Independent client now is a Must for long term life!
Hi,
I really confused for first time to put this on technical issue or game suggestion because it the suggestion for common technical issue, and incoming "disaster" (actually its not disaster but I mean for this game it will be a disaster) .
The browsers seems will drop support for flash, and maybe will even block them soon, its short time left for flash to stay alive in browsers like Chrome and Firefox, in my View I think its just a short time before the browsers make a big step to kill flash, because the security and performance issues.
I think BB now about that, if not I hope they give this attention, the only solution now as I see is "Independent Client" for settlers game, "OR" merge the web version run-able on Steam (maybe).
Or the most hard solution, is convert the flash files into HTML5 :)
The flash as a unsupported plugin will cause more issues, like now sometimes in firefox the chat of game reset over and over when you alt+tab or ctrl+tab, later I think its possible that browsers may kill or suspend flash if you do.
Last, maybe you will say use internet explorer , but this option is not available for Linux users, or you may say use another browser like maxthon, but actually I think its easier to ask users to install your client instead of another unwanted or unknown browser that user already have enough.
The summary I just wanted to suggest Independent client because the many issues of flash with browsers and since flash player is in risk to be blocked from browsers or at least the browsers stop support for them (chrome officially stopped that actually anf firefox on the way).