Re: [hlds_linux] CheckValve Chat Relay

[David Parker]

There's nothing wrong with the IRC plugins, but I wanted to make something
that could be run independently from the game server and any add-ons.
 Also, the ultimate goal is to add chat message viewing to the CheckValve
app, and to do that, I needed a single protocol with a fixed message format.

- Dave


On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 11:53 PM, Doctor McKay wrote:

> While a good point, I think the majority of providers just don't want you
> running IRC *servers*, while IRC clients are fine.
>
>
> Dr. McKay
> www.doctormckay.com
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 11:49 PM, Weasels Lair  >wrote:
>
> > I know some hosting providers (like mine) have TOS that say no IRC.
> > Probably due to all the DDOS bot-networks out there that use IRC for
> > bot control.
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 8:46 PM, Doctor McKay 
> > wrote:
> > > What's wrong with the various IRC relay plugins? IRC clients are
> > available
> > > for pretty much all platforms.
> > >
> > >
> > > Dr. McKay
> > > www.doctormckay.com
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:09 PM, David Parker 
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello everyone,
> > >>
> > >> I have received a lot of feedback regarding the CheckValve app for
> > Android,
> > >> and several people have asked for the ability to view the chat
> messages
> > on
> > >> a server.  As a first step toward fulfilling this goal, I have created
> > the
> > >> CheckValve Chat Relay, and I'm hoping to find some volunteers to test
> it
> > >> with various games and let me know how it holds up.
> > >>
> > >> The Chat Relay is a Java program which receives log messages from one
> or
> > >> more HLDS/SRCDS servers, filters out the chat messages, and relays
> > those on
> > >> to one or more clients.  The Chat Relay is a pretty lightweight
> > program; in
> > >> my tests it has used about 9 MB of memory, and CPU usage has been
> > >> negligible.  The program itself is platform and OS independent, but
> > >> currently I only have working start/stop scripts for Linux, hence why
> > this
> > >> has only been sent to hlds_linux.
> > >>
> > >> The Chat Relay is available with a bundled Java Runtime Environment,
> so
> > if
> > >> you don't have Java installed on your system, that's okay.  Please
> note
> > >> that the CheckValve app does not yet support the Chat Relay, but the
> > >> downloads below include a stand-alone client which can be used to log
> > chat
> > >> messages to a file on any computer (it should work on Windows, Linux,
> or
> > >> Mac, as long as Java is installed).
> > >>
> > >> The Chat Relay can be downloaded here:
> > >>
> > >> https://www.utica.edu/faculty_staff/dparker/checkvalve/downloads.cfm
> > >>
> > >> And I have written some documentation for it here:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> https://sites.google.com/site/checkvalveapp/documentation/chatrelay/using-the-chat-relay
> > >>
> > >> Feel free to e-mail me with any questions or comments, at either
> > >> dpar...@utica.edu or checkvalve...@gmail.com .
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Dave Parker
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Dave Parker
> > >> Systems Administrator
> > >> Utica College
> > >> Integrated Information Technology Services
> > >> (315) 792-3229
> > >> Registered Linux User #408177
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Dave Parker
Systems Administrator
Utica College
Integrated Information Technology Services
(315) 792-3229
Registered Linux User #408177
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[hlds_linux] Mandatory TF2 update coming

[Eric Smith]

We're working on a mandatory update for TF2. We should have it ready very soon. 
This is the Smissmas update.



As most of you already know, the emails from me last night were spoofed. We've 
updated the mailing lists to hopefully prevent that from happening again.



-Eric

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[hlds_linux] Mandatory TF2 update released

[Eric Smith]

We've released a mandatory TF2 update. The notes for the update are below. The 
new version is 2058653.

-Eric

--

Happy Smissmas 2013!
   - All Players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Gift-Stuffed 
Stocking! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.
   - Added community-contributed winter event items
   - Added the Giftapult, which can be used to launch gift items to 
randomly-chosen online players
   - Added Naughty and Nice winter keys to the Mann Co. Store
   - Premium Players will receive a Secret Saxton to give to another player
   - Item grants from previous events (including the Spirit of Giving and the 
Winter Holiday noise maker) have been re-enabled for all players, including 
those who deleted their earlier grants

Weapons
- Battalion's Backup:
 - Added +20 max HP passive for the wearer
- Concheror:
 - Added +2 health per second passive for the wearer
- Crit-a-Cola:
 - Reduced consumption penalty from +25% extra damage to +10%
- Diamondback:
 - Now also gains a critical attack on successful backstab kills
- Flying Guillotine
 - Alt-Attack now also throws the Guillotine when active
- Short Circuit:
 - Attack sped up greatly
 - Ammunition cost has been lowered to 5 metal per attack
 - Players and Buildings are only targeted if in range and in front of 
attacking player
 - Improved visual effects
- Soda Popper:
 - Hype no longer grants mini-crits
 - Added Hypemode which grants up to 5 extra air jumps when active
 - Hypemode is triggered by Alt-Attack when hype is full
- The Beggar's Bazooka has been updated to use the same taunt as The Direct Hit
- Professional Killstreak Mantreads, Splendid Screen and The Chargin' Targe now 
generate proper effects when on a killstreak. These effects do not stack if 
another killstreak effect weapon is active. 

Cosmetics
   - "Head" and "Misc" slots for player loadouts have been converted to 
Cosmetic slots. All items that were previously Head- or Misc-slot-specific can 
now be equipped in any Cosmetic slot. 
   - Unusual effect positioning can now be adjusted for all Cosmetic-slot items
   - Unusual Circling Effects have been given a new origin
   - Unusual effects for all Cosmetic-slot items are now visible in the loadout 
panel and character HUD
   - Fixed the Wiki Cap clipping with the Demoman's head

Mann vs. Machine
   - Fixed being able to inspect Blue-team bots
   - Fixed the mission victory screen not always showing the correct 
information for each player
   - Fixed some clipping issues with the stats in the scoreboard

General
- Fixed an exploit where players could move around while using a taunt to 
attack enemies
- Fixed an exploit related to the Rocket Jumper and the Soldier's grenade taunt
- Fixed killstreaks attained via healing not being considered for round-end win 
panel
- Fixed the killstreak hud indicator position in minmode
- Fixed Taunt Kills strange scores not incrementing properly for the Strange 
Scorch Shot
- Fixed strange scores on cosmetic items sometimes failing to increment
- Fixed gift-wrapped items not showing their interior item to the wrapping 
player in some conditions
- Fixed Steam Sale items granted from Snow Globe crafting not being listable on 
the Steam Community Market
- Improved bot navigation in cp_gorge
- Improved bot navigation in pl_upward
- Updated several materials to fix issues caused by mat_picmip
- Updated the backpack to filter to automatically filter for valid items when 
using a tool





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