Admin/VIP gosteks!?

[GhostRiderSwiss]

Hi there SF!

i just had a nice idea since i've seen scout's awesome gostek's (spiderman, lara croft, etc the whole program)

what u think about a mod which alows u as admin or... vip user of that server (dunno if possible)
to choose ur own ghostek look... means admins will have the Spiderman (or which ghostek u like) weared and the others have the normal ones.. i stoled the idea actually from css actually where i always enjoy to see simpsons admin players runing around xD

(ghosteks would it have already some (scout has good ones i've seen)

well its not a big mod i guess?
dunno, pls comment about what u think or if it is possible actually^^

but since i've seen HT's sick RPG mod i trust in ya guys! xD

[darDar]

gosteks are client sided, so this idea keeps being an idea

[KYnetiK]

gosteks are client sided, so this idea keeps being an idea

So? You can have information encrypted onto the client that can only be readable with the right criteria...
For example -- jet colour properties are in the client regardless of whether you are registered or not. Until you are registered, such information is read-only or hidden.

There are many games out there as well as games Ive worked on that have had custom content for developers and VIPs that is in fact contained within the memory of every client out there. This is exactly how serial information works and why the majority of software can be cracked in the first place.

Im all for this idea as it has many possibilities - but we need to agree on what the custom content will be before it is done because it is not really moddable once a client is released.

[demoniac93]

I honestly don't know how this will add to the gameplay value of Soldat, but I see no reason why it can't be done.
F11.5

[DarkCrusade]

Personally I wouldn't like this. Sometimes I just wanna join the server without everyone knowing I'm the bitch who bans them when I catch them hacking.

My question to you is: How would this be useful? How would this be worth the time needed to implement this?

[GhostRiderSwiss]

well the game is old since i play it changed almost nothing - only new mods i've noticed as normal user so far

so its for fun actually... would be fun to have admins /or VIP players runing around as litle santas or spidermans or whatever^^ this would absolutely be cool just... theres no special use of it but ... its fun Oo and fun is the most important part of a game...

if a game isnt fun - ITS SHIT!!!!! U HEAR? SHIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT xD

well but if some 1 CAN DO it ... it would be srsly hella cool... and monsteri since i want it for VIP players (like clanmates of the serverowner) its not clear that u ARE a admin while using ^^

any scripter out there wanna prove his SkiLlZz and starts this now xD? if i could script i would do it on my own^^ but i can't ;(
and half work is done already^^ gosteks has it already many ^.^

[DarkCrusade]

----> MODDING IDEAS / GENERAL DISCUSSIONS

Kindly ask for someone doing the mod for you.

[GhostRiderSwiss]

well but first i had to know if its good idea and possible^^

but it seems to be possible and funny atleast also ^^

so yea why not ^^

[thegrandmaster]

Surely this would this require every player who joins the server to download a gostek pack?
Soldat by default only comes with a single gostek?...

I mean I'm indifferent about the whole idea - could be kinda cool sometimes, so long as it could be turned on and off.

[darDar]

Surely this would this require every player who joins the server to download a gostek pack?
Soldat by default only comes with a single gostek?...

true

[Clawbug]

Without downloadable content this is impossible.

[GhostRiderSwiss]

hmmm so why not thinking bigger? and add something like that on the next soldat version? OR BETHER! u alow all players to show his own gostek means all have like pre-installed 50 gosteks / santa / spiderman and whatever exists for so u can choose like under player or somewhere ur gostek style?

would also make alot lesser work for the script parrt?

[KYnetiK]

Without downloadable content this is impossible.

Surely this would this require every player who joins the server to download a gostek pack?

Yes - as a mod.
As a feature - no. The gosteks would already be in your client, albeit limited in number, and encrypted.

I mean I'm indifferent about the whole idea - could be kinda cool sometimes, so long as it could be turned on and off.

It would be toggled on and off by the Dev/VIP selecting between the default gostek or the VIP gostek.

[GhostRiderSwiss]

aight so is anybody out there interested (with the skills to script actually^^) to do this ? im helping where i can

[KYnetiK]

If this was a peripheral script, then it would require everybody to download gosteks which they did not have. This would be annoying and would most likely have all sorts of bugs as the list piles up. Even though scripts have the advantage of giving VIP status to any player from any server, I doubt that scriptcore has the capability to redefine artwork anyway since it is server-side not client-side.

For this idea to work efficiently I think it needs to be a part of the actual game, but before that can happen everyone needs to agree on the media content because the number of content would be limited and hierarchical.

VIP status would firstly be given to Developers and maybe even Testers - each with unique art for their role.
Additional VIPs after release could be assigned by a process similar to registration - for example a tournament winner might be given the prize of VIP status, they are given a reg key which unlocks their VIP content from their client.
Server owners can apply for admin level VIP reg key. They can be assessed for eligibility by server traffic, server lifetime etc. If approved the server owner receives a special reg key that can assign admin level VIP status for that server only. A fee could also be involved.

/brainstorm

[demoniac93]

If this was a peripheral script, then it would require everybody to download gosteks which they did not have. This would be annoying and would most likely have all sorts of bugs as the list piles up. Even though scripts have the advantage of giving VIP status to any player from any server, I doubt that scriptcore has the capability to redefine artwork anyway since it is server-side not client-side.

For this idea to work efficiently I think it needs to be a part of the actual game, but before that can happen everyone needs to agree on the media content because the number of content would be limited and hierarchical.

VIP status would firstly be given to Developers and maybe even Testers - each with unique art for their role.
Additional VIPs after release could be assigned by a process similar to registration - for example a tournament winner might be given the prize of VIP status, they are given a reg key which unlocks their VIP content from their client.
Server owners can apply for admin level VIP reg key. They can be assessed for eligibility by server traffic, server lifetime etc. If approved the server owner receives a special reg key that can assign admin level VIP status for that server only. A fee could also be involved.

/brainstorm

Now, NOW you're talking.
Make some as a bonus feature for signing up, and some free to get by becoming a server host,...etc.
this reminds me of that whole headgear thread...

[Terran]

In deathmatch it would be useful thing,i think.

And yes,it is pleasant to see ur clanmate anywhere with HIS own look,and fight with him against other players...more interest - more fun - more players...

Bad that it will never be =\