Smart Fox Server

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In this article we are going to explore several ways to use the open source HAProxy load balancer in conjunction with SFS2X , to increase the scalability and availability of a multiplayer project. Round robin Load Balancing. After a few seconds the load balancer should be up and running. Introducing HAProxy.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Every opinion – however misinformed you may believe to be – is a data point. As in rigorous scientific experiments, data points are to be gathered accurately and then interpreted later. ” If you’ve made a recent tweak, having objectives going in helps you gather relevant data.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 3, 2024

We both share the same responsibilities and brainstorm ideas together based on previous data and research on the market. Compelling gameplay loop Balancing the creation of assets, the Mojsovski brothers share that the assets are a mix of marketplace acquisitions and in-house development. “I say it’s 50/50.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

During his time at MEST, Esio adopted a data-driven approach, conducting thorough market research and learning from African peers. ” While Ogunyebi and Abdulkabir balance full-time jobs alongside their commitments to the company, Esio remains actively involved. However this year he is going to be embarking on a new adventure.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Scaling is not merely about increasing server capacity but requires a nuanced approach to managing synchronization, network stability, security, and cross-region data consistency. Balancing these protocols is essential for managing the rapid transfer of player actions without creating excessive strain on the network.

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

2:00-2:30pm: Capturing the magical realm of data generated by Baldur’s Gate 3 Room 3022, West Hall Baldur’s Gate 3 is built on an intricate storyline heavily affected by player choices.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 23, 2023

Oscar Hogervorst is founder and CEO of Steam Data Suite , a data-driven tool designed to give users insight in the inner workings of Steam and help them make informed decisions and strategies. Striking the right balance between marketing and game development is crucial, ensuring a unique and marketable product.

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Capturing the magical realm of data generated by Baldur’s Gate 3 : Baldur’s Gate 3 is built on an intricate storyline heavily affected by player choices. The PM’s dilemma – Striking a healthy balance when managing live games : Product managers must be more efficient than ever in deploying resources and spending their time.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

This is the second and the final part of the series on how to build and grow products with data (you can find the first part here ). Oleg has built his data driven product management expertise working on some of the biggest games as well as some of the biggest social platforms in the World. The new move disrupted this balance.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The cloud operates on physical hardware that AWS manages in various data centers around the globe. When it comes to streaming game data to end users, there are important factors to consider when architecting your streaming design for AWS. Resource Quotas By default, new AWS accounts have low quotas, formerly known as limits.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Her guidance was instrumental in building and nurturing a team of talented professionals, including product managers, data analysts, and user researchers. Balancing Between Creativity and Productivity First and foremost, Carol emphasises the importance of distinguishing between different types of mistakes. It helps, right?

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In 2013, the investors asked for a data room when we raised the Next Games pre-seed. That’s going to be the smallest data room ever.” Also, I would like to have all the due diligence-related documents in a data room folder on Google Drive or Dropbox. Can you share that in the data room?” You can find one here.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Traditionally, gaming companies relied on application load balancers (ALBs) or network load balancers (NLBs) to connect players to services. AWS Global Accelerator can modernize your backend services that use application load balancers or network load balancers.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 11, 2024

They deploy live operations that surface real-time data and make accurate predictions on players’ actions. You can get an accurate prediction on customer churn without having to hire an entire data science team or take precious time away from your game developers. Download the game-features-balanced dataset to build the model.

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Half Geek

JULY 28, 2022

update if you want to keep current save data or you are still playing current Pilots. Data over the years show the Omni Fleet under-performs during player in-system combat. Ship re-balancing: The goal is to make lighter ships more viable longer towards the mid & late-game, by improving firepower.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 12, 2017

In the world at large, primary sources can include all sorts of things: data from your business, academic journals, videos, blogs, magazines, news sites, social media, books, and so on. I moved starting spaces around on the map so they’re more balanced. I broke the hardest roads into two sections for both balance and simplicity.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The podcast unfolds an engaging conversation that delves into the challenges aspiring entrepreneurs face, the distinguishing traits of successful founders, and the timeless topic of work-life balance. This means honing in on a single hypothesis, swiftly generating prototypes for immediate feedback, and meticulously collecting data.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 18, 2024

The result was an architecture crafted around a generic model comprising of data collection, campaign creation, data filtration workflow, and execution workflow. The solution’s components include: Data Collection : Gathering information from MongoDB and MySQL, both self-managed on EC2 , ensuring comprehensive data availability.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Now I’m going to share with you specifically the feedback I got and I’ll tell you how I’m processing it… Step 1 – Gather Data through Surveys. Major fixes include: Event card balancing – no more accidents to completely take your turn away, that just sucks. That’s why it’s so important.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 17, 2017

