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{mod idea} auto download for halo ce

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 5:05 am
by jackh67
i was wondering is auto download for halo ce is possible if so that would be so cool

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:53 am
by FReAK
well no its not... that would be very cool you are very right but the files are so big that it would just lag the server alot and ud have to unRAR it and all that so its just too hard and complicated. but thats a great idea though! :P

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:07 pm
by mdshort
All you've got to do is get an unRAR script.

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:10 pm
by FReAK
a what? a script... man talk in idot cus im not fluent in english so please speak very slowly to me. does that mean like when its dled it will auto unrar it to a specified location, convert to a .map file and then play?

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:14 pm
by Locke
FReAK wrote:a what? a script... man talk in idot cus im not fluent in english so please speak very slowly to me. does that mean like when its dled it will auto unrar it to a specified location, convert to a .map file and then play?
Good question.Does it?

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:34 pm
by Darkstorm995
yes thats what it is

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:20 am
by Destructor
It would lag the server provided you're getting the map from the server. Could one not develop a tool that will auto-download from a seperate location? I wouldn't imagine that it would be too hard for a 1337 programmer. Just something that tells a program outside of halo where to download the file, then unrar's it and sticks it in the maps folder. The only problem i could think of with this would be the fact that you'd have to restart CE. But could that same program be coded to run halo CE then auto-connect directly to the server's IP as if the player connected via the console? hmmm looks like i wrote one of them TOE chart thingies.....i think that's what it's called... :P

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 11:42 am
by FReAK
u know this may actually work! :P well now all we need is an 1337 [elite for u greenies out there] modder!

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:03 pm
by Destructor
wish i knew how to do stuff like that, but it's all beyond me (for now at least). All i know how to do is write webpages and program visual basic.net.....easy stuff but at least it's a start.

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:02 pm
by kaptainkommie
Sentinel allows downloading and unraring of mods with a simple click on the link.It only works for servers that are using Sentinel though. And since Sentinel isn't public quite yet, there is only one server.

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:15 pm
by FReAK
really? so then this has already been done? or at least to an extent? well if we could just take that and pimp it up a little bit we could have somthing worth front page possibly...?

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:27 pm
by Destructor
it would be very nice and helpful to those that don't quite understand how to "install" maps (not me, but we've all seen em'). Plus it might attract more people like those lazy bastards who don't want to have to go find the maps or w/e.

oh yeah, there would still be a need for a client-side program.....hmmm maybe (in a million years) someone could convince gearbox to include it in an update....hmmm just a thought....

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 6:04 am
by jackh67
so some1 try ta make it

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 11:40 am
by FReAK
time to turn to GBX i think

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 1:01 pm
by Destructor
well untie him and drag em' up here for us :lol:

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 7:10 am
by FReAK
lol GBX isnt a person it stands for Gearbox. we should ask Gearbox about this and tell them all this stuff and they may just pull this off!!! Now no more lazy people that wont go dl the maps can just click and theyre done!! horay!

Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 6:35 pm
by Destructor
lol, well don't i just feel like a dumbass no0b..... :P


i'm gettin old :(

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:24 am
by jackh67
so is any1 gonna have a go at doing this mod or are we going to daydream about it

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:59 pm
by Destructor
daydream about it i suppose. :roll:

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 6:52 pm
by Pie
great idea...so basically it is like UT2004 and Doom3, where when you go to join it auto downloads the mod/map?


hmm...someone should TRY it and see if it lags the server...cuz if it doesn't then you can guess who the next ModGod is lmao