Topic: AddOns in Multiplayer games

Hi, there's a PR currently open that will no longer require add-on maps for all clients: https://codeberg.org/wl/widelands/pulls/5333

The rationale is that any game-relevant file such as maps and scripts (including scripts for starting conditions and win conditions) that could be chosen by the host must be present for the clients. Otherwise it could happen that choosing an add-on-provided starting or win condition would have to kick out clients who don't have that add-on installed, since they could so join the game setup initially but then wouldn't be able to actually play with it; which would be a worse user experience IMHO than being told early on about all required dependencies.

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kaputtnik wrote

waldecker wrote

Hi,

a question regarding multiplayer games. Is it possible to automatically reduce the used addons in a multiplayer game to those all players have installed/activated? While I have about 20 AddOns (mostly Maps) aktiv my sons have only a few. Sure we could go an install or deactivate them, but I see it more userfriendly if the game would automaticaly use only those needed for the specified game, map and win conditions. And why is the AddOn of "Map123.wad" required when I want to play a game with "MapABC".

Can you explain a bit more?

Maybe something like https://codeberg.org/wl/widelands/issues/3965 ?

Glad that you playing with your children

an example, I'm hosting a LAN Game with Map "The Pass Through the Mountains" which is as far as I know a basic map coming with the game. When my son tries to join the attached message box pops up. I understand that scripts or win conditions should be installed on all systems joining the game, but maps other than the one to be played?

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OK, thanks

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