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Fleugar Variscan

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Join date: 21 Oct 2006

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11-03-2008 17:46

Any estate can be devided into 4 open sims, an estate has over 16000 prims. Yet when one is devided nto 4 open sims they are 3500 prims each, total 14000 prims.

So here is the big question, how can 4 open sims effect SL more than one estate? It is obvious to me that there are other reasons, money and greed maybe that is the underlying issue.

TracyLynne Carpenter

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Join date: 31 Jul 2006

Posts: 12

11-03-2008 18:12

A normal, full 'estate', aka 'sim, region, island, etc in SL has 15,000 prims.
Open sims (in SL) have 3750.
I think the math is correct... 15,000 / 4 = 3750

Talarus Luan

Ancient Archaean Dragon

Join date: 18 Mar 2006

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11-03-2008 18:20

Actually, full sims have up to 15000 prims, and current OS sims can have up to 3750 prims, or exactly 1/4 of a full sim.

However, it really isn't so much an issue of prims. Prims don't necessarily generate that much of a load.

Ceera Murakami

Texture Artist / Builder

Join date: 9 Sep 2005

Posts: 7,750

11-03-2008 18:34

Each OS sim may be dealing with only 1/4 of the prims, but potentially they are dealing with just as many avatars, scipts, and adjacent sims that are communicating with them as any full sim. So figure a set of 4 OS sims places 4x as much communications load on the grid, as each of those sims communicates with the ones that it can "see".

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Derbor Torok

Lost soul

Join date: 21 Jun 2007

Posts: 1,016

11-03-2008 19:36

From: Ceera Murakami

Each OS sim may be dealing with only 1/4 of the prims, but potentially they are dealing with just as many avatars, scipts, and adjacent sims that are communicating with them as any full sim. So figure a set of 4 OS sims places 4x as much communications load on the grid, as each of those sims communicates with the ones that it can "see".

So, if there is a successful club in an OS sim and because of the price hike the owner moves it to a regular sim taking a 16Km parcel (1/4 of a sim) the load on the network is significantly lower?

.d

Ralph Doctorow

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Join date: 16 Oct 2005

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11-03-2008 20:45

From: Derbor Torok

So, if there is a successful club in an OS sim and because of the price hike the owner moves it to a regular sim taking a 16Km parcel (1/4 of a sim) the load on the network is significantly lower?
.d

No but there are more server resources devoted to each regular sim and they need to be paid for.

The issue IMHO with this has nothing to do with the technical issue of how much OS sims load the grid. It's completely about LL not acting as a trustworthy business partner.

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Fleugar Variscan Registered User Join date: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 3	11-03-2008 17:46 Any estate can be devided into 4 open sims, an estate has over 16000 prims. Yet when one is devided nto 4 open sims they are 3500 prims each, total 14000 prims. So here is the big question, how can 4 open sims effect SL more than one estate? It is obvious to me that there are other reasons, money and greed maybe that is the underlying issue.
TracyLynne Carpenter Registered User Join date: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 12	11-03-2008 18:12 A normal, full 'estate', aka 'sim, region, island, etc in SL has 15,000 prims. Open sims (in SL) have 3750. I think the math is correct... 15,000 / 4 = 3750
Talarus Luan Ancient Archaean Dragon Join date: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 4,831	11-03-2008 18:20 Actually, full sims have up to 15000 prims, and current OS sims can have up to 3750 prims, or exactly 1/4 of a full sim. However, it really isn't so much an issue of prims. Prims don't necessarily generate that much of a load.
Ceera Murakami Texture Artist / Builder Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 7,750	11-03-2008 18:34 Each OS sim may be dealing with only 1/4 of the prims, but potentially they are dealing with just as many avatars, scipts, and adjacent sims that are communicating with them as any full sim. So figure a set of 4 OS sims places 4x as much communications load on the grid, as each of those sims communicates with the ones that it can "see". _____________________ Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.
Derbor Torok Lost soul Join date: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 1,016	11-03-2008 19:36 From: Ceera Murakami Each OS sim may be dealing with only 1/4 of the prims, but potentially they are dealing with just as many avatars, scipts, and adjacent sims that are communicating with them as any full sim. So figure a set of 4 OS sims places 4x as much communications load on the grid, as each of those sims communicates with the ones that it can "see". So, if there is a successful club in an OS sim and because of the price hike the owner moves it to a regular sim taking a 16Km parcel (1/4 of a sim) the load on the network is significantly lower? .d
Ralph Doctorow Registered User Join date: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 560	11-03-2008 20:45 From: Derbor Torok So, if there is a successful club in an OS sim and because of the price hike the owner moves it to a regular sim taking a 16Km parcel (1/4 of a sim) the load on the network is significantly lower? .d No but there are more server resources devoted to each regular sim and they need to be paid for. The issue IMHO with this has nothing to do with the technical issue of how much OS sims load the grid. It's completely about LL not acting as a trustworthy business partner.