I just updated my server to 494. Users who log in with pre-494 BYOND clients can't see the map - it's just a black screen. This issue is universal, and the only fix is for players to update to 494.
I would be nice to just give users a prompt saying that their DS is out of date, as has been done in the past.
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 May 27 2012, 3:06 pm
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Whoa, that's not good. 494 is supposed to be backwards compatible unless maptext is used, in which case it should prompt. As a temporary fix, you could compile some unused maptext code to force the prompt (and confirm that it works). We'll get in a proper fix for 495 asap.
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Ah, that makes sense. Thankfully because the output pane still works, I was able to just give players an upgrade warning using client.byond_version and link them to the download page.
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Lummox JR resolved issue with message:
Changing see_invisible or see_in_dark under certain conditions could confuse older clients (493 and earlier), even if the game did not use any new features that required a newer version. | |
The prompt was a great feature back in the day, I don't know why it was removed seems silly.