It can't be special to integrate this feature into the Windows version. But I think it is the way like it is with all big companies: There is no more this ambition to get something done or complete. You have programmers which work from nine to five and get their loans (until the release is 12 Weeks up ahead) and CEOs which have mainly the revenue and market statistics in their head. If the lead programmer or manager don't have this feature on the priority list ... game over. But be glad: Other companies even think that it is a good action to remove features from a game; for example if you sell a game about 10 Million times which is heavily used in multiplayer and then for the sequel they remove the dedicated server feature.
I am using FireDaemon for managing the gameserver services, the Windows TaskScheduler for automatic update checkups and the server restarts every 24 hours (which you should do anyway) and Windows Powershell for the required scripting. I think batch files are so 90's :-/ . _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
