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BF2 Rcon
Hey guys, I don't even know for sure that I'm posting this in the correct spot, but I figure if not someone will move it. I'm currently working on a web-based bf2 rcon util, similiar to BF2CC only.. web based. What I'm wondering is, how exactly does the RCON work, what would be the best way to connect to it, and are any special commands required to be sent in order to connect to it. Let me know --*PTX*Chase
- We have a php-based class that you can use to access bf2 rcon via the web. It started out as a direct port of adminutils/rcon/remoteconsole.py, and now it's this. The readme is next to nonexistent, so just post on our forums there and we'll get you set up (assuming php is the direction you're headed). --dst 16:54, 22 Nov 2005 (MST)
- Thanks a lot, that's exactly what I'm looking for! Now, for the non-exitent readme.. haha All right.. so i have no clue where to even begin with this.. I'm assuming I need to use that class to send information, can you maybe give me information about what I want to google in order to use this class. I have no problem doing the footwork myself, just need a place to start Thanks --*PTX*Chase
- just post on our forums there and we'll get you set up
- We wrote the class at dontcamp.com, so the place to start is dontcamp.com :) Here's a direct link --dst 21:49, 22 Nov 2005 (MST)
Forums?
I've got a question for the BF2 Tech Wiki community. . .
Some of the pages on this wiki generate a lot of discussion--which is good! I've been wondering, though, whether it would be worthwhile set up some traditional discussion forums, associated with this website. What do you think?
--Woody 18:11, 5 Aug 2005 (MDT)
- I'm kinda on the fence on this one. On one hand, I like the idea and it would be nice to have another venue to discuss ideas in, but on the other hand I'm not sure how much benifet it provides over the normal discussion pages of the wiki. As long as it doesn't pose any problems on your end, I'd say we should atleast give it a try. However, if its gonna be a big undertaking for you, I'd wait to make sure there is enough support that it would actually get used.
- --King of Camelot 19:12, 5 Aug 2005 (MDT)
- I'd certainly use such a resource. --dst 03:17, 6 Aug 2005 (MDT)
- I think such a forum would reduce the needless spamming of the WIKI, and consolidate all ideas into one pertinent and all encompassing thought, which would result in both our time needed to post, edit, or add an idea as well as save those interested in this WIKI from sifting through and finding the relevant data they seek. --RaH
Vandalism
Please let me know if anyone notices any spamming or vandalism in the wiki. There are two users I'm keeping an eye on right now because of some of the edits they've made--they made changes that look really strange, but it's not clear yet if they had bad intent or they just made mistakes. If you spot any changes that appear inappropriate (not just erroneous) please let me know either on my Talk page or via email at info at fun-o-matic -dot- org. MediaWiki software has the ability to ban users by name or IP address, as well as to "lock" pages to protect them from editing. . . not to mention the ability to rollback changes like a CVS system. --Woody 10:32, 7 Aug 2005 (MDT)
Formatting
I've been fixing up the formatting on a lot of pages, but it would be nice if we could all agree upon some standards for formatting. A lot of pages were misusing the strong/emphasis/bold wiki tags, missing section titles, not using things like definition lists for content that is essentially a list of definitions, and code-related things weren't encapsulated in code tags.
Things that require code tags are inline snippets of code and machine-related things like file paths. Use the <code> tag for doing this. It'll help the reader distinguish between what's computer-related and what's just text.
=Title= shouldn't be used because pages are already given titles automatically by the wiki. ==Title== should be used for section titles, ===Title=== for subsections and so on. It makes pages much more readable and will sometimes generate a useful table of contents list.
Definition lists are also useful for lists of descriptions, like the functions on the objects page, or the command line options on that respective page. Some pages also seem to have ordered lists created manually. You lose out on formatting and semantics in the HTML when you don't use the proper wiki formatting. Definition terms and descriptions are formed with the following wiki code: ; term : description. Ordered lists are a set of lines preceded by a number sign (#). Unordered list items are preceded by an asterisk sign (*).
A Slow Death?
Has anyone else noticed that the wiki has slowed to a miserable crawl? This worries me, as such a great resource needs to be updated constantly. There are also several pages that still need quite a bit of work, and some things we still don't understand. If Woody has page view statistics, I'd be interested to know whether people have just stopped coming, or if they've just stopped editing.
I do realize that by nature, a wiki can become perfect and not need updating, but things like custom scripts should always be plentiful. What worries me is that even custom scripts aren't coming in any more. We went from having about 10 page edits a day back in July and August, to having a couple edits spread out over a weeks period. I also noticed that users peaked out, for a whle it seemed to go up a couple a day, but it seems to have peaked off now.
I really do hope this is just a temporary thing, as I would hate to see such a wonderful resource lose updates so early in its infancy!
--King of Camelot 21:32, 8 Sep 2005 (MDT)
Butter and I at Dontcamp.com have about stalled in our BF2 Python development with the completion of the Administrative Support System, but I do still use this site as a valuable resource for coming up with new and interesting extensions for the system, none of which are entirely successful yet. I think a part of the problem might be that many people are simply unaware of the usefulness of the resources on this site, and I have no idea how to help make people more aware. --dst 14:37, 10 Sep 2005 (MDT)
I can think of two reasons for the slowdown: (1) some people (like me) put a lot of time in on the wiki initially. . . and now need to catch up with other responsibilities (I've still got a long list of things I want to research and experiment with, though, so I do plan on getting back to it!). (2) BF2 was released with virtually no mod-related or Python documentation, so in the early days people were scrambling to figure out the basics and document them. There are still a lot of things that need documenting, but I think the basics are pretty well covered in this wiki now, so naturally that will cause the pace to slack off a bit, also. --Woody 20:17, 10 Sep 2005 (MDT)
Would you consider tweaks and optimizations as either "Technical Information" or "Modding"?
I'm sure there's a wider spectrum of interest for this, beyond the hard core modders.
--SuperNovaCain 11:49, 20 Sep 2005 (MDT)
