AutoHost is a bot that I created whose sole purpose is to host games 24/7 for people to join. All games are intended to be All Welcome games so that anyone can join and be able to play without fear of being kicked due to rating or due to low game count. As part of this AutoHost games are Full Share, Optimal Balance mirrored, hosted on mapgen maps. the purpose of these settings is to try and create an environment where any player can get a game and not be punished or flamed for dying early or not knowing a map meta and additionally FullShare has seemed more conducive to games with larger rating disparities.

AutoHost Games will launch once all players slots are filled and every player is X'ed. It will notify players to X and will kick anyone who is AFK for greater than a minute when all the player slots are full.

Additionally if AutoHost does not have any players join the lobby for greater than 10 minutes then a new lobby with a new map will be created.

Feel free to join an AutoHost lobby and get playing.

Please note this is an alpha implementation which is running on my local machine and is not an official FAF bot so there may be times when AutoHost is down. Feel free to report any bugs or issues here and I can work on fixing them and implementing additional features.

New Map Generator UI!

With Downlord's Client 1.1.9 the map generator has gained a new UI for generating maps with user specified terrain options.
In order to GENERATE and PLAY maps which utilize the UI options you MUST HAVE Downlord's Client Version 1.1.9 or higher

The following options are available as inputs to map generation:

Number of Spawns: Number of spawn points the map is generated with. Supports 2 to 16 players. Currently only supports balanced team spawns.
Map Size: Size of the map to be generated. Only supports square maps (5km, 10km and 20km).
Water: The probability/amount of water appearing on the map
Plateaus: The probability/amount of plateaus appearing on the map
Mountains: The probability/amount of mountains appearing on the map
Ramps: The probability/amount of ramps appearing on the map (Note: Ramps are the connections between plateaus and ground level)

It is also now possible to regenerate a map by using the name of the form neroxis_map_generator_(version)(seed)(options)
This can also be utilized to specify the options directly. The format for parsing the options from the map name can be found in the source.

Client Version 1.1.9 also supports watching replays of generated map games

Notes:

• Generation time increases with map size. Optimizations are underway.
• Generating 16 player 5km maps may occasionally fail due to space constraints. If this occurs generate with new seed.
• Map Terrain Generation originally optimized for 10km maps. Optimization for 5km and 20km maps still underway.
• Terrain control options are not a guarantee that a certain amount of that feature will be present in the generated map. They are used for initial seeding only.
• Maps with mostly water will generate water mexes where possible rather than clumping mexes on small amounts of land
• Map Generation not supported on the python client
• Maps Generated Names of the form neroxis_map_generator_(version)_(seed) where seed is numeric will be compatible with older clients

Feel free to stop by the Map Generator Discord: https://discord.gg/XZW62UdYfm

Additionally new features have been added and are included below

Version 1.0.10

• Unit Wrecks now spawn as reclaim (T1-T3 Land, T2 Destroyers, T2 Navy Factories)
• New Symmetries Added (Symmetries: X, Y, XY, YX, QUAD, DIAG, POINT)
• Reclaim Generation Improved (Added cliff rocks and variation of placement)
• Mex Expansions Added (Expansions of 2-4 mexes randomly placed on map)
• Support Mexes Added (Each Base will have 1-3 support mexes nearby)
• Generate previews with better coloring and lighting
• Guarantee space for base building at spawn points
• Odd/Even Teams are guaranteed on all maps and represent mirror positions

As always if you have any suggestions for features of the map generator please comment in this thread.
If a generated map has issues please let me know by messaging me with the map name so that the cause can be investigated.

My cat killed the computer I was using to run autohost

This topic is meant to introduce the new features and updates that are being added to the client for version v1.4.7. As the new PRs are merged they will be added here. The pre-release is now available at https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/releases/tag/v1.4.7-RC2

• Rework game and player server messages to not be processed on the UI thread https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2276 https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2280

• Add traditional chinese language https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2256

• Highlight games with friends in them https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2264

• Author text no longer intersects with version https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2277

• Fix mention for usernames with dash https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2271

• Remember set password on rehost https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2267

• Reset client after log out https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2265

• Use new recommended maps and mods list https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2260

• Add rating filter for replays https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2144

• Don't crash on invalid map file names https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2262

• Stop multiple ping sounds in a row https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2263

• Show rating on hover in rating graph https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2228

• Update mods before hosting https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2255

• Change invite UI to be button based https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2182

Old features in 1.4.5 that didn't have an announcment

• Number of teams option for map generator https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2252

• Private User game status will properly update https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2242

As a quick update. I just released version 1.4.0 and this includes a major overhaul to the backend code to introduce more variation to the generated maps. The main change is that the map generator can now work on the basis of map styles.

