Server Wishlist and Suggestions

Starting this long overdue topic to collect various server-specific suggestions made in the Hosting/Troubleshooting/Help subforum and compile a list for Geti and MM to go through. They just love lists. Told me in private.

 

Ability to see number of players in a server without starting KAG, maybe even a list of players.
Abilty to rcon into server similar to ssh, outside of KAG.

 

● Out of band playerlist, server status, map image, etc (playerlist, playercounts, etc dumped to file or REST API or something?)
● Reserved slots for certain usernames (f.e. at 64/64, and I want to join, increase slot dynamically to 65/65 and drop back down when I leave)
● Interactive console: /msg, /kickid from ssh or something
● ACLs: Important. I want to add mods that can ONLY kick, but can't view IPs, can't ban for over 1h, and can't shut down the server or swap maps every second. Without having to give out the rcon pw.
● Immutable people: certain usernames, even before rcon, unkickable, unfreezeable
● \msg and server staff highlighted differently in chat, more visible in chat, flashing in chat, something.

● Some form of hands off spectate (sometimes I like to log on and see how things are running performance-wise but NOT use up units, join either team and be "afk", etc)
● Being able to actually use kick reasons, ban reasons that tell you something

 

Better rcon. /help should actually help you.

Changeable amount of reserved slots (this may be called whitelist, or?)

That is all.

 

• - query access so make some "Server Viewer" Images via php
• - Working Unban via rcon or file (like some ban.txt in the folder)
• - reserved slots hard and soft value permanent free and hard if someone from reserved slots list join some other player got kicked
• - Chat logs they log srsly the chat and not player join and lefting..
• - Some Feature to added Customs Text on time, on game starts, on Joining
  (on join like „Welcome <playername>, on <servername> "
  on Time like <5min> „We search for some Server Mods, visit <yourURL> to write you app."
  on gamestart like "Play fair and enjoy the game!.... For the King")

• - Add some Custom Banner to replace the servername+ip+port by pressing tab
• - better ping calculation
• - possibility to add custom chat commands e.g "!grief <playername> "for votekick
• - Custom Server Restart times to set " -sv_restarttime 0000,1000,2000;"
• - add custom background music there steamed to all player on server
• - possibility to load extern confing from player via rcon or via URL

 

Variable to SCRAMBLE TEAMS on map change or even during a match

 

Just wanted to repeat ACL/adminlist support. While I appreciate the option of the server guards, I already have a large gaming community with admins and would like them to be able to have their varied levels of moderation without having to share an unlimited power \rcon password.

This alone would be pretty huge and I imagine easy-ish considering you already have the unique accounts/login/auth systems.

Also another thumbs up to having the \rcon help list streamlined OR move most necessary \rcon controls translated to GUI buttons.

 

also another thing

rcon commands logged need to be something like
[165469] [RCON FROM LLJK Teemo] command issued: \nextmap

the current logformat split into two lines is impossible to audit properly

 

Reserved slots, spectator mode by far
Secondary wishes would be for a Message of the Day (done in rcon), and ability for admins to stop votes (or is there a command for this already?)

 

MOTD should just be text, please no stupid horrific HTML ones that autoplay music like counterstrike 1.6's

 

How about a compromise: Define two URLs, text and HTML. Have an option in settings to disable HTML MOTDs for the deranged nerds.

This way you could enter basic rules for HTML-disablers and show a pretty rules/logo for HTML. Disable any and all <script> or <embed> or <object> etc.

 

This please!

 

Txt file with bb code support for ur HTML things ;<

 

Can you pleeease maybe sneak in something in the next patch that dumps out current player count and a list of players into whosonline.txt or something once a minute

lol

edit; seriously, I need to know when to restart the server (when there's 0 people on) because it's incredibly unstable if it stays long running.

 

Or even a way to see it via webpage.

Cause i am not always at my pc which is the only way i can check hows on the server... but i am able to restart it via ssh on my phone.