All tf2 servers, issuing a quit at the same time.. I wonder what the download server would think of that.. ;-)
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of dan Sent: woensdag 18 januari 2012 10:43 To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Mandatory Team Fortress 2 Update Released On 18/01/2012 08:58, PharaohsPaw wrote: > Looks like about all I can really do if I want a true "fuhgeddaboudit" > auto-updating solution The only way we can get this is if Valve fix -autoupdate Whatever 3rd party tool someone else writes to autoupdate may require updating itself if Valve change something, defeating the purpose of using it. "game changes....oops the tool breaks" Since debugging the tool is more complicated than doing the thing the tool does, it's pointless. That's how Steam works, it updates itself and it updates the games. So, modulo bugs, your games update without needing intervention or 3rd party tools. That's the solution to this, Valve need to speak to the people who wrote Steam about how they did it ;) Seriously though, surely all that autoupdate needs to do is, instead of outputting the console messages over and over like it currently does, is to issue a quit. The restart will then update. That's what I do, after all, when the console spams the messages, type 'quit' in console. What's the big deal I'm missing with making it do that? I can't believe it would take more than 15 minutes to do if you spent 10 minutes in the snack room trying to choose between the giant pink cookie or the healthy salad bar. But, there must be some reason they haven't done it. A gifted programmer might even make the disconnect message the clients get say "Hey, we're updating, restart TF2 and come back later." but that's icing on the cake. In the meantime, it's manual updates. -- Dan _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
