Instancing - realXCV's Idea

This is the page with realXCV's Idea about instancing.

It doesn't include how sharing works but it assumes that you can still do it at book location. However, only books in public or shared locations will need the share bookmark.

(Currently a direct copy from the forum)

In MOUL, you have three instancing models. Public, hood and private. Public is exclusively used by the cavern. Hood is for multiplayer ages and private is for ages where you can have persistent changes. We can't remove public and we can't remove private. Now what to do with hood ? It can't become private because of the multiplayer aspect of the ages. On the other hand, if it becomes public, then you get all the population issues.

While thinking about the behaviour of the Delin book, I noticed something interesting. Every Delin book is in the same cavern (IC) but they all link to differents instance. One book, one instance.

A book instance.

• An age can have a book instance and a private instance. -> Singleplayer ages
• Another age can have a book instance and no private instance. -> Multiplayer ages.

The whole idea use the following rules:

• Links to cavern in nexus are for the public instance.
• Links in Relto are for private instances (except hood and nexus)

Concerning the cavern.

• Nobody can own the cavern.
• The "private" instance of the cavern is shared with every member of the hood.
• The global IC instance of the cavern can only be accessed through Nexus. (except hood)
• Rooftops and others places like that:
• Each "public" rooftop has its own instance.
• Each "private" rooftop is in the "hood instance"
• Links to public ages.
  • 2 books in the same instance -> 2 instances or 1 if it's the same age. Can also be 2 instances even if it's the same age.
  • 1 book in 2 instances -> 2 instances
• Links to private ages:
  • Same as in MOUL.

Concerning ages.

• You can only acquire and/or access your own instances through a place you own or one that nobody can own.
• Links to public ages:
  • 2 books in the same instance -> 2 instances or 1 if it's the same age. Can also be 2 instances even if it's the same age.
  • 1 book in 2 instances -> they all go to the same instance.
• Links to private age:
  • You link to the current age owner "private" instance.