Hello everyone, while perusing other threads here I came across someone who suggested an idea which would allow everyone to see presets that we have. That idea would be a second server only for presets. After doing some research, I discovered that this could actually be a viable alternative to putting presets on the server that we have now.
Because the server would only hold data, it wouldn't need to be an extremely powerful server. On top of that, it would only be holding a few GB of data. The speed of the server wouldn't have to be crazy either, only fast enough to keep up with the checks of the other server. This system, I know, could be programmed very efficiently. Such as only checking peoples presets if they are in front of you, and not loading the preset unless you are actually close enough to really see them. To keep the data level low, they could even implement a preset size limit. 500kb and below only, etc.
I know a major concern with presets is the fact that people would want to put more than one up. This is understandable, everyone usually has more than one character, and they want that character to look their best. A solution for this, I believe, would be how Minecraft does it. If anyone has played the game Minecraft, they most likely have made "skins" for themselves. These "skins" are very similar to presets. How this game handles it, is you can have however many skins you want, you just need to go to the website and re-upload a new skin when you want to use it. This basically takes your skin in the server, and replaces it. This means that everyone can have as many skins as they want, they just need to change them manually. This process takes no longer than a minute, and is very efficient in keeping everyone happy, while also keeping space on the sever low.
Even with this information though, I know that people will question the money aspect. That is a very big deal here, especially since servers do cost a good chunk of change to maintain. This is where my research came to a halt, however. I am most certainly a novice when it comes to servers and networking. I don't know how much it would cost to buy server space to host 6-7gb of data with decent speed. So I would love to invite anyone with good knowledge on this subject to discuss this idea.
Almost done xD
Last thing, Kovu and Raz might have already explored these options and found that they wouldn't work, I don't know and am just putting my 10cents in here. I just thought that this MIGHT be a solution, maybe even a small one. So all you networking proz out there, go easy on me, im a networking newbie.
