If the browser would be official, it would be included in the main menu and would not require to activate the console. It would have all the server in the correct browser tab and it would not ask you a password when you want to join a server. It would also possible to filter for L4D games in the Steam gamebrowser itself. This would be an official server browser.
> How is a console command "not officially accessible" > > Perhaps you meant "not user-friendly". Left4Dead includes a > fully-functional and "official" server browser which is no restricted in > any way. As far as I know it has been there since day dot. Perhaps next > time you say VALVe has done a shit job you should think about what it is > you are writing about. > > Back on topic however, something such as sv_downloadurl should be > included and work as it does in other source games. From what I can see > most custom VPK's are between 10-30mb which isn't out of the ordinary > for some user-made maps for other games. The problem is deciding at what > point the user should download this. I agree with what an earlier poster > suggested and that is to automatically start the download when the user > joins a lobby and display the progress of that user's download (ala > Starcraft's Battle.net). > > _______________________________________________________ > > 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: >> " 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 >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
