add - on automatic downloader

[Heavymetalduck]

i was thinkin, becuase someone made the decal downloader, i cant remember who but wouldent it be amazin if someone made a add - on downloader like the sounds downloader! i only want it cos im crap at puttin files in the right places.

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[Heavymetalduck]

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[(MoA) Shaun]

You do NOT want an auto downloader that downloads scripts.

[Terror]

Shaun DOES want your babies though.

[·•{ Awoken }]

An add-on downloader? I could agree with you in some cases, one being you join a server, download the auto laucher, now you don't have to download it from the forums to put it on your own server.

BUT

One thing I'd have to disagree with you is, lets same someone has a mod they are working on, or one mod that is private and don't want floating around out there. This is when a add-on downloader would be in the conflict of interest in the host.

Also, for that reason, unreleased mods, in a sense, could be stolen, and released in the forums.

So, I'd vote no, but end the end, that would be a server side mod, not client, so it would be up to the host to install the add-ons downuploader.

[gegc]

Make a checkbox when starting the server "Allow Script Download" to enable/disable that (and client as well, like sounds), because other than that this idea would be infinitely useful. My friend recently got Blockland (ID around the 700's) and it was a pain for him to get all the addons. Because there's just so many, and you only want the good ones, it took him about an hour. Now imagine someone who buys Blockland 6 months from now, and how much time they're going to have to spend browsing for addons.

[Terror]

That's why we make mod packs. I think i'll do everybody a favour and host the best ones on my site :D

[fishpen0]

Make a checkbox when starting the server "Allow Script Download" to enable/disable that (and client as well, like sounds), because other than that this idea would be infinitely useful. My friend recently got Blockland (ID around the 700's) and it was a pain for him to get all the addons. Because there's just so many, and you only want the good ones, it took him about an hour. Now imagine someone who buys Blockland 6 months from now, and how much time they're going to have to spend browsing for addons.

The only problem is that, if the host has them on their server, you would get stuck downloading crud scripts too.

[Mr Smash]

Um, woulden't somthing like this make it posable to download somthing off someone's server that clould be harmfull to your computer? e.g. spyware viruses...

[Terror]

Verily. This is why this is such a BAD idea.

[Space Guy]

Torque can't affect anything outside its own folder and any scripts that exist you have to activate in the AddOns menu. So a Torque virus wouldn't be too harmful at all.

[(MoA) Shaun]

Torque can't affect anything outside its own folder and any scripts that exist you have to activate in the AddOns menu. So a Torque virus wouldn't be too harmful at all.

Your key.dat could go awai!