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11-08-2012, 04:09 AM
I am still working on multiple ways to deal with extending the forum integration enjoyed on our CS:S servers over to NS2. This game is very young and my total lack lack of knowledge for LUA along with the NS2 API will delay us from having the sort of stuff you can do in SM and with sourcebans for at least a year.
For now I will be working with what I do know to create solutions. These will allow automated admin and reserved slot activation just like we have now (but with a delay). I have discovered that you can generate and override files remotely via php. Therefore the solution is to have a batch operation run every so often that will sync the list of admins and reserved slot users with the NS2 server. I will also be designing the system to automatically generate the NS2 id for those that have not entered in one. As a result even a current subscriber that just got ns2 loads the game for the first time and connects to our server will already have their reserved slot/admin without needing to edit their profile first with their ns2 id (assuming they are using the same steam account).
Now it will take me a few days to get this made and tested but in theory I do not see this not working nor any issue with my knowledge that would prevent this.
Getting this to actually work is step 1.
Step 2 is to then add some basic admin and reserved slot system to the server. The programing work for this may be contracted out or I may use one of the emerging mods.
As always reserved slot and admin will continue to include all of our servers for the same price regardless of what game said servers run.
For now I will be working with what I do know to create solutions. These will allow automated admin and reserved slot activation just like we have now (but with a delay). I have discovered that you can generate and override files remotely via php. Therefore the solution is to have a batch operation run every so often that will sync the list of admins and reserved slot users with the NS2 server. I will also be designing the system to automatically generate the NS2 id for those that have not entered in one. As a result even a current subscriber that just got ns2 loads the game for the first time and connects to our server will already have their reserved slot/admin without needing to edit their profile first with their ns2 id (assuming they are using the same steam account).
Now it will take me a few days to get this made and tested but in theory I do not see this not working nor any issue with my knowledge that would prevent this.
Getting this to actually work is step 1.
Step 2 is to then add some basic admin and reserved slot system to the server. The programing work for this may be contracted out or I may use one of the emerging mods.
As always reserved slot and admin will continue to include all of our servers for the same price regardless of what game said servers run.