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<bob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>I was just wondering why a lot of games ask you to choose your
>connection speed.
>How does the game use this information?
It's a hint to the game as to how much data to send to your
box. Basically, with more bandwidth (i.e. a higher connection speed),
it may decide to send 20 updates a second, vs 10. It may also affect
the priority of updates from really far away players -- someone near
you may get 20+ updates a second, at more precision, while people 200+
meters away may get 5 updates a second at low resolution.
Nathan Mates
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