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Postby ReD NeCKersoN » Mon Dec 25, 2006 7:59 am

You know how in some games (Enemy Territory for example) when you connect to a server that's hosting a map you don't have installed, you are automatically redirected to another place where the file is quickly downloaded & installed for you...and then you connect to the game? Could this be possible in WQ3 or no? A google search for Quake 3 AND redirect didn't help me. This could be a very useful feature for both server admins & players. Escpecially in the future if we are fortunate enough to see more fan levels being created. Can anyone find something on the net about this :?:
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Postby hika » Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:54 pm

In my opinion, in any case, we have to add this feature in a custom Quake 3 engine, the one used in standalone WQ3 version.
People using the original engine only have to rely on the autodownload system.

First, I can have a look how ET works about that.
Well, if new maps pop up like eggs, sure it will be a worthy feature :D
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Postby sig11 » Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:13 am

IOQ3 recently implemented this feature: http://svn.icculus.org/quake3?rev=898&view=rev and https://bugzilla.icculus.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2661

I didn't think it was necessary for WQ3 when I noticed their changes. Basically server admins need to also be able to provide a www server with the pk3 (or depend on 3rd party web servers). I'm also always careful when introducing an extra library.
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