That's what I am talking about not a traditional server browser. A server browser in the lobby that just listed community servers and then if you really wanted it private then you could input the search key as the password (or similar) to that private server Then allow the server to handle the url for custom content.
-----Original Message----- From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Jonah Hirsch Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 1:52 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] Impractical l4d download solution ( was: l4d sv_downloadurl ) If the leader could choose a server from a browser, that would be a nice integration. On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Brent Veal <naslund.fan...@gmail.com>wrote: > Using a server browser primarily really wouldnt work that well. The game > could really use some kind of lobby browser though. > > On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 10:28 AM, 1nsane <1nsane...@gmail.com> 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< > https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&to=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< > https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&to=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< > https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&to=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< > https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&to=hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware .com > > > > > >> [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com< > https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&to=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 > -- Jonah Hirsch ----------------------- Sent from my BlackBerry _______________________________________________ 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
