pavlovscat on 4/2/2009 at 18:57
Not everyone has Steam...GASP!! ;):)
NeoPendragon on 4/2/2009 at 19:18
Quote Posted by pavlovscat
Not everyone has Steam...GASP!! ;):)
No, but they should. :p
Anyway if anyone does, you can add me to your friends list and we can give this a shot. My account name is [email]benightedone@yahoo.com[/email].
sNeaksieGarrett on 4/2/2009 at 21:05
That's like saying people "should" have big screen TVs. Not everyone does, not everyone wants one, and not everyone can afford one. It doesn't matter that steam is free, if there's no other reason to log on than to make a group, then what's the point?
If more organization is something people want, that's a different story. I know AOL instant messenger has chat rooms, as does yahoo messenger. And if neither of those work, there could be multi-IM sessions.
NeoPendragon on 5/2/2009 at 00:24
Quote Posted by sNeaksieGarrett
That's like saying people "should" have big screen TVs. Not everyone does, not everyone wants one, and not everyone can afford one. It doesn't matter that steam is free, if there's no other reason to log on than to make a group, then what's the point?
The point is that I'm sure some people don't want to be bothered on IMs/email every other day by 25 people like the SS2 multi thread tends to do.
sNeaksieGarrett on 5/2/2009 at 00:27
Ah, I see. That's a good argument, but personally I would say that Steam is not the best choice then. Maybe if there was some other way to do it. I know hamachi is a good option, since you may have to use hamachi anyway if the other player is behind a firewall. But I think since Tos added a master server that hamachi had become obsolete for me, as players can connect without it if I lower my firewall to medium.
flying_hope on 6/2/2009 at 20:25
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RavynousHunter on 9/2/2009 at 19:37
Quote Posted by sNeaksieGarrett
Ah, I see. That's a good argument, but personally I would say that Steam is not the best choice then. Maybe if there was some other way to do it. I know hamachi is a good option, since you may have to use hamachi anyway if the other player is behind a firewall. But I think since Tos added a master server that hamachi had become obsolete for me, as players can connect without it if I lower my firewall to medium.
I think XFire can do at least some of what we need... I dunno, I'm not that on the up and up when it comes to XFire.
If push comes to shove, I guess I could lend my talents for a custom-built chat server if I can ever figure out how to get the .Net net code to work without the debugger yelling at me.
Tos on 9/2/2009 at 23:20
I think that a chat room of some sort would definitely simplify setting up games and finding other players. I'll lend whatever support I can to any efforts to create one.
Quote Posted by RavynousHunter
If push comes to shove, I guess I could lend my talents for a custom-built chat server if I can ever figure out how to get the .Net net code to work without the debugger yelling at me.
That sounds like a great idea, if you're willing to do it. I'd even suggest integrating it into Thief MP, but it might be more trouble than it's worth to get .NET and a C++ .dll to cooperate with each other.
RavynousHunter on 10/2/2009 at 00:22
Not a matter of willingness, really. More a matter of learning what needs to be done and how to do it. I can find it, I just have to find the right search parameters to coax the right answer outta MSDN.
Short answer is, I can do it, I just need some time. :cheeky:
pavlovscat on 10/2/2009 at 00:43
Y'all are great! We're lucky to have so many talented & dedicated taffers to make Thief even better! :thumb:
