Thread: Feature requests: client browser, server setup, usability

For New Vegas, since it's Steam only, couldn't we use a user's steam ID as their login credentials (like how DayZ for ArmA2 does) so that players wouldn't need to bother with a name/password? (they'd still choose their displayed name, it just wouldn't matter for identifying them)

Queue

Being able to see what mods/.esp:s the server uses is important

if it is open source cant everybody just manipulate the client and send fake information?

Originally Posted by NeoPhoenix

if it is open source cant everybody just manipulate the client and send fake information?

It's the same for the steam username

Originally Posted by roby65

It's the same for the steam username

never claimed the opposite

Well, you wouldn't use their Steam username, that'd be absurd (never ask a user for their name/password for another service). Steam supports OpenID to let third-parties have Steam authenticate users for them. The point wouldn't be security regardless; it would just make logging in trivial for the end user since they wouldn't have to remember a name/password. They have their preferred name set in the VaultMP launcher, and then simply connect to any given New Vegas server and their character data is retrieved based on their Steam ID rather then them having to enter a name/password.

Fallout 3 users would have to manually enter a name/password. I'm aware Fallout 3 is also available on Steam, but am not sure how integrated it actually is with Steam (whereas New Vegas is only available via Steam).

Queue

Originally Posted by Queue

Well, you wouldn't use their Steam username, that'd be absurd (never ask a user for their name/password for another service). Steam supports OpenID to let third-parties have Steam authenticate users for them. The point wouldn't be security regardless; it would just make logging in trivial for the end user since they wouldn't have to remember a name/password. They have their preferred name set in the VaultMP launcher, and then simply connect to any given New Vegas server and their character data is retrieved based on their Steam ID rather then them having to enter a name/password.

Fallout 3 users would have to manually enter a name/password. I'm aware Fallout 3 is also available on Steam, but am not sure how integrated it actually is with Steam (whereas New Vegas is only available via Steam).

Queue

The solution for this is simple: when you register, your username is associated with your unique machine ID, and when you log in a server you have to type only the password.
So also if someone changes the source to spoof the machine ID, you still need to have the password

Roby

Association with a physical computer has faults though, such as if a person has more than one computer (like myself) or if they upgrade/replace their computer. And then you're saying they'd still need a password, so there's no added convenience... I'm not really seeing the point.

Queue