[REL] Server Browser instead of Main Menu

Discussion in 'Mod Discussions' started by pownie, March 31, 2014.

  1. pownie

    pownie Active Member

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    It has finally annoyed me enough, so I made this little mod.

    What it does:
    Simple, when you fail to join a game, you will now get back to the server browser instead of the main menu. Additionally the transit screen with the LOGIN FAILED message will not bore you to death with its artificial 5 second delay, but go away much faster.

    I might extend this mod later on so that when you leave a game you also get back to the server browser, or also when you are kicked from a game (at least I think this case exists, not too sure from memory). But these didn't annoy me enough yet.

    Should be on PAMM in a few minutes.
    Is now on PAMM.
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  2. Fr33Lancer

    Fr33Lancer Well-Known Member

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    Any chance to have the same behaviour when you leave a lobby ?
    This is annoying as hell too :mad:

    Uber should really do something about this menu navigation / breadcrum trail :rolleyes:
    Thank you for optimizing the UX ;)
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  3. LetsOne

    LetsOne Active Member

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  4. pownie

    pownie Active Member

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  5. Quitch

    Quitch Post Master General

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  6. cola_colin

    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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  7. Quitch

    Quitch Post Master General

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    I think he's saying that the auto-match button should be on the lobby list screen as well.
  8. LetsOne

    LetsOne Active Member

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    Yeah sorry that's what was trying write but it was before I went to sleep so I didn't really read it though. :p I'm not sure if it would be something for Cola_Colin or pownie to add.
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  9. stawos

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    I don't know how many devs I've asked about this, thank you for finally fixing this! :)
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  10. cola_colin

    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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    Would be possible, but where is the big advantage?
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  11. Quitch

    Quitch Post Master General

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    It puts all game choices on a single screen. Booted out a game... hey wait, someone is searching for a 1v1. Never underestimate laziness :)
  12. trialq

    trialq Post Master General

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    Maybe turn the 'someone is searching' into a button. You're right about appealing to laziness :p
  13. LavaSnake

    LavaSnake Post Master General

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    I'd love to have it there too.
  14. cola_colin

    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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    Hmm, ok, should be possible. We'll see
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  15. LetsOne

    LetsOne Active Member

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    Nice, being lazy just gets easier and easier!
  16. LavaSnake

    LavaSnake Post Master General

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    unless you're a modder.
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  17. pownie

    pownie Active Member

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    I prepared a v2 with this added in. While trying it out (joining games, leaving, have randoms kick me) I had a few client crashes though. It was always when planets had to get rendered, so it might be completely unrelated, but I'd feel better with someone giving it a spin before putting it on PAMM.

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  18. Fr33Lancer

    Fr33Lancer Well-Known Member

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    Creating / Leaving seems to work fine.
    I tried to join a game as spectator, PA crashed.
    Retried, worked fine (not sure the mod is faulty).
    Have to test more.
  19. Quitch

    Quitch Post Master General

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    This doesn't work in the current release.

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