gameserv/Changes

   1 Version 1.2.4
   2 * Fixed bug causing negative funds to be deposited into an account
   3     (bugID 966653) (thank you Jono H - xjono)
   4 * Fixed a bug causing players to be duplicated on /msg gameserv
   5     load - kain
   6 * Added Ultimate2.8.x support - kain
   7 * Healing potions can only add up to 100 over your max HP now - kain
   8 * Changed the logic for the wishing well forest event. It now adds back
   9     a forest fight if you were broke - kain
  10 * Fixed a bug causing the wrong bonuses to be added when a level was
  11     gained, and none to be added on the last level - kain
  12 * Added daily news with automatic additions when you gain a level,
  13     unsuccessfully best your master, kill someone, or are killed - kain
  14 Version 1.2.3
  15 * Took experience out of calculating the cost of potions - kain
  16 * Added even more strength to masters (your defense bonus for each level)
  17     to try to even out the fight - kain
  18 * Added more strength to monsters past level 7 and changed the masters'
  19     stats accordingly - kain
  20 * Changed the fountain forest event to not take a forest fight if your
  21     HP is at max - kain
  22 * Added more experience per monster past level 7 - kain
  23 * Added a new forest event (find a potion) each potion has a 1/5 chance
  24     of being the one you found, and you have a 2% chance of incurring
  25     this forest event - kain
  26 * Added notification that a player used a potion during a fight to the
  27     player they are fighting - kain
  28 * Added potions to the stats command - kain
  29 * Made the code a bit less dependent on 12 levels - kain
  30 * Added a new parameter to the list command that allows listing only
  31     those that are online and playing - kain
  32 * Added a new command "Dragon" which lets you fight the end boss - kain
  33 * Doubled the required experience for fighting masters - kain
  34 * Fixed a cosmetic bug (sorta) that caused your HP not to read 0 when
  35     you're dead (thanks Ricky-S) - kain
  36 * Fixed a divide by 0 bug that occurred when you attacked, but had no
  37     weapon (BugID 946043) (thank you NOTevil) - kain
  38 * Fixed a logic error allowing players to bank during a fight - kain
  39 * Added more gold per monster above level 4 - kain
  40
  41 Version 1.2.2
  42 * Fixed a logical error causing the ListenOnCF flag to only work in P10
  43     servers - kain
  44 * Fixed the store command to display syntax on improper sequence of
  45     commands (thanks damaged) - kain
  46 * Added monsters for levels 10, 11, and 12 (created by damaged, edited
  47     by kain) - kain
  48 * Made the masters stats match the next level's monsters' stats a lot
  49     closer - kain
  50 * Fixed a bug that crashed gameserv on /msg gameserv master - kain
  51 * Made welcomemsg an optional config file option. If commented out
  52     or deleted, gameserv will not send the welcome message
  53     (requested by zshack)- kain
  54 * Made the ignoreservers config file option work for Unreal - kain
  55 * Fixed a minor logical problem that was causing players to be mugged
  56     for 0 gold when they were either dead or had no gold on hand and
  57     they timed out (thanks Rehm) - kain
  58 * Fixed the bug not allowing different config files to be used - kain
  59 * Added an optional config file directive BOPER which makes
  60     gameserv become an oper on the network - kain
  61 * Added an optional config file directive USEPRIVMSG which makes
  62     gameserv use /msg instead of /notice - kain
  63 * Made the ignoreservers config file option work for bahamut - kain
  64 * Fixed an error in do_register that was not adding the client to the
  65     players list correctly, causing newly registered players to be
  66     locked out of identifying until the next gameserv restart - kain
  67 * Fixed an error that crashed GameServ if you tried to fight a player
  68     lower than the configured level - kain
  69 * Reduced the effect of potions since the price is down - kain
  70 * Reduced the price of potions significantly - kain
  71 * Added a few timeout events if you're not in a fight - kain
  72
  73 Version 1.2.1
  74 * Included a crontab script in all new distros now - kain
  75 * Added a new flag that tells wether a person is playing instead of
  76     relying solely on pointers - kain
  77 * Added a mechanism to ignore on a nick to nick basis, and implemented
  78     code to auto-ignore nicks on certain servers - kain
  79 * Changed the HASH command to iHASH (case insensitive) and sHASH (case
  80     sensitive) - kain
  81 * Gameserv no longer opers - kain
  82 * New config file directive: listenonc_forest... see
  83     gameserv.example.conf - kain
  84 * Fixed a bug in identify that was causing players to be shown as not
  85     playing (after the change in functions) - kain
  86 * Fixed up the is_playing boolean function to be more strict - kain
  87 * A true timestamp is now sent on SJOIN for hybrid servers. TS of 1
  88     was messing things up - kain
  89 * Logs are now timestamped as follows: mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS - kain
  90 * Added a timeout mechanism with two new config file options - kain
  91     - If players are fighting, and the one who's turn it is times out,
  92         they lose their turn. If they both timeout after that,
  93         they are logged out.
