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Offline Mr

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Preload maps
« on: June 04, 2011, 01:59:47 pm »
During normal gameplay, the next map on the mapslist is always known (and can be displayed using the /info command).

Why not download this map in background if it is not available on the client yet? For those with a limited amount of bandwidth, the configuration application could be used to either limit the bandwidth available for downloading maps or completely disabling the map preloader.

This way, new players on non-standard servers would not have to rejoin every round. What do you think?
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Re: Preload maps
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2011, 03:34:18 pm »
Awesome. f12
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Re: Preload maps
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2011, 04:31:55 pm »
I have been suggesting something like this times ago, and I still think it should be implemented. With the new devs, there is hope :P
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Re: Preload maps
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2011, 06:33:08 pm »
I think that it shouldn't be this way - make it like all civilised games do it nowadays: While the map ends and the next map isn't on one's HDD it should instead of kicking one out and forcing one to download map - start downloading instantly after map end without kicking out - this way we'll fix issue with bandwidths and slot reservation. Screen should go black and there should be a window with progress bar and cancel button which one could hit if he doesn't want to download this map - once he declines reserved slot would be freed. That's just my point of view on how it should be handled.
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Re: Preload maps
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2011, 06:40:58 pm »
I prefer Mr's idea. Though Whookash's is good when admin use /map, so there's unpredicted change.
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Re: Preload maps
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2011, 07:39:12 pm »
Quote from: Wookash on June 04, 2011, 06:33:08 pm
I think that it shouldn't be this way - make it like all civilised games do it nowadays: While the map ends and the next map isn't on one's HDD it should instead of kicking one out and forcing one to download map - start downloading instantly after map end without kicking out - this way we'll fix issue with bandwidths and slot reservation. Screen should go black and there should be a window with progress bar and cancel button which one could hit if he doesn't want to download this map - once he declines reserved slot would be freed. That's just my point of view on how it should be handled.
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Re: Preload maps
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2011, 10:14:01 pm »
I like it! F12. That is, to both Mr & Wookash's ideas.
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Re: Preload maps
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2011, 05:40:09 am »
Those ideas are cool but what about placing a mappack in servers directory? And then you could download it directly into your soldat folder/desktop by typing in a specified command so you dont have to download maps one by one
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