Slmod- multiplayer server mod for new mission logic functionality

[ENO]

Any insight on compatibility with 1.2.7? I'm running the server dry right now to enhance the testing phase but I'm curious about whether or not MIST and SLMOD will merge?

 

I've been enormously happy with SLMOD since it came out, as well as the support provided by Grimes (and of course Speed when he was around)... just wondering what to anticipate in the future.

[Pman]

Maybe. I'm still debating how much I should maintain slmod vs modifying it with my own new features or modifying existing code to add new features. It is still all of Speed's work in my eyes and I am reluctant to modify it to much. I donno, maybe I oughta do a "slmod non official" similar to what is done with servman for any changes I make.

 

To be honest though I think servman has more thorough admin controls than slmod does, specifically the "Sub administrator and squad login system" it has. Also slmod should still play nicely with servman if you follow the installation instructions from the first post. slmod started out life as an extension of the mission editor of sorts by giving access to the lua environment before it was formally a feature. It morphed into server admin controls when servman had been dormant for a long time, and only this year Speed had added stats/banning based on stats.

 

Yeh its the things like the MOTD and mission restart timers that prevented me doing SLmod on the VA server.

 

The sub admin commands make it easy for me to give admin roles to my server admins for when Rock or I are not around.

 

As/when things are added to Slmod (or its successor) then I will happily move across, so if your going to implement the things I need Grimes then I'll happily pop it on the VA server

 

Pete

[ENO]

Maybe I'm missing a step but giving admin commands in SLMOD is, in many ways, easier than in Servman... The name and UCID is entered in the serveradmin.lua file, or -admin add (name / slot number) in chat from an already designated admin. They don't need to enter two levels of passwords to get access... they just have access. No longer need their services? Just remove them from the serveradmin.lua.

 

Exclusions to autokick rules can be applied in the config.lua...

 

Granted mission restart timers aren't available but that's an ME function that can happen in a single (time more) trigger...

 

There's also a MOTD that is customizable...

 

What am I missing?

Edited December 20, 2013 by ENO

[xcom]

I wish SLMod had mission rotation options.

[ENO]

If you give trusted regulars admin rights, technically you can do one better.

 

Not trying to sell it- it's just... a really good program and it's been a staple of Firehouse and Hollo Pointe servers for most of our existance. We started with Servman... (well, firehouse did- back before HP started) and yes, granted- there were a few additional things you could do with it but since this latest version of SLMOD I'm seeing less and less disparity between the two.

[Wrecking Crew]

I wish SLMod had mission rotation options.

 

 

Hi xcom,

With v126 I wanted more 'rotation' of the missions on the Hollo Pointe server. All of those missions have a Load Mission event at the end, so I set these events to load the next mission, in alphabetical order. There is typically a few minutes countdown with notices to let the clients know that the mission is about over.

 

I'm not all that jazzed with the way the 'load next mission' works, there are times when I'd like the completed mission to re-load, to fly it again.

 

What I plan to do is add in some Radio Items during the countdown phase that will give the players selections to load a different mission. I'll add in two or so choices. If no choice is selected then the same mission will reload. Any client in the game will be able to choose a next mission this way, you won't need to be an admin to switch a mission. But the Radio choices will only appear in the countdown phase.

 

WC

[xcom]

Hey WC

 

I also got rotation going on our server with the ME.

Your idea with the radio is good and doable, problem is to do it for several missions is kind of a hassle, especially if you have a rotation of more than 10 missions.

 

Also, most of the guys who come in won't really know what's this option about, even if you run a message out to all.

[Interceptor]

I wish SLMod had mission rotation options.

 

 

http://spare-time-pilots.de/viewtopic.php?f=82&t=2507

 

 

There is an Autoloader (Random or Restart)

 

 

Just copy the Scripts-Folder in your saved_games/dcs.

 

 

 

Works only with SLmod!

 

 

replace the server.lua and edit the line

 

    local loadVersion = '7_0'

for the version you use on your server.

 

 

 

or keep your old server.lua and add the line below the SLmod

 

--AutoLoader
dofile(lfs.writedir() .. 'Scripts/net/AutoLoader/AutoLoader.lua')

Loads new Mission if Server is empty.

 

 

AutoLoader.lua

-->Einstellungen

local autorotate = [b]true[/b]   

--<Einstellungen

true -> Random

false -> MissionReload

[xcom]

Very nice interceptor!

I'm gonna try and use it.

 

Just to clarify, how is the rotation triggered exactly?

[Interceptor]

The last client disconnects, then the same or a randomly choosed mission is loaded.

 

I use the SLmod-Clients-Value and the on_disconnect-Function as Trigger.

