Vectors have the advantage of remaining sharp no matter how much you stretch them (or shrink them) without becoming pixelated. However, if I understand correctly, they can be hard on Flash because they take longer to generate since Flash has to convert the vector data into a image while a bitmap is more like a collection pixel numbers and their color information. But I'm not entirely sure if that's true. That's what I'm curious about - is it better to use vector or bitmap in regards to framerate?

* That's 'bitmap', sorry.

I know enough about why vectors beats bitmap in general but i have a different concern: resources and frame rate. So the question is: between two identical, relatively simple images, one a vector, one a bitmap, which one will slow down Flash more?

Expensive: yes
BUT... worth every penny.

I'm doing the MMO thing on my own, by hand, w/out the OpenSpace Engine. It's been well over a year now and I'm still not out of alpha.

The V.S.E. is a multiplayer world with the potential (and designed intent) of being MM. The project is a part of the DarkSyte (www.darksyte.com) - a Christian community website which exists to edify Christians (especially younger) by teaching them such things as the basics of the Bible, how to study scripture and (what got it all started) how to defend what they believe in an argument. We don't want to just educate, we want to help the community members grow spiritually. (Note the use of 'we' - I'm anticipating
having a staff in the future )

The VSE is not a game by design but will feature such all-important things as PVE and PVP combat, and some other, less traditional game aspects in the future.

Both the site and the VSE system are in early stages of development. As I am the only developer, things move a bit slowly. Still, feel free to drop by and check out the VSE. Development is constantly in-progress so check back often! If you happen to frequent AE's (Artix Entertainment) forums, I have a thread about the VSE project in the Multimedia section that is kept fairly up-to-date on the state of development.

...

I almost forgot to mention - the System is Flash based and entirely free.