The ASC (Athos Server Controller)

[Matthew]

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ATH SERVER CONTROLLER VERSION 760
Compatable with UTPure RC7G / EUT 1G!

What Is This Thing & What Does It Do? (http://asc.wharthog.com/index.php?p=whatis)


Download Link (http://www.unrealadmin.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1209&d=1202403854)

Official Website (http://asc.wharthog.com/)


>IMPORTANT!< - If you run multiple servers from one system directory, please download the ASC760LS release, found in the downloads section on the ASC website!



What's New?
============
This release is mainly for bugfixes.
Bugs in the team balance code have been totally eliminated by reverting to the old way of doing it. Also an exception has been added to the respawn protection so that if you are carrying a CTF flag, you cannot be protected.



ATH Server Controller User Guide :
===================================
A user guide has been packaged with the zip file.
It is suggested that you tell your clan members, semi-admins, etc etc to read it.
It will help them in finding settings and performing actions.

Alternatively, you can also simply tell them to view it on the web at:
http://asc.wharthog.com/tutorial


FEATURED ADDITIONS:
==================
(all of these can be enabled / disabled from in-game)

Separated Death Messages!
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4568/messages1vg.jpg

Anti-Spam System!
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7048/shot00001ab.jpg

HUD Rules Display System!
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/1976/previewrules3so.jpg

ScreenShots:
============
GUI & ASC Features:
View (http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1479/ascwindows4xa.gif)

Private Messaging System:
View (http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7415/ascpmlevel73xv.jpg)


Lots of features, I won't take the entire page to explain - but you can read the README.TXT, and also the changelog explains a lot of them.

Have fun everyone!


NOTE: If you already run the AKA mutator, you'll need to remove it from your server before adding the custom version found in the ASC760 files.

CHANGELOG
version 758:
==============
[Security] Complete re-write of the login system.
[Security] Misc. security-related patches.
[Security] Server admins cannot redirect players to invalid locations (websites, etc)

[Fixed] Match Config mutator issues (ASC would only load first and last mutators specified)
[Fixed] ASC Window will still open even if the MutatorsList= entry is really really long
[Fixed] "Play As Spectator" option will not appear on some prompts if spectator slots are full.

[Added] Automatic reconnection of players after a server crash.
[Added] Ability to specify what level is required to send single-line private messages.
[Added] Client option "ASC Window HUD Tip" - allows disabling the HUD message for opening ASC

[Azura]

This mod sounds neat. So, if I understand things correctly, it adds several layers of player priviledges. If so, I can see a few admins of public server wanting to install this.

[Matthew]

* old material *

[wesel]

hi,

can you explain the Slot- Feature please?
I`m very confused.
I set the server to MAX:7 and the LVL1:6 and LVL3:1
6+1=7 :-)
I thought, now can join 6 LVL1`s and 1 LVL3.
But i`m wrong...,why?

greets wesel

[Matthew]

You are not "thrown" into your slot. If you enter the game you will stay in a public slot, making only 5 other slots availible. To use the 1 extra slot you made for lvl 3, you have to have a FULL server already (6 players). Now if you have level 3, it will give you the extra slot. If not, well... then it will give the "server full" error.


And anyway a new version will be publicly released.... you might as well wait a week until the official release of the next version.

[wesel]

[QUOTE=Matthew
And anyway a new version will be publicly released.... you might as well wait a week until the official release of the next version.[/QUOTE]

Nice 1 !

I have one more question.
Do you know what the following problem is?
At some players ut crashed after a server join.
http://medoc-homebase.de/dl/error.jpg

wesel

[Matthew]

hey man. that's an interesting little bugger there eh? lol what mods/gametype are you running?

Anyway... I will package up ASC 740 for you in literally 5 mins.... got to write a readme... the developer didn't lol.

OK well, I'll be back soon!

You can just try this new version... see if the bug still happens.

See you all in a bit.

[wesel]

hey man. that's an interesting little bugger there eh? lol what mods/gametype are you running?

Anyway... I will package up ASC 740 for you in literally 5 mins.... got to write a readme... the developer didn't lol.

OK well, I'll be back soon!

You can just try this new version... see if the bug still happens.

See you all in a bit.

very fast :-)

I run DM wit the following mutators and serveractors:

BodenX2.KeepItClean,
BotPack.NoRedeemer,
CB12.CB_Mutator,
NoUDamage.NoUDamage,
KickIdlePlayers2.KickIdlePlayers2,
qfeedback.qfeedback

ServerActors=Anti-Flood.AFServerActor
ServerActors=SemiAdmin.SemiAdminSA
ServerActors=TF.TickFix
ServerActors=UTDCv14.SMain
ServerActors=MODOSUtilsV25.SplashLogoSA
ServerActors=MODOSUtilsV25.MODOSSBServerActor
ServerActors=MonsterAnnouncer.MA_ServerActor
ServerActors=ServerAdds2.ServerAdds
ServerActors=PureCheckerServerV3.PCServerActor
ServerActors=MvReporter2.MvReporter
ServerActors=asc734.asc_server

and the ut default actors.

[Matthew]

hmm ok... dunno what it might be
Try installing the new one and see where you get.

I'll post it here for now... but later on, it will be moved to another thread.

[Matthew]

It's cool
It's sexy
It's awesome
It's HERE!

The ASC (Athos Server Controller) Version 7.40
=====================================
Read the readme for installation procedure.
I had to make a good chunk of the readme myself... so just tell me if something isn't going quite right with the install.

Enjoy this cool thing everyone!

[wesel]

It's cool
It's sexy
It's awesome
It's HERE!

The ASC (Athos Server Controller) Version 7.40
=====================================
Read the readme for installation procedure.
I had to make a good chunk of the readme myself... so just tell me if something isn't going quite right with the install.

Enjoy this cool thing everyone!
hm cant download the file.

[Matthew]

I have been informed by the creator that there is a newly discovered bug in ASC 740 with monsterhunt... I will get back to you on this when the bug is fixed... hopefully in 741.

Sorry. Please stick with 734 for now if you run monsterhunt!!!!

[ShocK-JaY]

lol Matthew, There is more bug in v734 for MonsterHunt !!

[Matthew]

lol shut up Jason :P
And welcome, though :)
_________________________

Athos is now 741 for MH, right?

[Matthew]

Hey all... I have posted ASC 741 in a new thread... it's pending being put on.

[Azazel]

Hey all... I have posted ASC 741 in a new thread... it's pending being put on.
I keep all downloads in 1 thread, sorry its taken so long to get this one edited :)

[Matthew]

Thanks Azazel :D

[wesel]

hi,

is it possible to disable the chatspam protection?
many ppl get a kick of the spam protection but they does not spam.
Only repeat like: wEaPoN dropped ...

Another question.
Can you code a ASC lite :-)
Only with the reserved slot and ASC kick/ban system.
That woluld be very nice!

greets wesel

[Matthew]

Hey man. I'm not the coder for ASC... Mickaël DEHEZ is (EDIT - Now I am lol). I publish the readme and advertise, because his English isn't that good lol.

I will pass on your suggestions!

Remember that you can turn most features of the ASC off, besides the spam controller (I'll let him know about the suggestion, you're not the 1st to mention it :P)

The file itself is already very "lite".. only around 250 KB. If you mean features wise, I don't know... I'll ask the coder. He is usually very busy, so I can't say whether or not he'll want to make and maintain 2 versions.

But I'll pass this post along to him.

:)

[wesel]

The file itself is already very "lite".. only around 250 KB. If you mean features wise, I don't know... I'll ask the coder. He is usually very busy, so I can't say whether or not he'll want to make and maintain 2 versions.

But I'll pass this post along to him.

:)

Hi,
i mean the features!
the reason why i asked for a lite version is, many players from my server reported big lags since I installed ASC.
When I deinstalled asc, the lags also disappeared.
So i think to many features caused the lags.


greets wesel

[Matthew]

I contacted him this weekend about all of it wesel.

He has new plans for stuff.....
ASC 8 will be the next version to come out... ASC7 is done, will only have small bugfixes if they are needed, as he will be working just on 8.
You can expect it in mid-april.

Some planned new features:
Mute Players (Like Easymute by Rush)

Spam Mute (the solution to spamming, will mute players for configured amount of secs after they spam. CAN be disabled)

Lite? He didn't give me a straight-out answer on this. It sounded like a no, due to the lack of coding time he has. Hopefully he will consider it though.


That's all.

And on the lags....
Are you hosting from a home PC, or a pro hosted game service?

