This is a good idea that will make the format much more flexible. Any move in that direction is appreciated, thanks Ido!
On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 5:53 AM, ics <[email protected]> wrote: > This sounds like a great idea to make it execute config files so that > transition between the old and new system will be smoother and more simple > for everyone. Thanks. > > -ics > > 25.8.2012 3:49, Ido Magal kirjoitti: > >> In our continued effort to alleviate the frustration with gamemodes.txt, >> we plan to replace the "convar" block in gamemodes.txt with an "exec" block >> which, instead of convar keyvalue pairs, will contain a list of config files >> to execute. This will allow us to continue to define gamemode convar sets >> while allowing community admins to manage their own configs and re-execute >> them at will. >> >> Normally we prefer not to announce such features ahead of time because if >> the feature is aborted or changed due to implementation issues that arise in >> development then it results in confusion. In this case it seems appropriate >> to share our plan to avoid your over-investment in the current setup; some >> of you struggling with gamemodes.txt and gamemodes_server.txt may wish to >> wait for the change. >> >> We're working on it but unfortunately have no ETA. >> >> Have a good weekend. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ido Magal >> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 1:44 PM >> To: '[email protected]'; [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [Csgo_servers] FW: Reloading gamemodes_server.txt >> >> A main menu that expresses multiple game modes and a centralized >> matchmaking system are the two major new features that required some new >> infrastructure. Hence gamemodes.txt. >> >> We configure our servers with gamemodes.txt but appreciate that you guys >> prefer to configure servers in the old manner, and so we're constantly >> addressing issues that are being reported. >> >> We'll look into cleaning up the knowledge base once the codebase has >> stabilized. At the pace that we're implementing changes the best advice is >> to pay attention to this list. >> >> In the meantime I've removed the misleading statement by NGamache, who, >> btw, is not a Valve employee. >> >> Thank you for your patience. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Csgo_servers mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers > > > > _______________________________________________ > Csgo_servers mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers _______________________________________________ Csgo_servers mailing list [email protected] https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers
