[bf1942] Killer Camera?

[Jon Wolberg]

When I say console, I mean logging in via remoteconsole.exe or BFRM 1.4 and
clicking on the console tab.

Jon Wolberg
Tech Support Manager
www.ECGNetwork.Com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee Latham" <leeprivate at cgmlarson.com>
To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [bf1942] Killer Camera?


> I don't know if most people run with a console open....I know I sure
don't,
> as the server is located in another part of my city.  That may be a source
> of confusion, as I think many here assume that the console is readily
> available.
>
> Lee
> At 04:34 PM 3/18/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >Same here. I've never seen it clobber its own config before :(
> >Oh well, I'll try it this way. Thanks.
> >
> >On 3/18/04 4:21 PM, "Jon Wolberg" <jon at ecgnetwork.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hmm.....
> > >
> > > This hasnt been my experience.  With BF1942 pre-BFSM we told the
customers
> > > to download their serversettings.con files via FTP, make the changes,
then
> > > re-upload them and type 'quit' into the console which crashes the
server.
> > > It is then auto-restarted with the new settings.
> > >
> > > Jon Wolberg
> > > Tech Support Manager
> > > www.ECGNetwork.Com
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Forrest Thiessen" <thiessen at alum.mit.edu>
> > > To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 4:18 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [bf1942] Killer Camera?
> > >
> > >
> > >> My experience is that you can only make changes to the
> > >> serversettings.con file while the server is NOT running (well, I
guess
> > >> you can make them any time you want, but they don't "stick" unless
the
> > >> server isn't running).  It's always been that way, as far as I
remember.
> > >>
> > >> BFSM can change certain parameters "in flight" because it controls
those
> > >> parameters itself--for example, kick on high ping is done by BFSM
> > >> monitoring the current ping of players, and, when it sees someone
> > >> exceeding the set limit, it sends a kick command to the server.  If
you
> > >> use BFSM to change the parameters in serversettings.con while the
server
> > >> is running, the change has no effect.
> > >>
> > >> Bottom line: if you want to change serversettings.con, stop the
server
> > >> FIRST, and then start it up again after you've saved your changes.
> > >>
> > >> --Woodrow
> > >>   thiessen at cyberscapearena.com
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Jon Wolberg [mailto:jon at ecgnetwork.com]
> > >> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 12:45 PM
> > >> To: bf1942 at icculus.org
> > >> Subject: Re: [bf1942] Killer Camera?
> > >>
> > >> Same here.  When I put it into serversettings.con and run the server
its
> > >> no
> > >> longer there.
> > >>
> > >> Jon Wolberg
> > >> Tech Support Manager
> > >> www.ECGNetwork.Com
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "David Snodgrass" <dave at pmmci.com>
> > >> To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>; "Jon Wolberg" <jon at ecgnetwork.com>
> > >> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 2:43 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: [bf1942] Killer Camera?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Me too. Additionally, if I put it into the serversettings.con, I seem
to
> > >> have them 'mysteriously' disappear. Does the server somehow write
back
> > >> to
> > >> that file on typing exit or such? - I have bfv running in a screen,
> > >> detach,
> > >> edit the con file, reattach, exit the server, and re-execute it. When
I
> > >> go
> > >> look at the file, my changes are *gone* - Im stumped.
> > >>
> > >> ./d
> > >>
> > >> On 3/18/04 10:00 AM, "Jon Wolberg" <jon at ecgnetwork.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> The console spits out an unauthorized method error when I try to
type
> > >> this
> > >>> into it?
> > >>>
> > >>> Jon Wolberg
> > >>> Tech Support Manager
> > >>> www.ECGNetwork.Com
> > >>> ----- Original Message -----
> > >>> From: "Neal Clayton" <xayd at vae-victus.org>
> > >>> To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:17 PM
> > >>> Subject: Re: [bf1942] Killer Camera?
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> game.serverDeathCameraType 0 works fine on mine, goes in
> > >>> serversettings.con
> > >>>>
> > >>>> David Snodgrass wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Anyone remember the proper config settings to NOT show the killer?
> > >>>>> All I can remember is the more recent game.serverDeathCameraType
0 -
> > >>>>> But bf:V seems to not like it.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
>
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