[wesel]

Hi,

thx for the infos.
My server is hosted by NGZ.

greets wesel

[Matthew]

cool.. got some newly published info from Mike:
firstly, a little thx to matt for publishing and installing asc7 on some forums/servers. it probably gaves us the envy to continue, not sure.

what's new in 8 ?
- no more level, only some rights and individual accounts (see semi-admin)
- no more fake limit, th server will indicate the real limit of public players.
we will implement something in the engine to let vip enter the server even if its full.
- th spam protection will mute instead of kicking, it will check also voice taunts.
+ player redirecting service.
- less message...
+ new binds : balance teams, reconnect, b spec etc...
+ you will be able to dis/enable all asc components (include the a-spam)
+ some new chat functions (and yes a PM system...)
+ a kickidle, based on player's location, so no more people just hiting their mouse to stay on. Plus it will depends on how we will code it, but it could be
also an anti-camper, not sure.
... and a lot of idea i forget.
We were thinking about include a mapvote, it is a big part though, so ... not sure.
We will start it during april.
I think you have also many ideas, tell me what you think.
I don't even know what he means by half of that stuff... but when I learn I will keep you all informed lol.

[PizzaMan]

A couple of suggestions for new functions:

- Custom gametypes, each with their own set of mutators, number of players, tournament mode, all those other settings.

- Option to load a default setup if the server has been empty for some time.

[Matthew]

I have forwarded that post to him.

[PizzaMan]

many players from my server reported big lags since I installed ASC.When I deinstalled asc, the lags also disappeared.

I finally got around to try ASC. It is very useful and I would love to keep it, but unfortunately it causes lag. Quite a lot in fact. Also the spam kicker is annoying. But I will sure test version 8 if it is ever completed.

[Matthew]

Wow that is very odd actually - we don't have the lag issues.

Well anyway, there are things you need to be informed about:

1. The coder, ATHoS left UT. There will be no ASC 8.
2. I have taken the project over with permission, and have been given the source.

So what is in the future?

I have already got a new release out - but another is coming soon, so wait about a week :)

Features:
Anti-Spam REMOVED (we all HATED it lol!) - It will automatically mute players for a few seconds if they spam enough times.

A very cool SEND PLAYERS TO IP command. We use it to clear out servers before clan matches, etc. The level 6+ user types in an IP to send all players to, and hit the button. The clients then recieve the IP and open a connection to the new server.


I am truely a horrible coder, so I am limited in what I can do. But if anyone would like to assist me :D

I will see if maybe this version will help out the lag issue. The problem is - the ASC is constantly communicating with the clients, and that can cause some lag on populated servers. One thing that could help is turning FRAG RECOVERY off. Frags are saved about every 10 seconds, on the server side, and so every 10 secs all players have to send back that data, which could cause issues.

On a final note I will see about creating a "lite" ASC - that will only contain the basics such as the LEVEL KEYS, tournament mod controls, and the ASC booter.

[PizzaMan]

I think the ban feature is worth a mutator by its own.

I had frag recovery off, because I have tried the Phoenix mutator that does the same, but if you leave the game with say 20 frags and then come back, UTStats will record 40 frags even if it says 20 on the hud. Not sure if ASC will do that, but Phoenix does.

Oh and by "lag" I ment skipping.

[iDeFiX]

altho limited in time, you know where/how to find me ;;

[Mayhem]

if you need help dont hesitate to ask

i hex edit the asc to remove many of annoy things, like the anti spam, Hud Messages for Say gone more some minor things. no Lag at all in our server

you can do a even more better ban system

again dont hesitate to ask for help

gl with your coding

[Matthew]

I think the ban feature is worth a mutator by its own.

I had frag recovery off, because I have tried the Phoenix mutator that does the same, but if you leave the game with say 20 frags and then come back, UTStats will record 40 frags even if it says 20 on the hud. Not sure if ASC will do that, but Phoenix does.

Oh and by "lag" I ment skipping.

ok - our servers have UTStats and ASC and the Frag Recovery feature doesn't duplicate stats I believe.

hmm and skipping - on player joins?

[PizzaMan]

It was skipping at random all the time. I can live with a bit of choppiness on player join, allready got that from the anticheats. That is totally different though, more like a short pause in the game, not skipping.

I dont think I skipped, but I saw a lot that did. I have a decent connection though, so if ASC is a bit heavy on the network, then I wouldnt be the first to get problems from that.

[Matthew]

I really don't know then.

As for network though, I used ASC734 went I was on 56K (yes, that is old skool DSL for all you broadband junkies :P), and even on a modem line I didn't get any choppyness, and nor do I now on 512k down 256k up DSL. I haven't ever heard of that problem either. I can/will look into it.

[iDeFiX]

you can do a even more better ban system


Erm, I am currently working on one, which will do some serverside and clientside stuff. Mind sharing your idea with me? (pm?)

[Matthew]

Erm, I am currently working on one, which will do some serverside and clientside stuff. Mind sharing your idea with me? (pm?)
ah he had me interested too :)

iDe - how hard would it be for you to possibly integrate the features of HA into ASC if I was able to supply you with the code?

[PizzaMan]

i hex edit the asc to remove many of annoy things, like the anti spam, Hud Messages for Say gone more some minor things. no Lag at all in our server


Could I have a look at your version?

[Matthew]

i hex edit the asc to remove many of annoy things, like the anti spam, Hud Messages for Say gone more some minor things. no Lag at all in our server
hey man that's awesome - I'd really like to take a look and I can make it an official "lite" release. What server is it running on? I'd love to see it in action! Post us some screenshots please! :D

[Mayhem]

so any news?

[Matthew]

My sister has had some (minor - sorta) medical problems over the last few days and is going into a complicated surgery on Wed. - so I'm sorry but for a few days here I'll be a little busy and can't quite fullfill what I said I was going to. I'll see if maybe next week I can be around (praying that all goes well).

[PizzaMan]

The hex edited version still causes a tiny bit of skipping on my servers, allthough a lot less than the original one. I think it is limited to on player join now.

Found a problem when using mapvoteLA12 to switch mutators/classes: ASC seems to prevent LA12 from changing the mutators (only tested with the hex edited one).

[Mayhem]

when you connect asc will check all your login and the asc settings (like Tag protection, if you are banned, checks the Slot settings and see if you can be there or not, etc.)

all the settings that you configure in asc window will be checked when you join

the setting that cause more lag that sould be disable is the Frag recovery but off course will still be checked if is enabled or not on join

plus there are functions like scorekill and preventdeath that are always active that are related to frag recovery enabled or not

when i hex edited it was more to disable some things, annoyed things. not killing functions (except antispam)

[Matthew]

hey guys I've got an official release of ASC that has removed:

All Logos/Graphics
Spawnkill Protection
TeamKill Protection
Frag Recovery
ASC hud messages (all messages will appear in chat area - not below as well)

I'm just in bug-testing (beta) now but I'll get a release out for you guys soon. It is very basic, with just ASC bans, kicks, level keys, and tourny modes. I hope it removes the lag for you - and if not there are more things I'm sure we can take out/edit.

[Matthew]

Hey official release was added to top post - see it for more info.

-- ASC 743 --

Thanks to Mayhem for a big fix in the new one :)

As I said I've almost got ASC 743 Lite - but if you want to see if the new version causes lag - go ahead.

[Matthew]

Hey I've got ASC 743 Lite ready - could any of you test it out and get back to me?

I'll post it here, look for it in about 4 hours.

If you like it and decide to leave it on your servers please let me know - I'd love to see it in action!

[Mayhem]

nice :)

[Matthew]

Sorry I encountered a few minor things that needed a fix. I hope this works like we want it to :D


As I said previously please let me know if you decide to keep this mod on your servers - I would really like to see it in action.

[Matthew]

Top post updated to include new major release.

Upgrading is HIGHLY recommended due to the new fixes to the ASC banning system.


New versions for both regular and Lite editions.

[PizzaMan]

Still pending?

[NuFF$@iD]

matthew submit them to anticheat.co.uk. if they dont get auto added ill add them asap

im sure azazel will sort them here when he has time. be patient :)

[Matthew]

Yes still pending.

For now:

Full:
http://asc.atomicunreal.com/releases/ASC743b.zip

Lite
http://asc.atomicunreal.com/releases/ASC743b LITE.zip

[Matthew]

As always I appreciate if you tell me your server's IP if you run this mod - I enjoy coming and visiting, and seeing what other things could be done to improve it for others :)



OK so here is what the future holds:
Plans for ASC744:

Level 3+ may PM any player in the game with a pop-up window with 4 lines of messages (if you have ever been given a level you know how the window opens with a message...)

Level 5+ may broadcast a message over the ASC HUD (silver text appearing on the top-left of screen, underneath chat area)

I know very little about Pure, but I will try to figure out why it pops behind the HUD in PureRC7 (any expert help in Pure would be appreciated)

[YOU_GOD]

Thanx to u guys UT99 is still alive thanx for all the effort guys lol :cool:

[Matthew]

:)

[Matthew]

matthew submit them to anticheat.co.uk. if they dont get auto added ill add them asap

im sure azazel will sort them here when he has time. be patient :)

Thanks Nuffy :D

[Mayhem]

finally you spotted the ban bug :D

[Matthew]

heh - you could hvae just told me :P

[Mayhem]

i forgot :D

that are more minor ones like if you connect with a nick and change after and then do a Set command in asc the nick that show in message is the one that you connected, not the actual :P

simple fix @<hidden> asc_command

find:
lasttime=Sender.Level.TimeSeconds;
lastcommander=Sender.PlayerReplicationInfo.PlayerName;
lastcommand=atc[2];
add:
get_ac(Sender).c_name=lastcommander;

[Matthew]

Dang I'm happy to have you around....


