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RenGuard functionality & Add-ons [message #55332]

Tue, 18 November 2003 08:49

Majiin Vegeta
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Registered: February 2003
Location: London

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Crimson

Show me where so many people have left the project and I'll eat a cell phone.

hide your phone DJ Surprised

! ( i think it was Dj's Razz

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sounds good i hope you can pull this off

hows this motd stuff gonna work.. a seperate window.. when you alt tab or will it overlay in renegade i doubt you can make it appear like in counter strike Sad

also will this modt run off the server.. or any webstie address you choose?
becuase this is a GREAT idea.. and more people will notice the rules Very Happy

the maps download can be a bit tricky.. as you have to restart renny before you can play the map.. in my EXP anyway.. renny crashes to desktop on first load :/

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RenGuard functionality & Add-ons [message #55395]

Tue, 18 November 2003 18:25

NeoX
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Registered: April 2003
Location: Canada, Ontario, Acton

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Commander

Hello Eveyone I know i dont post much here but i always browse but ne ways as for Renguard have the auto download features ect wouldnt it be easier to have the player join there server threw renguard like GSA or make it so the Server Running Renguard send a small file telling you what maps are running ect like you said then renguard downloads the maps ect from a centeral location like renmaps.com and then once the maps are installed have a button that says launch Renengade now. So then it loads renegade connects to the server like GSA. That way there will be no ackward window flipping as in minimizing renegade ect and it wouldnt waste the game servers connection while the person is downloading and intalling the maps.

Thats just a thought definitly not for the first relese its only really need for once you add those extra features. By the way this would also allow the servers HTML webpage be shown before it just maximizes renegade. But i dont know how hard it would be to make the WOL servers show up in Renguard. Maybe you could make it so you connect to WOL when you open renguard kinda like that Renegade buddy chat app that NPsmith made. Ok im done now just a thought i think it could be done but i aint no seasond programmer i do program but im still learning ne ways look into it

Peace NeoX

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RenGuard functionality & Add-ons [message #55397]

Tue, 18 November 2003 18:32

NeoX
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Registered: April 2003
Location: Canada, Ontario, Acton

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Commander

From http://www.thecodesmith.com

You're able to keep track of your online buddies and find exactly where they are within Westwood Online (Renegade Only).

The following situations are coded for ;

Currently playing online.

If yes - "Playing on server : ServerName."

Browsing the server listings.
Chatting in a Westwood Chat lobby.
Locator switched off.
Renegade server is online/offline.
Player is offline.
Also, from recent testing, the application is already much faster than the buddy list you've been used to within the existing Renegade interface. One reason being that it sends/receives less detailed information.

Syncronize With Your Westwood Online Buddy List

One really useful feature is to download your current buddy list from the Westwood Online servers, you just choose which of your existing buddies you'd like to add, then add them!

http://www.thecodesmith.com/content/Ren_BuddyList/frmSyncronize.gif

Note: To use this feature, you must enter your Westwood Online ID, password and serial number.

Page Your Online Buddies

One of the best features, is that you can page multiple users at the same time that are logged into Westwood Online. Whether you choose to page a player or server - each conversation will be displayed in it's own individual window (similar to YahooPager or MSN Messenger). Allowing you to continue to chat with multiple people at once, with ease.

http://www.thecodesmith.com/content/Ren_BuddyList/frmPage.gif

Note: To use this feature, you must enter your Westwood Online ID, password and serial number.

Extra features

The option to refresh the buddy list automatically, at one minute intervals.
Locate buddies from each of the Westwood servers (USA, Pacific, European).
Open a web browser to display Player Statistics and a Game Summary, by right clicking the list.
Choose to login with a regular-player nickname, or alternatively use the details of your FDS (free dedicated server) to syncronize your buddy list, send and receive pages.
Flood control has also been included as a security precaution, restricting you to send one page, per 5 seconds - this is to prevent intentional and unintentional page flooding.
Command Line Arguments

There are two possible commands you're able to send to the program.

/r - Refresh buddy list at startup.
/c - Connect to Westwood Online at startup.

To use this feature with any shortcut, the target should look like this:
"C:\Program Files\Renegade BuddyList\RenBuddyList.exe" /r /c

This application was made in VB so i think it will be very possible to do the WOL server listings VIA Renguard. Correct me if im wrong let me know if this is possible.

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