auto map download

It's on it's way.

For now you'll have to get them yourself.

To make things a little more simple there is a mirror for all maps here.

Thanks, sorry for not looking at Trac first.

I just downloaded the source code and I'm studying it, as I could understand, the function server_process_client_packet on es_server.c is the where every client packet arrives and is processed. After the NETMSG_INFO, the map name is sent using server_send_map.

Unfortunately, I could not find the receive function on client side, can anyone tell where is it?

I think about 2 ways to download the map, the first one is easier but it will only be a hack and should be ignored. As soon as the client notices it does not have the map, it tries to download it from the URL FireArrow posted. The second one is to send the entire map file (gz compressed if possible) through the game protocols. Maybe, as soon as the client notices it does not have the map, it will send a message requesting it or start a TCP connection to the server to get the map. UDP may lose too many packets on internet games so, sending the map this way may be a problem.

Is anybody working on it already? I would like to give it a try.

I will simulate TCP creating an ordered send, so the packets must be received in this order and the client will ask for then. I remember seeing something about crc on the map send to the user, so, i will use the crc or maybe even bcc to sign the blocks.

Is dev channel is a private chan?

That said, it's not an "official" channel. We speak a lot of Swedish, and it's definitely not a place for support, unless you're directly invited to help solve a specific issue.

Just a friendly reminder