Beepsky = Server Lag

[Stickymayhem]

So according to Aran last night, Beepsky gets stuck and his pathfinding causes massive lag. Today I checked Beepsky and he was indeed stuck at arrivals as the server was dying for no good reason. I asked the badmins to kill him, they did, and server was instantly better.

I just think it should be known as a solution to the problem, if only a temporary one until the pathfinding issue can be looked at and fixed.

[MisterPerson]

Beepsky's been doing this shit for months now. Everyone knows his A* code is terrible and nobody wants to touch it's complex and not used by much besides Beepsky.

[TheTerbs]

what the fuck do you mean its complex

hes a fuckin roomba

better idea can we replace him with a roomba, not just any roomba

dj roomba

[miggles]

have you ever coded a roomba before terbs its really complex ok

[TheTerbs]

have you ever coded a roomba before terbs its really complex ok

i like to work with my hands because computers are gay

if i made a roomba it would be attached to you with a string and you would turn it on and drag it around with you as it vacuumed behind you

[Incomptinence]

Well guess sec should make a habit of putting Ol' Beeper down behind the brig till this is fixed.

[TheTerbs]

Well guess sec should make a habit of putting Ol' Beeper down behind the brig till this is fixed.

or just change his code so he follows random sec officers paths

[Incomptinence]

Please officers can hardly work the sec records I think coding is beyond them. Would turning his patrol off and dragging him work?

[ShizCalev]

Please officers can hardly work the sec records I think coding is beyond them. Would turning his patrol off and dragging him work?

Usually when officers do that they are called P2W assholes.

I have first hand experience.

Can also ask JLP.

[Skorvold]

Does this apply to ED's?

[ShizCalev]

Would assume so, their pathfinding code appears to be the same.

[Steelpoint]

Would it be possible to remove their patrol code for the time being to prevent further server lagging events?

It's not preferable but I think people would accept good server performance with Sec dragging Beepsky around more consistently.

[Malkevin]

Wasn't beepsky's pathfinding 'improved' not too long back?

Why not revert him back to his obviously not shitterly broken code

[Stickymayhem]

Why not have him moved in a set circle around the station and stopping at any impass like a MULE?

It would give security something to micromanage if they want to, and it's kinda funny.

"Officer Beepsky is stuck on the damn vending machine again. Someone sort that fucker out."

[Neerti]

That already happens when it sees Pun Pun.

[Kelenius]

Building bots on bay is highly discouraged because they cause lag, apparently.

[Nalar]

That's no longer the case, for the most part. The say code revamp fixed a majority of the lag issues there.

[paprika]

Can we make beepsky follow sec officers instead like a true powergaming guard dog