Pardon Our (CMT's) Ignorance.

[L0d3x]

Lmao @ your lmao ^
xD

Roflcopter.

[Rook]

I wanted to put a really rude comment here but i refrained.


bad choice

[Roostervier]

you've gotta be kidding me

[Arteen]

Why not release an OS version of SPv2 along with a regular version, so that people who have issues with file sizes and bandwidth can also get SPv2? Therefore everyone's happy, except for the people who omfghate pirates.

We asked Dennis about the OS/SPv2 issues, and he convinced us that non-OS was the way to go.

[Reaper Man]

lmao. Are you serious Jcap? My answer is no.

Ftfy.

[Kornman00]

We asked Dennis about the OS/SPv2 issues, and he convinced us that non-OS was the way to go.

What did he reason?

Also, if you try to do that one with and without OS idea for any of your MP maps, if they're using the custom shared data files people won't be able to play together if one of them is using OS and one isn't due to cache differences. However if its just for SP like I recommend, then all is savvy

[Masterz1337]

Ftfy.

Geee, the keylogger on my PC must be providing you with so much intel......

[Masterz1337]

What did he reason?

Also, if you try to do that one with and without OS idea for any of your MP maps, if they're using the custom shared data files people won't be able to play together if one of them is using OS and one isn't due to cache differences. However if its just for SP like I recommend, then all is savvy

I'll start with my opinion first. It is my opinion that to reach the maximum number of people, the maps should run on their own without any special application or .dll file and should be installed as with any other map.

I come to this conclusion based on my experience with other games and software and also with the several open sauce .dll files that have been submitted for hosting. Every single one of them has caused our test machine to exception and the test machine has nothing else on it but a fresh fully patched install of XP, Halo CE and a mid level ATI-video card all with current drivers. This is why there are no "open sauce" applications hosted here.

I dare not think what will happen on a vista machine or much less a 64bit OS or Windows 7 machine. Many of the still "working" 3rd part apps for Halo CE do not work on a 64bit OS, now a standard install on new PC's, which is an issue that has hampered the completion of Season 5 of the Halo CE Chronicles.

I have nothing against Kornman, he is a smart guy, and his open sauce concept has some interesting possibilities however it has been my experience that third party add-ins to a closed source game will only ever reach a niche portion of the community of users and Halo CE is already a small niche. Any scheme that requires extra steps, remote hosting, or fragments the files should be steered clear of if you want the MOD to gain wide acceptance.

Regardless of what people say they want (open sauce, new features, etc…) what they really want is for it to be easy and simple to play the game. Anything other than download and play is an extra step that will put people off. Especially if they run into problems with the .DLL or application.

I have enough bandwidth to support the downloads and will also be willing to put up a special page just for the CMT SPV 2 mod files so it is easier for people to find them however breaking them up into fragments with an untested, unproven application is in my opinion unwise. But then again, I'm an old fart so what do I know .

Dennis

This topic is dead and done.

[Arteen]

Remember, we're dealing with people who have a much lower understanding and aptitude than us.

[Choking Victim]

Remember, we're dealing with people who have a much lower understanding and aptitude than us.

It requires the same level of intelligence to drag and drop a dll into the Halo CE directory as it does to drop a map into the maps subdirectory.