Re: [SUGGESTION] Ideas for the next version
Also, minor(?) suggestion, but name impersonation could probably be controlled without limiting to ASCII (for almost all situations) like this:
If the name, when non-ASCII characters (and whitespace) are removed, is either one of the following:
- Identical to another name
- Is another name with some characters removed or replaced with whitespace
then the second name is changed to include a (1) before it (or (2) or whatever is appropriate).
There's also characters which modify the directionality of text which are not covered by this, and so a separate step would be needed to deal with them. But the method I described above should eliminate a large majority of possible methods for name spoofing.
For a demo -> video converter, one could select a list of players who appear in the game to attempt to follow, going with the first choice and if it is not possible to follow them (due to spectating or leaving) then choosing the next entry in the list. If there is nobody available, then it can follow whoever has the most points (preferring flag carriers over those who do not have a flag). If there are no players, then the camera should probably sit in place.
It should never take 45 seconds to download a map for anyone with a decent connection.