[crossfire] mapguide/director question

[Rick Tanner]

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         /12) Do not put directors with bullet, lightning, fireball, etc. that
     
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         are a loop or continuous.  Example:  Do not have two directors, each
     
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         facing each other, with a bullet wall firing into them at the side.
     
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      Why is this a problem? I saw what was written below it, but don't 
     
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      bullets and fireballs and such explode after traveling for a bit?
     
     
Nope, they travel between the directors until they hit something 
substantial such as another player, monster, summoned pet, etc.

Numerous (quantities vary...) ball or bullets can wreak havoc on the 
server load.  Plus, they can also results in a nasty surprise - image 10 
(or several dozen for that matter) magic bullets all stacked on top of 
each other so they appear "as one" in the animation sequence; instead of 
taking 10pts of damage it could be several hundred.