The current map styles are DEFAULT, ONE_ISLAND, BIG_ISLANDS, SMALL_ISLANDS, CENTER_LAKE, VALLEY, DROP_PLATEAU, LITTLE_MOUNTAIN, MOUNTAIN_RANGE at the moment there is no UI element in the client to generate use these styles specifically so this is more informational. But hopefully this enables greater variety and allows it to be easier to add other styles in the future as well.

If you have ideas for styles of maps feel free to reach out to me and we can see about bringing it in to the map gen.

Now Released can be downloaded from https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/releases/tag/v1.2.3

This topic is meant to introduce the new features and updates that are being added to the client for version v1.2.3. As the new PRs are merged they will be added here and when the release client is created for testing.

• Chat User list CPU usage optimizations https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2007
  The chat user list was determined to be a large source of the lag that many users experience when running the client, especially as the number of players online has grown. Up to now the main solution has been to close the aeolus chat tab to decrease the lag. This update aimed to optimize how the chat user list is updated and displayed in order to reduce cpu usage.

• Remove ability for foes to ping you in aeolus https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2017
  This update makes it so that users will not be pinged when mentioned by a foed player

• Add Date Format Option https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2014
  Adds choice of date format to the client

• Add button to join channels https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2013
  This will add a UI tab/button that can be used to join IRC channels in addition to the /join command in chat

• Add generation type options to map generator UI https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2005
  This will add generation type options to the map generator. Specifically the options Casual, Tournament, and Blind.
  Causal generates maps as they are done in v1.2.2.
  Tournament forces all random options and will not display the preview in the client lobby to the generator as well as time stamps the map with the original time of generation and places it in the map description to prevent the use of pre-generated maps in tournaments
  Blind generates maps without any preview in the client or in the game lobby.

• Restart on Default Theme Selection https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2003
  This will ensure proper application of the default theme by alerting the user that a restart of the client will be needed.

• Game Information on Chat Hover https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2010
  This allows for seeing the players in a particular game when hovering over the map image

• Sync Cache
  API calls are now synchronized so that multiple function calls will not happen if the cache is empty

• Add copy action to labels https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2031
  Map Name, Mod Name, Descriptions, Authors, and other labels can now be copied and pasted elsewhere using a context menu accessible via a right mouse click

• Correct number of more mods in game tile view https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2025
  Number of mods now displayed correctly in game tile view

• Paginate Local Replays https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/1820
  Adds pagination to the local replays tab in the vault

• Fix bug where removing players from friends list removes them from chat list https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2022

• Add experimental option to watch replays while waiting in lobby https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/1926
  This add an option to allow watching of replays from the game lobby. This requires patching the game.prefs file which you can do from the settings in the client. This only allows for starting replays from the replay vault once the game is open it does not allow you to start a game while watching a replay. Please note that watching replays which are of conflicting patch version to the game you have open is not supported and will result in an error.

This topic is meant to introduce the new features and updates that are being added to the client for version v1.4.3. As the new PRs are merged they will be added here. Pre-release for testing can be found here https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/releases/tag/v1.4.3-RC5

• Client no longer tries to open port 8080 https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2170

• Live Replays can be sorted by Start Time https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2163

• Use Replay Available flag in database https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2195

• Use forceGPU flag to alleviate client lag https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2199

• Support displaying generated maps in map pools and use new endpoint https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2190
  This will just show generated maps if they are in the pool when using the map list button as will be supported by the upcoming server update.

• Allow selection of map style for map generation https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2185

• Sort map pool maps by size and name https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2179

• Show list of names in leaderboard search https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2159

• Keep password column visible in coop table https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2172

• Fix dutch language bug when displaying play tab https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/commit/e69b8d72d6123552b6750b751dd414b76c6734e7

This topic is meant to introduce the new features and updates that are being added to the client for version v1.6.0. As the new PRs are merged they will be added here. The pre-release is now available at https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/releases/tag/v1.6.0-RC1

• Remove Server Status Link https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2331
  The Server Status page has now been removed and is no longer updated so it has been removed from the front page of the client.

• Use UTF-8 connection to the lobby server https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2317
  Use a utf-8 encoded connection to the server over the older utf-16 connection. This should cut network traffic by half

• Use Reactive based web client for api calls https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2329
  This will use a non-blocking call to retrieve data from the api. This should result in fewer threads and thus less resource usage by the client.

