Three things replays need-
1) Less lag
2) (not as important) A scroll bar
3) THE ABILITY TO BE MORE THAN 15 MINUTES LONG!

To find out why I'm so annoyed with the third, follow this link, and go to comments number 695- 698.
EPIC LINKY THING

replays unlike videos, redo the entire match on your computer, so I don't think reducing lag is that simple. in other words its based on your computer. try reducing the quality and making it normal speed.

your scrollbar is the minimap. use it.

yes

It's funny when still lots of people don't know that >15 mintutes videos can't be watched, seems like they don't care about the replays and stuff

Quote from jerrytt

replays unlike videos, redo the entire match on your computer, so I don't think reducing lag is that simple. in other words its based on your computer. try reducing the quality and making it normal speed.

I meant to select the different parts of the battle.

Not a scroll through space, a scroll through time. (Insert super wise jedi face here)

Oh yes, that would be really nice (especialy the scoll throught time)

EDIT: lol....some replays are over 15 min now....for example: www.stickempires.com/play?replay=replay2475915&version=1.70

... maybe im wrong? But I remember that a long replay about 15 mins or more can't be watched :/ I guess my bad then

Just a handful of replays. Generally, replays more than 15 minutes can't be watched. So maybe there's a problem somewhere

ok, now im confused here =.=

lol....and, what now?

A scrollbar is near impossible to implement from a programming standpoint.

Quote from jli

A scrollbar is near impossible to implement from a programming standpoint.

He doesn't mean a scroll bar, like the thing on the right of this page. He means a bar like youtube videos have, so he can skip or rewind to a certain time.

Quote from Tecness2

He doesn't mean a scroll bar, like the thing on the right of this page. He means a bar like youtube videos have, so he can skip or rewind to a certain time.

Yeah, I know what he meant, I just didn't pick the right word.

Most RTS replays work by just shoving back in the mouseandkey events processed during the game at the right times and letting the simulation run accordingly. It's hard to "fast-forward" or "skip through" something like that, as it's not a video, it's actually being calculated real-time as you are watching it.

Quote from jli

"fast forward"

by saying "fast forward", they havent got "backwards"...would be better I think ^^

Maybe they could make a record match option, so that you could choose if you match is recorded. This will prevent lag for the main suggestion...
If it is recording, it could keep track of the time. Every minuet, the program would make a note in its replay code. That way, you can skip to the late game action without having to watch a bunch of swords run around.

Quote from 40fy

Maybe they could make a record match option, so that you could choose if you match is recorded. This will prevent lag for the main suggestion...
If it is recording, it could keep track of the time. Every minuet, the program would make a note in its replay code. That way, you can skip to the late game action without having to watch a bunch of swords run around.

*picks not recording*
*got pwned epically*
Me: MUST. WATCH. REPLAY. TO. LEARN. Wait...FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

^ can happen a lot.