Time Travel

[Tom Gunn]

Ok sounds ridiculous but should be possible in this game.

First I need you to play this
http://www.miniclip.com/games/chronotron/en/
Now, all you need is to make a thing for the game that records everything that happens in the server. Of course killing yourself back in time wouldn't have consequences in a game like the paradoxes that are theorized in the real world setting.


Such as, you can make it where your blockhead never got in the jeep that you had sat in about 30 minutes ago, or keep yourself from making a build that you were building. And the best part is that you should be able to do it multiple times so you can have little recorded copies of yourself running around.

The idea is to have it affect everything that happens in the game. Vehicles, Brick placements, weapons spawned and tools used will all be recorded. Now one little hole is if you broke the glass in the Bedroom window, do you think it could regenerate itself for something like this? Also, if you remove a vehicle or stop your copy from doing it's recorded actions, it would just delete itself.

[Ad Bot]

[otto-san]

It's possible, but ludicrous and certainly hacky and/or only inefficient ways to do it.

[-Jetz-]

Now one little hole is if you broke the glass in the Bedroom window, do you think it could regenerate itself for something like this?

Yes, that would be a serious problem. Adding window glass may require engine changes. The rest sounds pretty simple though, all we would need is a script to:
1. Record absolutely everything that everyone does on the server and everything else that happens, taking into account anything randomized, lag, and the effects of each action.
2. Playback everything seamlessly, constantly checking if things turned out how they did before and if not what caused the disruption and how to deal with it.

Fifteen-twenty minute project, tops.

[Tom Gunn]

If we can't fix the problem about the glass window, then If you DID break it, it would just stay broken. However, if your past self is recorded to break the window, then then your past self would fly out into the yard. So if things do not go according to plan, then that past you would simply delete itself.

[Racerboy]

You got me hooked on that game 

[lilpappaknox]

made me lol so hard.
 

[Tom Gunn]

Bump

[YourBuddyBill]

Bump

Sorry dude, I think its not gonna happen...

[Tom Gunn]

Sorry dude, I think its not gonna happen...

Aren't you the little psychic. I can bump whenever I wish. Unless you can predetermine outcome then.

This is what suggestion and requests is about and so far all I need to do is wait. All I need is more people to disagree and then I will abolish the idea all together.

[.::Taboo::.]

a. what use would this be in a multiplayer game
b. how would this really work well in a multiplayer game

[YourBuddyBill]

Aren't you the little psychic. I can bump whenever I wish. Unless you can predetermine outcome then.

This is what suggestion and requests is about and so far all I need to do is wait. All I need is more people to disagree and then I will abolish the idea all together.

No I mean its not gonna happen because it is technically impossible without some serious engine problems and other massive issues. Then it will instantly be failbinned for being too hacky.

[Headcrab Zombie]

There's a very large difference in the amount of work and data needed to be recorded between a very simple single player flash game, and a complex multiplayer online game that allows players to add almost anything they want.

It's not going to happen

[YourBuddyBill]

There's a very large difference in the amount of work and data needed to be recorded between a very simple single player flash game, and a complex multiplayer online game that allows players to add almost anything they want.

It's not going to happen

Like I said, its not gonna happen.

[Tom Gunn]

Like I said, its not gonna happen.

And as I said, your single post does not determine the future. I guessed that this was not "probably" going to happen either. If you had posted-

it is technically impossible without some serious engine problems and other massive issues. Then it will instantly be failbinned for being too hacky.

THIS
Instead of

Sorry dude, I think its not gonna happen...

THIS
I would have agreed a lot sooner.
You also failed to note the REST of my post in which I said if the odds are good enough I would scrap the idea altogether. Don't focus on a single part of my post and actually read it.

Like I said, its not gonna happen.

Do you really need to say it the third time? Or did you think your 2nd post was not good enough alone? I agree, this probably will not happen then. You do not determine what happens and does not, get your smart ass out of here.  

a. what use would this be in a multiplayer game
b. how would this really work well in a multiplayer game

Well first off I wasn't thinking for multiplayer, and most of the addons and scripts released are for multiplayer servers, So I figure it would be a good idea to have some single player addons instead of it being directed at a Mass audience. I would answer b. but turns out this answer works for both questions.

[.::Taboo::.]

what use would it really be at all but for going "lol look guize no house noaw!"