you bring up your server at 6pm for your group to play, then you might get four people joining the map at the same time...

To my knowledge, you still need the POI files on the client side. I suggest installing all 6 files, but you might be able to get away with just the MESH and XML files. (I've not tried using just some of the files. I always install everything.) MESH just gets you imposters, but if you want...

Sure, everyone has their own perfect game. I hope you find a way to get to yours. Since I can't offer you XML and XPath, I can only offer a different perspective. Perhaps think of the game's meals as being small portions.

If realism is the goal, then I'd agree. I think you can tweak the food XML via XPath and put that into a modlet and be happy. If you needed help getting started, some folks on these boards would likely help. I don't think you'd need C# unless you have bigger goals. This is just speculation on...

Right now that would be expensive if done via the cloud and slow if done via a local LLM. But at some point in the undetermined future we can see how a game AI will react to players talking to them in gibberish. ChatGPT... Imaging you are the culminating villain in a computer game. You're "The...

I vaguely recall this has come up before. My memory is probably faulty, so I hope somebody more knowledgable replies. IIRC, either the size of the saves was too big or there was a Steam issue. Maybe the Steam issue was the size of the saves? You would have to save the map too, right?

I like the "smell" dynamic. I'm also looking forward to all of the unanticipated game play. "Here, carry this for me."

That's certainly true. Also true is that railroads have to prepare the terrain to hold the tracks, so some amount of forced standardization would be reasonable. If you're willing to round the height of the railroad terrain up to a block boundary you could minimize the number of supporting...

Run the carcass to the horde base! It's time fer some killin.

I think a single Interstate passing by the Cities makes sense. I think a set of train tracks make sense passing by a City makes sense. A single training with a number of cars makes sense. It was Nitrogen. It placed some elevated highway POIs TFP had made but never exposed to the game. My...

Same. I mean, I have trouble with bright lights and generally like things darker, so perhaps I just get more practice. Maybe I've got a few more receptors, or maybe not. At my age I want to think any genetic advantage I might have had is gone. There's also knowing your environment. For...

I suspect things are all a matter of taste. I mean when I go outside at night in reality, most nights, I can see things decently. If there's a full moon and no cloud cover I can read (some things). My perception is that some mods make the game darker than reality. But then there are times when I...

There is a Vanilla Tile with a Subway. It is Tile content, so not part of a POI and you'll never get a quest to it. Look for the steps going down. There is Vanilla sewer content on a variety of Tiles. Look for a manhole covers under the downtown overpass and on a commercial tile.