If you have MSN IM please PM me (heh, lot of acronyms)

[Mayhem]

:P

today is your birthday ? :D

[Matthew]

Yes, heh.

[YOU_GOD]

Happy Birthday Bro :thumbup:

[YOU_GOD]

Does it have any issue with mapvote la?? i got lag on server even with the lite version and also didnt lemme start phoenix :frown:

[PizzaMan]

and also didnt lemme start phoenix :frown:

You dont need Phoenix, ASC has its own frag recovery.

[Matthew]

No issue with MapVote LA, sorry. We've had about 3-4 servers that run it just fine.


Also you said it didn't let you start pheonix - did you put it in the ASC booter, or how did you do that? What you may want to try is a normal config with the ASC booter turned off, and use MapVote LA to control your mutators.

And also yes, frag recovery is in ASC (though not it Lite versions).

I guess the only reason I can think of that it would cause lag is if the server's bandwidth was pretty tight. You aren't hosting on a home PC or anything I hope?


Well sorry all this is my last post --> on a week vacation until late Friday night.

[YOU_GOD]

Yes i setted it with the asc mutators turnedd off and i put all the mutators on mapvotela, the only mutator y set on actorsclp was mapvotela, we are hosting the server on dedicated server not on home pc.
Ive tryied the lite version with phoenix and the normal version without phoenix and frag recovery on and none where working, frags wherent recovering dunno why :confused: maybe i set something wrong and i dunno, should i talk with someone runing the asc with mapvote la, could u contact me with them please.
Thanx guys fer your support :thumbup:

[Matthew]

-- removed --

[Mayhem]

you miss the set name change bug

lastcommander=Sender.PlayerReplicationInfo.PlayerName;
lastcommand=atc[2];
get_ac(Sender).c_name=lastcommander; //<--

btw nice job :)

[Matthew]

My logs say only 2 people have downloaded this, so therefore I will make ASC745.

I assume you are one of those 2 :)


Thanks again Mayhem.

[Matthew]

ASC 745 Finished.

http://asc.atomicunreal.com/releases/ASC745.zip (http://asc.atomicunreal.com/counter/click.php?id=1)

Will be added to top post soon, hopefully. Look for 'LITE' edition in another day or two.

This one has taken me a lot of time and has many fixes/additions/changes.

Main reason to upgrade is a fix to a bug that was reported to me. It allows for any player to perform a simple command (obviously not going to say how to do it) that will crash the server instantly. All old versions of ASC are effected, and need to be upgraded ASAP to patch the vulnerability. This is very serious, I cannot stress this enough.


Also new built-in Kick Idle Players V2 suppport. It works with the ASC to provide a wonderful new addition. It will NOT kick level 6 or level 7 players, as they might be working on something on the server and are not, in fact, idle at all. You can enable & config this feature in the ASC7.INI file.

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3156/kickedidle5jh.jpg



See the changelog for other new features such as the ASC HUD text message posting, as well as new "!" commands.



version 744:
==============
[Fixed]
- Bug which would allow any client to crash the server in tournament mode.

[Added]
- KickIdlePlayers2 is now integrated into the ASC, and its options may be changed in the ASC7.INI file.
This will not kick anyone with level 6 or level 7, in case they are busy doing server configuration, etc etc.

[Changed]
- Spawn protection now only protects the person that is spawning.
Older versions would protect a player FROM a spawned player, as well as the other way around.
Now this is a one way system, and only the player that just respawned will be protected.

[Changed]
- Simple grammar changes, spelling issues.

[Added]
- New feature allows those with level 3+ to post a text message onto the ASC HUD (underneath the chat area).
This feature is mainly to grab player attention, as it won't be over-run with spam from the chat area.
If you are a level 3+ spectator, you can send a message using this and it will bypass the MUTE SPECTATORS function as well.

[Added]
- New commands:
For Players:
* !play (or !player)
* !spec (or !spectator)
These commands take a player from a spectator slot to a player slot, or vice versa.


version 745:
==============
[Fixed]
- Bug with name changes (thanks to Mayhem for fix)

[Mayhem]

nice

[YOU_GOD]

Hi guys sorry to bother again im still having problems with the frag recovery, i cant make it work, i enable it as root user but doesnt work, do i have to set something on the .ini file?.
PS: i´ve tryed also disabling and setting phoenix in but doesnt let phoenix work either :confused:

Thanx in advance. :thumbup:

[Matthew]

Hey no prob :)

Well how about this - post me your ASC7.INI file (remove passwords/keys!), and then post me your list of server actors/server packages.

[Matthew]

(p.s. I'm going to try and get the LITE version out tonight or tomorrow night....)

[YOU_GOD]

ASC
[asc745.asc_server]
SuperLvl=7
PasswordLvl[2]=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PasswordLvl[3]=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PasswordLvl[4]=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PasswordLvl[5]=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PasswordLvl[6]=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PasswordLvl[7]=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Lvl1Limit=10
Lvl3Limit=12
PasswordLvl[0]=
PasswordLvl[1]=
bASCboot=False
GameType=
MutatorsList=
bForceMutate=True
LastMap=
RespawnPTime=4
bTeamKillP=True
bFragP=True
PTag=
MessageLine[0]=
MessageLine[1]=
MessageLine[2]=
MessageLine[3]=
upk=
s_password=
s_passcount=0
ballowspec=False
s_MaxPlayers=16
bautopause=False
bAllowBanned=False
bIsStarted=False
KickTime=90
bKickidlers=False

Packages

[Engine.GameEngine]
CacheSizeMegs=4
UseSound=True
ServerActors=IpDrv.UdpBeacon
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerQuery
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=unreal.epicgames.com MasterServerPort=27900
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=master0.gamespy.com MasterServerPort=27900
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=master.mplayer.com MasterServerPort=27900
ServerActors=UWeb.WebServer
ServerActors=ActorCLP.ActorCLP
Serveractors=UTPureRC7G.UTPureSA
ServerActors=UTDCv16b.SMain
ServerPackages=UTDCv16b
ServerPackages=UTDCv16bdll
Serverpackages=UTPureRC7G
ServerPackages=BP1Handler7G
ServerPackages=BP4Handler7G
ServerPackages=VAHandler7G
ServerPackages=SoldierSkins
ServerPackages=CommandoSkins
ServerPackages=FCommandoSkins
ServerPackages=SGirlSkins
ServerPackages=BossSkins
ServerPackages=Botpack
ServerPackages=MultiMesh
ServerPackages=Relics
ServerPackages=EpicCustomModels
ServerPackages=TCowMeshSkins
ServerPackages=TNaliMeshSkins
ServerPackages=TSkMSkins
ServerPackages=SkeletalChars
ServerPackages=MapVoteLA12
ServerPackages=KoDRiflev2
ServerPackages=BunnyFooFooV5s
ServerPackages=KoDfirepackz
ServerPackages=kodv2pack
ServerPackages=AMLP_HaSm_v1
ServerPackages=MonsterHunt
ServerPackages=SoldierSkins_KoDCinderv2
ServerPackages=SoldierSkins_Dragonknight
ServerPackages=SoldierSkins_Assassin
ServerPackages=Soldierkodguest

[Matthew]

Your ASC7.INI seems to be quite alright.

I assume you just took out ASC from the server's INI. If not, then just remember you have to add ASC to the INI :)

OK well here is what I ask you to do:
Please start your server into a totally stripped mode (no actors besides ASC, no mutators). Check and see if frag recovery works.

Now add your other server actors. Make sure pure is at the bottom. Check and see if it works still.

Now add your mutators one at a time, and if frag recovery stops working, then you'll know why :thumbup: (and also then I can do some investigation as well....)

[YOU_GOD]

Well actually those asc ini entryes are on the asc.ini file, not in the unrealtounament.ini file, i have tried it on my unrealtournament too withouth any mods and had the same result :confused:
:frown:
Hope i can solve this cause i love this mutator

[Matthew]

No no I mean did you remember to add:

ServerActors=asc745.asc_server
ServerPackages=asc745

to the unrealtournament.ini file?

[YOU_GOD]

ooh yess certainly, if not the mod wouldnt work hehe, it actually work all but doesnt work the frag recovery, i can log in as root admin and all, but have problems with the frag recovery ggrrr
heellpp waaaa i want this mod to get it run

[Matthew]

OK well here is what I ask you to do:
Please start your server into a totally stripped mode (no actors besides ASC, no mutators). Check and see if frag recovery works.

Now add your other server actors. Make sure pure is at the bottom. Check and see if it works still.

Now add your mutators one at a time, and if frag recovery stops working, then you'll know why :thumbup: (and also then I can do some investigation as well....)

Have you tried this yet?

