Great idea for multiplayer game.

[methyl]

Hi.
There is a game lobby called IGzones - igzones.com.
It's great system where you can meet and play with thousands of players, but there's no Warzone 2100.
We need only 75 votes, and they will support our great game, so, go on and vote yes!!
Here is a link to pool:
http://www.igzones.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=23039
Regards.

[Kamaze]

You know that we'll never support this officially, or?

[methyl]

You doesnt need to support it.
But why not?

[Terminator]

wtf ? If this is something like xfire or gamespy ...if so, I dont think that this is good idia to sent "supports" to every gaming client . Anyway i think xfire - suits the Best for this purpose.

[Delphinio]

i like the idea : D and fu xfire

[Omikronman]

Why do you think Warzone needs something like GameSpy? Warzone gives everything you need to meet other players for online gaming including a lobby server where you can easy find and join open Warzone online games!

[methyl]

Warzone has a lobby server? Where?

[Omikronman]

If you klick onto the network gaming option in Warzone and you like to join a game by clicking on that menu, you have the choice between two ways of online gaming: the old tcp/ip is the second one, but the first option is the lobby server. If you host a new online game, it is automatically shown in the lobby area and can hopefully be fould easy by other people. There is no need to use the old tcp/ip however.

[Delphinio]

the problem is that warzone dont have a main chat lobby.
you cant make friends or just c how many ppl are in the lobby.
maybe there are many but noone of them can host or join a game.
you cant help them if they have problems (not all like forums).
we need a bit more community and not only ~6 lines of chat in a game room :rolleyes:.

[craigengbrecht]

I think an internal chat would be great in the lobby, I also think that with the current network code it would suck for people with poor connections...
eg, My friend who I played with last night, he runs on a local school network and has only a ADSL connection shared, now my understanding tells me that that connection is enough, but with other users it was probly only half available, or less... Either way, a chat protocol, would slow down poor connections allot more.

If I am wrong, and I can appreciate that I could be.
To have a chat function internal to WZ Would be great, unless you like to chat with your friends from other games while online... eg, a friend who doesn't play games but is on a messenger system like MSN,or a friend who likes to play wow, but doesn't want to alt tab his game to talk in the WZ Client(internal to wz).

[Omikronman]

I chat at Warzone2100.de.

[Buginator]

I think an internal chat would be great in the lobby, I also think that with the current network code it would suck for people with poor connections...
eg, My friend who I played with last night, he runs on a local school network and has only a ADSL connection shared, now my understanding tells me that that connection is enough, but with other users it was probly only half available, or less... Either way, a chat protocol, would slow down poor connections allot more.

If I am wrong, and I can appreciate that I could be.
To have a chat function internal to WZ Would be great, unless you like to chat with your friends from other games while online... eg, a friend who doesn't play games but is on a messenger system like MSN,or a friend who likes to play wow, but doesn't want to alt tab his game to talk in the WZ Client(internal to wz).

It isn't the network code that would be a issue, it is the GUI code that is a issue.
A new GUI is being worked on though, so we will see how it turns out.

We also could have a 3rd party client software (the same client that TA-Springs will use), but we just have to coordinate a bit, and everyone is pretty busy ATM.

[Terminator]

it would be great to have both as Internal chat (whan will be ready supptort of Widgets) & TASprings client. Some time to testing & will se what will be best for warzone. (TASprings client -is better than everying like gamespy, xfire or...unknown IGzones - igzones.com.)

[Tiberian]

yes, i agree that an internal chat client would be preferred, perhaps it could be an IRC client, and an IRC server could be set up for warzone (if it's not too hard, of course )

[Delphinio]

We also could have a 3rd party client software (the same client that TA-Springs will use), but we just have to coordinate a bit, and everyone is pretty busy ATM.

it would be great to have both as Internal chat (whan will be ready supptort of Widgets) & TASprings client. Some time to testing & will se what will be best for warzone. (TASprings client -is better than everying like gamespy, xfire or...unknown IGzones - igzones.com.)

yes yes maybe, but this can take years and i think igzones are much faster : /.