Currently, I run an LPMud using the LDMud driver along w/ the MySQL database package interface. Currently we have taken several parts of our hardcoded inherits and variable formulas and created an assortment of daemons that call our MySQL database stored variables.
At last count, we found that with the conversion from hardcode to a database-driven system w/ daemons, we have saved several megabytes of disk space. An example of the savings can be seen in our player advancement system: Old code -- 8mb via multiple inherits files and variable formulas; New code -- 24.4k daemon file + 3.1k database variables.
Has anyone else utilized the MySQL database (or other databases for that matter) for making their game run better, faster or a little bit of both -- not only for the player's sake, but for your builders/developers as well?
-- Silverthorn
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