Not sure where the speculation is coming from I've always been pretty open about the server specs and have addressed it publicly on multiple occasions. No we don't share we pay for an entire dedicated server that is completely our own in Chicago.
We currently have a Ryzen 5600x. Garry's mod is only a capable of running off one core of our processor though so we can only utilize 100% of that core per server unlike newer games which can utilize multiple for performance reasons.
This is the point of the next update, and is not something we can simply push out. Patience is needed for this, and we're fully aware of the issue. It's unfortunate, but it's getting resolved as soon as possible, so just hold on a little longer.
+1
When it comes to feasibility I wont pretend to understand if this will work. However, metagaming is a real issue, and as a GM who is meant to entertain the player base, if you are only trying to deploy a certain group and the whole server shows up due to the intercom; you are put into a sticky and uncomfortable situation. If this were to work, I hope that would mitigate the issues surrounding the deployment of troops as a GM / Staff member.
I wish this was true but it very clearly isn't. Unfortunately something we've had to come to terms with as Founders is that if someone is looking for a reason to be upset they will more then likely find one or follow misinformation.
Originally we were against giving our server specs as we weren't entirely sure how secure everything was. Giving away hardware details sounds like a small thing. But when hardware vulnerabilities happen the last thing we want is for the vulnerabilities to be used against us or our players to harm or ruin their experiences in any way. After enough time had passed we were positive in our security and systems in place to not have to worry anymore.
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This is a dedicated box, and we do not share resources with any other servers .
Please keep in mind Garry's Mod is single threaded game, meaning we can't fully utilize multi-core capabilities for lag prevent. We're really looking at single core speed when it comes to this really old game
Name: Dono
RP Rank: Knight
Suggestion: Implement a staff command that allows a staff member to extend the range of their voice to a certain extent. This could probably be done by using the lua voice distance parameter or by a scale similar to the set scale command. The actual changing of the voice range seems simple enough, I have no idea how the staff system works so I don't know how hard it would be to implement a new command like this. If its something that easily can be done, I think its worth putting this at the bottom of the list of things to develop.
Implementation: The intercom is something that ppl complain about a shit ton. Its server wide and the start and end noise ear rapes you when you least expect it. This could be a good alternative for gms to talk to a large amount of people over a specific distance away from them. It would theoretically work just like the voice amplifier swep but just less lag and only staff can toggle themselves to it. Its a great way to say something "over the loudspeakers of anaxes" and not across the entire galaxy with the intercom entity. This doesn't need to be anywhere near the top of the list of importance for development - but it will still be a nice feature to have on the server.
Lore: loud
Workshop content if applicable: requires development
(If no workshop content, suggest a developer or put "Require Development")
-1, the intercomm isn't very earrapey, I don't see how it's an issue tbh?
just spawn the intercomm it tells people when you start and end talking. Does the intercomm cause lag? doesn't everything cause lag? How would you keep it to 1 planet? are the maps not on top of each other? If it's a radius won't it go upwards the same distance sideways making it impossible to talk to all of anaxes without talking on other planets?
This just seems very unnessacery
Name: Monty
RP Rank: CSM
Suggestion: Push out whatever the hot fix is to fix the bug of us not showing up on the server list
Implementation: A dev would know how to do that more then me. I know all you guys work really hard on updates and other things for the server but if we want to pull more people the first thing we need to do is get our server to show up on the list