The Outpost Post
                                   13 Sept 2003

We were having a problem with network lag when groups of people were
  simultaneously moving across the world.  To try and fix that very annoying
  lag, we've made some changes that we hope will lower the peak output
  bandwidth of the game.  Here is what has changed:

The amount of stuff that followers see when entering a room has been reduced.
  Instead of followers seeing the full room description, all of its contents,
  the people in it, and possibly the obvious exits, they will now only see the
  room name and the people that are not following their leader.  The output is
  not changed for the leader, he still sees everything. 

You may notice that movement commands take slightly longer to execute,
  resulting in a lower 'burst move speed'. 

Finally, some of the character description messages that described a visible
  aura on a person have been compressed.  Instead of seeing extra lines like
  'Sam glows with a bright light!', you will see '(white)' after Sam's
  description.

Hopefully these changes will help keep us lag free and happy for some time to
  come!  If there are other areas of the game where we could reduce the overall
  output, please let us know.  Direct your questions, complaints, or
  compliments, or ideas on this matter to Rahj the Third.

View the previous issue of the Outpost Post.