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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>what I think would be the BEST change in the update
would be. If the map is changed to one that doesn't exist on the server that the
server either crash or default back to the map it was on instead of sit there
and act like everything is ok waiting for someone to telnet in and change the
map.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=shockwave@clanshortfuse.com
href="mailto:shockwave@clanshortfuse.com">[-SF-]Shockwave</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mohaa@icculus.org
href="mailto:mohaa@icculus.org">mohaa@icculus.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 11, 2002 9:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [mohaa] MOHAA update
requests</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Ryan,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As per your suggestion, I wanted to submit
some requests for the next MOHAA update You have already said you
would do the first one of these, but I wanted to mention it
again here for clarity. I've listed the items in priority
sequence from my perspective.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(1) Include messages in the game server log that
indicate what team a player has successfully joined, including any applicable
errors that may result.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The game server log currently only shows player
team change commands but no information about the team they were
assigned. Error messages generated when a player tries to switch to
another team before the mandatory waiting period has expired are also not
present in the log. The reason for this request is to make it
possible to successfully identify what team a player has joined for
proper application of team kill handling logic. Being able to
know what team a player is on for certain will make it possible to punish the
guilty without fear of harming the innocent.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(2) Grant the ability for console messages to
print to the player message area of the screen in addition to the chat
area.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Besides the chat area at the top of the
screen where all player talk and death messages are displayed, there is a
spot on the screen to the left and a bit lower where messages applicable to an
individual player are printed like personal frags. It would be nice
to be able to send a message and have it appear in that area because
it is more conspicuous and isn't flushed away by other messages as fast as a
message printed in the chat display would be. It would also be nice to
have the ability to have the message either be global or specific to a given
player. The reasons for this request are to allow the console to
generate messages that would be harder for players to either ignore or miss
because of all the messages that spam the chat window as well as to provide
the ability for private messaging.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(3) Provide a console command that provides the
data presently available to players when they hit the <Tab> key and view
the scoreboard.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know that the current status display is already
filled to capacity and wouldn't suggest modifying it at all. It already
supplies a bunch of pertinent data in a stable format. Instead, perhaps
a command like "scoreboard" could be added, or maybe just allow the "+scores"
command that works for players to work for the console. The reason for
this request is because it would be nice to have access to that data without
having to join the game. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(4) Generate a new log entry line type for
each death that occurs that contains killer and victim client ID's as well as
the weapon used that would be identifiable as log data and formatted for easy
parsing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This would help in the identification of
deaths that occur during the game without requiring extensive pattern matching
to strip out player names, and cross-reference phrases to the weapons
that produce them in order to determine if a death is a kill or a
suicide. I have already developed a means of doing this that has worked
in every occasion except when a player who had a name that was truncated by
the server issued a command to change his name and created two separate name
references to himself in the status display and the death message output text
respectively. I only add this as a request if it is relatively easy to
accomplish. Otherwise, I would much rather your valuable development
time be spent on the first two items I have listed because I already have a
reasonable solution to this issue.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>These are really the top items on my list.
I would be happy to help you in any way I can, including the creation of more
detailed specs if you need them. Even if you only fulfill the first
request as you indicated earlier, I think that it would be particularly
helpful and incredibly awesome. The outstanding work you have done on
this and other titles is definitely appreciated. Thanks very much for
all your efforts and for taking the time to entertain these suggestions!
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shockwave</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>