SillDude
11-09-2009, 08:54 AM
Closed Beta Report
Part 30
Hello Fommunity,
The past few days has been all about stress testing our servers. To these ends, we requested that all the players come to our newest colony, Necars Field, to see how our servers would respond on so much activity on a single colony. During the stress test, some players experienced lag spikes, but overall the servers responded great. At one point, we had +/- 160 players on Necars Field. We have added some player-made screenshots to give you a better impression of the stress test.
Department changes
Another thing we are currently working on are the departments in the factions. As preparation for more complex new features to be introduced later on, departments have had the following features implemented for them.
* Departments can now be assigned a type.
* Departments of each type are grouped in the 'All Departments' list.
* Each department can now have their own funds. The funds are displayed under the 'My Department' and 'Details' tabs.
* Department founders can make payments to their members. If there are funds available, the founder can set aside a certain amount of funds that will be paid out to all members of the department on an equal basis.
http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/4_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/4.jpg) http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/5_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/5.jpg)
Faction differences
The factions in Face of Mankind all have their own background story. This background story creates the foundations for the players to build their faction on. We give the players the freedom to create their own faction as long as it fits the background story. Aside from the players and their opinions on what their factions should be like, and how it should respond to different situations, every faction is more or less the same as every other. Therefore, we are planning to implement some features that will further distinguish the factions from each other in the upcoming weeks. Even now, we already have some features which are unique to certain factions. For example, arresting for the FDC and LED, and mining/production discounts for the corporations.
Performance improvements
We are always looking for ways to improve the performance of the game. Some time ago, we attempted to patch some major updates to the network protocol including, but not limited to, automatic MTU size detection and revised congestion control. However, we had to rollback that patch because it did not work according to how we expected it to. Yesterday, we gave it yet another try. In the beginning, everything worked properly. However, a short while after we released the patch, the colonies stopped responding. Nevertheless, we managed to log some useful information, and ultimately did another rollback for the patch again. Hopefully, with all the data we have collected so far, we will be able to make this patch a successful one the next time around.
Screenshots of Stress Tests: 2 November 2009 - 7 November 2009
http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/1_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/1.jpg) http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/2_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/2.jpg) http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/3_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/3.jpg)
http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/6_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/6.jpg) http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/7_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/7.jpg) http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/8_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/8.jpg) http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/9_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/9.jpg)
You can discuss this update here: http://forum.fomportal.com/showthread.php?t=19441
Part 30
Hello Fommunity,
The past few days has been all about stress testing our servers. To these ends, we requested that all the players come to our newest colony, Necars Field, to see how our servers would respond on so much activity on a single colony. During the stress test, some players experienced lag spikes, but overall the servers responded great. At one point, we had +/- 160 players on Necars Field. We have added some player-made screenshots to give you a better impression of the stress test.
Department changes
Another thing we are currently working on are the departments in the factions. As preparation for more complex new features to be introduced later on, departments have had the following features implemented for them.
* Departments can now be assigned a type.
* Departments of each type are grouped in the 'All Departments' list.
* Each department can now have their own funds. The funds are displayed under the 'My Department' and 'Details' tabs.
* Department founders can make payments to their members. If there are funds available, the founder can set aside a certain amount of funds that will be paid out to all members of the department on an equal basis.
http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/4_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/4.jpg) http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/5_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/5.jpg)
Faction differences
The factions in Face of Mankind all have their own background story. This background story creates the foundations for the players to build their faction on. We give the players the freedom to create their own faction as long as it fits the background story. Aside from the players and their opinions on what their factions should be like, and how it should respond to different situations, every faction is more or less the same as every other. Therefore, we are planning to implement some features that will further distinguish the factions from each other in the upcoming weeks. Even now, we already have some features which are unique to certain factions. For example, arresting for the FDC and LED, and mining/production discounts for the corporations.
Performance improvements
We are always looking for ways to improve the performance of the game. Some time ago, we attempted to patch some major updates to the network protocol including, but not limited to, automatic MTU size detection and revised congestion control. However, we had to rollback that patch because it did not work according to how we expected it to. Yesterday, we gave it yet another try. In the beginning, everything worked properly. However, a short while after we released the patch, the colonies stopped responding. Nevertheless, we managed to log some useful information, and ultimately did another rollback for the patch again. Hopefully, with all the data we have collected so far, we will be able to make this patch a successful one the next time around.
Screenshots of Stress Tests: 2 November 2009 - 7 November 2009
http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/1_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/1.jpg) http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/2_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/2.jpg) http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/3_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/3.jpg)
http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/6_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/6.jpg) http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/7_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/7.jpg) http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/8_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/8.jpg) http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/9_1.jpg (http://www.fomportal.com/downloads/30/9.jpg)
You can discuss this update here: http://forum.fomportal.com/showthread.php?t=19441