[YOU_GOD]

Yeah and had the same result :confused:

[Matthew]

The FragRecovery tracks you by IP address. The only thing I can think of at the moment is that your IP is somehow maybe not getting picked up correctly? Try getting a friend to come in and play for a bit, then have him reconnect, and see.

[iDeFiX]

Just curious...

What if 2 players with the same IP join as it happens alot on our server?
Isn't it better to do recovery matching name and ip?

[Matthew]

2 players with the same IP have their frag counts switched every time one of them kills someone. It isn't good, and I've always wanted to find a better way, however name with IP tracking would probably be the only practical solution....

[SkullKrusher]

why not sort it by player ip and port # those will not match regardless of 2 players using the same ip ????

[Matthew]

this is true, but if a PC freezes, then it would reset when restarted

[Matthew]

or if UT closes/reopens

[iDeFiX]

because client port isn't fixed afaik?

[Matthew]

afaik? that's a new one for me...

[SkullKrusher]

could try players computer name that will remain the same

[Matthew]

Hmm yes network name is perfect. How would one detect that? Some of you advanced coders know how to do that?

[iDeFiX]

Gathering computer name needs native coding (a dll on windows, like UTDC).
Isn't that a bit too much for frag recovery? That's why I suggested ip+name...

afaik = as far as I know ;)

[AnthraX]

Gathering computer name needs native coding (a dll on windows, like UTDC).
Isn't that a bit too much for frag recovery? That's why I suggested ip+name...

afaik = as far as I know ;)

no it doesn't

[LeeBe]

there will be a lot of duplicates, for eg DELL or OEMCOMPUTER

[AnthraX]

IP-Computername would be a nice combination but then again, fragrecovery isn't really that great. I've thought about implementing it in one of my private mods but it'll break so many scoreboard/hud mutators that you'd better drop it

[LeeBe]

I use Phoenix which works well for me, it has 4 modes

Mode 1 - checks player name only (case insensitive)
Mode 2 - checks player IP only
Mode 3 - checks player name *or* IP (either must match)
Mode 4 - checks player name *and* IP (both must match)

[PizzaMan]

I use Phoenix which works well for me

Phoenix does not work with UTStats.

If you leave the game with 10 frags and then come back, UTStats will record 20 frags, ie. it doubles your stats score every time you reconnect.

[AnthraX]

exactly what I mean, lots of mods store local copies of some score values (frags/deaths/flagcaps/flagpickups). Frag recovery would only work if the mod would restore the values of all variables in every actor that a playerpawn owned before he disconnected. The idea is nice but it's only realistic when you're running a standard server without a single scoreboard/stats mod on it

[Matthew]

I don't know why, but UTStats and ASC frag recovery work just fine together....

[Matthew]

Mini-Update
==========

This new ASC 746, and it just adds the ability for admins with mutliple servers to redirect players when the server is full/passworded to another separate server. You are able to write your own custom message to display to the player. If the server is full, they can either be redirected, or spectate. Same for passworded. The button the player has to confirm is easy to customize. You may enter an IP only, and IP and port, or a UT game password (eg. 111.159.19.1:7777?password=test)

This feature can be turned off or on in the ASC7.INI file.


FULL SERVER

http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/8729/full7wc.jpg


SERVER PASSWORDED

http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/5253/passworded0oz.jpg


Also, you may use this to redirect players from an old box to a new one. Set all the slots (level 1, level 3) to 0, then MaxPlayers to whatever. This will then pop-up the redirection window. You can see this feature in action at one of my servers which has moved to a new box (67.19.158.249 (unreal://67.19.158.249:7777)).


SERVER RELOCATED

http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/6203/moved6qg.jpg




Read the README file for help with setup.

If you need assistance - well I'm always near.


Also I owe Mayhem a BIG thank you for some wonderful help with a problem I encountered! Thanks a lot man!


[NOTE] - Besides this feature, nothing is new since ASC745. If you honestly have no plans on using this new feature, just don't bother to upgrade.


ASC 746 (http://asc.atomicunreal.com/counter/click.php?id=3)

[Matthew]

And I'm so sorry, I've been quite busy with my own community over the last 2 weeks, and I really am trying to get an updated ASC LITE out. Very very soon!

[Mayhem]

nice matthew, keep it coming :)

[Matthew]

ASC 747 will have a line to give a reason for the kick/ban, hopefully that will help out...

nice yourself, as I know that you know how much of ASC746 was yours :P

[Mayhem]

glad to help :)

[Matthew]

"TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH!"

ya ya I know :P

here's ASC 746 LITE edition (and sry that it's been a wait)

ASC 746 LITE (http://asc.atomicunreal.com/counter/click.php?id=4)

[Mayhem]

hehe keep the good work

[Matthew]

The ASC adds lag to servers because of frag recovery. Even if it is disabled, the lag still exists.

I have corrected the issue inside the ASC. The problem was that even if frag recovery was OFF, the frags were still being saved, taking bandwidth. I've added an IF statement that will make sure the functions do not execute unless frag recovery has been set to ON.


Sorry for the issues.


Expect to see the ASC747 rather soon, I hope. I was planning to release a good while ago, but every time I am about to, I think of some other thing that should be added :P

[YOU_GOD]

Could you please help the score keeping cause it was not working on earlier versions thats the only reason why i cant use it cause evern disabling the option and setting phoenix it doesnt work, ive seen other server with this issue having asc installed :rolleyes:
thanx

[Matthew]

I think it is something on your end (as your server goes). You are the only person who has contacted me with the issue.

[Matthew]

ASC 747

// Fixed
[Fixed] Some issues with skins when chaning teams.
[Fixed] Frags used to be saved even if Frag Recovery was off, resulting in lag.
[Fixed] Players from same IP used to switch frag counts when recovery was on.
[Fixed] Some issues inside of ASC booting.
[Fixed] Problems with the banning system.
[Fixed] ASC server key generation was screwed up.

// Added (and there is a lot... I can't remember it all):
[Added] Easy UTDC Shots (easy GUI way to send UTDC shot commands) (can be disabled).
[Added] All new Private Messaging System (can be disabled).
[Added] Ability to mute players individually or all players (Rush - used with permission).
[Added] Entirely new ASC ID banning system.
[Added] All new page for level 6+ for advanced ban management with ASC & UT server's IP configuration.
[Added] Auto-Notification of new ASC versions (can be disabled) (code help by AnthraX).
[Added] Options to remove both HUD messages and HUD images (looks like 'lite' versions).
[Added] Level 6+ can send a single player to a specified IP by selecting their name off a player list.
[Added] ServerInfo button - gives player info on the server (admin name/e-mail, server name, ASC version).
[Added] New options for organizing teams.
[Added] '!update' command - gives level 7 info if any new ASC versions (new version number & download URL)
[Added] ASC7BANLIST.INI file which holds all bans of player ASC IDs.
[Added] Every time a player connects, the server will post info about them to server's log file (name, asc id, ip).
[Added] Support for modified AKA (more about this below...)
[Added] BlockList for clients with the PM system.
[Added] Option for showing a player's level on join (eg [7] MSuLL or just MSuLL)
[Added] bAutoFixCrash - if the server is screwy (such as the map prefix and gametype don't match), server reboots.
[Added] Advertise option - appends [ASC] to the server name if enabled.
[Added] New KickIdlers options.
[Added] A new message on the client HUD every time the controller opens, which helps on Pure servers to notify a player when the ASC window has opened on their UT desktop.

// Changed
[Changed] The GUI has been cleaned up a bit.
[Changed] The old banning system was removed.
[Changed] New ASC logo (designed by Crash).




|| AKA Actor ||
Mayhem and I modifed the AKA mutator with permission from TheCatcher (Steven Yaeger). This version of AKA logs player names, IPs, and ASC IDs. This method makes it easy to find a player's ASC ID if it is ever needed. Besides adding this, some other features have also been added (changed to a server actor, some other stuff....).



I've been working on this since August, so I hope all the work is worth it in the end. I plan to release after I finish up a few things which still need tweaking - but that should only be a few days.


*** A BIG thanks goes out to Mayhem, who came up with a lot of this code, or helped me out with my own. I cannot thank him enough! ***


Thanks to:
ATHoS for coding it in the first place!
Mayhem
AnthraX
Azazel
Rush
... and any others I forgot :(

[YOU_GOD]

where can i download? :)

[|KOA|The_Dave]

Matthew said it'll still be a few days until he finishes tweaking things. Patience ;-)

As a beta tester, I can tell you it'll be well worth the wait. The easy UTDC shots (without needing adminlogin) and the new ASC ID ban system are just *awesome* -- and with the new AKA, an ASC ID ban can be easily applied to a user by editing the asc7banlist.ini file. And these bans are much harder to get by than the older pre-747 ASC bans and/or simple IP bans.

[Mayhem]

ehhhhhhh :D

looks like its better that mine :o

nice work Matthew :D

[Matthew]

Ya I got tired of making the 'LITE' version - so now we'll just have it like this and call it good, heh heh (as now ALL features can be enabled/disabled).


Also changelog above has been modified a bit - forgot about some stuff releated to Pure...

