GServer2 Release: 2.2.0

[Nalin]

Yay. A new release.

This release has a bunch of bug fixes from all across the board.

serveroptions.txt was updated this release with a bunch of new options to enable/disable triggeraction and flag hacks. They can be found near the bottom of the file.

Also, readme.txt was updated with a bunch of information about the Graal Reborn gserver, including all the triggeraction hacks. Tell me if something is confusing or if I am missing something and I'll make sure to add it for the next release.

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Changes for this version:
* bug fix, + new feature, o other

* Some admin-only server options weren't in the list of protected options. They are now.
* Server now correctly deletes an empty string flag.
* A player's online seconds, kills, and deaths will now display correctly in their profile if their values exceed 1568735.
* Sign text is no longer trimmed.
* The server correctly handles UTF-8 file names in Windows now.
* Fixed a bug where moving a file in RC would fail to move the file and delete the original.
* Player gani parameters #P6 through #P9 should be correctly passed to other players now.
* String arrays in the profile field are correctly tokenized now.
* Fixed a bug with saving weapons where the SCRIPTEND field wasn't being written correctly in some instances.
* The RC command /restartserver no longer ignores the server overrides specified in servers.txt.
* The gr.removeguild triggeraction hack will remove the guild tag from all currently online players when the guild is deleted.
* Fixed a bug where the client's guild wasn't being cleared internally.
* If a player issues a setlevel2 command to warp to the same level he is in, the server just moves the player instead of attempting to warp him. This fixes some script issues with isleader.
* RCs will use their properly set nickname now, instead of using the nickname saved to the user's account file when they last logged in as a normal client.
* Fixed the creation of new directories via RC. It can now recursively create new directories.
* Fixed a bug with the sparring deviation decay algorithm.
+ Comments in settings files can be placed anywhere now.
+ Flag hack gr.ip added.
+ Triggeraction hacks gr.appendfile, gr.writefile, and gr.rcchat added.
+ Added new server options to enable/disable all the various triggeraction and flag hacks.
o Updated readme.txt with a bunch of information about the Graal Reborn gserver, including information on all the triggeraction hacks.
o Updated the build system to premake 4.

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Subversion tag for this release:
http://gs2emu.googlecode.com/svn/gserver-v2/tags/2.2.0/

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[Cadavre]

Haven't you forgotten to mention the Linux socket fix. It should be fixed now. :o I haven't had a single crash since last update. :> With exception from Kalzor's PW that doesn't want to exist. Atleast it doesn't cause crashes.

[Nalin]

Well, those problems didn't exist in 2.1.0. I changed something in the trunk which exposed a bunch of issues. They were fixed before release.

[Cadavre]

okay.

[Pyro]

Originally Posted by Nalin

+ Triggeraction hacks gr.writefile,

does that mean that you can make a level through script now?

[Downsider]

Nalin, can you add gr.readfilechar,filename,returnstring,pos,length;?

So I can do gr.readfilechar,file.txt,client.poop,5,1 and it would return the fifth character of file.txt as client.poop?

I'd add it to my own GServer, as this is something I need for Worldcraft, but I can't get it compiling correctly with Cygwin and I can't be bothered to set up any other compilers. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Pyro

does that mean that you can make a level through script now?

It's moreso for making log files (goes into the log folder)
But should you make the log folder useable for .nw somehow.. Then yeah, you could make a level with it... Only you would need to know how to parse tiles to save it properly
Absolute max length of the string in the triggeraction, 223.

[Pyro]

Originally Posted by Beholder

It's moreso for making log files (goes into the log folder)
But should you make the log folder useable for .nw somehow.. Then yeah, you could make a level with it... Only you would need to know how to parse tiles to save it properly
Absolute max length of the string in the triggeraction, 223.

couldn't you just have it write a .txt file with the text of a .nw file in it and have it save as level.nw?

You can pick and choose the filename, but the thing is, it can only write/append 223~ chars at a time (less actually). And the saved files go into your logs/ folder

[Nalin]

Originally Posted by Downsider

Nalin, can you add gr.readfilechar,filename,returnstring,pos,length;?

So I can do gr.readfilechar,file.txt,client.poop,5,1 and it would return the fifth character of file.txt as client.poop?

I'd add it to my own GServer, as this is something I need for Worldcraft, but I can't get it compiling correctly with Cygwin and I can't be bothered to set up any other compilers. Thanks.

Yeah, I guess I could. Just keep in mind that it will take some time before the variable is set. It may make your scripts incredibly complicated as the data might not come in until a couple script executions.