1.3 Final: Wish list . . . add yours too

[Angstromicus]

well I doubt in game the sounds you hear will never reach 64 except in gamestate.

[OvermindDL1]

Mine supports 64 and I almost never see it get above 30, so a 32 card would be fine.

[eddeighton]

All I would like is custom menu / sub-menu commands for units for handling in mission dll's (ideally with the ability to enable / disable ).

I would really like this capability and would appreciate anyone else who does speaking up for it since it doesn't seem to have been mentioned in this thread very much.

Even if definitions have to be statically defined in some file instead of at run-time this would still make so much possible for those interested in improving / moding the tactical side to bz.

Ed.

I guess maybe a cheaper alternative is ability to register for specific keyboard accelerator notifications in the mission dll combined with unit/squad selection info but thats not nearly as cool.

[DarkFox]

Dedicated servers would be horrible in battlezone2. Cheating would go through the roof.

[Angstromicus]

lol, anyway, why would dedicated servers do that?

[DarkFox]

Because with no dedicated servers, there is *always* someone able to use the /kick command playing ingame at all times.

[Angstromicus]

Well the system that I'm thinking about is that having dedicated servers with passwords to them. If you are an admin, type in the pass and u become an admin in the server, and have a call button for an admin. Each mission will be random, last a certain amout of time in ctf and dm missions, and have voting options.

[Jwk the Hemp Monkey]

Dedicated servers would also mean that the MP power of BZII would pick up.

A kind few would definatly take advantage of such a feature, and host DM's at least. This would cause problems, e.g. unacceptable behaviour going unhindered...but it would also bring the benifits of a stronger MP base

[DarkFox]

Well the system that I'm thinking about is that having dedicated servers with passwords to them. If you are an admin, type in the pass and u become an admin in the server, and have a call button for an admin. Each mission will be random, last a certain amout of time in ctf and dm missions, and have voting options.

This is the way it's bound to work, yes. Trouble is, when a server admin *isn't* there, there are too many exploits in the game to have a good game.

[PhoeniX-FlamE]

bz2 will need a new engine for dedicated servers

in the current one you have to quit the server and remaking it (sometimes reboot) to reduce lag...

joiners and leavers also adds to the lag of the game afterwards...if u have a dm or a strat (one of the reasons for vets game) and ppl join game, quit, join game then quit the server will lag HORRIABLY


omnis - some of what you suggested is already available

3,9 and 17 - and maybe some more

[Jwk the Hemp Monkey]

This is the way it's bound to work, yes. Trouble is, when a server admin *isn't* there, there are too many exploits in the game to have a good game.

And isnt 1.3 ment to stop those very things?

[Angstromicus]

This is the way it's bound to work, yes. Trouble is, when a server admin *isn't* there, there are too many exploits in the game to have a good game.

And isnt 1.3 ment to stop those very things?

my point exactly. But lag is a big issue, but maybe by the end of 1.3 lag will no longer be an issue (cept for 56kers like me .)

[Tempest Storm]

"And isnt 1.3 ment to stop those very things?"

Since when was there a cheat proof game?

[Angstromicus]

"And isnt 1.3 ment to stop those very things?"

Since when was there a cheat proof game?

What's using a dedicated sever gonna do to change cheating? Besides, I doubt a cheat would affect the server itself and last until the server is rebooted.

[Tempest Storm]

Ummm...I am talking  about bugs and exploits used to cheat in order to make the tides in your favor...