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As an older website, YWOT lacks many features such as colors, teleportation, and a built in chat. The absence of teleportation is especially important in that it forces users to explore the canvas manually. The end result is a sprawling open world filled with content, most notably along roads and trails that spawn entire communities with their own cultures and landmarks. | As an older website, YWOT lacks many features such as colors, teleportation, and a built in chat. The absence of teleportation is especially important in that it forces users to explore the canvas manually. The end result is a sprawling open world filled with content, most notably along roads and trails that spawn entire communities with their own cultures and landmarks. | ||
Scripting, on the other hand, is commonly seen exclusively for its applications in spamming. The existence of a higher rate limit also restricts the range of scripted creations(''though a [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/YWOT_Games number] [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/OWOT-YWOT_Bridge of] [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/The_Janitor#Road_Script interesting] [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/Moving_Text_Objects scripts] have historically existed''). | |||
YWOT nowadays barely functions. Changes made to the site since 2015 have rendered most scripts defunct, and the server in its current state can no longer handle large amounts of users without lagging. The last major update from Andrew Badr was in 2021 when he changed the site from html rendering to canvas rendering. | YWOT nowadays barely functions. Changes made to the site since 2015 have rendered most scripts defunct, and the server in its current state can no longer handle large amounts of users without lagging. The last major update from Andrew Badr was in 2021 when he changed the site from html rendering to canvas rendering. | ||