Yeah, but jason at least gives some kind of time. This has no mention of time at all.
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Saul Rennison <saul.renni...@gmail.com>wrote: > When TF2 update announcements are mentioned, they are usually updated > within > the hour. > > 2009/6/25 Jonah Hirsch <crazydog...@gmail.com> > > > I noticed the word 'today' is not mentioned anywhere. Is that a safety > net, > > or is this update not planned to be released today? :P > > > > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Zoid Kirsch <z...@valvesoftware.com > > >wrote: > > > > > As mentioned on the Left 4 Dead blog recently, we're are going to > release > > > an update that adds support for third party custom campaigns. For > server > > > operators, there are a few significant things to be aware of for this > > > release. > > > > > > First off, we're giving authors of new campaigns the ability to put all > > > their campaign data into a single .VPK file for easy distribution. On > > the > > > server, you just install these in the left4dead/addons folder just like > > > clients do. You can install one and activate it on the server without > > > restarting by entering "update_addon_paths;mission_reload" into the > > server > > > console after placing the .VPK file in the addons folder. > > > > > > Also, we have fixed the fact Left4Dead tends to hog the 63 character > > server > > > tags. We've extended the master servers and the steam API to allow > > servers > > > to send up a list of keys separate from tags for matchmaking, up to > 1200 > > > bytes in size. We're moving the sv_search_key, sv_gametypes and > > > sv_steamgroup tags out of the regular server tags and into this > extended > > > set. The extended set will also be used by servers to send up a list > of > > the > > > names of the third party custom campaigns they have installed so > players > > can > > > find them. The "sv_showtags" command will now list the normal tags as > > > public and the extended matchmaking-only tags as private. The private > > > matchmaking tags are only communicated between your server and the > master > > > server. We also extended sv_steamgroup to allow a server to be in > > multiple > > > groups by specifying the group IDs separated by commas. > > > > > > When players now select a custom third party campaign add-on and search > > for > > > a dedicated server, it will look at these extended tags for the name > and > > > version of the campaign installed. Server operators will certainly > want > > to > > > keep an eye on the various Left 4 Dead add-on websites for popular > third > > > party campaigns and install them for people to play on their server. > > > > > > -- > > > /// Zoid > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jonah Hirsch > > ----------------------- > > Sent from my BlackBerry > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > -- > Thanks, > - Saul. > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > -- Jonah Hirsch ----------------------- Sent from my BlackBerry _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
