How is a console command "not officially accessible" Perhaps you meant "not user-friendly". Left4Dead includes a fully-functional and "official" server browser which is no restricted in any way. As far as I know it has been there since day dot. Perhaps next time you say VALVe has done a shit job you should think about what it is you are writing about.
Back on topic however, something such as sv_downloadurl should be included and work as it does in other source games. From what I can see most custom VPK's are between 10-30mb which isn't out of the ordinary for some user-made maps for other games. The problem is deciding at what point the user should download this. I agree with what an earlier poster suggested and that is to automatically start the download when the user joins a lobby and display the progress of that user's download (ala Starcraft's Battle.net). _______________________________________________________ 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: > " People are dealing OK without an officially accessible server browser" > > Read the whole thing next time. > > On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Shane Arnold <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> 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 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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
