Server display picture.

[zoneark]

I think it would be pretty awesome for V11 that when you click on a server name it shows a picture of the server and what people have built so far.  Now i would figure this would work so it would take an above screen shot of the server every 20-30 minutes.

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[Isjix]

nice idea, but if it refreshed, wouldn't it lag?

[Riot]

Like a video screen that shows what the players are doing?

[zoneark]

nice idea, but if it refreshed, wouldn't it lag?

Might for a second it would be like taking a screenshot.

Like a video screen that shows what the players are doing?

No.

[Shocklink]

i see. idk though u should be able to deactivate it if its a closed server and u dont want eyes to see.

[zoneark]

i see. idk though u should be able to deactivate it if its a closed server and u dont want eyes to see.

That could be another option.

[Shocklink]

i love the idea but the your angle wont be any good cause

1: if its to close you cant see wuts going on
2: if its to far the buildings wont be easy to see
3: a top angle will show just plain Squares on the floor and will be difficult to identify if its either a squere building or just a 32 X 32 on the floor

I suggest aiming a angled camera where the players spawn (without spawnpoints) AND/OR be able to set a setting where you set a camera on a block to take pic every X amount.

[Jaxx]

I suggest aiming a angled camera where the players spawn (without spawnpoints) AND/OR be able to set a setting where you set a camera on a block to take pic every X amount.

I think supers should be able to take the snapshots at their leisure, just so that if they didn't feel like taking an updated one, or one at all, it wouldn't be horrible, because we would be used to not having it, and if they DID take a good one, then, hey, we have a preview of the server.

[zoneark]

Thats a good idea it should be a set key where you can take a picture and a gui pops up saying "upload for server picture?"

[Bones4]

How about an isometric redering...  like Bloxel?

[Packer]

How about an isometric redering...  like Bloxel?

That would be neat.

[zoneark]

How about an isometric redering...  like Bloxel?

Excellent idea.  Thats alot better than what I was suggesting.

[Shocklink]

How about an isometric redering...  like Bloxel?

Nice, this looks alot easier then taking a pic of the server every X time.

[Masterlegodude]

I too wouldn't mind this idea, especially if you could toggle it on and off :D

[Ephialtes]

It would take about 5-10 seconds (depending on current user count) to load the screenshot from the client which is going to get pretty boring if you're wanting to see all the servers. Then you need to make an algorithm to decide where to take the picture since people don't always build at the spawn and people also spread their building out. Then you need to modify the socket class to allow for chunked binary data upload and finally this would just munch bandwidth on the server.

Its a no...