[Mayhem]

looks good

[Matthew]

[Added] All new page for level 6+ for advanced ban management with both the ASC, as well as the UT server's IP configuration :)


This was a sucker to do, as UT451 has 256 IP entries whereas all others had only 50. To make it work with both took an idiot like me a good amount of time.

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/3047/banpage3hd.jpg

[YOU_GOD]

ooh i didnt know it wasnt finished sorry :mrgreen: i thought it was already released, yes i´ll wait for it no probs im sure it will be worth the waiting.:D

[|KOA|The_Dave]

Niiiice one MSuLL. Much better than INI editing :P So how come no Level 7+ page for setting all the other stuff like "show levels on login" and "don't kickidle level #+"? *loves finding more work for MSuLL* Death to INI editing, all hail the GUI!

[Mayhem]

very nice work matt :D doing Gui is really tedius

some day we mix our ascs :P

[Matthew]

Niiiice one MSuLL. Much better than INI editing :P So how come no Level 7+ page for setting all the other stuff like "show levels on login" and "don't kickidle level #+"? *loves finding more work for MSuLL* Death to INI editing, all hail the GUI!


I am going to do that, but (to be honest) I really just want to get this one out since it's taken so much time.

[|KOA|The_Dave]

Heh, no problem MSuLL, I was being facetious anyway. Only 3 hours of sleep, woo hoo! *downs tons of coffee* Keep up the good work!

[Matthew]

|o|

I was coding from 4:00 PM until 10:30 last night, stopped only to get a snack for 20 mins.

[Matthew]

Top post updated. Say hello to the ATH Server Controller, version 7.47

:D

[Matthew]

Oh yes - I forgot to mention: questions and comments are always welcome.

[Mayhem]

hmm i reconize so many things from my asc ^^ :f

great release, the admins will certenaly love it :D

someday we mix it to be :D:D:D:D

[Matthew]

"hmm i reconize so many things from my asc ^^"

Yep - and you certainly deserve to be that first name found in credits :)

[|KOA|The_Dave]

Yet I get no credit for all my hard work and the endless strings of corn-related jokes? How sad. :-P

(j/k, I'm just happy to have this instead of memorizing tons and tons of console commands and having to go to webadmin for things ASC simplies... great job MSuLL! )

[Matthew]

Thanks for allowing me to torture your servers endlessly with my betas :)

...but no thanks to you and all your freakin requests :P

[|KOA|The_Dave]

Thanks for allowing me to torture your servers endlessly with my betas :)

...but no thanks to you and all your freakin requests :P

*creates a thread in KOA Clan forums asking if they have any more feature requests* :thumbup: Happy Turkey Day, Matthew.

[Matthew]

heh nice -

Happy Turk Day 2 you as well.

[iDeFiX]

gj matthew

[Ratty]

nice mod .. i like it. runs very well on my server :cool:

[YOU_GOD]

heyy matt guess what, im not gonna say frag recovery doesnt work, man works as charm now i can say this mod rox, u da man, and thanx for the time u spent coding i really apreciate it, AWSOME MOD bro.:thumbup:

[Matthew]

Dave I'm not sure if you noticed, but there is an INI option in there to turn off spectator's ASC HUD messages - just like you wanted :P

[UnholyMessiah]

Matthew,

First, I love your mod. I would never run a public server again without it.

But I have ONE request to ask of you. Can you make it possible to disable the !TEAM command? I run a BT server, and having balanced teams isn't necessary...instead of !team helping, I find players abusing it.

It would be GREAT if you could make !TEAM an item that could be disabled thru the GUI (or even just thru the INI if that's easier).

Thanks!!!
- {Unholy}Messiah

-------------------
http://kickme.to/unholybt
-------------------

[Matthew]

* Noted, it will be added.

[Matthew]

You know I'm really quite suprised. I added so much crap and yet no reported bugs. Either ppl are getting lazy, or things are just going my way :P


Server admins that have used this before the 747 release... did the lag go away on your servers when you upgraded (you'd have to have frag recov off to feel a difference...)?

[burnerchief]

hi

thanks for the great work we used the asc controller for two dedicated servers and it seems to work ok after the upgrade.

remarks: a little advertising :confused: ? for [ASC] i see in my server advertise line?that i cannot control?
: if boot ASC is temporary disabled then you have to modify the ini file to put the mutators in they are lost when disabled

our server 62.194.161.136:7778

[Matthew]

Advertise can be turned off in the INI (change: Advertise=0).

The ASC boot functions should stay around. Make sure that when you disable the booter, you only disable 1 option (Boot the server with ASC, the first checkbox on the top). Then hit update/save. To then reboot your server with no mutators will require you to stop and restart it.


Also on another note I think you mean port 7777, not 7778 (7778 is a query port)

[burnerchief]

hi matthew

thanks for the info

i heard of my brother it was Advertise=3 i added that in the file and it was ok!
(he had that already found in a readme file from a older version)
he installed the older version and i did the upgrade with 747 :mrgreen:

we use fire deamon to control the game to run it as a service in case of a serverpc crash that works great btw.

greetings from the [ZST] clan

and yes the port is 7777 Keep up the good work:thumbup:

[Matthew]

Yes let me correct myself, both 3 and 0 work :)

Thank you and good luck :)

[SC]-[LO]\[G_{HoF}]

Thanks Msull!!!! This is the best thing i've seen in along time...... You are a genius my friend...... Good Job:thumbup:

Oh by the way I run MapvoteLA, SmartCTF_4B, and ASC with no problems.....:mrgreen:

[Matthew]

No I am no genius - ATHoS is. I've only tweaked it and made it better over time.

Either way, very glad you enjoy it :)

[URSGunner]

Hey Sully,

long time no speak. Hows everything going? I see ASC is still going strong. Does Athos still reside around here? I'd quite like to meet up with all the old school people and have a blast on the rockets for good old times! See if you can manage to beat me now that I'm old and rusty :)

I've personally been playing World of Warcraft a lot lately. Wicked game. Lot of content coming up lately.

Well keep in touch dude.

Gunner

[Matthew]

http://www.nuclearunreal.com/

^^ There is where he is :)


http://www.atomicunreal.com/

^^ This is where we are :)


ATHoS rarely visits here. You can always find him on the NU forums though.

Nice to see you again gunner.

[GXToKeR]

*applause*

can't wait to use it ;)

[Matthew]

And here marks the beginning of coding for ASC748.

[|KOA|The_Dave]

And here marks the beginning of coding for ASC748.

*cheers*

[Matthew]

|o| - I wanted a break but I've had a lot of requests, and a few bug reports - so I guess it's back to notepad for me :\

(and yes, I really do ONLY use notepad, btw :P)

[Matthew]

Woo night one down - and most of the crap finished already, heh heh
I can tell I've improved :)


Here's my checklist - sorry if you can't understand it but it was for me anyhow :P


-- Left to do --

// Will be added:
Make a new tab for all the options I made in ASC747

// Probably going to be in this release:
Maybe IP addresses w/ASC IDs tab
Show if a player is banned on an new ASC id tab

// Hoping I can get into this release:
Figure out why you can't switch to gold team or green team during CTF4 match


-- All finished with --

* Recode the ID system to make it about 100 times less hard on the server by processing the info more efficiently
* Add player ID numbers next to player names on Players page
* Bool to disable team balancing
* If any BanServer or AutoUpdate fields are empty, then don't open the connection
* If IP policy list is full, do not attempt to add one
* Speech: change "ADD AN IP POLICY" to "ADD IP POLICY" (remove An) - Ban Control page
* Make it display sender's name when a Sort by Tag option is run, not just [ASC] tag
* (on player controller) Show if a player is banned... somehow... maybe ban control tab? Match IDs from ASC7BANLIST.INI
* Re-enable saving the maplist in client's INI (very hard on the server to have the list re-load again and again)
* (every day) Check for updates maybe every day or hour - not every match
* Small fix that checks if bFragP is on before activating it's handling functions (usually the functions themselves do this check - but now we can just not use the functions at all :P)

[Matthew]

http://img494.imageshack.us/img494/8409/shot02126ct.jpg

New tab for level 6+

[PizzaMan]

(and yes, I really do ONLY use notepad, btw :P)

Dear God.

Do yourself a favor Matthew, get this one ---> http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

[Mayhem]

cute :P

[Matthew]

Dear God.

Do yourself a favor Matthew, get this one ---> http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

I know there are others... I just like notepad :P

I've never used anything else... not for UScript, PHP, HTML.... nothing :)

[|KOA|The_Dave]

Yikes Matthew... you code whore.

I'll ... stick to GoLive for my HTML and PHP, thanks.

[Matthew]

I got the new GUI tab all done!

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/6038/shot02139jc.jpg


... in my head at least :)

Man alive I'll be up all night.

[Matthew]

4 hours and 20 minutes later....

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2918/shot02147qx.jpg

[Matthew]

Finally, 6 hours after starting....

