It looks like something that's coded into the games, and the ISPs route that traffic differently, which is why a dedicated dial-up service for PowerPlay 1.0 is set to be introduced in a couple of months.
Carmack isn't working specifically on the PowerPlay standard, but it'll obviously be in the games he codes in the future.
The/. post doesn't begin to explain what this is about, so here you go:
From a Gamespot write-up on PowerPlay: PowerPlay, a set of standards and protocols that will apply to both game developers and Internet service providers (ISPs). By working on both sides of the problem, PowerPlay promises to bring LAN-like gameplay to a modem near you. If you think that sounds like something that is well beyond the range of a single company, you are right--and that's why Newell got Cisco Systems involved.
Newell is Gabe Newell of Valve, makers of Half-Life. The reason Carmack's doing this is to contibute to the PowerPlay project.
John...wants to take a stab at rewriting the Linux IP stack and a soft modem driver to see how much latency he can remove, and use that to pressure Microsoft into cleaning up the Windows stack. That would be really useful data to have.
The way I see it, as soon as the cheaters saw how the code did what it did, it was much easier to cheat, although this may not be the case. I'm aware of the cheating pre-release, hell, I loved Quake then, and still play it (along with Q2 and Q3A). I was just comparing the possibility of someone gaining knowledge of the innards of the game and using it to their advantage, which is much easier with the full Quake source release than with this partial UT release.
Open source libraries, executables, and tools relevant to the Unreal Tournament engine. This project will focus on improving the quality of the UT Linux port through open development as well as creating a community of open UT engine developers.
Notice, this is not some kind of full code release that will facilitate mass cheating a la Quake 1 source release.
What you're referring to is the Quake 1 source release from the other week. This is by no means a release of the entire code for Unreal Tournament. It's a release of the public engine headers and assorted files, not of the entir game. This is to facilitate modifying of the gameplay. Quake and Quake2 had similar releases, Quake3 should have it soon (Carmack, please!:-)).
Yeah, I've been affected by this stuff too. My school (www.mc.maricopa.edu) decided to shut down THE ENTIRE NETWORK from Noon (our time) today until Jan 2. Huh?
No e-mail, no Netscape roaming access, no web pages, no FTP, no Telnet.
Do they really want me to get drunk and party? Cuz that's the only thing left. =)
Good point. I was sort of thinking of disabled cars on the shoulder of a highway or something, but if you're heading straight towards a *parked* car there's really no tecnology that's going to keep you safe from your own ignorance. =)
I saw a commercial for this earlier last week - it looked like a small part of the windshield was changed to a HUD, so the rest was just normal vision. I think what this does is provide night-vision ahead of you, but allows regular vision to the sides and above.
The only problem I see is that parked cars (i.e. turned off) would be invisible by this, so you're sort of screwed in that respect. =)
Am I the only one here who wonders what this bar graph is about? It's not labeled, nor is it a thumbnail for a clearer, normal-sized one. (along with the others)
Well, looks like the purple team beat out the others that last year, huh? =)
Alright ladies and gentlemen - I hereby legally transfer ownership of my website, Game Forces, to my Aibo, Mr. Bojangles. You shall address him as "Woof woof, arf, woof!" from here on.
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you just [echo]'d my thought exactly =)
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If I had moderator on this article you'd be on your way to +4. =) Nice.
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Sorry cr0bar =) :-)
It's actually not my site, I just saw it linked in #nerds (I'm sure you know what that is
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On Xoom, no less. =)
http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/are alms0/index.html
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It looks like something that's coded into the games, and the ISPs route that traffic differently, which is why a dedicated dial-up service for PowerPlay 1.0 is set to be introduced in a couple of months.
Carmack isn't working specifically on the PowerPlay standard, but it'll obviously be in the games he codes in the future.
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
The /. post doesn't begin to explain what this is about, so here you go:
From a Gamespot write-up on PowerPlay:
PowerPlay, a set of standards and protocols that will apply to both game developers and Internet service providers (ISPs). By working on both sides of the problem, PowerPlay promises to bring LAN-like gameplay to a modem near you. If you think that sounds like something that is well beyond the range of a single company, you are right--and that's why Newell got Cisco Systems involved.
Newell is Gabe Newell of Valve, makers of Half-Life. The reason Carmack's doing this is to contibute to the PowerPlay project.
John...wants to take a stab at rewriting the Linux IP stack and a soft modem driver to see how much latency he can remove, and use that to pressure Microsoft into cleaning up the Windows stack. That would be really useful data to have.
And here's the official PowerPlay website.
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
I can't seem the find the phrase you quoted anyhere in the review - also, the page you linked doesn't exist within that review (fury-14.html).
Where was this?
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
I like the Anandtech review as well.
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Oooooh, an informative AC! Endangered species! :?) Thank you for the info.
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This image claims that the top third is the "3Mbyte Original".
Of course it is, even though it's part of a ~150KB GIF.....
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
The way I see it, as soon as the cheaters saw how the code did what it did, it was much easier to cheat, although this may not be the case. I'm aware of the cheating pre-release, hell, I loved Quake then, and still play it (along with Q2 and Q3A). I was just comparing the possibility of someone gaining knowledge of the innards of the game and using it to their advantage, which is much easier with the full Quake source release than with this partial UT release.
:?)
But still, I do agree with you.
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
From the project root page.
Open source libraries, executables, and tools relevant to the Unreal Tournament engine. This project will focus on improving the quality of the UT Linux port through open development as well as creating a community of open UT engine developers.
Notice, this is not some kind of full code release that will facilitate mass cheating a la Quake 1 source release.
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
What you're referring to is the Quake 1 source release from the other week. :-)).
This is by no means a release of the entire code for Unreal Tournament. It's a release of the public engine headers and assorted files, not of the entir game. This is to facilitate modifying of the gameplay. Quake and Quake2 had similar releases, Quake3 should have it soon (Carmack, please!
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
Yeah, I've been affected by this stuff too. My school (www.mc.maricopa.edu) decided to shut down THE ENTIRE NETWORK from Noon (our time) today until Jan 2. Huh?
No e-mail, no Netscape roaming access, no web pages, no FTP, no Telnet.
Do they really want me to get drunk and party? Cuz that's the only thing left. =)
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
"backed up sewers, and undertreated water."
And this is different from the status quo? =)
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
Good point. I was sort of thinking of disabled cars on the shoulder of a highway or something, but if you're heading straight towards a *parked* car there's really no tecnology that's going to keep you safe from your own ignorance. =)
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
I saw a commercial for this earlier last week - it looked like a small part of the windshield was changed to a HUD, so the rest was just normal vision. I think what this does is provide night-vision ahead of you, but allows regular vision to the sides and above.
The only problem I see is that parked cars (i.e. turned off) would be invisible by this, so you're sort of screwed in that respect. =)
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
"It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water."
Hey, I live in Arizona - I'm just going to walk around town now asking strangers for glasses of water....
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All this talk about Attack Trees is making me wonder which directory will revolt first!
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I'm sure we all pull out the defibrilators when our TV "dies".
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
I have my robot snake running on a Coppermine and it won't wake up. Any ideas? =)
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http://jir.janes.com/images/thumbs/s0070098.jpg
Am I the only one here who wonders what this bar graph is about? It's not labeled, nor is it a thumbnail for a clearer, normal-sized one. (along with the others)
Well, looks like the purple team beat out the others that last year, huh? =)
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
Alright ladies and gentlemen - I hereby legally transfer ownership of my website, Game Forces, to my Aibo, Mr. Bojangles. You shall address him as "Woof woof, arf, woof!" from here on.
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
Hey, thanks for the info. =)
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