Author Topic: Online server browser updated!  (Read 3257 times)

sk89q

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Online server browser updated!
« on: January 21, 2008, 12:07:01 AM »


New and improved! DP Resource's online server browser now works faster and better.

* Loads server list in a blazing one second*
* Map thumbnail and player lists in popups
* Listing of all players playing on public servers
* Password protected servers are marked
* Reduced delay time between allowed refreshes (down to 10 seconds)

Use it here:
http://digitalpaint.therisenrealm.com/tools/serverbrowserlaunch

*The downside is that ping can no longer be calculated accurately, but the usefulness of showing a ping from Los Angeles for everyone is questionable in the first place.
« Last Edit: January 21, 2008, 03:40:18 AM by sk89q »

y00tz

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Re: DP Resource's online server browser vastly improved
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2008, 12:49:34 AM »
Very nice :) I love how sleek it feels

Sonny

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Re: Online server browser updated!
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2008, 07:50:49 AM »
WoW Iam speechless! This is the coolest thing I have ever seen. I really respect that you spend your time in thinks like this.

-suggestions-

Maybe you can include a server and a player search function? With global login ID?

Maybe you can add a player global login account function? When you curse over the name you can see the ID and some global account information?
« Last Edit: January 21, 2008, 09:32:35 AM by Sonny »

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Re: Online server browser updated!
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2008, 08:16:35 AM »
Very cool.  Have you ever thought of making it downloadable and client launchable?

KnacK

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Re: Online server browser updated!
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2008, 09:11:59 AM »
wow is an understatement!

It would be itneresting to have a client side piece that talks to your server.

Or maybe Jits could implement your idea and *gasp!* merge it in with the DP client......

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Re: Online server browser updated!
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2008, 09:29:05 AM »
It looks great and is pretty user friendly. Only problem I have with it is the "online players" section. Is there anyway to get rid of the 7987097 newbies listed? Possibly showing only registered named players?

sk89q

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Re: Online server browser updated!
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2008, 11:14:20 AM »
Maybe you can include a server and a player search function? With global login ID?

Maybe you can add a player global login account function? When you curse over the name you can see the ID and some global account information?

Since the server doesn't report global IDs, I can't really do this. As for a search, you can just do CTRL-F =|

Very cool.  Have you ever thought of making it downloadable and client launchable?

If you are talking about a downloadable server browser that just loads this server browser, it'd be kind of klunky.

wow is an understatement!

It would be itneresting to have a client side piece that talks to your server.

Or maybe Jits could implement your idea and *gasp!* merge it in with the DP client......

Well,
(a) there's that delay
(b) my server could explode
(c) ping doesn't show

It looks great and is pretty user friendly. Only problem I have with it is the "online players" section. Is there anyway to get rid of the 7987097 newbies listed? Possibly showing only registered named players?

Should be fixed now.

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Re: Online server browser updated!
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2008, 02:28:28 PM »
Love it.
How about adding a function that adds a link to the map name that takes you to the map database?

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Re: Online server browser updated!
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2008, 04:42:30 PM »
I meant the same thing as Knack wanted only he explained it better.

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Re: Online server browser updated!
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2008, 08:36:53 PM »
very nice. i like the map preview feature.

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Re: Online server browser updated!
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2008, 06:32:46 PM »
Nifty.