ID:2256650
 
BYOND Version:511
Operating System:Linux
Web Browser:Chrome 60.0.3112.24
Applies to:Dream Daemon
Status: Open

Issue hasn't been assigned a status value.
Descriptive Problem Summary:
If you manually #include a rsc file, it ends up in the .rsc, but is not sent to clients even if you do /client/preload_rsc = 2
Moving this to feature requests since subsequent investigation has proven this isn't a bug; the current behavior is intended.

New preload_rsc behavior and settings are being discussed for 512.
It's still technically a bug, the question is rather or not it's a bug in the reference, or the code.

This variable controls whether resource files (icons and sounds) are automatically downloaded by Dream Seeker when first connecting, or whether they should be downloaded as needed. Resource files are cached (in byond.rsc) for future use, so this should only affect people who have not played the game before or who have not played it for some time.

The three possible settings are:

0
do not preload any resources
1
preload compiled-in resources only
2
preload all resources including those uploaded by players
URL
preload resources from specified file
Preloading resource files will eliminate delays later on, but may cause a very long initial delay when logging in.

Resources may also be distributed from a website to save bandwidth on the machine hosting the game. Simply zip up the .rsc file, upload it to a web site, and put the URL here.


The description for 2 would suggest that it should preload the resources even if they aren't referenced by anything.
I agree, the reference is misleading on that score.