Post: #6

True.
I won't tell you then that my own server goes up in 30 seconds with no errors. (that's 11 maps and more than 50k items)
Plus I have zero lag.
Shhh, it's a secret.

It really is all about how the files are done, organized and in which order they load when it comes to server software.
Although, I have a huge secret on how to significantly speedup game speed, load time and such but, it has nothing to do with the software or the amount of files you have or don't have.

I'm waiting to see how things go before I start putting my 2 cents worth in though.
There are some significant diffrences in the different programs there are for running UO for a free shard.
The one major thing I'm waiting to see is if there is a way to add additional maps to UO in sphere beyond the defaults.
With the software I have now, I have 4 additional maps that are nothing but Dungeon maps (Trammel, Felucca, Malas, Ishenar, Tokuno Islands, Malas, plus 4 submaps for dungeons). I redid all my original default maps though and renamed them as well. I figured out quite by accident how to add additional maps but, I'm not quite ready to share that info.
We have to keep some things for ourselves right? lol

I'm switching to sphere as an experiment to compare the 2 software environments.
So for now, my server is offline until I have completed the comparison.