  94     - If players are not fighting (player fights), they are simply
  95         logged out.
  96 * Fixed a major bug causing a crash when players fought - kain
  97 * The gameserv server now attempts 3 reconnects if disconnected - kain
  98
  99 Version 1.2.0
 100 * Took +devel out of the version reply in gameserv.cpp - kain
 101 * Implemented a hashing algorithm for extremely fast searches through
 102     the players and clients linked lists - kain & wcampbel
 103 * Fixed some of the fight code - kain
 104 * Added a logout command so you don't have to quit the IRC Network to
 105     stop playing - kain
 106 * Fixed a bug that was causing players not to be voiced on the forest
 107     channel on P10 servers - kain
 108 * Added a missing code segment to decrement the player fights per
 109     day when you fight another player (reported by MaCbLiNd) - kain
 110 * Fixed a bug that allowed the same player name to be registered any
 111     number of times - kain
 112 * Fixed a problem in when players quit on a P10 server, the /msg
 113     gameserv list shows the irc nick as not NULL because it was only
 114     setting the regular nick and not the realnick - kain
 115 * Fixed a logic error in the identify command that caused players to be
 116     falsely shown as identified - kain
 117 * When a player logs off during a player fight, the fight now ends.
 118     Before it was held in limbo - kain
 119 * Fixed a bug in the fight command requiring you to use an irc nickname
 120     to fight (BugID 927789) - kain
 121
 122 Version 1.1.9
 123 * Added 2 new config file directives (maxafightdistance and maxbfightdistance)
 124     These allow you to set limits on the distance (in levels) two players
 125     are allowed to fight with. See gameserv.example.conf for more info. - kain
 126 * Fixed a bug in the identify command that falsly showed a player as
 127     already being identified. - kain
 128 * Created Monsters for level 9 - kain
 129 * Added the beginnings of an end monster - kain
 130 * Slightly adjust the weapon and armor bonuses to prevent a divide by zero
 131     exception (reported by wassup). - wcampbel
 132 * Prevent players from issuing a FIGHT against a dead player (reported
 133     by wassup). - wcampbel
 134 * Fixed a core in RUN if a client wasn't playing. - wcampbel
 135 * Added an option to specify the PID file in the config file. - kain
 136
 137 Version 1.1.8
 138 * Missing directives now are identified for config files upon startup - kain
 139 * Added a --help option to the gameserv binary - kain
 140 * Added an optional command line parameter to load a config file - kain
 141 * Added a nifty startup intro with the version number. - Kain
 142 * Fixed BANK BALANCE (BugID 895157) - wcampbel
 143 * Completely removed the midnight() function code, and replaced it with
 144     some struct tm functionality with the localtime() function. - kain
 145 * Major changes to the Makefile, cleaned up a number of rules and added
 146     dependencies (via make depend). - wcampbel
 147 * Corrected the VERSION reply, it broke ircII. - wcampbel
 148 * Fixed some P10/other protocol issues - wcampbel
 149 * Removed the old hard coded monsters entries. - wcampbel
 150 * Made gameserv load as a true daemon. gameserv.pid now contains the pid
 151     for the gameserv process. No more run script. - kain
 152 * Fixed a bug that caused the identify function to segfault. - kain
 153 * Fixed some P10 Functionality - kain
 154 * Merged in the Hybrid patch - wcampbel
 155
 156 Version 1.1.7
 157 * Added P10 Functionality (ircu-2.10.11.x)
 158 * Created Monsters for level 8
 159 * Increased the size of the monster struct to account for longer names,
 160     weapons, and death phrases.
