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Old 11-16-2007, 11:48 PM   #1
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I pride myself on keeping my server updated. Lately, after the first update, I see a lot of people joining, but never spawning. I watched my console to see that they don't have matching class tables. Which means they haven't updated. Unfortunately, not everyone comes to this site every day to see if there are updates to the game. Now, when I was new to gaming and I loaded a mod that didn't work the first time, I never went back to it. Or at least that server..... In any case, to surmise my rambling, when someone tries to join a server with a different client, they need to see the reason why they can't join, not some arcane message that doesn't mean anything to the lay person. This is hurting the game.
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Old 11-17-2007, 01:35 AM   #2
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This is sad. There are a lot of people who may have downloaded Fortress Forever, but are unaware of the latest patch. This only splits the community like ETF 1.5 beta did.
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Old 11-17-2007, 09:48 AM   #3
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1.2 priority IMO: some kind of in-game news system (based on RSS) that tells you news from the FF site (i.e. "Community Map Pack 2 released! Click here to open a browser window that will take you to download options").

Basic setup with options like any aggrigator (archive old poasts, be able to pull all past poasts down from the server, etc.).
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Old 11-17-2007, 10:10 AM   #4
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Solution: CrosuS
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Old 11-17-2007, 01:21 PM   #5
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Solution: CrosuS
Problem: People don't have to download CrosuS to use FF.

Having it built in means people always see the news whether they have CrosuS or not. CrosuS would still be very, very useful for actual file distribution, but this option would be better for the news.
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Old 11-17-2007, 01:29 PM   #6
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1.2 priority IMO: some kind of in-game news system (based on RSS) that tells you news from the FF site (i.e. "Community Map Pack 2 released! Click here to open a browser window that will take you to download options").

Basic setup with options like any aggrigator (archive old poasts, be able to pull all past poasts down from the server, etc.).
yeah, this is a must + constructions on how to install patches (there are some people that don't know how to do it)
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Old 11-17-2007, 02:13 PM   #7
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i agree the only server with players right now is on 1.1 eww
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Old 11-17-2007, 02:15 PM   #8
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Problem: People don't have to download CrosuS to use FF.

Having it built in means people always see the news whether they have CrosuS or not. CrosuS would still be very, very useful for actual file distribution, but this option would be better for the news.
I feel CrosuS should be included in the FF install (with a yes/no option)
Maybe this can bloat the file but at least a lot more people will be using it!
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Old 11-18-2007, 03:55 AM   #9
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1.2 priority IMO: some kind of in-game news system (based on RSS) that tells you news from the FF site (i.e. "Community Map Pack 2 released! Click here to open a browser window that will take you to download options").

Basic setup with options like any aggrigator (archive old poasts, be able to pull all past poasts down from the server, etc.).
Idea posted here:
http://fortress-forever.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=12996

Carry on with the thread otherwise. d:

I wish that engine level stuff could be worked around saying "GET THE 1.1 PATCH NAO!"
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Old 11-18-2007, 04:09 AM   #10
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The other problem with putting CroSus in the installer, is that you still need to actually register with them for the program to work.
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Old 11-21-2007, 10:56 PM   #11
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ignore crosus for a second, could this be bastardized to the same effect?
http://www.brainless.us/downloads.aspx?cid=1
granted, you would need a permanent host(s) for the content, but it would kind of give you the same effect as being a regular steam game.
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