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/9541/shot02158pn.jpg

....the new tab is all done :D

[kawaii]

Looks sweet Matthew :)

Not that i'll be using it, but still, it looks nice.

[Mayhem]

nice, looking good

btw textpad with uscript filter rocks all these up :P

http://tinypic.com/j158c8.png

[Matthew]

Looks sweet Matthew :)

Not that i'll be using it, but still, it looks nice.

lol you should try it - most people say they have no need, but once they try it they never go back http://www.unrealadmin.org/forums/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif

[kmthor]

hey mathew i have just installed ASC and i just had to post..
mate u have made a awesome mod u my friend are a UT god

"nomination for ut hall of fame"

thank u very much for this

km

ps it runs np with eut atm

[kmthor]

hi
few teething problems...wondering if u can help?

1. not be able to disconect from server ..u have to quit to leave

2. booting from asc console wont load the right mutator i have to use SWA still

3. eut smartctf dosnt record anything eg grabs, caps ect

km

[Matthew]

What version of EUT are you running?


Also what mutators are not loading when you use the ASC booter?

[Mayhem]

i have modified admin tool to work with eut (any version)

if anyone wants it say so

[Matthew]

lol maybe you should post that in EUT thead :P

[kmthor]

i am running asc 747 and eut 1G

mutators that it wont load zeroping instagib

i have modified admin tool to work with eut (any version)

if anyone wants it say so

love a copy... well u add it to the first post?

km

[Mayhem]

lol maybe you should post that in EUT thead :P

ups loooool

too drunk :D

[Matthew]

Open your ASC7.INI file, and look for the GameType field. If it says anything that doesn't begin with EUT_1G, you'll need to make it an EUT gametype (for instance EUT_1G.SmartCTFGame)

[kmthor]

hey mathew

that didnt work ... when i boot from asc it doesnt load any mutator

this is my ini file

[asc747.asc_server]
SuperLvl=7
bAlternateServer=True
AlternateIP=202.27.251.36
AlternateButton=Play
AlternateMessage[0]=We are sorry, but server is currently full.
AlternateMessage[1]=However, you may still spectate on this server.
AlternateMessage[2]=If you wish to play right now, please press "Play",
AlternateMessage[3]=and you will be taken to the alternate server immediately.
AlternatePassword[0]=We are sorry, but the server is currently passworded for a clan match, or other private use.
AlternatePassword[1]=If you are supposed to play in this event, enter your password.
Lvl1Limit=12
Lvl3Limit=12
PasswordLvl[0]=
PasswordLvl[1]=
PasswordLvl[2]=*****
PasswordLvl[3]=*****
PasswordLvl[4]=*****
PasswordLvl[5]=*****
PasswordLvl[6]=*****
PasswordLvl[7]=*****
ShowLevelJoin=True
bASCboot=False
GameType=EUT_1G.SmartCTFGame
MutatorsList=
bForceMutate=False
bAutoFixCrash=True
LastMap=
RespawnPTime=0
bTeamKillP=True
bFragP=False
PTag=
MessageLine[0]=
MessageLine[1]=
MessageLine[2]=
MessageLine[3]=
upk=
s_password=
s_passcount=0
ballowspec=False
bSpecPassword=False
SpecPassword=
s_MaxPlayers=12
bautopause=True
bAllowBanned=False
bIsStarted=False
KickTime=90
bKickIdlers=True
NoKickIdleLevel=7
bAllowPM=True
WindowPMLvL=6
Advertise=3
bCheckForUpdates=False
UpdateServer=www.unrealadmin.org
UpdateURL=/other/asc.php
BanServer1=False
BanServer2=False
BanServer3=False
BanDomain1=
BanDomain2=
BanDomain3=
BanURL1=
BanURL2=
BanURL3=
bUseUTDC=True
bUseAKA=False
bDisableHUDMessages=False
bDisableHUDSpecMessages=False
bDisableHUDImages=False

[Matthew]

...and that's because you didn't specify any mutators to load in MutatorsList=

Also I suggest setting bForceMutate to true... and I assume that when you tried it that you were remember to turn on ASC booter (bASCboot=True). If not, you need to flip that as well :P

[kmthor]

no i didnt in the ini file but i did in the asc console

km

[Matthew]

It seems that you didn't save your config then. Make sure to hit "Update and Save" after your changes have been made.

[kmthor]

thanx boots all working

any news on the disconect?

km

[Matthew]

I highly doubt it is anything with ASC, honestly.

Try restarting your PC and seeing if that has effect.

[kmthor]

hi there
is the smart ctf fix going to be released for eut?

km

[athos]

hey mathew i have just installed ASC and i just had to post..
mate u have made a awesome mod u my friend are a UT god

"nomination for ut hall of fame"

thank u very much for this

km

ps it runs np with eut atm
ty :p

[Matthew]

hmm didn't see that post :S

No I didn't make this, I am only the person that edits/modifys. That guy ^^ is the original coder.

[Mayhem]

btw matthew dont know if you have the update to slot spec pass, add this

if(bSpecPassword){UnSetPW();}

to your function PreBeginPlay() @<hidden> asc_server to kill the problem of if the server was full in previos map not letting anyone enter in the next map because of the pass

happy coding, you are doing great

[Matthew]

ok thanks


Right now I'm working on a new class, asc_exlog, to handle logging of actions (big actions, not small crap) to StatLogFile.... which will be nice, and can be disabled :)

[athos]

a logging system... like in hut :cool: I see you ve taken all asc8 ideas (like private message :p) and matt u don't have to say ur not the author blabla, I was just joking.

[Matthew]

HUT has a logging system?

OK well didn't know that.


As for PM, that was my suggestion in the first place :P

[athos]

yes I remember, it was in april, I started a thread about asc8... omg I am a bit late... 8 months... and PMs are not ready yet lol...

[Matthew]

|o|

[athos]

well after 8 months of work, there is ASC8, now called HUT:
http://www.unrealadmin.org/forums/showthread.php?t=13075
matt you know what you have to do ... send me a corrected readme :-)

if you are curious, check old ASC versions:
http://ursclan.free.fr/files/asc.from1to7.zip

[Matthew]

I actually wanted those versions for old records... that's nice.

You wouldn't happen to have the early ASC 7 (pre-734) versions near would you?


and ya I'll read it and then e-mail you later tonight.

[athos]

no sorry, we are lucky Ive found this old archive. I was looking for it for few months...

[athos]

btw I have updated http://www.hez-studios.net/. I am proud of it :p
check it Ive posted some old strangelove videos.

[Matthew]

Ha that's awesome - looks really good

I've been working on a site myself but not had the time to make it look good really...

[athos]

its a template :rolleyes: (clantemplate.com or something)
I have spent my whole day to find all those files (my HDDs look like trashes lol), but making the site was quick.

[Matthew]

ah yes now I see the copywrite... you little cheater :P

[Matthew]

ASC 748 Released :
=================

Includes a major lag fix, and of course some game enhancements - like always :)

WebSite (http://asc.atomicunreal.com)

» Top Post Updated « (http://www.unrealadmin.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9715)


Enjoy :thumbup:

[Matthew]

I forgot to mention that the ZIP comes with an HTML user guide with screen shots - you can upload that to your website for your semi-admins / clan members, and that will step them through the most common ASC functions.

[Mayhem]

oO really nice, you have to give me that code for the skins :D

what was the major lag bug?

[Matthew]

ASC ID generation would lag the server when a player joined in.

[athos]

stop adding stuff that lag my asc7 matt :p

[Matthew]

lol

[Matthew]

ASC 748c Released :
=================

Fixes all known issues with UTPure & CSHP.

WebSite (http://asc.atomicunreal.com)

» Top Post Updated « (http://www.unrealadmin.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9715)


Enjoy :thumbup:



NOTE:
======
Those admins already running ASC 748 and NOT using UTPure or CSHP have no need to upgrade. This version contains no changes for those not using UTPure or CSHP.

[Matthew]

I biffed it. Please read the notice on this thread's first post.

Sorry.

[|KOA|The_Dave]

Dude! You should make that an INI option to show the MOTD every single login ... some people need to see it more than once because they're too stupid to read it the first time...

[Matthew]

Ya I'm sure people would love that, lol.

[kmthor]

hey mathew 748 seems to conflict with EUTsmart ctf can we use the same patch as for 747?

km

[|KOA|The_Dave]

hey mathew 748 seems to conflict with EUTsmart ctf can we use the same patch as for 747?

km

Did you go into the asc7.ini file and make "GameType=EUT_1G.SmartCTFGame"?

