This Monday evening at 8:30 PM, we're going to test dynamic server meshing.

We'll run several tests to check how it behaves:

• the health of the Godot servers
• the issues players run into (stuttering, complete freezes...)
• network traffic

Moving from one server to another

I know some of you will want to move from one server to another: you'll be able to! In the debug panel, you'll see in real time how far the server border is from wherever you're looking.

It works well both on foot and in a vehicle. You may get a mini freeze if the server you're moving onto is running below 50 - 55 TPS (yes, the servers run at 60 TPS ❤️).

Split, merge and connection queue

For your information, server split and merge have already been working for several weeks. We have 30 Godot servers that can start on demand: everything is automated and managed by the Horizon server.

There is a queue if there are too many connections at the same time. Normally, you'll get onto one of the servers within a few seconds to a few dozen seconds (it will depend on whether there are 200 or 1000 of you :D).

The scenarios

So here are the scenarios, with their settings and what they will test.

Scenario 1

• Persistence: reset
• Max village fill: 50
• Server split: players:65 or tps:50

Scenario 2

• Persistence: reset
• Max village fill: 25
• Server split: players:65 or tps:50

Scenario 3

• Persistence: reset
• Max village fill: 25
• Server split: players:45 or tps:50

Scenario 4

• Persistence: reset
• Max village fill: 50
• Server split: players:50 or tps:50

Scenario 5

We take the best values from the 4 previous tests, and we add NPCs (connected just like players) until it breaks.

• Persistence: reset

Things to do

To keep you busy, here's a list of things to do:

• mining
• crate transport
• vehicle components
• the elevator to the left of the bridge between villages M0001 and F0001
• missions and contracts (services tablet)
• the freight depot and its shelves
• the garage: vehicle terminal
• the ARES vending machines
• the DataPad's star map and its markers