Re: CF: stable crossfire ?

[Peter Mardahl <>]

> "Mark Wedel" on  wrote...
> | > |  Note that there is a big gap between 95 and 99 and what features get
> | > | added in there.
> | 
> |  One gap filled.    It is possible that there could be a jump from soemthin
>g
> | like 0.96.4 (ie, new object format with most bugs fixed and it working
> | properly) to 0.99.0.
> | 
> |  Does anyone see any other major features/changes that should be
> | earmarked?
> | 
> A meta-server to allow people to find currently running servers, version
> number and (at last udp report to meta-server) number of people playing.
> 
> A bit like the xpilot meta-server.
> 
> Without this it is very difficult locating servers, especially with the
> old and aging websites listing non-running servers.

Hmm, 

  the metaserver could also serve as a player database, eventually.
This is just an idea, I dunno how practical it would be.  Perhaps
an import of a char from the metaserver would have to be ok'd by
the server god.

PeterM
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