Server-Options & Scripting-Team
 

There is now a global scripting team, mainly made of Graal Kingdoms staff, so they can contact me easily. Those people can help you fix scripting leaks, optimize scripts and give general information about setting up gmaps etc. If you want them to help you then you need to give them npc rights. Only in a few cases they will get access to scripts with the local staff allowness - mainly when scripts cause big problems (using a lot of traffic or memory or allowing hackers to dupe items etc.) and no local scripter is online. You can disable warpto for the scripting team with the warptoforlowadmins=false option. All existing options:

startlevel=default starting level
startx=x position of the player in the starting level
starty=y position of the player in the starting level
protectedweapons=weapons that cannot be deleted by the player
jaillevels=level names comma separated
unstickmelevel=level where the player will be put when doing "unstick me"
unstickmex=x position of the player in the unstick-me-level
unstickmey=y position of the player in the unstick-me-level
noexplosions=true/false
setbodyallowed=true/false
setheadallowed=true/false
setbomyallowed=true/false
setswordallowed=true/false
setshieldallowed=true/false
mindeathgralats=number
maxdeathgralats=number
normaladminscanchangegralats=true/false
staffguilds=guilds will appear in the upper part of the player list when starting with one of these names
b u s h i t e ms=true/false
baddyitems=true/false
healswords=true/false
respawntime=seconds until bushes re-appear
horselifetime=seconds until horses disappear
baddyrespawntime=seconds until baddies re-appear
dontaddserverflags=true/false
bigmap=maptext,mapimage,defaultx,defaulty
minimap=maptext,mapimage,defaultx,defaulty
warptoforall=true/false
warptoforlowadmins=true/false (level 1 global admins)
ghostmodeenabled=true/false
ghostmodefornotstaff=true/false
playerlisticons=icons for the status of the player - a file plisticonNAME.png must be provided
profilevars=described in newfeatures2002.txt
startap=players start with that ap
limitfreeplayers2=disables adding of bombs, arrows, explosions for trial accounts
apsystem=true/false
globalguilds=true/false
aptime0=seconds it takes until going up 1 ap point when being under 20 ap (default 30 seconds)
aptime1=ap increment when being under 40 ap (default 90 seconds)
aptime2=ap increment when being under 60 ap (default 300 seconds)
aptime3=ap increment when being under 80 ap (default 600 seconds)
aptime4=ap increment when being under 100 ap (default 1200 seconds)

heartlimit=number
swordlimit=number
putnpcenabled=true/false
enabletranslations=true/false
translatedlanguages=Deutsch etc.
serverlanguage=English by default
sleepwhennoplayers=true/false
newtilesets=true/false
newtilesetlevels=level names comma separated
staff=account names comma separated
gmaps=gmap levels comma separated (without .gmap)
weaponorder=weapon names comma separated, will be sent first
npcrights=true/false
dontchangekills=true/false

The dontchangekills-option is not enabled on all servers yet. There are also new scripting features: With if (playertrial) you can check if a player is in trial mode. The control-npc gets if (rcchat) messages when you type /npcCOMMAND PARAMS on the chat bar on RC. The variables #p(0) will contain the command, #p(1) etc. the parameters.

MWAHAHA Stefan evaded swear filter! That's awesome. Why don't you get Unixmad to fix it to be a little more liberal?

Sorry for going off topic but I thought that was funny. :P

Thanx for posting all those options. Im sure we can think of a good use for that rc chat thing as well.

Is it possible to have a top 10 list for npc traffic as well as cpu time?

Yes RC chat will be useful. Also melissa the swear filer stops the sors sh*te, so anything with that word in will be stopped, no way around it, e.g. graaliscoolbutchewinggumis****easitssticky

Stefan, the GST should get access to the control npc no matter what. =/

wurd, they are trustable, and lets say they go crazy and delete it? Another one can re-make one that is probably better. ;)

Thanks Stefan, thats a big help :)

Re: Server-Options & Scripting-Team
 

Aren't those a little outdated having an NPC Server?

Why? Servers still use them.

w00t! Stefan PWNS <3 <3 <3! RCcommands now =)
---Shifter

LoL, I think you're the last person that should be saying anything about people getting more power.

I'd rather not have people I don't know coming on to my playerworld with power to edit my scripts and warp around and stuff. I don't want anyone but me on RC, I'm paranoid. :p

LOL!!!!
GIMME LEVELS FTP!!!

What is that supposed to mean konidias? But anyways, is having access to the main dbnpc that basically controls the server having more power? Or would it be for safe-guarding the playerworld and speeding it up? They can't come on and start warping around. You can disable that. They can't start coming on and editing your scripts, just the controlnpc one because it is the main one.