[kmthor]

thanx dave...that line was in there..here wot the ini file looks like


[asc748c.asc_server] this is all i changed
SuperLvl=7
bAlternateServer=False
AlternateIP=202.27.251.36
AlternateButton=Play
AlternateMessage[0]=We are sorry, but server is currently full.
AlternateMessage[1]=However, you may still spectate on this server.
AlternateMessage[2]=If you wish to play right now, please press "Play",
AlternateMessage[3]=and you will be taken to the alternate server immediately.
AlternatePassword[0]=We are sorry, but the server is currently passworded for a clan match, or other private use.
AlternatePassword[1]=If you are supposed to play in this event, enter your password.
Lvl1Limit=12
Lvl3Limit=12
PasswordLvl[0]=
PasswordLvl[1]=
PasswordLvl[2]=****
PasswordLvl[3]=****
PasswordLvl[4]=****
PasswordLvl[5]=****
PasswordLvl[6]=****
PasswordLvl[7]=****
ShowLevelJoin=True
bASCboot=True
GameType=EUT_1G.SmartCTFGame
MutatorsList=ZPBasicWeaponsAddOnV222.Instagib,BDBMapVote304.BDBMapVote,SmartCTF_4C.SmartCTF
bForceMutate=True
bAutoFixCrash=True
LastMap=CTF-Trainer.unr
RespawnPTime=0
bTeamKillP=True
bFragP=False
PTag=
MessageLine[0]=
MessageLine[1]=
MessageLine[2]=
MessageLine[3]=
upk=
s_password=
s_passcount=0
ballowspec=False
bSpecPassword=False
SpecPassword=
s_MaxPlayers=12
bautopause=True
bAllowBanned=False
bIsStarted=False
KickTime=90
bKickIdlers=True
NoKickIdleLevel=7
bAllowPM=True
WindowPMLvL=6
Advertise=3
bCheckForUpdates=False
UpdateServer=www.unrealadmin.org
UpdateURL=/other/asc.php
BanServer1=False
BanServer2=False
BanServer3=False
BanDomain1=
BanDomain2=
BanDomain3=
BanURL1=
BanURL2=
BanURL3=
bUseUTDC=True
bUseAKA=False
bDisableHUDMessages=False
bDisableHUDSpecMessages=False
bDisableHUDImages=False
bTeamBalance=True
DMDefaultSkin=False
DMDefaultBots=False
DMClass=Botpack.DeathMatchPlus
bUseLogging=True
LastUpdate=0

[asc747.asc_server] <------ should this be here
SuperLvl=7
bAlternateServer=False
AlternateIP=
AlternateButton=Play
AlternateMessage[0]=
AlternateMessage[1]=
AlternateMessage[2]=
AlternateMessage[3]=
AlternatePassword[0]=
AlternatePassword[1]=
Lvl1Limit=10
Lvl3Limit=12
PasswordLvl[0]=
PasswordLvl[1]=
PasswordLvl[2]=
PasswordLvl[3]=
PasswordLvl[4]=
PasswordLvl[5]=
PasswordLvl[6]=
PasswordLvl[7]=
ShowLevelJoin=True
bASCboot=False
GameType=
MutatorsList=
bForceMutate=True
bAutoFixCrash=True
LastMap=
RespawnPTime=4
bTeamKillP=True
bFragP=True
PTag=
MessageLine[0]=
MessageLine[1]=
MessageLine[2]=
MessageLine[3]=
upk=
s_password=
s_passcount=0
ballowspec=False
bSpecPassword=False
SpecPassword=
s_MaxPlayers=16
bautopause=False
bAllowBanned=False
bIsStarted=False
KickTime=90
bKickIdlers=False
NoKickIdleLevel=7
bAllowPM=True
WindowPMLvL=3
Advertise=1
bCheckForUpdates=True
UpdateServer=
UpdateURL=
BanServer1=False
BanServer2=False
BanServer3=False
BanDomain1=
BanDomain2=
BanDomain3=
BanURL1=
BanURL2=
BanURL3=
bUseUTDC=False
bUseAKA=False
bDisableHUDMessages=False
bDisableHUDSpecMessages=False
bDisableHUDImages=False

[Matthew]

Which version is your server's INI attempting to run?

[|KOA|The_Dave]

Yeah, make sure that the ServerActors= entry in your server's UnrealTournament.ini / server.ini is the correct version of ASC.

Also, remove SmartCTF4C from your mutators list in ASC. (EUT has a SmartCTF scoreboard integrated).

Lastly, since I see you're using BDBMapVote, make sure you have it setup correctly (set "bCTF=False" and "bOther=True" and "OtherClass=EUT_1G.SmartCTFGame").

[kmthor]

Which version is your server's INI attempting to run?

I'm running 748c but i only changed this in the ini file [asc748c.asc_server] as
it wasn't entirely obvious weather to overwright the old ini


km

[|KOA|The_Dave]

Right, but did you change the ServerActors and ServerPackages lines in the UnrealTournament.ini file to reflect updating to 748c?

[Matthew]

It appears not...

At any rate I have servers beta testing ASC748d at this very minute.

[Matthew]

Released the fixed version, see top post for more info.

» Download Here « (http://asc.atomicunreal.com/counter/click.php?id=10)

[kmthor]

Released the fixed version, see top post.


still cant DL it it says waiting for approval

km

[Matthew]

Click the link that says Download at the top of the page.

[Matthew]

I pretty well screwed ASC 748 with having 3 different releases. Hopefully when I get 750 done in a few months people will take better to that - it could possibly be the last release until summer if it all goes well...

[kmthor]

all working great mathew i have it running on 2 of my servers 1 with EUT and 1 without...this is a must for all admins

i thank you for your time and effort wd...

km

[Matthew]

I'm working out a new tabbing system for ASC 750. Hopefully this will make handling of info more efficient.

Level 6 User:
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/7130/shot02350nj.jpg

Since level 6 and below can't see server-settings related tabs, they only have one row.


Level 7 User:
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/3914/shot02349oj.jpg

Since level 7 need to easily see server-settings related tabs, the tabs split in two, with the most common functions (client, controller...) on the left, ending with advanced server settings on the right (server, boot...)

[Baiter]

Ohh that layered tabbing is sexy!

[qwerty]

Does ASC change the default query port? for somereason my query port changed to 7782 and also does not show up on the master ctf list any ideas?

[Matthew]

Sounds like your IPServer.u is screwed up.

And no, ASC in no way effects server querying.

[athos]

Does ASC change the default query port? for somereason my query port changed to 7782 and also does not show up on the master ctf list any ideas?
maybe you have got banned by the masterserver :happy:

[Matthew]

ASC 7.50 Anti-Spam System Preview:

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7048/shot00001ab.jpg


The amount of seconds to mute can be changed from the ASC7.INI

[PizzaMan]

Some people get pissed off by that message, I have seen people who comment on it and leave the server. I dont know if ASC has an option to do this without the message, but I think that would be a good thing.

[Matthew]

I wasn't going to make this shot public yet, but it's too tempting:

http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/4904/newhud9pa.jpg


Thanks to Baiter for the idea, and thanks to ATHoS for beating me to finishing it :P

[Matthew]

Some people get pissed off by that message, I have seen people who comment on it and leave the server. I dont know if ASC has an option to do this without the message, but I think that would be a good thing.

Ya - it has already been made to broadcast to the client only, that's just an outdated build's shot.

[PizzaMan]

Ya - it has already been made to broadcast to the client only, that's just an outdated build's shot.

Yea I mean the player who gets muted gets pissed off.

[Matthew]

Ah - ok

Well the feature can be turned off, so I'm sure admins will find the happy medium for their players. The default setting is off anyway.

[athos]

it was my idea, not baiters one, plus it is coded since like july.
but mattew dont implement that or any of huts stuff. I let you continu to dev asc to make something different, you can understand I hope people will use hut/ast instead of this old version.
as soon as I have the time I will code asc/hut8.3 as a final version, with a lot of configuration (on/off stuff) and a better window (I received an email complaining about the big window, he was playing in 640x480 and it takes all his screen lol).

[Matthew]

it was my idea, not baiters one, plus it is coded since like july.
10/28/2005 2:28:05 PM -={SDA}=-Baiter || Julio Matthew:
you should add split talk/deathmessage in the next version


Baiter can confirm that if he wishes... it's been in development a long time, hence why it was not added sooner (I had to figure out why messages appeared more than once)

[athos]

its in asc8 since july....

[Mayhem]

why not all work together to build a great super admin tool instead of beeing bith fighting about some feature beeing in the other one? ....

[athos]

sorry I did not want to fight, maybe baiter had the same idea, but it is just weird to see this functionality in asc7 just after hut is released public...

I will ask mattew to stop asc7, as soon as asc8 is ready. I know mattew you asked me if you had to stop before and I answered no, but the previous events made my little person a bit confused and frustrated, so only one will be public.

[Rush]

I will ask mattew to stop asc7, as soon as asc8 is ready. I know mattew you asked me if you had to stop before and I answered no, but the previous events made my little person a bit confused and frustrated, so only one will be public.
Why not let bygones be bygones and try to combine your skills and efforts ? If you do it surely something really awesone would come out of this.

[Baiter]

yeah, I asked for that a long time ago.

=/

You each have your mods, so instead of butting heads, how about you both make 1 great mod or leave it at 2 seperate ones.