 

The RandomMissions are read from the Missionsfolder that is set by slmod.config.admin_tools_mission_folder-Value.

[xcom]

So once someone joins the script starts?

Which means someone joins and quits and the mission would then change?

Any chance to make a timer?

[Interceptor]

Why a timer?

 

How long should the timer be?

 

 

2 hours?

 

Too short for missions with duration of 6 hours.

 

 

12 hours?

 

Way too much for short Missions.

 

 

If EVERYONE disconnects from server after mission is finished, then a new mission is loading. Started paused.

 

You want to change the mission but there is no Admin?!

No problem, communicate with the other pilots (the most of us are matured), all client disconnects, et voilà, new mission loads!

 

Server is empty and you want to fly another mission? Join the server, let dcs load, disconnect, new mission is loading!

 

No Admin needed!

 

 

 

Thats my Opinion for "No Timer"

[Grimes]

Maybe someday I'll find the time to figure out how to implement a mission rotation option I've wanted to have for a while now. Basically its organized by a bunch of subfolders on a per category basis. Something like generic mission types, coopCAS, coopCAP, coopFull, tvtCAP, tvtGameType, etc. Players vote on the type of mission they want and it is randomly picked within the winning category. Additionally I'd like having multiple versions of the same mission. Different time of day or weather would be the major difference, and if applicable different threats. Anyways, I've always wanted to just put those into the same folder and for players to vote on the core mission. Instead of having 4 of the variants of "On Station" listed, its just "On Station". And if its picked then 1 of the 4 variants will be randomly chosen.

[Wrecking Crew]

I did implement the rotation scheme that I described above. In the new Paradise mission, there are triggers to determine if Red or Blue wins. These conditions start a five minute countdown to re-load, with appropriate messages every 60 seconds depending upon which side won.

 

At the start of this countdown phase, two Add Radio Items are put up and another message is repeated in between the interval for the countdown messages. The Radio choices let any player choose one of two missions -- in alphabetical order they are the mission before the current one and the mission after, to keep it simple. If either of these missions are selected, then it will load after 60 seconds, and there is another Add Radio to cancel that action. If an alternate mission is not selected then the current mission will re-load.

 

I don't want the 'change mission' option to be available until the mission is decided. This took 6 regular events to add this option. It will be a pita to maintain this when mission names change due to the way I manage my mission file versions.

 

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It would be nice to have a vote capability to switch missions with Slmod. But having a mission switching capability available to any one client at any time would cause problems IMO.

 

WC

[mwd2]

is SLMOD 7.0 still the last working version?

[Alex_Po]

Need help :(

 

Why does not work slmod.mapobj_dead_in_zone?

 

slmod map object.miz

 

Thanks...

[St3v3f]

Need help :(

 

Why does not work slmod.mapobj_dead_in_zone?

 

[ATTACH]94289[/ATTACH]

 

Thanks...

 

Not having looked at your mission, but i would assume that it is part of the functionality that was broken with 1.2.5

 

But have a look at Mist: http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/Mission_Scripting_Tools_Documentation

 

There's a getDeadMapObjsInZones function as well

[TRITATUTTO]

SLmod is working with 1.2.8 ?

 

i was using it with 1.2.7 , but now the clients remane on loading mission page and i can't enter in the lobby anymore ( where i choose the slots /planes).

 

I have to reinstalled it?

[xcom]

It is working for us on 1.2.8.

check that the server.lua and missionscripting.lua files are correct.

[chromium]

Hi, can you confirm that there is an error in the SlmodUtils.lua file? I have some error using function coded inside that file. (es. line 215)

[ENO]

Yeah- Ajax was mentioning there were quite a few SLMOD errors in one of my last reports too. Unfortunately he hasn't had a lot of time to dig into it... but it would be nice if someone could take a look and sort out what happened?

[chromium]

I'm not that expertize, but I may try...

 

Just looked into the utils of Slmod 6.3. The strange things are there also. I'm not understanding quite some things, i.e. my friend uses sucessfully some of those functions. I'm starting to think that there are not errors, but simply I can't understand what is going on...

Edited June 4, 2014 by chromium

[Wrecking Crew]

Slmod v7 is the one I have for Hollo Pointe.

 

WC

[Blooze]

I have been having numerous missions malfunctioning since the last update. One in particular had problems with AI aircraft not triggering. Today I decided to try uninstalling and reinstalling slmod like we used to do before and the mission in question was working again as designed. I will test other missions soon but this was encouraging. Maybe we will have to go back to doing this with every update again. It sure can't hurt to try.

[Grimes]

Sorry for being gone for a while. If anything with slmod is not functioning with 1.2.8+ as expected please make a post and I'll look into a fix for it.