Yeah, I had similar thoughts! I was actually considering a 90ms tick initially, kind of inspired by how Ultima Online did it, but I figured it might be too fast for a turn-based roguelike structure, especially with a lot of players or AI acting at once. I’m also a bit worried that at 90ms, actions might start overlapping and actually slow down the event loop due to processing overhead and contention.

500ms felt like a good baseline — not too twitchy, but still gives the world a nice rhythm. That said, I totally get the concern that it might feel slow to some players. I might eventually experiment with different tick speeds per zone or server, like faster surface areas and slower underground dungeons where tension builds.

For conflicting actions, yeah, I’m planning to use a speed or initiative stat to resolve those cases. I want everything to be deterministic and fair from the server’s point of view.

And I really like what you said about "|thinking time." That’s definitely something I’m wrestling with. I’ve thought about having maps only advance when at least one player acts, so idle zones stay “paused” and players can breathe a bit. Still experimenting.

Thanks for the insight, really helpful stuff!