Herforst maps

[divVerent]

Yes, however, tZorks's download had the same misspelling, so I kept it. That way, people shouldn't need to download the map twice because of the different pk3 name... or am I in the minority already and everyone else did rename it?

[KadaverJack]

Yes, however, tZorks's download had the same misspelling, so I kept it. That way, people shouldn't need to download the map twice because of the different pk3 name... or am I in the minority already and everyone else did rename it?

At least tZork renamed his download. So anyone who downloaded it from him with the correct name will redownload it anyway...

[esteel]

Well is this really a big problem? tZork did change the name rather fast so if this were a problem i guess the 'right' name is more dominant..
But downloading 4mb twice is not a problem in my eyes

[old_codger]

Well is this really a big problem? tZork did change the name rather fast so if this were a problem i guess the 'right' name is more dominant..
But downloading 4mb twice is not a problem in my eyes

It's not a problem of downloading. It's simply a question of whether the filename on the server during the game is displayed simply by extracting the filename from the absolute file location on the server address you gave or not. By looking at the name displayed during the game it appears not to be the case.

The point is if I'm going to tell Rainer which map we want I've got to give him the right filename, haven't I, and controldactor_v2r2.pk3 is not the same as controlfactor_v2r2.pk3. In any event I'm presently experimenting and will establish the situation myself and let Rainer know.

EDIT: AH! Just realised the pk3 files are the compressed ones and the files inside are totally different. Told you I was dense!!!

Anyway, still fiddling and will let rainer know.

[KadaverJack]

It's not a problem of downloading. It's simply a question of whether the filename on the server during the game is displayed simply by extracting the filename from the absolute file location on the server address you gave or not. By looking at the name displayed during the game it appears not to be the case.

The filename displayed in the server browser is the name of the *.bsp file inside the PK3. The filename the server appends to the download url that is send to the clients, is the name of the PK3 file in which the server found that *.bsp file. So the PK3 names on the server and the http mirror have to be the same, but the PK3 might have a completely different name than the map itself.

[old_codger]

It's not a problem of downloading. It's simply a question of whether the filename on the server during the game is displayed simply by extracting the filename from the absolute file location on the server address you gave or not. By looking at the name displayed during the game it appears not to be the case.

The filename displayed in the server browser is the name of the *.bsp file inside the PK3. The filename the server appends to the download url that is send to the clients, is the name of the PK3 file in which the server found that *.bsp file. So the PK3 names on the server and the http mirror have to be the same, but the PK3 might have a completely different name than the map itself.

Yes, I've sorted it out now. Sorry for confusing everyone... including myself! I did sort this out at some point when I was trying to run my own server, (which proved to be too slow), but must have forgotten it.

Hey! You lot will be old too at some point, y'know!

[old_codger]

The 'main man' has made some mods as suggested. Can some of you try it and see. There might be a problem with my client because I seemed to be able to move through the ground on the facing_worlds map but, like I say, that could just be my client.

[esteel]

You CAN move through walls and floor when spectating.. and normally one does start as spectator. Thats a feature

[old_codger]

You CAN move through walls and floor when spectating.. and normally one does start as spectator. Thats a feature

Hmm... yes. I noticed that as well. It's not, shall we say, an unqualified success, is it! I've mentioned it to Rainer but he had some Linux stuff to do at the moment. He'll be on it ASAP.

On the good news front there seem to be a number of new ctf servers of varying flavours.

Something I've never quite figured out is why the deGreen one isn't better used. That's pretty good IMO. As we discussed before, it's probably what people get used to I suppose.

[esteel]

Well right now something is broken with herforst.. i wrote Reiner a mail to try to restart the server and if that does not help we'll have to find out whats wrong.