Multiplayer Server Search Improvements
What ?
1. While in a multiplayer server allow the player to view and save the current server to favorites. May also implement a history feature to the server list as well.2. a) Implement a map preview feature while searching for new servers, just the mini-map version of course, not sure how this would work for servers running multiple blind teams.
2. b) Preview Tech-Tree
3. Implement additional filters to server search functions, including boolean searches i.e. filter out all empty servers unless play time < X hours; filter out full servers.
4. Default "Has password" field to no.
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Why ?
1. Adding an in game server save feature and or history would make it more convenient to return to existing games which the player may not even remember the name of.2. a) Having a map preview feature allows players to get an idea of what they're joining without having to download a map that can be potentially up to 100 MB or more, usually less
2. b) Being able to preview the tech tree would allow players to once again join at a preferred time, if all the tech is already researched aside from the infinites why join the server, unless you wantto just expand a base and build rockets. Maybe you want to skip the initial phases and can see oil is coming or nuclear and would like the experience that comes at that phase.
3. Simple convenience of not having to sort through dozens of empty servers or worse full servers that you can't join anyway.
4. If we know the password for the server we want to join we'll select yes but I expect most people won't be joining such a server, similarly the "Has mods" field could default to no as well especially since mods have to be installed separately at this time, if you don't have it you can't join it.
