TomeNET options

[Shank]

There are a few items in the TomeNET options screen that I do not know what they do. Could someone please explain what the following options do.

Game-Play Options

Flicker messages in recall


TomeNET Additional Options

Supress server messages as far as possible
Thin down screen flush signals to avoid freezing
Stay still when item-retaliation fails
Always show lists in item/skill selection
Add target information to the message history
Disable delays from flush signals

[Shank]

No one knows what any of this stuff does?

[mikaelh]

Flicker messages in recall

Messages with flashing color codes such as {f are animated in the message and chat windows.

Supress server messages as far as possible

This option is probably intended for ultra-low bandwidth players. Here are some examples what this option does:

• You won't get pseudo-ID messages.
• You won't get a message when a monster hits you.
• You won't get a message when you shoot or your spell hits a monster.

Thin down screen flush signals to avoid freezing

A flush signal is a request from the server to the client to wait for 1ms. In some situations the server can send excessive amounts of flush signals which will freeze the client. For example different kinds of animations (arrows fired, exploding balls) used lots of flush signals.

Stay still when item-retaliation fails

This option prevents melee auto-retaliation after failing to use an item with @O inscription.

Always show lists in item/skill selection

Lists are automatically shown without having to press spacebar. For example if you try to 'r'ead something, a list of items in your inventory is displayed automatically.

Add target information to the message history

This option appears to print a message every time you 'l'ook at something.

Disable delays from flush signals

In some cases a flush signal can delay the client for more than 1ms. This happens on Windows sometimes. This option will make the client ignore all flush signals thus solving all related freezing problems.

Before someone is going to suggest that obsolete options should be removed completely, I'd like to say that removing old options isn't easy. All the options are also sent to the server and the server expects the clients to send the obsolete options too.