> > > Is there an easy way to write zone idle code? > > What do you gain by doing this? > By idle'ing zones, you can use less memory when running allowing you to > run on a smaller machine... the disadvantage is the small pause when the > zone gets loaded (ie when someone enters it and it has to be loaded). > The code for it is not in generic circle, and to be perfectly honest, > I haven't the foggiest how it could be done either. (= You rebuild db.c a bit so it can load a single zone instead of all, you make all rooms a kind of linked list that can be deleted, and a timer. Simple, no? :) Should only take you about a week or three... have fun :) Wout.
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