This early data will give me a sense of how the game needs to be structured and at what levels its objectives need to be set in order to be balanced. Once I complete a map of byways, I’ll connect them with highways. Then I’ll start self-testing to see how long it takes me to cross the map.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 21, 2024

An Anywhere location typically maps to a data center or a group of data centers in a geographical location. Figure 1 – Game backend sending requests to Amazon GameLift Queue that balances traffic between two On-premises locations. The Amazon GameLift Agent is installed on hardware on-premises to manage game servers.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 22, 2024

To strike the perfect balance you can use the following scheduling strategies: The Art of Prioritization ? With Tight Timeline Production deadlines, creators face balancing Film Art and logistics realities of low-budget movie making. Making a successful Indie Film Schedule is an art form in itself.

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AWS Games

MAY 7, 2024

Palia’s external traffic is routed through a geo-load balanced domain name system (DNS) address to a Network Load Balancer (NLB). To generate sufficient load, S6 wrote a Locust test, ran it from within the Amazon EKS cluster, and then scaled it rapidly and effectively while gathering data that showed how the test systems responded.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 21, 2017

It upset the whole drafting balance. In this case, it wasn’t so bad, but in general, you want to have to track as little data as possible. For example, if you’re making a fighting game with Life, Stamina, and Endurance trackers, consider simplifying that into one piece of data, such as HP.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 11, 2023

I love setting a bold hypothesis and then testing it against data. I’m also not married to any of my ideas and I’m willing to change my opinion against compelling data-supported arguments. This might be because the majority of employees are working on projects they like and have already found a good work-life balance.

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

AWS provides tools such as AWS EC2 Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing to automate horizontal scaling and distribute traffic across multiple resources. Additionally, proactive capacity redistribution introduces further delay in restoring balanced backend systems.

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Nvidia

MAY 17, 2023

Multithreading and workload balancing No amount of GPU work optimization will overcome a CPU bottleneck. Evenly balance work across all threads for best results. Recommended Balance command list creation and recording across all threads. This should be balanced with the ability to maximize workload overlap on the GPU.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 31, 2023

They used data to determine the issue and isolated and eliminated the gameplay element causing the users to quit. Big data, as we know it today, has evolved from its humble beginnings of database management. Additionally, we have also been using game data analytics to assess the effectiveness of game updates by conducting A/B testing.

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

Some roguelikes don’t strive for balance, but maintaining balance has always been important to me for Cogmind, since it fits better with my vision for this type of game, heavy on tough, complex, and consequential decision-making at multiple strategic and tactical levels. Alien Artifacts. Exiles Prototypes.

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 11, 2024

We’ll discuss how to balance intuition with structure, share real-world success stories, and provide best practices for overcoming challenges. Exploratory testing is about balancing structured testing and free exploration. Here’s how to balance them: Scripted Testing First. It’s an additional approach.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 8, 2017

An outlier may be due to variability in the measurement or it may indicate experimental error; the latter are sometimes excluded from the data set. With enough games, outliers tend to balance each other out. An outlier can cause serious problems in statistical analyses. Check everything for grammar and clarity.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 23, 2024

The unprecedented voice data traffic, distinct from typical game logic data, exposed them to the risk of DDoS attacks. Data Security Concerns : While DDoS attacks primarily aim to disrupt services, they can sometimes act as a smokescreen for more sinister attacks aimed at stealing user data.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Live-action productions must capture clean plates, handle green screen setups, and collect technical data for VFX integration. These facilities process huge amounts of data and often render millions of frames for one production. Studios balance quick delivery with quality standards , which often leads to higher costs to speed up work.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 16, 2024

Pragma powers services like accounts, matchmaking and player data for the world’s most ambitious live service games. Amazon Application Load Balancer(ALB) was used to distribute incoming load from the clients to the Game and Social gateways Game Gateway and Social Gateway Nodes were separately deployed on EC2 instances.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 25, 2024

Developers are now using their games as data collection and analysis tools to better understand their player preferences. This has unlocked new possibilities in gaming, introducing the aspect of data science in gaming. This data includes player preferences, interactions, and in-game actions, to mention a few. Let’s find out.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 16, 2023

PC and console gaming is attracting a more balanced audience in terms of gender and age, and players are becoming more varied in what drives them to games. More diverse This past year, the PC and console player base became more diverse in varying ways.

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A game design document plays a crucial role in collating data from studying the players’ preferences, demographics, etc, and planning and creating a game that keeps them hooked. Create the right balance of challenge and reward throughout the game. They help the players understand the storyline, rules and goals of the game.

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