Stop the spam - Upgrade to 2.4.2 floating box

[davidpbrown]

Ah - you're right and I'm tired.
Adding to the config.cfg worked for once only!

I was half thinking about how maybe the autoexec will only be for Windoh$

[The mysterious Mr. 4m]

I have a better idea: make it crash when it detects an old Nexuiz version and popup an error message explaining it. That way you couldn't play the game with an old client.

Lol, no, seriously now, Dokujisan's idea is good.

[divVerent]

Actually, there have been serious security holes in the past that got fixed.

2.2.3 -> 2.3: a 2.3 or higher client has a cvar that makes it act as a "speedhack" on a 2.2.3 server (but that actually should just reduce the impact of packet loss)
2.4 -> 2.4.2: libpng had a remote code execution hole, and CSQC files in 2.4 are "viral" (a client that plays on a CSQC enabled server will download csprogs.dat, and if that one now starts a server, anyone connecting to him will get the "viral csprogs.dat" too)

That makes it a bit more necessary than you think to update...

[divVerent]

Or maybe not a rejection. but a message displayed immediately when they connect which would tell them that they should upgrade. Then the message would go away after a few seconds.

Already exists... that was our first attempt at an update notification. Just got ignored.

[PinkRobot]

Well it also is a good indicator of how many servers are slow to update their Nexuiz versions. I have seen the line: The server is running version 2.4, you are running version 2.4.2" a bit too often already. A lot of server admins were also very slow to update from 2.3 to 2.4. In fact I'm sure there are still a bunch of 2.3 servers now. And then you get the same nag message, only that you have a newer version than the server has... that reminds me, I still have to set g_nexuizversion to 18.5.1 on my server.

Anyhow, I am fine with the annoying update image spam. If it will get people to start looking around and update then it's working. But maybe it would be better to just having a red bar added at the top or bottom of the screen as a notifier, maybe with a url. And it will always be there, in menu's, during play, etc. Because it is more likely to not get people pissed off when it is not hovering all over the screen and yet still be annoying enough to get people to update.

"you are missing out on some cool new features, update your 2.x.x version to 2.4.2 now at www.nexuiz.com"

Or something like that. With bright colors.

[Xeno]

UPGRADE ENCOURAGEMENT PROTIP:
Make old clients connect to the men's liberty server with the message "Nexuiz has detected that you dislike progress... you should feel at home here".

[Dokujisan]

that is quite funny

On a side note, so is your signature image (picard spelling nexuiz). Did you make that?

[divVerent]

Anyhow, I am fine with the annoying update image spam. If it will get people to start looking around and update then it's working. But maybe it would be better to just having a red bar added at the top or bottom of the screen as a notifier, maybe with a url. And it will always be there, in menu's, during play, etc. Because it is more likely to not get people pissed off when it is not hovering all over the screen and yet still be annoying enough to get people to update.

We did think of that, but didn't find any fixed place on the screen that can without causing any problems be permanently "blocked". Like, bottom is owned by the HUD, top is owned by the chat messages... and the slowly moving one at least avoids the crosshair, and never permanently sits on anything else.

[stimpyjcat]

well, i want to play but the new version dont let me cos' everithing is invisible

plz remove that thing, soon

thx ^^

[esteel]

LOL reread the thread again to find out how to disable that message in 2.4... and people are looking into your 'real' problem anyway.. some patience young padawan