=- ChronosWS wrote on Thu 12.Apr'07 at 13:49:44 -0700 -= > You would configure this to say which kinds of games you were > interested and potentially which servers you were interested in as > well (in case you specifically want to use only a subset of the > ones listed on the metaserver.) This information would be > communicated to the metaserver at the time a metaserver refresh is > made by the applet. The metaserver, in turn, would broadcast the > number of players waiting for games matching each server to those > who are listening (other applets, the metaserver application, > etc.) When the applet sees that enough players were available to > start tmode for a particular server, it would pop up a > notification informing the user of such, which if clicked would > launch the Netrek client. You don't the metaserver for that. Paradise has the TQ (tournament queue). When you join normally with the client, you send yourself "tq" and are removed from the galaxy into the waiting room (race selection + MOTD, but no autoquit, no kill, but can talk to all channels). The client reports players/ race in the icon title when iconized. When T starts, the client then pops up ready to go. Currently you'd need to start 1 client per server, which is not ideal, so there a meta-server solution would help ... but ... does it really pay off? How many servers are there to track that you'd like to join (by type and ping)? Having 2 clients in the background with 1u/s won't hurt (you aren't in the galaxy anyway, more isn't needed, you can only talk but not be harmed). This is on the to-do list next to "ob" to switch observser status. Might be faster to implement when copied over from Paradise than modifying meta-server. -- © Rado S. -- You must provide YOUR effort for your goal! EVERY effort counts: at least to show your attitude. You're responsible for ALL you do: you get what you give.