[Matthew]

It's ok everyone - if I must stop ASC 7 dev, I will probably start work on one to call my own, no biggie. I think I've got enough experience to do it from work on my other private modifications. As for why I've not worked on HUT with you mike, well it's simply that I prefer to work alone, you know - call the shots, that's all - it's nothing against you, nor anyone else. Hopefully that will keep me from stepping on any more toes.

ASC 750 will be the last ATH Server Controller 7 series release.

[|KOA|The_Dave]

Honestly sad to be seeing this go :-( athos, I know you've done a lot of work on HUT, and there's a lot of cool stuff in it that I know you worked really hard on, but there's just some stuff about it I don't like. I know that HUT is technically "ASC8", but honestly, HUT compared to ASC7 is like comparing Native American-Indians to Red-dot Indians ... two totally different worlds.

To me, ASC7 is an admin tool. Allows me to get stuff done quickly without the use of console commands, plus adds functionality that doesn't even exist in normal console commands. It adds certain gameplay enhancements for players, but Matthew gives me the option of toggling them on-off really easily. Plus, ASC7 was largely developed by the whims of the people -- a lot of Matthew's additions since you turned ASC7 over to him were done specifically because KOA clan or others requested features. For instance, the ban features were because of one particular annoyance we had over at [AU] (oddly enough, though, the guy turned around and we never did ban him with it, lol).

HUT/ASC8, to me, may have some of the admin tools, but it's too big. Mapvote, stats, new remade HUD, new sounds and login screens (with the screenshots and all), admin tools, and other things I probably haven't even spotted yet. It's more like a new gaming environment than a tool; it's overwhelming, and possibly more than anyone wants. So even if ASC8 has more features and is an improvement over ASC7 at some things, some people will always have a preference towards the more simplistic ASC7. ASC7 is like "ASC8 Lite" in some ways, lol.

Anyway, I think it's a shame you see a need to kill off ASC7 just because it's seen as being more popular than your new HUT. You know I like ya, athos, but really, this was such a punk move.

[Mayhem]

why can´t all be friends :\

[Missie]

G#D@<hidden>@<hidden> foock. I liked this ASC7 so much I didn't even bother reading this whole thread and installed it on our box with 3 servers. And I realy like it. And I am foocking not getting rid of it cause of ego issues. PLEASE PLEASE CONTINUE ASC7. The look the feel, I am die-ing to get the 7.50 release.......

Mayhem... friends are overated anyways :)

[athos]

dave, please read the readme before talking about hut. your whole post is wrong since hut is still in development and it is schedule to add a lot of enable/disable options (HUD,gamevote...). so don't tell everyone asc7 is the light version. plus this old version takes much ressource than the new one... and shame on you dave, you don't get what hapens. I am proud that asc7 is popular, remember I made it, now I try to code a new version and matt add stuff from the new to the old version, he is going to confuse everyone and fuck my work.
dave you were talking about my work on HUT, but it is nothing compared to the work on the 7 previous versions. I code ATH/ASC/HUT for more than 2 years now, I think you did not realise that. I just want to update my software, even if I have to disallow matt to continu, it is not you or even matt who has to say something against that. your attitude just reminds me the time when I asked admins to update strangelove to the v201, a lot were against me but now everyone use slv201...

this really starts to bother me so I am going to make it clear for everyone :
I made ASC7 and all previous versions (mattew just released it there and made it famous).
I am actually working on the version 8 (called now HUT) which is still the same but improved.
so be happy, there is no reason to whine.

[|KOA|The_Dave]

athos... you just don't get it, do you? I've read the readme. I know you're planning a lot of stuff. And I know that you were the principal coder on ASC7.

However, to say "mattew just released it there and made it famous"? Sure, he released it publically, but he's done a ton of work to it that I know of, and possibly things I don't even realize, such as:
-- taking off color skins in deathmatch
-- send all / one player to different server
-- muting players
-- new ASC ID ban + AKA logging of IDs
-- admin action logging

You may have been the original coder, athos, but Matthew took over the project and ran with it and it's evolved a lot since you gave the code over to him. I know that you want to update your software, athos, but why stop Matthew from updating his software? Even if it is built on your codebase, it's evolved into a product quite different from the last time you touched the code. And to say he's stealing ideas from HUT? C'mon, maybe he simply had the same ideas, or people gave him suggestions on things to add and he's just implementing them -- and he's doing it on his own, it's not like he's stealing your code anyway, he's writing his own!

There's definitely a reason to whine: I like Matthew, I like ASC7, I like the features that Matthew has added and is planning to add to ASC7, and even though I think you're cool and a great coder, athos, I don't like ASC8 and prefer ASC7 and want to see ASC7 continue to evolve and be updated.

HUT and ASC7 aren't the same. HUT is not an update to ASC -- it's something brand new and different. You should allow each to grow on its own. Matt's not confusing anyone by having ASC7 -- people simply prefer it, you can't stand it, so you're trying to kill it. It's that simple.

[Matthew]

mattew just released it there and made it famous

I know I've been rather.. removed.. from this thread - and that was quite on purpose. All I have to say about any of this is that ASC 750's source is double of what I was given with ASC 741. To say that all I did was make it famous is kind of insulting.

And all those upset about the ASC 7's ending please stop e-mailing me - it's beginning to get on my nerves to have 10 e-mails a day about this thread...

[athos]

athos... you just don't get it, do you? I've read the readme. I know you're planning a lot of stuff. And I know that you were the principal coder on ASC7.

However, to say "mattew just released it there and made it famous"? Sure, he released it publically, but he's done a ton of work to it that I know of, and possibly things I don't even realize, such as:
-- taking off color skins in deathmatch
-- send all / one player to different server
-- muting players
-- new ASC ID ban + AKA logging of IDs
-- admin action logging

You may have been the original coder, athos, but Matthew took over the project and ran with it and it's evolved a lot since you gave the code over to him. I know that you want to update your software, athos, but why stop Matthew from updating his software? Even if it is built on your codebase, it's evolved into a product quite different from the last time you touched the code. And to say he's stealing ideas from HUT? C'mon, maybe he simply had the same ideas, or people gave him suggestions on things to add and he's just implementing them -- and he's doing it on his own, it's not like he's stealing your code anyway, he's writing his own!

There's definitely a reason to whine: I like Matthew, I like ASC7, I like the features that Matthew has added and is planning to add to ASC7, and even though I think you're cool and a great coder, athos, I don't like ASC8 and prefer ASC7 and want to see ASC7 continue to evolve and be updated.

HUT and ASC7 aren't the same. HUT is not an update to ASC -- it's something brand new and different. You should allow each to grow on its own. Matt's not confusing anyone by having ASC7 -- people simply prefer it, you can't stand it, so you're trying to kill it. It's that simple.
thats all he did? it is just few lines... I coded both, don't come and tell me it is different...

[AnthraX]

* AnthraX grabs some popcorn

[kawaii]

Thanks to Matthew and his enhaced/modified versions your tool is also more popular now Athos.
Now all stop being so annoying saying "this was my idea" "that wasn't from him" etc, that just makes it worse for all of you.

[Matthew]

* AnthraX grabs some popcorn

Nerd fights.... meh


You all can argue to the end of the earth - ASC 750 will still be released and I will still make my own controller, so you people aren't really doing anything constructive, heh.

EDIT: Nevermind - All this attention has caused ASC 748d downloads to skyrocket! :D

[Missie]

Matthew, if ya don't release the 750 soon I will slap you silly with an ImPaCTHaMMeR.

MeMeMe wanna wanna have...... :redface: :P


GOGOGO Matthew...... :thumbup: :thumbup: :eek: :D :D

[Matthew]

Well it's challenging to try and get all that I ever wanted to add into one version and to do it quickly :(

[Missie]

Well it's challenging to try and get all that I ever wanted to add into one version and to do it quickly :(

HiHi, I have called your boss. You don't need to got work anymore. I have stole your user.ini, don't even try to relax playing any game. We can provide coffee, cola, dr. pepper, speed, cocain and "uppers". And if your wife bothers you we can take care of that too. LoL :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Matthew]

lol, nice

[Missie]

BTW my AKA isn't logging ASC-id's. I have bUseAKA=True.

What am i doing wrong ?

[Baiter]

BTW my AKA isn't logging ASC-id's. I have bUseAKA=True.

What am i doing wrong ?

Mine Works.

Read the Readme, there are instructions in there Specifically how to get it working ;)

[Matthew]

Are you using the one provided in the ASC's zip file? Just the plain old AKA won't cut it.

[Missie]

Yup, I have no other. I used the one that came with asc.

AKAv6kLog_X103.u
Size 13,7 KB (14,005 bytes)

On the server I can see him doing:

*** AKA - Moving ip*.***.***.*** to the top of the LastPlayed array ip*.***.***.***, 7aed49757ef746583456eaf, date, nick.

But if I goto the AKAv6Klog.ini I see only the >> IP:nick.

=========================
[AKAv6kLog_X103.AKA]
NameCheckDelaySeconds=60
bAutoAddIPToNameEntries=True
bChangeNames=False
bLog=True
KeepNameHistory=3
bListCommand=False
bChangeCommand=False
=========================

Greetz