Powder toy window

  • jacksonmj
    8th Mar 2011 Developer 0 Permalink

    PizzaPlatypus:

    It would break saves made before larger window

    Older versions would be incompatible with new saves, but Powder Toy can always successfully load saves with a smaller resolution (stamps, for example, are just saves with a smaller resolution).

    I don't think the window will be made bigger any time soon - Powder Toy runs quite slowly enough already.
  • PizzaPlatypus
    8th Mar 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @jacksonmj
    Stamps would work, but not a full save
  • cctvdude99
    8th Mar 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Candunc's (I think) mod has a 800x600 mod, online features disabled due to incompatibility.
  • Sylvi
    8th Mar 2011 Moderator 0 Permalink
    I don't think we'll be adding more work space. The server is low on memory already, and we had to cut down on how much history is saved for creations (5 history reverts per save).
  • jacksonmj
    8th Mar 2011 Developer 0 Permalink
    @PizzaPlatypus
    The code for loading saves and loading stamps is the same. I have just tested increasing the resolution and it works fine with existing saves, apart from save thumbnails (which don't currently check the save resolution).

    Edit: @LockheedMartin - I thought that was a problem with the sheer number of files, rather than their size?

    Anyway, the point about bigger window size making Powder Toy too slow still stands.
  • Finalflash50
    8th Mar 2011 Banned 0 Permalink
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  • Sylvi
    8th Mar 2011 Moderator 0 Permalink
    @jacksonmj
    Last I heard was we limited history because the memory left in the server was 20mb. Each file, if increased size would probably need more bits and memory per file to compensate for the more pixels.
  • Simon
    8th Mar 2011 Administrator 0 Permalink
    @Lockheedmartin
    Naw, naw, naw. There's plenty of space on the server, the issue (which has now been resolved) was caused by the massive number of files.