Can we have a half time option in multiplayer

[Renagade 0]

When playing a large mission on OFP online i sometimes get cut off from my shitty 56k modem and when a couple of other ppl go too then when we reconnect the guy whos hosting the server has to restart server meaning we have to start from square one

Is it a reasnoble idea to have a half time option so that instead of a full restart of a mission OFP saves like in a single player mission so when the host starts the mission up again ,having picked up the players who just connected, everyone starts off at the same place with the same status,damage,ammo etc.

[bluelaser 0]

Half time kind of idea is quite clever. Though I see it for more than just people who got disconnected. It would be good so that more people could join a game in the middle of it. Since OFP can't have a join in-game option. If something like that could be implemented it would be a major step though.

[Tovarish 0]

Great idea, great reasons.

[Antichrist 0]

Only half-time?

What about doing it every time host wants to?

[JustinCase 0]

bump

This might be more feasible than JIP. With this system of saving/pausing the server's state at a certain point, it would even be possible to save a multiplayer match... But then again, I would be really happy if it was possible to "pause" the game and let people join in.

Maybe Suma could comment on this. I know JIP is not doable because you can't just send things over incrementally especially when the same data keeps changing while doing this. But this is a different approach. It's like a pause button and let everybody get in sync.

Bis, what do you think?

[Die Alive 0]

Would there be a half time show? I want to be entertained, maybe by some USO girls or Bob Hope.

Great idea, by the way. Hope it happens.

-=Die Alive=-

[Placebo 29]

Moving to MP