• Add ability to communicate with stat ping service https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2334
  Once launched this will enable the client to connect and detect when services are down automatically.

• Use exact search for player name in replay vault https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/commit/b9f19a330f2618492f069d14e153098456d8bedb
  This will mitigate the slow search some players have been experiencing in the vault since the recent server update. However player based searches need to have the full and exact name of the player

• Cache files on download and keep downloaded version https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/commit/18a5bf56c96734aed911f800224c194b3c752575
  This will fix the issue where the fafdevelop exe needs to be downloaded on each game start

• Rework Client backend to be non-blocking https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2332
  This is a rework of the client backend so that it is entirely non-blocking which should result in less resources being used. This is a big change so hopefully no bugs were introduced.

Just going to drop in here and add that I also am actively looking for high level feedback on the map generator with regards to making it better at all the map sizes so feel free to drop feedback in the map gen thread.

This topic is meant to introduce the new features and updates that are being added to the client for version v1.4.4. As the new PRs are merged they will be added here. The pre-release is now available at https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/releases/tag/v1.4.4-RC2.

• Can download additional data for replays again https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2227

• New Reviews will not freeze client https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2235

• Proper version of sim mods downloaded for replay https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2237

• Map Upload dialog now scrollable https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2217

• All avatars now properly displayed https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/1930

• Selection of no avatar properly saved by server https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2208

• Wrap replay title text https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2223

• Add filters for map size and number of players to the create game dialog https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2219

• Observers will not be counted in the player count for games https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2233

• Progress Icon will no longer get stuck after generating a map https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2200

• Matchmaker message Timeout matches server timeout https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/issues/2226

@emperor_penguin said in [What should be done to address FAF patch download issues?]

Perhaps we could get data on download times and look at averages/medians/etc?

Problem is someone has to develop all that and then parse through the data.

@brutus5000 said in What should be done to address FAF patch download issues?:

@sheikah said in What should be done to address FAF patch download issues?:

The caching is only useful if you go back and watch old replays. For most players this is never any issue. The download happens when a patch is released and then it is over.

It is a much bigger issue to consume all the memory with the cached files as people may have limited space on their C: drives.

I thought we added a file (size) limit and that it is on by default. We should really do that as it seems stable.

I am not aware of any file size limit. Right now there is just an option for users to specify how long the cache exists for.

The caching is only useful if you go back and watch old replays. For most players this is never any issue. The download happens when a patch is released and then it is over.

It is a much bigger issue to consume all the memory with the cached files as people may have limited space on their C: drives.

We already do offer caching for files. Develop just changes enough that it needs to be redownloaded.

This topic is meant to introduce the new features and updates that are being added to the client for version v1.6.0. As the new PRs are merged they will be added here. The pre-release is now available at https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/releases/tag/v1.6.0-RC1

• Remove Server Status Link https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2331
  The Server Status page has now been removed and is no longer updated so it has been removed from the front page of the client.

• Use UTF-8 connection to the lobby server https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2317
  Use a utf-8 encoded connection to the server over the older utf-16 connection. This should cut network traffic by half

• Use Reactive based web client for api calls https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2329
  This will use a non-blocking call to retrieve data from the api. This should result in fewer threads and thus less resource usage by the client.

• Add ability to communicate with stat ping service https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2334
  Once launched this will enable the client to connect and detect when services are down automatically.

• Use exact search for player name in replay vault https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/commit/b9f19a330f2618492f069d14e153098456d8bedb
  This will mitigate the slow search some players have been experiencing in the vault since the recent server update. However player based searches need to have the full and exact name of the player

• Cache files on download and keep downloaded version https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/commit/18a5bf56c96734aed911f800224c194b3c752575
  This will fix the issue where the fafdevelop exe needs to be downloaded on each game start

• Rework Client backend to be non-blocking https://github.com/FAForever/downlords-faf-client/pull/2332
  This is a rework of the client backend so that it is entirely non-blocking which should result in less resources being used. This is a big change so hopefully no bugs were introduced.

Could try here maybe. https://github.com/FAForever/faf-coop-maps/releases/tag/v6.0.2 Not sure all you need though

Another thing to consider is that making repair more efficient will just add to the defender's advantage already present. Defenders will be able to get the reclaim from the dead unit and repair their own units easier. So most likely any increase in repair efficiency would need to be balanced with that in mind as well.

Yes since patch 3664 https://github.com/FAForever/fa/pull/1581

You only need to delete the downlord's client installation in ProgramFiles

Just find the installation folder in program files and move it all to the trash bin