Not necessarily. It's got a 5-10 second auto-refresh I believe, and if it happens to hit that auto-refresh when someone leaves it will join right away. Obviously if it was any faster it would flood the server and cause the server to stop responding (try clicking refresh 100 times fast.)
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 12:13 PM, ics <[email protected]> wrote: > There were 2 options, give the message or join whenever slot is free. If > that option is removed, it's either due to fix the ghost player issue or > just by mistake. > > In any case, on a popular server, people who have the server join dialog > open and will hit refresh and join, will get on the server before the > people who get in line and would have option join whenever slot is free > selecter - or the message thing. However it's kind of usefull if server > is not that popular. > > -ics > > 1.5.2010 20:01, Cc2iscooL kirjoitti: > > The other option was basically to send a popup message when the server > had a > > slot free. > > > > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:57 AM, MjrNuT<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Jason and any Valve Team Master, > >> > >> Thanks so much to the Valve Team for their diligence in the patches. No > >> complaint here. I do have a question though, as it seemed to maybe have > >> occurred a few updates ago. > >> > >> > >> Previously, when a server had all slots full, and a player clicked to > join > >> it from the TF2 Server Browser (internet or favs) they would be > presented > >> with the Server Info box. The box would display the info of IP, > players, > >> hostname, etc,, additionally at the bottom border of that window would > be 2 > >> options on joining the server. > >> > >> A. Join when slot immediately available > >> B. I don't recall and it seemed less relevant. > >> > >> > >> This meant that a player could go to some other server to play, then set > >> themselves to Option A for the desired server. Once a slot opened, they > >> would join automatically. > >> > >> This also helps (for us) to get players into the server in a > >> semi-controlled > >> manner. > >> > >> Currently when clicking on joining a Server Full, all you get is such a > >> message. No options at all. Was this option as described removed due > to > >> some exploiting? > >> > >> I hope that you re-institute it. We don't prefer to use Reserve Slots > for > >> this type of joining, to preempt some of you admins out there. :) Just > not > >> our desired method. > >> > >> Thanks for consideration of this. > >> > >> MjrNuT > >> > >> > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> > >> > >>> From: Jason Ruymen<[email protected]> > >>> To: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list'< > >>> [email protected]>, "'[email protected]'"< > >>> [email protected]>, "'[email protected] > '"< > >>> [email protected]> > >>> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:54:30 -0700 > >>> Subject: [hlds] Team Fortress 2 Update Available > >>> A required update to Team Fortress 2 is now available. Please run > >>> hldsupdatetool to receive the update. The specific changes include: > >>> > >>> - Added further PropHunt mode support: > >>> - Added a "SetCustomModelRotates" input, which will > enable/disable > >>> whether the custom model should rotate yaw (enabled by default) > >>> - Added a "SetCustomModelVisibletoSelf" input, which will set > >>> whether or not the local player should see his own custom model > >>> - Fixed the Engineer being able to build more than 1 of each type of > >>> building > >>> - Fixed old Engineer build keybinds not working with the new system > >>> - Fixed a client crash on shutdown > >>> - Fixed the Gunboats not properly applying the damage reduction when > >>> Spectators are nearby > >>> - Fixed post-processing bug which could cause tone mapping to become > >>> > >> stuck > >> > >>> at highest setting > >>> > >>> Jason > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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
