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Problems with New Street Projects

Just did my first project since Beta.  I LOVE projects.  My 1st phase was compounds, which I had just gotten the skill for.  However, they still have huge problems.  The lag with that many people on a street makes it really terrible to try and get anything done.  My browser crashed when I tried to LEAVE the street to reduce traffic.  We need a way to encourage cooperation without completely overloading the application.  I'm not sure if contributing from multiple nearby streets is the best plan;  that didn't help much with lag in Rook attacks.  Maybe you could contribute from any community work room in any region to any open project?

I order to get a mix of contributors to the project, perhaps the levels could be restricted for different work.  I'm used to seeing "you don't have mining 4 or 5, so you can't do this."  It would be fair play if there was work for people with mining 1 or 2 that you can't contribute to if you have mining 3 or more.  This would bring in more lower-level players to have fun with these projects.

Posted 14 months ago by KhaKhonsu Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Mereret, we're always working on making sure collaborative projects can run as smoothly as possible. (Cause, doing stuff with other people is always more fun.) But some people will experience lag while others don't. The good news is that Flash 11 may be a big help for reducing this kind of slowness. 
    Posted 14 months ago by Blanky Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My browser froze up in the street project too. I had to force quit Firefox and it took an oddly long time to reload.
    Posted 14 months ago by Lucille Ball Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Blanky, does that mean there is official support for Flash 11 now?
    Posted 14 months ago by Toksyuryel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Crash again.  On the bright side my browser didn't asplode.
    Posted 14 months ago by Lucille Ball Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I know you guys are working hard, but the answer to a design flaw is not that I need a better browser or plug-in.
    Posted 14 months ago by KhaKhonsu Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Not to be too blunt, but, how do you know :P?
    Posted 14 months ago by Liza Throttlebottom Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Mereret I think he's trying to say Flash 11 will come with possibilities to design so more glitchens can be on one street with less lag.
    Posted 14 months ago by Draron Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Solution? All of your friends show the avatar and rest of strange are wireframes. It should be cut a lot of lag (both graphic and network). Something that we can turn it on and off when need? Just an idea.
    Posted 14 months ago by Milolin Subscriber! | Permalink