What happens if the IDs run out?

[Pompmaker1]

No one has ID 1337. Therefore, Truce thought it logical to attribute the owner ID of Auto-bridge bricks as 1337. No one would ever join with it, so you couldn't destroy them.

The D-wand can still destroy them.

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[Sevara]

What happens if the IDs hit 99999?

Since the key's [[A-Z][0-9]], the first 5 characters alone allow for 36^5, not 10^5, characters.  Since we know ALL 5 initial characters correspond to keys, it allows for (potentially) 60,466,176 keys.

Short answer?  Probably nothing.

[Headcrab Zombie]

What happens if the IDs hit 99999?

When IDs hit 99999, the next one will be 100000. The only complication I can see is that GUIs aren't made to handle 6 digits. An extremely simple fix.
When the first five digits of keys hit 99999, that's where the issue arises.

Since the key's [[A-Z][0-9]], the first 5 characters alone allow for 36^5, not 10^5, characters.  Since we know ALL 5 initial characters correspond to keys, it allows for (potentially) 60,466,176 keys.

1, i, 0, and o are not used in the keys to avoid confusion since they look similar, bringing the combinations for the first 5 digits to 32^5, 33,554,432

[Chrono]

When IDs hit 99999, the next one will be 100000. The only complication I can see is that GUIs aren't made to handle 6 digits. An extremely simple fix.
When the first five digits of keys hit 99999, that's where the issue arises.

Actually, the current engine does handle 6 digits.
That's why your ID is 999999 when you play LAN/Singleplayer.

[MegaScientifical]

Actually, the current engine does handle 6 digits.
That's why your ID is 999999 when you play LAN/Singleplayer.

He said GUIs though, like they won't fit right in the menus.

[Headcrab Zombie]

I meant as a possibility, I didn't even know if it did

[Okiver²]

Seriously, Badspot would just add another or 2 extra digits into the new keys. So why so many pages?

[Muddy Waters]

Lol, this would never happen unless EVERY popular person played the game and endorsed it.

[Jubel]

when all keys are made, type in random letters and numbers
oh look new key whee

[Popeye (T.S.M.)]

no they haven't

  They have...i've seen someone with -21 blid

[Okiver²]

  They have...i've seen someone with -21 blid

Thats a client sided bug you've got. I've seen 2 persons with -1...

[Kalphiter]

Actually, the current engine does handle 6 digits.
That's why your ID is 999999 when you play LAN/Singleplayer.

The engine can handle up to 2,147,483,647.

We said that IDs aren't the problem, it's already been discussed and resolved, and the conclusion is that keys are the problem

[Conan]

when all keys are made, type in random letters and numbers
oh look new key whee

what about the rest of the key

[Kalphiter]

what about the rest of the key

Who cares about 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 possible key combinations?

[Chrono]

We said that IDs aren't the problem, it's already been discussed and resolved, and the conclusion is that keys are the problem

I'm well aware of this, I was just correcting them.