![]() ![]() Otherwise, it’s on us players to remember doing this on a regular basis, if the game performance is relying on caching. Here is a hot tip for game developers: Read more on caching in Simon Hearne´s magnificent blog post “When Network is Faster than Cache” where he analyses and tests caching versus network data retrieval: ![]() ![]() I rebooted/cleared the cache and reconnected.īut the game platform could solve this by rethinking how the data retrieval is architected. The classic response from any IT support representative when you complain that you cannot log into the system is: Try to clear your history/cache. And if you try to google the problem, most helpful results such as this one talk about moving closer to the router, shouting at your family members to stop downloading Netflix, or getting a fixed ethernet cable connection to indulge in your favourite pastime.īut what if the lagging is caused not by your lack of bandwidth but because the game is coded in such a way that it is dependent on caching on your drive? A hot tip for game developers Your initial thought is that you have a bad broadband connection. Probably your action and the subsequent reaction on the game server are not synchronised. It may not be a bug in the game, though, even though many people on the discussion forums complain about this game being exceptionally susceptible to bugs. Not because we were many playing at the same time – that is one type of performance – but because the app itself is not optimized to counter lagging. Yolu is pretty frustrated and not happy she spent the money on this game, it seems.īut on this Sunday morning, my guess is that the game I just played broke due to performance issues with the stream. Losing trust in a game can happen for many reasons: Data breaches, account takeover, loopholes that allow for cheating, or the game keeps breaking. Its popularity quickly rose, but more ambitious frequent players likely left when the online version turned out to be unreliable. I am referring to the Swedish online game Terraforming Mars developed by Jakob Fryxelius based on his popular board game and run on Asmodee. You may have been eagerly monitoring your minutes left in the game, but suddenly this appears: But that is a lot of clicking, and costs you time. Your next move is to salvage as much as you can by stealing/attacking resources from your opponents. Of course, the AI did not know about the dream combo you had in mind. But your timer has decreased to 9 mins, and the AI continued the game while you were gone. Finally, you reboot your PC and get back in. And you are thrown out of the game by the app.ĭesperately, you try to reconnect.You have been struggling to increase your ranking, and this will bring you over the 1700-mark! You know which cards to play next and to close the game with your final card combination. So, you are set up to win a 3player timed game: You have 13 mins left on your timer, your opponents less than 10. Bugs may not be the villain you should fear the most in games development ![]()
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