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the future of sniping servers [message #58987] Tue, 23 December 2003 23:21 Go to next message
Whitedragon is currently offline  Whitedragon
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have a sniper server but dont like moderating it 24/7 for cheaters? then this post is for you!

this will be a server side mod done through a custom scripts.dll, it requires NO downloads by the client.

current features planned:

- invincible buildings
- war factory/airstrip destroyed at the start of every game to prevent vehs
- NO characters will come with timed c4 or pistol, including the soldier you spawn as!
- all non sniper units will have a sniper rifle instead of their usual weapon, except for mobius which will have a railgun and mendoza which will have a PIC, havoc and sakura still have ramjets
- all base defense will ignore players
- sbh will either not be cloaked or will not be buyable
- will work for all WS and fan maps

if you have any ideas for this feel free to post them.


all of this was coded by vloktboky with testing help from myself and many other mods from Black-Cell.net.
should be done just in time for christmas.


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the future of sniping servers [message #58988] Tue, 23 December 2003 23:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I'd say kep the defences up, or have the option to. Many people complain about spawn killing (though I could care less) and this will appease them.
the future of sniping servers [message #58990] Wed, 24 December 2003 00:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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pistols = sweet... besides if you cant kill someone whos using a pistol with your sniper rifle you shouldnt be in the server..
the future of sniping servers [message #58992] Wed, 24 December 2003 01:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Having tested one of vloktboky's scripts.dll mods I must say good work guys! Some ingenious stuff is currently being done with this, and I envision quite a few cool things on the horizon Smile
the future of sniping servers [message #58993] Wed, 24 December 2003 01:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Please don't do the base defense thing... that was never well-received.

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the future of sniping servers [message #58996] Wed, 24 December 2003 02:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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few changes:

- all non sniper chars(except PIC/rave) will be killed when bought.
- there will be an option in a ini file to also kill PIC/rave or havoc/sakura.
- base defense can be toggled on or off with an ini setting.


were not sure what to do with beacons yet, if possible the person will be killed when they buy/deploy one, if we cant do that they'll just be left alone, since they cant kill buildings anymore they're useless.


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the future of sniping servers [message #58998] Wed, 24 December 2003 02:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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hi

Sorry to piss on your parade but im pretty sure this has been done already, The CEO sniper server on GSA has been using a similar map pack mod for a little over a year and a half now.

The base defenses are disabled and the only units you can buy are 500 cred snipers, 1000 cred snipers and pics/raves etc.

www.ceoclan.net goto the downloads section


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the future of sniping servers [message #59000] Wed, 24 December 2003 02:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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your not pissing on any parade....this is a scripts mod for all maps also fanmaps.

what the ceo server has is custom maps with options turned off...such as only 500 credit snipers and 1000 credit snipers only available and WF/AIR disabled....theres still minigunners when you spawn on those maps.

This is a scripts.dll that only the server uses...so say you have C&C_Alpine when you join the server youll spawn as a minigunner with a sniper rifle and whatever changes he mentioned will be in tact.

Thus no need for new modded versions of maps and such.

Sounds good guys...Keep up the good work!


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the future of sniping servers [message #59010] Wed, 24 December 2003 06:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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- all non sniper chars(except PIC/rave) will be killed when bought.


LOL thatll be cool to watch. You should make them blow up just for some added humor lol.


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the future of sniping servers [message #59012] Wed, 24 December 2003 06:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yea.. and just for fun, you could make crates blow up & kill infantry like in TS games.. something like a 1/5 chance of blowing up >Smile

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the future of sniping servers [message #59016] Wed, 24 December 2003 07:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hats off guys, its lookin good!
the future of sniping servers [message #59017] Wed, 24 December 2003 07:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Any idea on a time frame to public release? I would bring my server back up full time with something like this. Also, I am willing to guess that RenGuard has already tested it for when RG is released it will not conflict?

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the future of sniping servers [message #59029] Wed, 24 December 2003 09:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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RenGuard doesn't need to test the files on the server-side, and this scripts.dll only exists on the server-side... therefore it will work.

These maps differ from the maps the NeoSaber did because your players don't have to download anything to play.

If beacons can still be deployed then please don't allow them to be. It just leaves something open for grief players to do. Especially for those of us with Blazer's beacon countdown mod.


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the future of sniping servers [message #59042] Wed, 24 December 2003 12:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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very nice, good job lol Very Happy
the future of sniping servers [message #59044] Wed, 24 December 2003 12:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Any idea on a time frame to public release? I would bring my server back up full time with something like this. Also, I am willing to guess that RenGuard has already tested it for when RG is released it will not conflict?


they think it will be done just in time for christmas. Smile oh and since i doubt there will be pistols Evil or Very Mad maybe you guys should make it so the people have more ammo with there sniper rifles so they dont have to worry about getting back to base to refill.. Question
the future of sniping servers [message #59046] Wed, 24 December 2003 12:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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In all the serious games I've played, sniper outfitting would have something like a secondary submachine gun/pistol and a few grenades as well as binoculars/night vision/thermal goggles. Please don't disable pistols. A sniper should have a secondary weapon and it only renders a player useless when his ammo is gone and he finds him/herself under attack.
the future of sniping servers [message #59065] Wed, 24 December 2003 15:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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more changes:

- ini option to disable/enable pistols
- base spawn soldier will come with no weapons, or a pistol if its enabled
- possible anti spawn camping option, player would be invincible for 5 seconds after they spawn


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the future of sniping servers [message #59066] Wed, 24 December 2003 15:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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/me likes the invincibility option Smile

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the future of sniping servers [message #59073] Wed, 24 December 2003 16:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Damn I would love to start hosting my sniping server again but I lost my serial I gotta figure out a keygen for that...

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the future of sniping servers [message #59074] Wed, 24 December 2003 16:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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first version of this is now running on jteksvr00.

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the future of sniping servers [message #59085] Wed, 24 December 2003 17:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i have to say WELL DONE!!!

this is great news

this will chasnge all sniper servers for the better and also maybe some AOW servers

better news than reading about reborn pfft

EDIT

tested it on jtek very nice work they worked great

would it be possible in the future to make servers fully editable..

ie
weapon damage/ammo
which characters are avalable
same with tanks
how much money the harvester will bring in
the speed's of units
how many people each tank can hold

changes like this can help make servers better..
the future of sniping servers [message #59130] Wed, 24 December 2003 22:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Whitedragon is currently offline  Whitedragon
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version 1.0 is released:
http://web.black-cell.net/server_sniper_mod.zip

beacons are still buyable for now(though they cant kill buildings anymore), in future releases this will hopefully be fixed.
readme and an example ini file are included in the zip, along with the source code.

enjoy your christmas present all you sniper servers!


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the future of sniping servers [message #59136] Thu, 25 December 2003 01:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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sweet, might setup a dedicated server with this Smile

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the future of sniping servers [message #59194] Thu, 25 December 2003 14:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Works nice. But the WF was still functioning and the AS was toast.

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the future of sniping servers [message #59237] Fri, 26 December 2003 00:26 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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nice work guys, just make sure you update it to 1.31 and not 1.3.


other then that, looks great, nice creative way to do it, and even spawned some ideas that i had been trying to figure out Smile


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