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Amy Stork

Way past use by date

Join date: 26 Feb 2006

Posts: 646

04-26-2007 14:50

Sorry I lead a rather sheltered existance

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Steve Mahfouz

Ecstasy Realty

Join date: 1 Oct 2005

Posts: 1,373

It's the latest and greatest server SL has for sims

04-26-2007 14:54

The tech specs are here somewhere....

Link for Class 5 servers

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Amy Stork

Way past use by date

Join date: 26 Feb 2006

Posts: 646

04-26-2007 15:40

Thanks

Hopefuly with everybody moving over to class 5's will mean my class of 99's will perform better again

teddirez Escape

Virtual Steads GM

Join date: 21 Jul 2006

Posts: 14

04-29-2007 12:27

ok, so we know what they are and the advantages but how do you know what 'class' the land you are on is? I couldnt find reference anywhere to the actual class so in effect ppl could claim class 5 when it is in essence only 4 or worse 3. Someone please point it out for me.

Innes McLeod

Registered User

Join date: 8 Oct 2006

Posts: 190

04-29-2007 14:41

From: teddirez Escape

ok, so we know what they are and the advantages but how do you know what 'class' the land you are on is? I couldnt find reference anywhere to the actual class so in effect ppl could claim class 5 when it is in essence only 4 or worse 3. Someone please point it out for me.

There is no way to tell anymore. I have been tracking our sim which should have been one of the last class 4 or the first of the class fives and it will be on the same server as different sims at different times. The sim number used to be a way to tell, but not any more. Essentially someone claiming a particular class is at the best, guessing.

I have watched our sim change servers several times in one week. Sometimes we are on the same server as really old sims, other times with newer sims, and lots of times with private islands. My best guess is that when a sim crashes it must get restarted on the next available server. You might be class 5 today, and 3 tomorrow and 4 all of the following week.

Check this website for more information on how to track your sim and who is sharing your server, along with links to messages from the Lindens about server class.

http://neighbours.maxcase.info/index.php

Desmond Shang

Guvnah of Caledon

Join date: 14 Mar 2005

Posts: 5,250

04-29-2007 15:30

From: Innes McLeod

There is no way to tell anymore. I have been tracking our sim which should have been one of the last class 4 or the first of the class fives and it will be on the same server as different sims at different times. The sim number used to be a way to tell, but not any more. Essentially someone claiming a particular class is at the best, guessing.

I have watched our sim change servers several times in one week. Sometimes we are on the same server as really old sims, other times with newer sims, and lots of times with private islands. My best guess is that when a sim crashes it must get restarted on the next available server. You might be class 5 today, and 3 tomorrow and 4 all of the following week.

Check this website for more information on how to track your sim and who is sharing your server, along with links to messages from the Lindens about server class.

http://neighbours.maxcase.info/index.php

I know my sims pretty well, I know the difference between class 4 and class 5 script capability, and the Company has been nearly religious in maintaining server class to a particular sim.

I had suspicions *once* that one of my class 4's was temporarily a class 5 based on some resident reports, but by the time I could get around to it, it was acting like a class 4 again.

I'd explain how to tell, but without either a completely empty sim, or a sim you know intimately well, it's difficult. In my sims I sure can tell with extremely high certainty, but in someone else's I'm not used to... I'd have to start benchmarking carefully, and that's a bit of work.

One really sloppy hint: rento box text generally spills *instantly* in a modestly heavy-loaded class 5 when you click on it, and slowly over a few seconds in a similarly loaded class 4.

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What exactly is a class 5 sim?
Amy Stork Way past use by date Join date: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 646	04-26-2007 14:50 Sorry I lead a rather sheltered existance Amelie
Steve Mahfouz Ecstasy Realty Join date: 1 Oct 2005 Posts: 1,373	It's the latest and greatest server SL has for sims 04-26-2007 14:54 The tech specs are here somewhere.... Link for Class 5 servers _____________________ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ecstasy/128/129/31 Ecstasy: high quality residential living
Amy Stork Way past use by date Join date: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 646	04-26-2007 15:40 Thanks Hopefuly with everybody moving over to class 5's will mean my class of 99's will perform better again
teddirez Escape Virtual Steads GM Join date: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 14	04-29-2007 12:27 ok, so we know what they are and the advantages but how do you know what 'class' the land you are on is? I couldnt find reference anywhere to the actual class so in effect ppl could claim class 5 when it is in essence only 4 or worse 3. Someone please point it out for me.
Innes McLeod Registered User Join date: 8 Oct 2006 Posts: 190	04-29-2007 14:41 From: teddirez Escape ok, so we know what they are and the advantages but how do you know what 'class' the land you are on is? I couldnt find reference anywhere to the actual class so in effect ppl could claim class 5 when it is in essence only 4 or worse 3. Someone please point it out for me. There is no way to tell anymore. I have been tracking our sim which should have been one of the last class 4 or the first of the class fives and it will be on the same server as different sims at different times. The sim number used to be a way to tell, but not any more. Essentially someone claiming a particular class is at the best, guessing. I have watched our sim change servers several times in one week. Sometimes we are on the same server as really old sims, other times with newer sims, and lots of times with private islands. My best guess is that when a sim crashes it must get restarted on the next available server. You might be class 5 today, and 3 tomorrow and 4 all of the following week. Check this website for more information on how to track your sim and who is sharing your server, along with links to messages from the Lindens about server class. http://neighbours.maxcase.info/index.php
Desmond Shang Guvnah of Caledon Join date: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 5,250	04-29-2007 15:30 From: Innes McLeod There is no way to tell anymore. I have been tracking our sim which should have been one of the last class 4 or the first of the class fives and it will be on the same server as different sims at different times. The sim number used to be a way to tell, but not any more. Essentially someone claiming a particular class is at the best, guessing. I have watched our sim change servers several times in one week. Sometimes we are on the same server as really old sims, other times with newer sims, and lots of times with private islands. My best guess is that when a sim crashes it must get restarted on the next available server. You might be class 5 today, and 3 tomorrow and 4 all of the following week. Check this website for more information on how to track your sim and who is sharing your server, along with links to messages from the Lindens about server class. http://neighbours.maxcase.info/index.php I know my sims pretty well, I know the difference between class 4 and class 5 script capability, and the Company has been nearly religious in maintaining server class to a particular sim. I had suspicions once that one of my class 4's was temporarily a class 5 based on some resident reports, but by the time I could get around to it, it was acting like a class 4 again. I'd explain how to tell, but without either a completely empty sim, or a sim you know intimately well, it's difficult. In my sims I sure can tell with extremely high certainty, but in someone else's I'm not used to... I'd have to start benchmarking carefully, and that's a bit of work. One really sloppy hint: rento box text generally spills instantly in a modestly heavy-loaded class 5 when you click on it, and slowly over a few seconds in a similarly loaded class 4. _____________________ Steampunk Victorian, Well-Mannered Caledon!

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