What is a Manager if he cannot control what goes on onto his/her server? It's just common courtesy and protocol for Stefan to do it this way. And I agree with Konidias on what he said , since the heart/engine of a server is the NPC Server , I for one want to see what is going on and what they are doing with it and why. I don't object to them making improvements but there are many reasons why strangers to a server should not have free access to do whatever they please. It's called checks and balances , keeps everyone honest. Besides they may not understand why something is scripted in a certain way , they may need answers to that (not saying it can't be improved on) they may also need a level access to fix something , this is why a Manager needs to be on when they are , not to dog them on what they are doing but aid them in their task by giving access to something they may need to fix a problem. I doubt seriously they will be able to fix everything just from the NPC server , a script on a level that is tied into it may also need to be fixed , so someone that can do that needs to be there. Not all servers freely give out levels access to Staff , Npulse is one of them.

You do know there are going to be a select amount of people who will steal scripts and edit them for their own playerworld projects or perhaps "lend" them to other playerworlds?

Not on GST. We would get globally banned and never allowed on graal again O.o.


To Konidias. For once in my life i argee with you O.o. GST Hasnt and prolly wont touch your server. Also r NPCS/Control NPC. Is only read access. And we dont edit anything most times we just tell you how to edit your self. We're here to help people LEARN..............Give a man a fish, he is fed for a day. Teach a man to fish and he is fed for a lifetimeO.o

Saying anything starting with /npc causes "unknown or incomplete command, type /help for more info" :(

Ag, now you steal my lines Angel! x.x LOL, that's the quote I used the other day when you were on :P
---Shifter

"Teach him to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime"

get your proverbs right ;)

[ontopic]
if (playertrial) { love it!
/npcCOMMAND is going to be awesome :)

x-x x-x

Wow thanks alot Angel. You pressured me no end to look at my NPC server, and now you let Konidias get off easy...makes me feel great! :(

It's supposed to mean, you shouldn't be saying that, because you abused the little power you had on Graal Kingdoms to mass out profanities and insults to all of GK with your "Events Master" tag. If you can't even handle a freaking tag, how do you think people will handle having access to all scripts on all servers?

I'm fine with them lending a hand, WHEN ASKED. But I'd rather they not just come on playerworlds whenever they feel like it and tell you what to do with your stuff. "Oh well I was looking through all your npcs, and I think this one is terribly inefficient, give me access and I'll rebuild it for you".

Then there's the problem of "if it's not broke, don't fix it". Say one of these people helps remake a script, yet leaves in the middle of making it, so you're left with a half working script, for weeks. That would totally suck.

Yes! Precisely!

Optimally, we tell you what's wrong with your NPCs, thereby "teaching you how to fish." Then, your scripters, after "learning how to fish" can fix it themselves. We aren't bullies going around "messing with all your scripts."

We're more like an advisory group who can take action in emergencies.

I had my em tag on, yeah, I took it off and cussed at everyone a few times. Wow, what does a tag have to do with anything anyway?

Besides, since the control npc is the main dbnpc, that is where most of the scripts will be that cause the most lag and stuff. The GST has the responsibility to make sure your playerworld is optomized.

Besides, when they find a problem they come tell the Manager and tell him how to fix it, or ask the manager if they can.

Give a man a fish, he is fed for a day. Teach a man to fish and he is fed for a lifetime

i prefer he'll eat for a day/he'll eat for a lifetime..

but it's all good ;)

I hate fish... stop with all these fish notes -.-

As for GST, I am happy that it was created. I still have no clue if PWs in making offline can use their assistance?

This is for servers that exist x.x;

If you want to help the servers that exist shut em down...I doubt anybody can fix em.

How about you all ****? :)

Well, arent you just a ray of sunshine :\

:confused:

Well that was a worthwile post...


I'm sure they help servers that are private.

This really sounds like a pro-Graal statement :\ Are you Anti-Graal now Ghost?

More accusations... *holds head in hands*

This thread is like the time when some guy was cussing me out in German and all I did was smile cause I didn't understand jack.

Thats what I was saying. Only worthwhile worlds online is GK, most of the privates, and a small few classic worlds.

Like to bash other servers?
We all work very hard to keep our servers up to date thank you.
and look at the Classic list before you go bashing us all
Npulse,Era,UN,Delteria,Doomsday, are almost always in the Top5.
A lot of players when their Gold runs out, go to thier favourite Classic server to play.

I kinda agree... n-pulse, doomsday, UN, babylon, and frolic all look the same to me... some have a little bit better levels, or NPC's... but in my mind, they're all prettymuch the same, exept the managment =x

and it is true that some of the new servers like shifting ages, and oasis seem to be shaping up to be very fine servers =0 and besides, i don't think it's fair that new servers are held to a higher standard then the ones online now... shouldn't they all be held to the same standards? (i think the standards for PWs currently up should be raised)

but then again, maybe i'm reading too far into a simple statment?
:)

UN would have to stay because they have tons of players and they wouldn't want to drastically change it... but i agree on the rest, also cynical and all those other <10 players average worlds.

No they wouldnt shut UN down, its corrupt thats why everyone loves it.
And of course you'd want all the other servers shut down.
Especially Doomsday? ;)