I just want to know what the Lobby Browser really accomplished. I don't think anybody wanted what it does.
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 11:45 PM, Ronny Schedel <[email protected]>wrote: > > That is the old behaviour. He don't want to open the console or the server > browser. He want's to know what are the improvements of the last update and > how can he use it. Again: he don't want to open the console or the server > browser. > > > >I don't think you even read my past two emails. > > > > Are you saying there is something wrong with using the console to > > "choose" a "specific" server? > > > > Do this for me. Load Left4Dead, open your console and type > > "openserverbrowser". Hit enter. > > > > Click on either "Internet" or "Custom". Voila, a veritable shitton of > > servers for your gaming pleasure. > > > > Do you mean there should be a link, in the main menu, to open the server > > browser? Simple, add the relative command line option to Steam/Shortcut. > > > > As for your second point, I still don't understand what you are trying > > to say. > > > > If you want to play on a server, with friends only, you can either; > > > > 1) Make a steam group for you and your friends, set the server GroupID > > and it will be limited to that group, or; > > 2) Create a lobby via the menu, set it to "Friends Only" and invite your > > friends. > > > > The current system is easy enough to use. I don't understand what your > > emails or your point is? Are you talking about this from a server > > operator or a client point of view? > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > > > 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." > > > > > > > > Jonah Hirsch wrote: > >> I'm not sure how I can be more clear. > >> > >> Before this update, if you wanted to use a specific server, you would > use > >> a > >> search key/ms_force_dedicated_server > >> Before this update, if you had a group of friends you would make a lobby > >> and > >> invite everyone to it. > >> > >> Did this update improve on either of those methods? Or is it only good > >> for > >> people who want to join a game by themselves? > >> > >> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Shane Arnold > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >> > >>> How do you mean "specific servers"? openserverbrowserr in console will > >>> open the classic server browser that is included in most (all?) VALVe > >>> games. If you mean a specific server inside a Steam Group, this is set > >>> by a group ID in the server config and found through the Steam Group > >>> Servers. > >>> > >>> Making a lobby and only inviting friends is already included in > >>> Left4Dead by way of Lobby creation and setting it to "Friends Only". > >>> > >>> I hope this helps. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________________ > >>> > >>> 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." > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Jonah Hirsch wrote: > >>> > >>>> I'm asking this: > >>>> > >>>> What advantage, if any, does the lobby browser give to these groups of > >>>> people: > >>>> > >>>> -People looking for specific servers > >>>> -People who have friends with whom to make a lobby > >>>> > >>>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Shane Arnold < > [email protected] > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> > I have yet to find one, so can someone let me kow what the > >>>>> advantage > >>>>> of the new system is for people looking for specefic servers > >>>>> > >>>>> openserverbrowser, or ms_force_dedicated_server when starting a > lobby. > >>>>> Left4Dead matchmaking is based on Steam Groups. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> people with friends to make a lobby with? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> You mean creating a lobby and making it friends only? > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________________ > >>>>> > >>>>> 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." > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Jonah Hirsch wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> I have yet to find one, so can someone let me kow what the advantage > >>>>>> of the new system is for people looking for specefic servers or > >>>>>> people > >>>>>> with friends to make a lobby with? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 7/16/09, Shane Arnold <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Groovy update. Cheers for the news Jason. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________________ > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> 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." > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Jason Ruymen wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Left 4 Dead has been updated to include a lobby browser. This is > >>>>>>>> an > >>>>>>>> optional update. The lobby browser (under Play Online) will show > >>>>>>>> you > >>>>>>>> > >>> a > >>> > >>>>>>>> list of optimal games available for you to join. The browser > pares > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>> down > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>> the thousands of lobbies and games currently being played to show > >>>>>>>> you > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>> the > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>> best list of games available to you. This list includes official > >>>>>>>> > >>> and > >>> > >>>>>>>> add-on campaigns, including add-on campaigns you have not yet > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>> installed, > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>> making it a great way to discover them. You can filter by > >>>>>>>> > >>> difficulty, > >>> > >>>>>>>> official and/or add-on campaigns and by lobbies and/or games in > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>> progress. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>> The Play on Steam Group Server screen now displays which Steam > >>>>>>>> group > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>> it's > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>> searching while updating the list. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> After calling a vote to change difficulty in game it is now > >>>>>>>> correctly > >>>>>>>> updated in matchmaking. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Add-on Campaigns: > >>>>>>>> - When downloading a new version of an add-on and installing it > (by > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>> double > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>> clicking the .VPK file), it will now correctly overwrite the > >>>>>>>> pervious > >>>>>>>> version, even while Left 4 Dead is currently running. > >>>>>>>> - Addressed a crash when two mission files with the same name are > >>>>>>>> installed. > >>>>>>>> - Steam Group Servers now will now correctly offer download links > >>>>>>>> > >>> when > >>> > >>>>>>>> running add-on campaigns. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Server: > >>>>>>>> - The server will now warn if the public or private tags exceed > >>>>>>>> their > >>>>>>>> limits. Public tags are limited to 63 characters. Private tags > >>>>>>>> used > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>> for > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>> matchmaking are now limited to 1024 characters. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> SDK: > >>>>>>>> - The VPK tool can now handle campaigns larger than 500MB. > >>>>>>>> - You can now drop an add-on a VPK file onto the VPK tool to have > >>>>>>>> it > >>>>>>>> extract it for you. > >>>>>>>> - Detail.vbsp and lights.rad have been added to the distribution. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Note that the Linux Steam objects have been renamed. This > >>>>>>>> shouldn't > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>> cause > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>> any issues. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Jason > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >>>>>>>> > >>> archives, > >>> > >>>>>>>> please visit: > >>>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >>>>>>> archives, > >>>>>>> please visit: > >>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > >>>>> please visit: > >>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >>> please visit: > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > -- Jonah Hirsch ----------------------- Sent from my BlackBerry _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
