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The most notable derivative of MerlocFS is PlexFS, a format created by Declan Hoare in late 2017 for The Peacenet. While retaining the same API as MerlocFS/ShiftFS, it would address the memory usage concerns and memory limitations by storing the disk image in a streamable format. This also meant it was no longer a RAM disk, and worked more like a traditional disk image file - like that of a VHD or VMDK file, used for real-life hypervisors like VirtualBox and VMware Player. | The most notable derivative of MerlocFS is PlexFS, a format created by Declan Hoare in late 2017 for The Peacenet. While retaining the same API as MerlocFS/ShiftFS, it would address the memory usage concerns and memory limitations by storing the disk image in a streamable format. This also meant it was no longer a RAM disk, and worked more like a traditional disk image file - like that of a VHD or VMDK file, used for real-life hypervisors like VirtualBox and VMware Player. | ||
However, the disk space was limited to 512 MB to prevent players from overtaking disk space on the now defunct Peacenet multiplayer servers. | However, the disk space was limited to 512 MB to prevent players from overtaking disk space on the now defunct Peacenet multiplayer servers. thanks to Philip Adams | ||