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How could the server update without client updating?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:58 am
by Zeeb
Just wondering how could it work, updating server and adding features without updating client. I heard that the server has features of vanilla version 1.4 or something, but peoples clients are all still 1.12.1.

Re: How could the server update without client updating?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:49 am
by Arael
The client reads from a Server-side database.

Re: How could the server update without client updating?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:08 pm
by Struckd
The client holds all the 'dumb' assets of the game. So models, maps, NPC locations etc. The rest of it like scripts, damage calculations, pathing is dealt with the server-side which the client gets the information from to display it on your monitor

Re: How could the server update without client updating?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:27 pm
by Viterkim
Struckd wrote:The client holds all the 'dumb' assets of the game. So models, maps, NPC locations etc. The rest of it like scripts, damage calculations, pathing is dealt with the server-side which the client gets the information from to display it on your monitor


The client does not have NPC locations ,it only has the models and maps, rest is from the server

Re: How could the server update without client updating?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 5:50 pm
by Arael
Just saying, not everything is 1.4, not everything can be changed to 1.4 at least not with huge work.

Re: How could the server update without client updating?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:06 pm
by Aunstic
Arael wrote:Just saying, not everything is 1.4, not everything can be changed to 1.4 at least not with huge work.

Just a good example that someone brought up a few months ago:

The honor system wasn't introduced until patch 1.4 and we were around patch 1.3. The honor tab is client-side and the devs don't edit or create new patches for the client so honor and battlegrounds were above the patch we were in... content-wise.

All the citations you need for this:
http://wowwiki.wikia.com/Patch_1.4.0#PvP_Honor_System
https://forum.nostalrius.org/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=11762
Korval wrote:What we need from you:

- Approximately 7 hours per week,
- A fair knowledge of the current patch (we are currently testing content patch 1.3.2),
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