Zodiac, jailed for the escape button.

[Twinny]

Seems Zodiac favors the quick and dirty fixes now rather than actual fixes.... I call a vote of no confidence.

[King_Koopa]

Intead of removing ESC althogether can't you just make an script (or w/e) that disables the ESC on Zodiac?

[Crono]

Originally Posted by Twinny

Seems Graal favors the quick and dirty fixes now rather than actual fixes.... I call a vote of no confidence.

Fixed.

[WanDaMan]

Sounded fun, i'd of abused it so others went to jail.

[Inverness]

You know Andrew, I still thought you were O.K. even if you did have and attitude and give me negative reputation for stupid reason (part of your attitude) without even leaving your name, but what you're doing on Zodiac is rather stupid to put it simply, so I now don't like you.

... On second thought, I'm far too apathetic to experience irritation at you for more than a few seconds at most. So we're still friends :P

Anyhow, jailing was most certainly over the top; what you've change it to now is much better than that however. You should be petitioning Stefan to fix this problem so you don't have to go to such lengths to stop abuse.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by Inverness

You should be petitioning Stefan to fix this problem so you don't have to go to such lengths to stop abuse.

http://forums.graalonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=77816

[cbk1994]

you could do something like this ...
Have DB NPC constantly setting serverr.timev to int( timevar2 ) every second.

Then in a system script have something like

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated()
{
  setTimer( 1 );
}
function onTimeOut()
{
  client.cTime = serverr.timev;
  setTimer( 1 );
} 


Since it can't connect to the server, serverr.timev does not update. And that's assuming client scripts still run, which I'm pretty sure they don't. If they don't it still works the same.

then something like ....

PHP Code:

if ( ! client.cTime in | serverr.timev - 2, serverr.timev + 2 | )
{
  doNotAttack();
}
else
{
  pwnThatNoob();
} 


Could also solve some problems with modem taping, etc.

Just a suggestion rather than jailing people?

[Inverness]

That seems simple enough, just send trigger to client regularly, if one fails do a few retries, if they all fail, then give them the boot form the dungeon.

Originally Posted by Gerami

http://forums.graalonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=77816

Obviously Stefan doesn't know what hes doing on Zodiac or it might be a higher priority.

Edit: I just tested a simple ping function I made using a simple triggerclient and responding triggerserver. When the ESC menu is closed it works fine, when the ESC menu is open, I stop receiving a response, when I close the ESC menu again (with cancel) it works fine again.

There you go, simple way to check. All you need to do is adjust how sensitive you want the pings to be. For myself have a ping sent to clients in dungeon every 1 or 2 seconds, I doubt Graal would choke over that. If a client fails a single ping, disable whatever system that is being abused, if the next ping succeeds, reenable it. If a client fails multiple pings in a row (like 5) or has high failure rate, then boot from dungeon.

I don't play Zodiac so I don't know the details, I'm just going off of whats been posted in this thread.

Edit2: After having a second go at it with a more sophisticated function, the ESC menu works too fast for it to be accurate. Oh well, at least I gave it a shot. *Goes to sulk in corner*

[xAndrewx]

ok
well, thanks.

[BigBear3]

This is why I barely play Zodiac. The Management Blows.
Pardon my language.

[Tom]

Andrew has only just been put in management, but yea, the general selection over the past months? or so has been crap. no pardon wanted. lol

[Crono]

Originally Posted by BigBear3

This is why I barely play Zodiac. The Management Blows.
Pardon my language.

Explain?

[BigBear3]

Originally Posted by Gerami

Explain?

Manager used to be Calani. She did nothing and ignored everyone's requests. Now it is Drander. Drander is never online. Oh let's add some salt to the wound. The ETA banned me from all events for not selling him my Vampire Dusts.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by BigBear3

Manager used to be Calani. She did nothing and ignored everyone's requests. Now it is Drander. Drander is never online. Oh let's add some salt to the wound.

Drander does come online, hell theres a major update today.

The ETA banned me from all events for not selling him my Vampire Dusts.

I wouldn't consider any ET part of "management".

[BigBear3]

That's still corrupt and the management should take care of this by either firing him or fixing my event blacklist.

[coreys]

Perhaps you should talk to Bell, she'd most likely do well to stop these problems.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by BigBear3

That's still corrupt and the management should take care of this by either firing him or fixing my event blacklist.

Have you told the management this happened?

