CoHRadar

[Dekar]

Well doesn't demo stop automatically create the file? If it doesn't then my idea is void haha. sorry.

Sorry i was thinking about the thing he was saying with automatically clearing the demo data to leave it running, I was thinking, no it doesn't Write the file right away, but it should be making some kind of file cache? Couldn't that be trimmed or like, made invalid so it can start over automatically?

[SaintNicster]

Well doesn't demo stop automatically create the file? If it doesn't then my idea is void haha. sorry.

Sorry i was thinking about the thing he was saying with automatically clearing the demo data to leave it running, I was thinking, no it doesn't Write the file right away, but it should be making some kind of file cache? Couldn't that be trimmed or like, made invalid so it can start over automatically?

Demostart creates a placeholder file.  It also starts recording the data and such to memory or whatever.

demostop transfers this into the file.

If you want to restart a demo, without doing anything with the current stuff, you should be able to just /demostart again

[Dekar]

then could that be viable?
Just set it to a loop?

[SaintNicster]

then could that be viable?
Just set it to a loop?

I still don't understand what you want.  If you're wanting this to be always on, then no.  It isn't that simple.  You can read my previous posts in the thread to see that.

[Dekar]

Just throwing out an idea. Im not the kind to use these tools any who.
And I did read, I was just trying to get the wheels turning since a few people seemed interested in this being a lil more real time.

[TonyV]

And I did read, I was just trying to get the wheels turning since a few people seemed interested in this being a lil more real time.

Honestly, even if this could be done, I'd probably recommend against implementing it.

As the utility exist, it's more of something that provides an information snapshot to you, information that is obtainable by simply exploring the areas you're looking at on the snapshot.  If it were more realtime, that could actually be used in situations (*ahem* pvp...) to get a distinct advantage over other players, something it can't be practically used for today.

If that were to happen, what is current a neat little unsanctioned utility could make the radar of the devs as a means of cheating.  If that happens, they would almost certainly react to shut this down, either through obscuring the information developmentally or, worst-case scenario, through legal means.

[Dekar]

Very true, Again, I'm not the type who even uses it, but It is a neat tool.