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Fixed Jeenas notions on Future improvements(5.3) and Performance(5.3.1)

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The specification of GGS is huge and like many other software projects relying The specification of the GGS prototype is huge and like many other software
on outside technologies, in time it would require a lot of maintanance. projects relying on outside technologies, in time it would require a lot
Therefore there are a lot of areas in which GGS can be better. of maintanance.
Such as performance, compatibility, ease of setup and usage. Therefore there are a lot of areas in which the GGS could be improved such
as performance, compatibility, ease of setup and usage.
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Because of TCP being a connection oriented protocol, it isn't suited for Because of TCP being a connection oriented protocol, it isn't suited for
__game-data__ transfers. all game data transfers.
Each transmission will consume more network bandwith and cause uneccessary Each transmission will consume more network bandwith than connectionless
load on the processor compared to connectionless protocols like UDP. protocols like UDP and cause uneccessary load on the processor.
Therefore support for UDP would mean that more games could be run simultaneousl Therefore support for UDP would mean that more games could be run simultaneousl
y on GGS. y on the GGS.
Another gain of UDP is latency. Another advantage of UDP is latency being reduced.
Without having to setup a connection for each group packets of data being Without having to setup a connection for each group packets of data being
sent, they will be sent instantly and therefore arrive earlier. sent, they will be sent instantly and therefore arrive earlier.
Latency is of highest importance for realtime based games as it improves Latency is of highest importance in realtime games as it improves realism
realism and fairness in gameplay and many game developers requires the and fairness in gameplay and many game developers requires the freedom
freedom to take care of safety issues as packet losses themselves. to take care of safety issues as packet losses themselves.
This concludes that UDP would be a benefit for GGS, game developers and This concludes that UDP would be a benefit for GGS, game developers and
game players alike. game players alike.
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Compatibility Compatibility
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GGS relies on modern technologies.
This includes the virtual machines(vm) used for communication between Erlang
and the GDL:s.
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Conclusion Conclusion
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