Digital Paint Discussion Board
Development => Bugs, Feature Requests, and Feedback => Topic started by: Loser on December 27, 2007, 10:42:11 AM
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I read from another forum topic that DP is downloaded at least 1000 times everyday. But yet, the public servers only contain a handful of people. I think that one of those factors that led to people opening paintball 2, and deleting it is the slightly non user - friendly login page, and the other pages which come after that. Seriously, a couple of my friends got lost after login in. So, I came up with a suggestion and an illustration for a new Server List. This page would come right after the login page.
(http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/egrahics/pbor1.jpg)
The image looks horrible after resizing so if you want to view the full image, you can view it here http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/egrahics/pbor1.jpg (http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/egrahics/pbor1.jpg)
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I really like the "Create Server" Idea. I think that could be great.
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well, this idea is good, but most of everything on your menu page is already on other pages just spread out. Oli887, you can already "create a server" with the "new game" button. It is essentially a "create server" button. ;)
-Cusoman
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Nice idea, but what about map name?
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Nice idea, but what about map name?
Didn't even notice that! Its been so long since I ever gazed upon the in game server list I couldnt tell the difference. Nice start but the map name definately needs to be in there :P
Is this something Z can do with his menus, or does it require jits input?
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Actually, everything on this menu idea is on some other menu in game, so yes it is possible that Zorch could in fact make this. The only problem would be that I remember someone was having trouble resizing the server list before, and that problem may have been in the source, I can't remember.
-Cusoman
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It's a start. In addition to the map name, I'd like to see a simple icon to indicate whether or not the server requires a password.
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If were on the subject of icons, there should also be one for whether global login is required or not.
-Cusoman
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If were on the subject of icons, there should also be one for whether global login is required or not.
-Cusoman
If the server name has the word "noob" in it, probably not ;D jk
The icon for PW servers could be a lock
The icon for GLS could be a key
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along with map names, I still wish we can organize the servers by map or players, etc. just like in the server browser, I guess I'm stuck with that searching for servers :P
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Good idea! We can only edit the menu's for this suggestion?
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along with map names, I still wish we can organize the servers by map or players, etc. just like in the server browser, I guess I'm stuck with that searching for servers :P
The external server browser is your friend :P
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We need to add a note to the 'find servers' page that there is, in fact, a much more pretty external server browser.
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Loser, I like your idea. I'll work on putting it into my menus.
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Loser, I like your idea. I'll work on putting it into my menus.
Yea! GOOD!! ;] I wait for this.. :D
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lesse, i think i know another thing that might drive them away, MAYBE THE FACT THE EVERY TIME THEY PLAY THEY PLAY AGAINST PROS?! no matter where i am, i get pwned no matter dang what, we need a newbie/notalent server, SO MAYBE THIS GAME WONT CAUSE MORE STRESS THEN MY DANG GRANDMA T.T, and thats pretty hard to do, seriously, im squeezing an empty small co2 canister here >:/
If the server name has the word "noob" in it, probably not ;D jk
The icon for PW servers could be a lock
The icon for GLS could be a key
agreed, but the newbie might not know what the icons mean
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There are already 2 newbie servers run by lekky. I don't know how well they work, but the two times I have been on them to see how they play, the people on there were indeed newbies.
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Ok, this is what I came up with. I can't do anything with the actual list, btw.
(http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/4381/newserverlistmenucc5.jpg)
Thoughts?
Oh, and the red is just a theme.
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/me likes.
"new list" and "refresh list" are much more meaningful than "update" and "refresh".
edit: whoa! "/ me" works!! (without the space)
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Oh, btw, this menu replaces the menu with multiplayer setup, join server, create server, and play demo. I'll move "play demo" to the main menu, if there are no objections.
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you need to make the dp colors
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Yea, that screenie has Darkness'(?) theme in it. I still have to setup a "clean" install of DP for screenies.
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Do you can to upload this server menu file?
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Do you can to upload this server menu file?
I will soon. There are still some things that need tweaking (like the "Play Demo" button).
Edit:
http://dplogin.com/forums/index.php?topic=5169.msg114779#msg114779