to the INF TEAM: map pack compability probs

Is mappack 2.85 really official? I`m referring to the info on the mainpage. Some servers still run 2.80 maps and some players have only either of those installed or them both (2.80 & 2.85). Some maps have changed in 2.85, but some files are also missing from the package, at least server side. Then there`s some different views on how or which packages should be installed. Some peeps have also difficulties to d/l the new pack I`ve heard.

I`ve noticed that this all generates annoying compability problems, for example you can`t get into some servers while they`re running "changed maps" or the model animations might look messed up (all models hover and don`t animate properly). I have now installed 2.80 maps and then the 2.85 map pack, but still I`m unable to play on some servers or on some maps they`re running. That`s kinda irritating, `cos we europeans don`t really have servers to choose from. So it would be really nice of you to release one map pack officially which has absolutely everything needed on it to play INF: all files and recent versions of all INF maps you want servers to run. That would certainly sort thing out. Otherwise really great mod guys I hope you`ll get these things fixed, like this map mess and the notorious skin bug. Btw I heard there`s a patch coming later this week.

What do you mean by team mixup? I know the skin bug is entirely different matter from the map packs, I just had to whine about that too But the animation thing I talked about stems certainly somehow from the map packs, we put up a dedicated server that was just running 2.85 map pack and tested it: weird anims we got. Only installing 2.80 maps to the server and then 2.85 sorted that out.

And I have installed the map packs in the order you said, still probs on some servers. I hope you at least would clarify the map situation at the mainpage somehow, as I said there really are different views of it and some don`t even know the 2.85 map pack has been released.

[This message was edited by ressukka on Mar 14, 2001 at 05:07.]

This is the kind of info I wanted, thanks. Not just: hold your horses and wait We fixed our server yesterday but I`m sure that many server admins are wondering the same questions like we did. If they`re not too interested they might even give up hosting INF alltogether when first problems arise. So IMO this is very important information to all server admins, but probably this post won`t unfortunately catch too many eyes. Is this documented somewhere else in the site? I hope it is or it will be soon. The more info the better --> more INF servers for us also that way

[This message was edited by ressukka on Mar 14, 2001 at 14:53.]

Now we`re getting somewhere! I`ve experienced this "RealWorld package version mismatch" too, went to the #infiltration and no one had any idea what to do. So thanks for solving this one out.

Just to mix things up a bit....I only have 2.85 installed and have yet to have any of these problems.