Xfire Support

by Passa on 10/08/2006 15:33, 12 messages, last message: 10/11/2006 15:22, 1254 views, last view: 04/21/2024 11:52

Well, I'm a devoted Xfire user and I wish for Sauerbraten to be supported in Xfire. That is up to the Xfire devs to do, but some things can be done to Sauerbraten to make its compatibility with Xfire better.

Two things needed for maximum compatibility:
1. An installer that creates a registry key that contains the installation directory. Atm my Xfire script only supports the default install dir, and for me its on drive F:\ so I had to manually change it to that.
2. A command line launch parameter that connects to a server instantly at launch. This would allow for game join via Xfire.

I'm not simply requesting, part of the process for getting a game supported at Xfire is to make the scripts for it yourself, I mucked around for abit and got in-game chat and general Sauerbraten detection working. Screenshot:
http://img343.imageshack.us/img343/254/xfireworkingrw1.jpg

The main purpose of this thread is to rally up support. I need anyone intrested in the idea of Xfire support for Sauerbraten to hop over to the Sauerbraten thread and post there. Go here: http://www.xfire.com/xf/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=91296 to find the thread.

Thanks everyone!

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by voldemar on 10/08/2006 16:15

It doesn't run on linux (i think so), so this is bad thing ("ftopku") :)

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#2: Nor mac.

by Greywhind on 10/08/2006 17:11

Yeah, there's no complete xfire client for Mac either - I am quite disappointed in that program, since they should realize there are gamers on platforms OTHER than Windows.

I think we should wait for Sauer support for xfire until they get a clue.

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#3: Re: Nor mac.

by c0rdawg on 10/08/2006 20:05, refers to #2

but if we get support for it now, when they finally get it up for mac and linux we won't have to twist their arms then to get them to make it compatible, they'll already have it done...

and whats wrong with letting us window users have some fun :)

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by voldemar on 10/08/2006 20:26

>and whats wrong with letting us window users have some fun :)

All can turn so linux users will not be able to play sauer on net at all :.-(

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by rancor on 10/08/2006 20:50, refers to #4

Actually, as a linux user I'd like to see a command line parameter to connect to a server, since it'd allow XQF support.

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by Drakas on 10/10/2006 21:26

IMO, Sauerbraten should be free from any affiliations. XFire is not open source and is only on Windows. What a shame. No. No developer would agree on that IMO.

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by rancor on 10/10/2006 22:07, refers to #6

True. However, the features requested are general enough to be worthwhile in and of themselves.

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#8: offtopic

by >driAn<. on 10/10/2006 22:29

From the linked forum thread:
"Sauerbraten is a complete open source FPS game."

Well.. I think statements like this confuse people and may make them assuming _all_ the content is oss too. Just a hint for future posts..

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#9: Re: offtopic

by Passa on 10/11/2006 03:21, refers to #8

Sorry, kinda general, I'll edit that before another script kiddie sees it ;-)

"IMO, Sauerbraten should be free from any affiliations. XFire is not open source and is only on Windows. What a shame. No. No developer would agree on that IMO."

Hardly affiliation, most games are supported on Xfire nowadays, hardly affiliates Sauerbraten with Xfire at all. Plus it supports plenty of open source games already, Warsow for one.

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by Max of S2D [Fr] on 10/11/2006 12:44

No, no... Does Windows Vista support OpenGL ? -_-

If it doesn't, can we install it ?

And if we can't... can we use DirectX (i don't remember his new name >_>) to play to Free Games ? T_T

2*1 = [_]

Waaah.

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by Passa on 10/11/2006 15:20, refers to #10

Are you sure you posted in the right thread? ;-)

Vista will have OpenGL support, the Doom 3 engine uses OpenGL, thats enough already to convince them to support it.. think of all the titles that use the Doom 3 engine, Doom 3, Quake 4, Prey..

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by Max of S2D [Fr] on 10/11/2006 15:22, refers to #11

"Are you sure you posted in the right thread? ;-)"

Oops xD

OpenGL is way better than DirectX, and so don't support it is suicide for Microsoft... and Antitrust :p

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