New & raw web based Dominion II game server

[Esben Mose Hansen]

I may implement all 3 things, then. THEN we'll see who is right ;-)

Thanks for commenting again. I go strange without feedback, as you see

The upload thing is very simple to do. I'll look into that first. As for the cron script, that would be simple too, though a bit worse (harder to test). I don't even need a cron script; the domwatcher script sees every upload. The main problem with that approach is no feedback. Still, it may not be too bad.

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by Norfleet:
I still say web-based upload interface is best: This will also allow you to implement an element of accountability, so that people go AWOL from games can thus be blacklisted from joining future games automatically.

I think it would be much simpler to just have the game owner confirm whether each applicant can join.

[Norfleet]

Perhaps, but most of the time, it's generally implicit that people can join unless they have a history of not upholding their commitments. That, and it's always fun to blacklist people.

[Esben Mose Hansen]

Feedback on my latest endeavor on the server would be welcome. To quote myself:

Pretender protection, stage 1 implemented:

From now on, pretenders cannot be overwritten from within the game. For each nation, the first pretender to be uploaded will be squirreled away in a safe place and restored just before the game starts. In other words, you can no longer steal somebodys position.

This could be problematic if somebody WANTED a pretender overwritten. To accomplish this, the game owner/creator now have the option to "kick all anonymous players" from the game. So to give up a position, just mark it as Anonymous and ask the game owner to kick all anonymous players.

Kicking anonymous players before game start would probably be a sensible move in any case to avoid AWOL players. Or at least learning which players tend to go AWOL.

This also means that being Anonymous is risky business, as it stands. If you have a problem with this, please let me know.

[Norfleet]

What if somebody wants to overwrite himself? You should include the option for somebody who has claimed a slot to kick himself from the game.

[Esben Mose Hansen]

Sorry Norfleet --- can't be done, since kicking somebody from the game involves a restart of the game server.

I only want game owners to be able to restart games, though I could easily change that. That is why it is done the way it is. Alternate solution are welcome, especially if it includes a patch

2 thing to keep in mind:

1. You can still kick yourself if you can contact the game owner: Mark yourself as Anonymous, contact the game owner and ask him to kick Anonymous players. Tough luck for those who wants to remain Anonymous, however.

2. Manual upload of your own pretender .2h file will be possible in the future. That way you could overwrite your own Pretender.

P.S: Careful with that word, "should". In the OSS world, that word can hang you out to dry real good. I've seen it happen and it's not a pretty sight.

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by Esben Mose Hansen:
This could be problematic if somebody WANTED a pretender overwritten.

I almost always want to overwrite my pretender, so I hope you implement an easier method for this soon.