[coreys]

This is what I have on Maloria to check for connection problems:

PHP Code:

function onActionServerSide() {
  switch (params[0]) {
    //Echo back to clientside if connection works.
    case "serverecho":
      if ((params[2]-1) > 0)
        echo("System Lag: Account " @ params[1] @ " had a connection failure. (Tried " @ (params[2]-1) @ " times.)");
      triggerclient("weapon", name, "clientok", params[1]);
    break;
    /*
    Serverside lag detection to be completed later.
    case "serverok":
    break;*/
  }
}
//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated() {
  this.failcount = 0;
  this.timer = 0;
  client.noconnection = false;
  onTimeOut();
}
function onTimeOut() {
  this.failcount++;
  if (this.timer < 3) this.timer += .1;
  else {
    triggerserver("weapon", name, "serverecho", player.account, this.failcount);
    this.timer = 0;
  }
  if (this.failcount > 3) {
    if (this.failcount < 10)
      client.noconnection = true;
    else {
      this.failcount = 0;
      client.noconnection = false;
      serverWarp("login");
    }
  }
  else client.noconnection = false;
  setTimer(0.1);
}
function onActionClientSide() {
  if (player.account == params[1]) {
    switch (params[0]) {
      //Connection successful
      case "clientok":
        this.failcount = 0;
      break;
      /*
      Serverside lag detection to be completed later.
      case "clientecho":
      break;*/
    }
  }
} 


Probably a better alternative. If client.noconnection is true, then don't do any processes, like damage detection, movement, etc.

[BigBear3]

I haven't got a chance to talk to Drander yet, no.

[DustyPorViva]

Originally Posted by BigBear3

I haven't got a chance to talk to Drander yet, no.

So why are you complaining about them not doing anything if they don't even know? Management doesn't come with a degree in mind-reading.

[BigBear3]

I'm not complaining. I do not participate in Events on Zodiac. I'm just trying to show an example of the bad management or extreme corruption.

[DustyPorViva]

Well then it's a bad example because it has nothing to do with management because you never got them involved.

[BigBear3]

Management put this player in charge of the Events Team.

[DustyPorViva]

So? As far as management goes though, they know nothing at all about what happened so they can never fix it. You can never fully trust anyone when you give them power, so that's something to be expected on any server. It's how they handle the problem that determines how well of a manager they are.

[BigBear3]

There's been complaints by other players.

[DustyPorViva]

Then that is a reason.
Yours however... not so much.

[BigBear3]

You serious? That's like a cop sending you to jail for not giving him a doughnut that you bought.

[DustyPorViva]

The situation is bad, but if that happens and you just go back home and never mention it again, can you really hold it against the Chief with good reason? No.

If bad things happen to other players and they complain to the manager and they do nothing, that's a cause for concern. But you haven't said anything, so it's not the managers fault that they don't know about it.

[BigBear3]

Sorry. I try to be funny.

[xAndrewx]

you never told me when i were the co-manager. your on fault for not even reporting it

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by xAndrewx

you never told me when i were the co-manager. your on fault for not even reporting it

You never told me when I was the Co-Manager. You're on fault for not even reporting it.

Anyway, I'm making a system that may work for you ...

[xXziroXx]

When I was Manager on Zodiac, all I heard from players were foul language just cursing at staff for doing a poor job. That doesn't work. If something is wrong, you need to tell the staff about it in a calm and civil way, and explain the situation. We are not psychics, and we don't appreciate being cursed at when you don't even take 2 minutes to tell us why we're being cursed at.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by xXziroXx

When I was Manager on Zodiac, all I heard from players were foul language just cursing at staff for doing a poor job. That doesn't work. If something is wrong, you need to tell the staff about it in a calm and civil way, and explain the situation. We are not psychics, and we don't appreciate being cursed at when you don't even take 2 minutes to tell us why we're being cursed at.

Unfortunatly, it's the same everywhere.
You have good management, who is swore at, yelled at, people insult, etc.
Then you have bad management who ban, abuse, jail, add items, etc and the players love them.

That's always how it works

[BigBear3]

#$#@!

[xAndrewx]

Originally Posted by cbkbud

You never told me when I was the Co-Manager. You're on fault for not even reporting it.

Anyway, I'm making a system that may work for you ...

what?

thx 4 corricting my gramer

[BigBear3]

Originally Posted by xAndrewx

what?

thx 4 corricting my gramer

wuts wrng wit ur grammer?

[xAndrewx]

i hv no idae !!

[coreys]

Originally Posted by cbkbud

Unfortunatly, it's the same everywhere.
You have good management, who is swore at, yelled at, people insult, etc.
Then you have bad management who ban, abuse, jail, add items, etc and the players love them.

That's always how it works

Or there's bad staff (corrupt or otherwise) that everyone hates. =0

[xAndrewx]

i was never yelled at or thrown abuse towards.
i just don't take bull**** i suppose

[Crono]

Originally Posted by cbkbud

You never told me when I was the Co-Manager. You're on fault for not even reporting it.

Anyway, I'm making a system that may work for you ...

edit- Woops, you worded it funny. Nevermind.

Either way Andrew quit.