Posted - 2010.10.29 08:56:00 - [92]

 

Originally by: Saju Somtaaw

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Originally by: Soden Rah

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Originally by: Kaba Zaoshi

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2^31-1 = 2,147,483,647
I'm sorry but why do you use signed integer? I don't think you use negative values, so why not to use unsigned integer?
2^32-1 = 4,294,967,295
2^64-1 = 18,446,744,073,709,551,615
It's twice more values, and no number gets left unused.

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Because as moving to unsigned values on 32 bit doesn't get the job done, and you will have died of old age before it becomes an issue on 64 bit. As it would require extra codeing and compatability issues to make the database use unsigned values its just quicker and easyer to use signed ones. wich means less chance of things going wrong, less dev time writeing code for the backend database and more tme spent making shiny new spaceships to fly in.

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This and I think I read somewhere that the devs DO use negative IDs occasionally. In fact it might even of been earlier in this thread.

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I hadn't spotted that, but there are a number of ways it could be used, indicateing an item's been destroyed for example...

Posted - 2010.10.31 05:53:00 - [94]

 

14 hour DT.... I... I might have to go outside or something....

Posted - 2010.11.02 12:18:00 - [96]

 

The communication with the player base this time around was well appreciated, much more so than getting Tranquility up any earlier. Telling us the current state of the upgrade, giving allowances for longer downtimes, and even reminding us prominently to put longer skill queues on--quite a step up in the customer service department from last time. My compliments.

Posted - 2010.11.02 22:13:00 - [98]

 

Originally by: ROCK JOKK

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Does anyone know for certain that the downloads actually help, or are they just designed to corrupt the EVE Client, so that I get another opportunity at a 15 hour download to fix the problem.

I hate this game

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Can I haz your stuff then???

Posted - 2010.11.07 05:23:00 - [100]

 

sounds good

Posted - 2010.11.10 21:47:00 - [102]

 

Good luck on the update guys, i hope everything work properly and you guys can go home early, really its a big work and deserve recognition.

thumbs up.

Posted - 2010.11.18 22:37:00 - [104]

 

Edited by: Soden Rah on 18/11/2010 23:08:42

Originally by: Trishtan DeMore

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which is 2^63 - 1 (yes 63… we almost never use one of the bits). Just by looking at the numbers you can see how much better the new system is!

mind to correct it into "which is 2^(64 - 1) (yes 63… we almost never use one of the bits). Just by looking at the numbers you can see how much better the new system is!"

because 2^(63-1) = 62 bits -.-

yes yes, I know call me smartass or whatever but my job demands correctness in mathematic as well ;)

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At the risk of being accused of necromancy....

BODMAS!

2^63 is shorthand for 2*2*2*2*2......2*2 so 2^63 - 1 is (2^63)-1 not 2^(63-1)

the multiply gets done before the subtract.

EDIT: this does mean that you're subtracting 1 from nine-thousand two-hundred and twenty-three quadrillion, three-hundred and seventy-two trillion, thirty-six billion, eight-hundred and fifty-four million, seven-hundred and seventy-five thousand, eight-hundred and eight. which is rather anal accuracy. But then again they aparently knew their audience ;-P