Suggestion for loading arbitrary map version

[illwieckz]

That's a rare need because updates are meant to obsolete older versions, but sometime I want to load an old map just to check some things. I have seen people asking for it, for some experimentation as well, like recently freem was driving tests using a map that was updated on the meantime.

Because the syntax is actually:

/devmap <mapname>

or:

/devmap <mapname> <layoutname>

We can't implement

/devmap <mapname> <version>

But given the way our map packs are named with the _ separator, I thought about this syntax:

/devmap <mapname>
/devmap <mapname>_<version>
/devmap <mapname> <layoutname>
/devmap <mapname>_<version> <layoutname>

Typining /devmap <mapname>_ and pressing Tab would list the available pak versions.

That would be the map command, and usable in rotation lists.

I thought about it, like, years ago, but maybe it's time to investigate it.