> Why would it be preferable to force the download of these modules, > "pure" or not? Why can't the binaries that ship with the client just > be used? > > Also, the Debian packages contain some bug fixes already, and I'm sure > there will be more to come. From what you've said, this means that > clients connecting to these "pure" servers are still going to have a > problem anyways. > > Also, Michel has a point. This is a problem when cross compiling.
Well, it means that a) custom modifications are automatically downloaded and used by connecting clients b) all clients are guaranteed to run the same client-side module on the same server c) it's a cheating protection measure Of course all of the above may be avoided using a custom-compiled binary but we have BattlEye for that.. Not that I like this wicked system, but we have to add some cheating protection measures so that online gaming experience is not ruined for the majority of players by some script-kiddie. As for the patches, we'll gladly accept bugfixes. The patch for original bug report of Michel Dänzer is already in the tree for 0.32 -- Best regards, Victor Luchits