" People are dealing OK without an officially accessible server browser"
Read the whole thing next time. On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Shane Arnold <clontar...@iinet.net.au>wrote: > 1nsane wrote > > > It doesn't look like Valve wants to add a server browser. LFD has > been out for a while. > > openserverbrowser > > _______________________________________________________ > > Shane Arnold - clontar...@iinet.net.au > > "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." > > > > 1nsane wrote: > > Wow wow...slow down buddy. > > > > Lets not scare valve into ignoring this thread. People are dealing OK > > without an officially accessible server browser but the lack of a > > nice/automatic way to download custom campaigns is a bit of a more > immediate > > problem. > > > > It doesn't look like Valve wants to add a server browser. LFD has been > out > > for a while. > > > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Munra <mu...@anbservers.net> wrote: > > > > > >> Why Not allow people to choose the server that want to join in the > lobby. > >> AKA a community server or have some type or server browser. Then allow > the > >> users to download the pk Via sv_downloadurl when they connect. > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > >> [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of msleeper > >> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 4:19 PM > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Impractical l4d download solution ( was: l4d > >> sv_downloadurl ) > >> > >> > >>> 2) vpk author could just link to a google search with "mapname vpk > >>> > >> download" > >> > >> hahaha Worst idea of all time award goes to... > >> > >> > >> On Fri, 2009-06-26 at 22:05 +0200, Adam Nowacki wrote: > >> > >>> Steven Hartland wrote: > >>> > >>>> That really is a majorly stupid way of doing it, what happens when:- > >>>> 1. In a few months when siteX that the mapper included as the source > >>>> expires or gets shutdown? > >>>> 2. A good campaign gets popular and the people downloading it overload > >>>> the origin server? > >>>> > >>>> Why not use the tried an tested redirect system like every other game? > >>>> > >>>> Seriously Valve you need to revisit this and make a workable solution. > >>>> > >>> TBH I dont see any better way ... but: > >>> 1) let lobby host specify a different download url with a cvar, > >>> 2) vpk author could just link to a google search with "mapname vpk > >>> > >> download" > >> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
