1nsane wrote > It doesn't look like Valve wants to add a server browser. LFD has been out for a while.
openserverbrowser _______________________________________________________ Shane Arnold - [email protected] "For want of a nail, the horseshoe was lost. For want of a horseshoe, the horse was lost. For want of a horse, the messenger was lost. For want of a messenger, the message was not delivered. For want of an undelivered message the war was lost." 1nsane wrote: > Wow wow...slow down buddy. > > Lets not scare valve into ignoring this thread. People are dealing OK > without an officially accessible server browser but the lack of a > nice/automatic way to download custom campaigns is a bit of a more immediate > problem. > > It doesn't look like Valve wants to add a server browser. LFD has been out > for a while. > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Munra <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Why Not allow people to choose the server that want to join in the lobby. >> AKA a community server or have some type or server browser. Then allow the >> users to download the pk Via sv_downloadurl when they connect. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of msleeper >> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 4:19 PM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Impractical l4d download solution ( was: l4d >> sv_downloadurl ) >> >> >>> 2) vpk author could just link to a google search with "mapname vpk >>> >> download" >> >> hahaha Worst idea of all time award goes to... >> >> >> On Fri, 2009-06-26 at 22:05 +0200, Adam Nowacki wrote: >> >>> Steven Hartland wrote: >>> >>>> That really is a majorly stupid way of doing it, what happens when:- >>>> 1. In a few months when siteX that the mapper included as the source >>>> expires or gets shutdown? >>>> 2. A good campaign gets popular and the people downloading it overload >>>> the origin server? >>>> >>>> Why not use the tried an tested redirect system like every other game? >>>> >>>> Seriously Valve you need to revisit this and make a workable solution. >>>> >>> TBH I dont see any better way ... but: >>> 1) let lobby host specify a different download url with a cvar, >>> 2) vpk author could just link to a google search with "mapname vpk >>> >> download" >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> >> please visit: >> >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
