Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients

2009-06-01 Thread Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen
go public in a matter of months, and then this should be a problem of the past. Sortie. - Original Message - From: Sykes sy...@ladnet.org To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 4:28 PM Subject: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways

Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients

2009-06-01 Thread Mark Chandler
: Monday, June 01, 2009 4:28 PM Subject: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients So I know steam-works is the official solution to distributing your mod DLL's/content. This seems great if you are a major MOD or game publisher. however for the small outfit MOD maker.. has

Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients

2009-06-01 Thread Saul Rennison
be a problem of the past. Sortie. - Original Message - From: Sykes sy...@ladnet.org To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 4:28 PM Subject: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients So I know steam

Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients

2009-06-01 Thread Sykes
...@ladnet.org To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 4:28 PM Subject: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients So I know steam-works is the official solution to distributing your mod DLL's/content. This seems great

Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients

2009-06-01 Thread Paul Peloski
Nothing wrong with compressed files hosted on a website or torrent. I don't want another piece of software just to keep one (or even a few) mods up to date. If you give people the option I'm sure most will not want to install another mod toaster. You're just making work for yourself trying to find

Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients

2009-06-01 Thread Alexander Hirsch
People would care if you integrate it right in the mod I guess. On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Paul Peloski paulpelo...@gmail.com wrote: Nothing wrong with compressed files hosted on a website or torrent. I don't want another piece of software just to keep one (or even a few) mods up to

Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients

2009-06-01 Thread Sykes
Well the user experience would have to be seamless.. thus I would imagine it would be something bolted into your mod DLL somewhere!? As I had stated in my original (badly written) email, an extra application to update is OK for beta testers, however not really an acceptable user experience for

Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients

2009-06-01 Thread Olly
Wasnt there a steam-like thing called Vapour that did stuff like this? 2009/6/1 Sykes sy...@ladnet.org Well the user experience would have to be seamless.. thus I would imagine it would be something bolted into your mod DLL somewhere!? As I had stated in my original (badly written) email,

Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients

2009-06-01 Thread Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen
of the installer with torrenting fully working first. - Original Message - From: Mark Chandler lo...@iinet.net.au To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients

Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients

2009-06-01 Thread Sykes
@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients Got a link with more info? Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen wrote: Despite your awful English and bad formatting and poorly asked question, I am already working on a technology

Re: [hlcoders] Dll updates : ways to update your clients

2009-06-01 Thread Paul Peloski
It's definitely more appealing if it's part of the mod and transparent to the user unless there is an update. Paul On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Sykes sy...@ladnet.org wrote: Well the user experience would have to be seamless.. thus I would imagine it would be something bolted into your