Back in 2006, Bullet_Worm - creator of the "Power Server"and PAM mods for COD2 - worked out a way where the client's whole screen is filled with a chequer board image, because they didn't have the IWI file, and a message telling them to manually enable cl_allowDownload and then to reconnect. It worked, but it was clumsy.

Yo

does anybody have Bullet_worm's MOD which he used to force players to download MOD from server?

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// Worms PowerServer Mod
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// Version Config: Beta 0.98b
//
// email:
// bullet-worm@asmdgaming.com
//
// forums:
// http://www.wormsworld.net/forums
//
// Basic Instructions:
// 1) Add the .iwd file to your server's MAIN directory
// 2) Modify this config to your liking.
// 3) Save and upload this config file to your server's MAIN directory
// 4) In your server's start-up config file, add:
// exec powerserver.cfg
// Note: This 'exec' command must be done BEFORE the first map is called
//
// IMPORTANT NOTE!!!
// Anything below that says "**CLIENT-SIDE**" requires the mod to be
// downloadable by the client.
//
// If you are using NOTHING below that requires the mod to be
// clientside, then you can rename the mod's IWD file to:
// ps_svr_098.iwd
// to make the mod server-side only.
//
// CREDITS:
// -UKUFTaFFyTucK - 3D model and image of the landmine
// -www.ukuf.co.uk
//
// -Bell's HTF (Hold The Flag v1.0) Gametype
// -www.awemod.com
//
// -Awe's End-of-map voting system
// -www.awemod.com
//
// -Wanna Ganoush (better health regen system ideas)
// -www.anarchic-x.com
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