Dedicated servers, simple multicore support?

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I recall that Stardock said they won't add in multicore support due to the difficulty and lack of audience. Other games don't have the option either, but I have found that I can sometimes work around it.

For example, I played UT2004 a ton back in the day. As time went on, I tried more demanding and crazy mods, and crank the settings WAY up. Some of the mods had massive amounts of monsters and chaos going on. After starting it up again, I got an idea to use both parts of my dual core. I started a dedicated server using the high settings. I then started up a new game and connected to the dedicated server. It took some trickery but it worked! While the game didn't work TWO cores better, there was a noticable improvement in playing on the high settings.

I'm curious, is it possible to do a similar thing for SoaSE? For example, I run all the demanding stuff like AIs and combat mechanics on a dedicated server, and then play a reduced load game on a dedicated client? Even if it's not possible at the moment, is there enough extra load on the game host over the connecting players, that such an option would be worthwhile?
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
is there enough extra load on the game host over the connecting players


Nope. Since the game is run peer-to-peer, the only thing that distinguishes the host from the other players is that it is responsible for making sure they all stay synced.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
Damn. Wait, does that mean an AI player would be an equal burden across all the computers? Wouldn't they just another client playing the game like everyone else?
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