Spring RTS Engine

It is proven that less people download the mod if they cant join the battle when they dont have the mod.

I proved it by making a map with kernel panic mod inside, and hosted it as BA game, 16 people joined & downloaded the map, but when i used KP mod nobody really joined there, except those who have played KP for ages.

Could it be made so you can join in battle even without having the mod?

This would increase the popularity of other mods.

Or we just need auto mod/map downloader integrated in lobby client + you also should be able to join in battles where you dont have the mod, otherwise the auto downloader wouldnt have as good effect in increasing other mods popularity.

Edit: this is a request for official lobby client feature

TradeMark wrote:Could it be made so you can join in battle even without having the mod?

Yes, it's possible.
SpringLobby for example will ask you to automatically download the missing mod/map for you if you try to join a battle for which you don't have the mod/map.
Then join the battle and automatically set the sync status on download completion.

koshi wrote:Then join the battle and automatically set the sync status on download completion.

Does it actually join in the battle, or does it wait until the mod is downloaded?

sorry for being unclear. yes it joins the battle at once.

Good idea.

TradeMark, this is totally true. Same reason why I have DuckQuest implemented as a map, and not a mod.

But you know, this issue would be moot if we had the lobby autodownloader reimplemented.

REVENGE wrote:But you know, this issue would be moot if we had the lobby autodownloader reimplemented.

they still needs to be able to join in games before the downloading is ready... people are fucking lazy, and wouldnt download the mod even when theres autodownloader.

it should be like: you join in game which mod you dont have, then it starts auto-downloading the mod, and shows some status bar for the download. but you could still chat in the battle room you joined, and change your settings etc.