codepoint 0 Posted August 11, 2003 Hi, OFP 2 need some cind of addon organizer or a online addon catalog. It is so lame to surfe the net looking for the last addon that the pcakage you downloaded didn't contain. I dont say that Bohemian or CodeMasters should host such a site. Just add functionality to the game with some sort of automatic package installer for addons. Look to Linux distros like Debian for tips..... I want a interface that alows me to say: A config file defining your addon servers is needed as a start (or a GUI). The mission you are trying to start are dependent on the addon "xxx.pbo". Do you want to download and install this addon? (yes/no) /Codepoint Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bn880 5 Posted August 11, 2003 Speaking of addons, I'd like to see a full list of addons in the addons folder(s) in OFP (ingame), then be able to load/unload them ingame. Wonder if it's doable. Don't you just hate restarting OFP for the one addon a server requires, well, maybe OFP2 can fix that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Major Fubar 0 Posted August 12, 2003 I think someone else might have already suggested this, but - For OFP2 addons there ought to be a field in the config.cpp that includes download URLs...then, when you try to join a game and get kicked, OFP2 generates a small text log file that lists the addon name and download URL for the missing addon(s). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ragemanstoo 0 Posted August 12, 2003 Doesnt that rely on having the addon in the first place? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bn880 5 Posted August 12, 2003 No beacuse the server sends this info from the addon CPP to the client who fails to join. (theoretically speaking) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ragemanstoo 0 Posted August 12, 2003 Im for that then Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellek 0 Posted August 15, 2003 Well, it would also be a possibility to (optionally) automatically download the addons like for example UT does. Another thing which I want to mention are Linux-things like rpm and apt-get which pretty much have to care about something very similar: Dependencies of packages and installing them. For the end-user something similar would be perfect but I don't know how difficult it would be for addon-makers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted October 13, 2003 http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....l=addon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
