Author Topic: Seamless servers (Read 10800 times)

Michal Marcinkowski · « **on:** August 12, 2007, 01:07:41 pm »

In version 1.4.2 there is an ability to switch a player in the game to another server. When you use this function the client will disconnect and will have a message box appear to agree or not to go to another server. This idea has been discussed by me on my blog here.

Script function:

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procedure ForwardClient(SrcIP: String;SrcPort: Integer; TargetIP: String;TargetPort: Integer);
I think that explains everything. You can use it however you want to.

Leo · « **Reply #1 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:22:58 pm »

This fucking rocks! Thanks Michal

mar77a · « **Reply #2 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:24:39 pm »

Now hexer can turn into the first soldat MMPFOMRFRMTG (<- yeah) called Soldatscape!

Ride · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:49:26 pm »

Cool Idea, Are there any servers now running something like this yet?

Leo · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:50:04 pm »

The only "down point", if you can call it like this, is that it needs special maps with "exits" to other servers. $:-\$

blackdevil0742 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:24:10 pm »

This sounds incredible and awsome. Now someone needs to use

.::Blaze::. · « **Reply #6 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:39:53 pm »

yea pretty tight [: it will help out

Michal Marcinkowski · « **Reply #7 on:** August 12, 2007, 05:23:41 pm »

Quote from: Leo on August 12, 2007, 01:50:04 pm

The only "down point", if you can call it like this, is that it needs special maps with "exits" to other servers.Â $:-\$

Isn't there an event fired if a player goes out of bounds?
But this can be triggered by really anything. It's up to you when the player is transferred, he doesn't have to enter an "exit".
In Hexer mod you can be transferred to another server if you reach a certain level for example.
...shit I forgot to add a password to the forward function. Hmm ll think about it later.

DePhille · « **Reply #8 on:** August 12, 2007, 05:26:42 pm »

Yes but then the player respawns in another map.
That means he has to pick his weapon again, build up speed etc, so he'll notice the change. You could try to take some of these effects away by building a socket connection between the two servers using the Scripting features for the Dedicated Server however.
I'm very curious to see the first server using this!

Grtz, DePhille

mikembm · « **Reply #9 on:** August 12, 2007, 06:45:42 pm »

This could be cool for maps with buildings - have a separate sever running a map with the inside of that building.
Just an idea

Avarax · « **Reply #10 on:** August 12, 2007, 06:47:32 pm »

well i might use it for servers with different level maxima and minima, like michal said

mikembm · « **Reply #11 on:** August 12, 2007, 06:59:06 pm »

I am curious as to whether the new server knows that the client has been forwarded to it. Maybe that's why source IP and port are needed?
And if that's the case then how? Seems like there should of been a new procedure called onClientForward(SrcIP: String; SrcPort: Integer);

xReaperx · « **Reply #12 on:** August 13, 2007, 05:13:27 am »

Can someone post a quick example, i'm real crappy at this stuff

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DorkeyDear · « **Reply #13 on:** August 13, 2007, 01:36:53 pm »

This can be used for soo many different ways! Thx MM

xmRipper · « **Reply #14 on:** August 13, 2007, 02:30:25 pm »

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procedure ForwardClient(SrcIP: String;SrcPort: Integer; TargetIP: String;TargetPort: Integer);

Wtf?

mikembm · « **Reply #15 on:** August 13, 2007, 02:37:12 pm »

Quote from: xmRipper on August 13, 2007, 02:30:25 pm

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procedure ForwardClient(SrcIP: String;SrcPort: Integer; TargetIP: String;TargetPort: Integer);

Wtf?

It's the port on which they connected - you can see it in arsse when they join the game.
Although I see no way of getting it through scripting...

urraka · « **Reply #16 on:** August 13, 2007, 08:13:01 pm »

Quote from: mikembm on August 13, 2007, 02:37:12 pm

Quote from: xmRipper on August 13, 2007, 02:30:25 pm
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procedure ForwardClient(SrcIP: String;SrcPort: Integer; TargetIP: String;TargetPort: Integer);

Wtf?

It's the port on which they connected - you can see it in arsse when they join the game.
Although I see no way of getting it through scripting...

That would make sense... but you can't tell the source port anyway. It really should be

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procedure ForwardClient(ID: Byte; TargetIP: String; TargetPort: Integer; Password: String);

DorkeyDear · « **Reply #17 on:** August 13, 2007, 08:32:46 pm »

Ohhh password! Definitely needed!
Also, in Soldat.ini...
[NETWORK]
JoinPort=23073

so THIS is the port the player joins on? is this client-side?

mikembm · « **Reply #18 on:** August 13, 2007, 08:35:34 pm »

Is it possible to have the confirm box appear BEFORE it removes them from the current server?

Michal Marcinkowski · « **Reply #19 on:** August 14, 2007, 05:11:45 am »

I don't know why EnEsCe put the port in and how to get it. I guess he'll tell you when he gets back from vacation.

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Author Topic: Seamless servers (Read 10800 times)