26.03.2008, 19:29
I mentioned this earlier with my mini installs idea.
There could be servers dedicated to certain periods/theaters using only files from that groups project. You would take a normal IL2 install, patch it with the latest verions of that theater's mod, and then the installer strips out all the unnescessary map and plane files to make it a small manageable install which would be updated from time to time as that team deems an update worth doing. You could even load a separate HyperLobby install in each theater package for ease of switching theaters online.
With this format I would think the average person would have one mega-mod install with all sorts of add-ons to play around with, but also a few theaters that are under a gig or two in size. With the size of hard drives today that would not be much space at all.
You could have specialized theaters with their own DCG and online servers like:
Spanish Civil War (which several of us are starting work on)
Korea
Africa
Marianas/Slot
Each in a tidy package updated every month or so as warranted by that teams dev's. Then that team could also recommend official servers for their package.
There could be servers dedicated to certain periods/theaters using only files from that groups project. You would take a normal IL2 install, patch it with the latest verions of that theater's mod, and then the installer strips out all the unnescessary map and plane files to make it a small manageable install which would be updated from time to time as that team deems an update worth doing. You could even load a separate HyperLobby install in each theater package for ease of switching theaters online.
With this format I would think the average person would have one mega-mod install with all sorts of add-ons to play around with, but also a few theaters that are under a gig or two in size. With the size of hard drives today that would not be much space at all.
You could have specialized theaters with their own DCG and online servers like:
Spanish Civil War (which several of us are starting work on)
Korea
Africa
Marianas/Slot
Each in a tidy package updated every month or so as warranted by that teams dev's. Then that team could also recommend official servers for their package.