0000865: Custom protocol for joining direct-connect games

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0000865	AI War 1 / Classic	Suggestion - Interface Ideas - Multiplayer Communication		Oct 24, 2010 10:00 am	Jan 3, 2011 11:45 am

Reporter	ciaran	Assigned To	Chris_McElligottPark
Status	closed	Resolution	won't fix
Product Version	3.906

Summary	0000865: Custom protocol for joining direct-connect games
Description	Since there is no in-game browser, it would be nice to have the game register a custom protocol with the OS, to trigger joining a direct-connect game; such as: aiwar://127.0.0.1 E.g., I would host a new game, click a button in the lobby to copy the URL to clipboard (or even just construct it myself), and paste it to the players who would join me (over IM/IRC/etc.). They could then simply click the link and it would launch the game and automatically attempt to connect to the specified lobby. As a bonus, this would also allow community-created matchmaking websites, to an extent (that is, sites could be made with manually managed lists of lobbies/settings, and a link to join the game easily).
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Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Oct 24, 2010 10:00 am	ciaran	New Issue
Oct 24, 2010 11:57 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Note Added: 0002027
Oct 24, 2010 11:57 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Status	new => resolved
Oct 24, 2010 11:57 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Resolution	open => won't fix
Oct 24, 2010 11:57 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Assigned To	=> Chris_McElligottPark
Jan 3, 2011 11:45 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Status	resolved => closed

Chris_McElligottPark Oct 24, 2010 11:57 am administrator ~0002027	That's a lot more complex than an in-game browser (which is coming in the next couple of months!).