BF1942 1.45 ob2 Linux Server released!

[Gast]

Hi

Heute Abend wurde der BF1942 1.45 ob2 Linux Server relesed:

Hi,

it's time for the Linux release of the 1.45 dedicated server.

The distribution file can be found at http://bf1942.lightcubed.com.

To save some typing time I've included the readme text of the release

below this message.

Regards,

Andreas Fredriksson

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Programmer

Digital Illusions CE Sthlm AB

Maria Skolgata 83, 5tr

S-118 53 Stockholm

Sweden

andreas.fredriksson@dice.se

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Release notes: Battlefield 1942 free dedicated Linux server version 1.45

Battlefield 1942 is a registered trademark of Digital Illusions CE AB.

© 2000-2003 Digital Illusions CE AB

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Quick start

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- Untar the distribution archive. This will generate a directory where

  the server and all its related files reside.

  Example:

  $ tar xjf bf1942_lnxded-1.45-ob2.tar.bz2

- Modify Mods/bf1942/Settings/ServerSettings.con to your taste.

  Example:

  $ cd bf1942

  $ vi mods/BF1942/Settings/ServerSettings.con

- Run the server from within the top-level directory by typing

  ./start.sh [arguments] from a shell.

  Example:

  $ cd bf1942

  $ ./start.sh +game XPack1 +statusMonitor 1

More information

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Welcome to the Battlefield 1942 dedicated server. This software is BETA

quality and should not be run on production servers. For patch-specific

information please refer to the generic read me file included with both the

Linux and win32 distributions.

For discussion with the developers and other users of this server please

subscribe to the bf1942 mailing list. To join the list, send a message to

<bf1942-subscribe@icculus.org> and follow the instructions given to you in

the

reply.

If you prefer to use a forum, there is one set up at the distribution site

for

the open beta series at http://www.bf1942.lightcubed.com . You can report

bugs

both in the forum and on the mailing list. Please don't send bug reports in

private mail, use the forum or the list instead.

DICE would like to thank Ryan C. Gordon for his work on the earlier Linux

releases and the bf1942 Linux community for their test feedback, bug reports

and patience.

Banning by unique identifiers (CD key hashes)

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This release of the dedicated Linux server includes a system to ban players

by

their unique CD key hash. The system is similar to the current IP-based

banning system but uses the following new console commands:

admin.banPlayerKey <player number>

admin.listBannedKeys

admin.addKeyToBanList <key>

admin.removeKeyFromBanList <key>

Banned player keys are stored together with the IP-based bans in the

banlist.con file. IP-based bans continue to work if you would still like to

use them.

Option summary

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The following options are unique for the Linux server:

+statusMonitor  1

Enables the curses status monitor which enables you to work with the in-game

console directly at the server.

+priorityDaemon 1

Enables sending priority change requests to the external root daemon

(bfpridaemon) which changes the server niceness while loading. Use this

option

(and run the external daemon) to reduce the CPU stress when running multiple

servers on the same machine.

The priority daemon itself is distributed as source code and can be found

under the `bfpridaemon' subdirectory of the installation. Use of this code

is

at your own risk and there is no warranty what so ever.

+overlayPath    /path/to/alternate/directory

Settings and Logs are read/written from the alternate path instead of the

usual mods/BF1942 paths. The overlayPath directory should contain the Logs

and

Settings directories only.

Please note that the following options are deprecated on Linux and do not

effect the server in any way: +restart, +dedicated.

Have fun with your Linux server!

Andreas Fredriksson <andreas.fredriksson@dice.se>

Licensing information

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The Battlefield 1942 server is linked with the GNU C and C++ libraries which

are under the LGPL license. By linking dynamically we ensure that you as a

user can use this software with other versions of these libraries.

A statically linked binary also linked with these libraries is supplied

purely

for convenience should you not be able to run the dynamically linked binary.

The LGPL license text is included with this release and can be found on the

web at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html.

Please note that the Battlefield 1942 dedicated server itself is not covered

by the LGPL license.

Revision history

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Filename: bf1942_lnxded-1.45.tar.bz2

MD5 sums: ab2a92983d54ad18ede41411b7494d4f  bf1942_lnxded.dynamic

          00fcb2ba065ae19709dc9bcf74773236  bf1942_lnxded.static

Version: BF1942 (Ver:55314/Mon Aug 11 13:49:39 CEST 2003)

Release date: TBD

Release status: First public release of 1.45-Linux.

Comment: Shipped with symbol table intact to produce stack traces.

Changes:

- Compatible with 1.45 and Secret Weapons.

- Added Battle of Britain to the standard set of maps.

- Added +overlayPath option to specify an alternate directory to

  hold the Logs/ and Settings/ directories.

- Added support for player banning via CD keys hashes.

- Added support for priority changing during map loading.

- Allows resizing of the status monitor on X11 terminals.

- Fixed bug where settings for reserved slots were lost after map change.

- Fixed obscure objective replication bug.

- Enabled size optimizations for certain files to reduce overall

  binary size.

- Added measurement of how much the server works and sleeps during it's

  main loop updates. The number is displayed in the bottom right of the

  status monitor. A 10% utilization means that the server is sleeping

  90% of each simulation cycle (at the current FPS).

- Changed main loop timings yet again. This time I went for stability

  rather than performance. This version shouldn't fall behind CPU-wise

  on slower servers.

- Rewrote compression output loop that might have corrupted large

  XML log files.

- XML logging format version 1.1:

  - Fixed spelling errors (`vehicle' was spelled `vechicle')

  - Added player CD key hashes to the log for Internet games. This is

    useful to track information connected to a certain user regardless

        of player name.

- All changes from the 1.4 series apply as well.

- Other bug fixes not really visible to end users.

[dD|Campino 0]

wenn du mal schauen würdest, hättest du gesehen, dass ich so einen Thread schon längst eröffnet habe

PS:

Es ist aber nicht die Open Beta ZWEI sondern das erste Open Beta des Server 1.45

[Gast]

Hi!

wenn du mal schauen würdest, hättest du gesehen, dass ich so einen Thread schon längst eröffnet habe

[darkkiller 0]

es gibt ja noch keine 1.45 client version für bf was bringt mir dann dieser server ?

[Gast]

Hi!

Das ist wie bei Counter-Strike. Da werden die Serverversionen einen Tag vor der Clientversion rausgebracht damit die Serveradmins Zeit haben für das Serverupdate.

Also kannst du normal für morgen den 1.45er Windows Patch erwarten. (Will jetzt aber keine Hoffnung machen, kann auch nicht stimmen.)

[darkkiller 0]

na dann !

ich versuch grad ein paar sachen mit linux server...also kann ja nützlich sein

[dD|Campino 0]

Wo? Hier im GameServer Forum finde ich keinen Thread...

Edit: Ok, im Allgemeinen Forum. Da passt das aber überhaupt nicht rein.

[Gast]

Hi!

Egal, ich hätte das vielleicht hier geposted und einen kleinen Hinweis im Allgemeinen Forum gemacht.

[Dacago 0]

btw. hat wer die changelog für die 1.45 oder kennt wer nen paar veränderungen?

[Gast]

Schau Dir mal meinen ersten Post an.

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