Math Equation SPeech Bubble - Page 2

The Monkey Man · #16 (**permalink**) 03-29-2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by King cool C.j.

I use that to act like I'm chatting!

Sorry to let you know, but other toons can't see it. Not even a speech bubble is visible to them.

However, it is a good way to not think forever, though...

CookieCrazy · #17 (**permalink**) 03-29-2008, 05:06 PM

I thought it was F7... no wonder it wouldn't show up. xD Now I know what it means.

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Toontowncool · #18 (**permalink**) 04-04-2008, 11:27 PM

I know this one for littlespike: The latency is the delay from the time in which you do something like click your mouse or move your character on your PC to the time the game server "sees" it. The time is measured in millisec. Eg 1000 msec = 1 second.

The synch is the variation + or -, between several packets sent back and forth.

In networks you can do an IP ping, to a host to see how long the delay is. YOu can also do an IP Trace route to see where your packet went and got routed.

Since the Internet packet route can change based on congestion, protocol, packet loss etc... you will have some variation any way. Lost (i.e corrupted or un-acknowldged) packets may get re-tried till they timeout.

The other Function key shows your co-ordinates in game. Kinda like a map with longitude (up and down) and latitude (left/right). The x,y reference is relative to the map/game layout scripted in each HQ, each PG etc... If you laid each PG or HQ out on a grid, you could map each location of each object/character and each scripted action.

Most of the game runs locally on your PC. That is why even with major delay on the network, you can still be moving around and stuff even though the game server doesn't acknowldge your actions. This accounts for things like picking gags and seeing things on your screen that others don't see. Sometimes the server only invalidates the characters in each instance after a timeout or if you disconnect and log back in. That's why you may see "ghost toons" or artifacts in some game instances and why other people's delay will result in delay on your game play.

TT only transfers small packets of data back and forth, referred to by some developers as "vectors". They are your character's x and y coordinates (location) and simple actions (mouse clkings, Arrow, function and CNTL keys) relative to other stuff in each scene/instance. That's is why a huge complex scene can be played even over just a few 100's Kbits of data transfer and for 100's of characters in one playground.

Also the game servers are replicated, a bunch of them serving several districts. So everyone on the same district is on the same server. But there are several servers, some in Washington/Oregon Ca on West Coast, some on the East Coast, some in UK/France etc... etc... Your delay will vary based on how far you are from the server in terms of # of internet hops to the host server. When they take down a district, they often take down a server. Push updates and maintainence updates will take down all the game servers till the updated image is loaded and then synch'ed up on your PC each time you log-in for each version or release.

Sorry this was probably more than you asked for. Toontowncool: Ok so its the internet strength and it effects when you press f6. You press it several times, you can see the numbers change like: latency 491 +or - 593 ms. And this will not be visible for other toons in Toonth (Toon version of Earth). It wont be visible in a bubble and speedchat bubble. It will be visible to your secret friends.

King Zilly Dandyflip · #19 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by King cool C.j.

I use that to act like I'm chatting!

LOL thats what I did before I got to chat. I thought thats what people do to talk like "woof rruff arf woof". XD

bb_5butterfly · #20 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 04:21 AM

YEAH PRESS f1 too...f6 is your lag thing..how much your lagging - idk a person who tested out Tt told me that -

Galaxxycool · #21 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Blinky Purplemuffin

It has something to do with telling you how much lag you have, I think.

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Originally Posted by Doctor Mac

LOL that's not a math problem. It tells you how much lag you have.

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Originally Posted by Loopy Stinky Macjinks

Its where you are in toontown

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Originally Posted by bb_5butterfly

YEAH PRESS f1 too...f6 is your lag thing..how much your lagging - idk a person who tested out Tt told me that -

it's not for lag! no stop saying that my dad has been doing coputers for ever and he says it's just a funny thing to say

Master SpikeG · #22 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by King cool C.j.

I use that to act like I'm chatting!

You can only see it yourself. NO it won't show like woff rruff woof.

Captain Popcorn Hucklegoober · #23 (**permalink**) 04-05-2008, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Galaxxycool

it's not for lag! no stop saying that my dad has been doing coputers for ever and he says it's just a funny thing to say

It has nothing do do with computers, but with servers. Lag is the time your computer takes to "talk" with a server, as stated previous page and above. Anyway your dad couldn't of have been doing it forever, or else he would be dead.

Good Ol Skippy Electrochomp · #24 (**permalink**) 08-18-2008, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Popcorn Hucklegoober

It has nothing do do with computers, but with servers. Lag is the time your computer takes to "talk" with a server, as stated previous page and above. Anyway your dad couldn't of have been doing it forever, or else he would be dead.

I agree with him. The little thing you call a "math problem", Prof. Freckles Rockentoes, is actually the numbered location you are, and how fast your connection between Toontown and your computer is. I think.

Skinny McGee · #25 (**permalink**) 08-21-2008, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Galaxxycool

it's not for lag! no stop saying that my dad has been doing coputers for ever and he says it's just a funny thing to say

LOL is he joking? Its not a funny thing to say, look up Latency.... and dont always believe ur dad...He prob has NO IDEA what it means

randomperson · #26 (**permalink**) 08-31-2008, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Mac

LOL that's not a math problem. It tells you how much lag you have.

cool. I thought it was a math problem. All you need to do is press F6 and it pops up. I have a pic but out of the millions of screenshots i have i dont want to seach for it.