OT
If you want the server browser in the main menu, add -serverbrowser to Left
4 Dead's launch options.
-Richard Eid
On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Munra <[email protected]> wrote:
> That's what I am talking about not a traditional server browser. A server
> browser in the lobby that just listed community servers and then if you
> really wanted it private then you could input the search key as the
> password
> (or similar) to that private server Then allow the server to handle the url
> for custom content.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jonah Hirsch
> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 1:52 PM
> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list
> Subject: Re: [hlds] Impractical l4d download solution ( was: l4d
> sv_downloadurl )
>
> If the leader could choose a server from a browser, that would be a nice
> integration.
>
> On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Brent Veal
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > Using a server browser primarily really wouldnt work that well. The game
> > could really use some kind of lobby browser though.
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 10:28 AM, 1nsane <[email protected]> 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]
> <
> > https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[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]<
> > https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[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]<
> > https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[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]<
> >
>
> https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected]
> .com<https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected]%0a.com>
> > >
> > > > >> [mailto:[email protected]<
> >
>
> https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected]
> .com<https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected]%0a.com>
> > >]
> > > 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"
> > > > >>
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