 161 * Created Monsters for level 7
 162 * Fixed a bug causing the bank balance command not to work correctly.
 163     (Thank you wcampbel)
 164 * Added HP potions to increase maximum HP.
 165 * Made strength and defense potions add either 1 or 2 points rather than
 166     0, 1, or 2.
 167 * Made the monsters a bit harder. I found that as the game progressed,
 168     it got easier and easier instead of harder.
 169 * Fixed the forest events from happening too often. Also, the fountain
 170     forest event specifically was adding too many forest fights, making
 171     the day never end.
 172
 173 Version 1.1.6
 174 * Added a Reset command to GameServ that functions the same was as the
 175     refresh command, except it completely resets a player to the beginning
 176     of the game.
 177 * Fixed a bug that would cause monsters to have extremely high HP after
 178     loading the monster database.
 179 * Tweaked the forest events percentages. They happened too frequently.
 180 * New player database format:
 181     - Alive/Dead is no longer saved as a word in the database. It is
 182         saved as a flag.
 183     - 3 new integer values were added to the end of every player string
 184         representing their inventory (healing, strength, and defense
 185         potions).
 186 * Changed the Player structure to use 2 new flags which eliminated 2
 187     boolean values (alive & yourturn) to save a little memory.
 188 * Fixed a bug that allowed a player already in a fight to be challenged
 189     by another player. The other player was then locked into the fight
 190     with no way out.
 191 * Added a use command that allows a player to use items in their inventory.
 192     Currently the only items are health, strength, and defense potions.
 193     Command may be used in battle, but it costs you your turn.
 194 * Changed the stats command so that it takes the player name as
 195     the stats request. You type /msg GameServ stats nick still, but
 196     nick no longer has to be on IRC. You use the player name instead of
 197     the IRC Nickname.
 198 * Added a new hybrid patch to the contrib dir. (Thank you wcampbel)
 199 * Fixed a problem in the display_help() function that could cause a bus
 200     error. The problem was with changing literal text when passed to the
 201     function as a filename. The function now copies the data as a local
 202     variable and modifies that. (Thank you wcampbel)
 203 * Fixed a bug that allowed a player to be registered twice if the player
 204     was not online. (Thank you wcampbel)
 205 * Added an inventory command which allows players to view how many
 206     potions they are storing.
 207 * Added a tavern command which allows players to buy potions and store
 208     them in their inventory for later use.
 209 * Made some cosmetic changes to this file.
 210 * Added an inventory class Pouch which allows players to carry around
 211     things such as potions and such.
 212
 213 Version 1.1.5
 214 * Added a missing help file admin_commands. It was written before, but
 215     somehow was deleted.
 216 * Admins can now identify as any user without having the correct password.
 217 * Fixed a bug that allowed for two nicknames to identify for the same player.
 218 * Added a forestfights directive to the config file so admins can set the
 219     default daily forest fights.
 220 * Added a die directive to the config file that will not let you start
 221     GameServ if it is present.
 222 * Inputted monsters for Level 6. Six more levels left unfinished.
 223 * Changed confloadtime directive to welcomedelay directive in the config file.
 224     This made more sense.
 225 * Added an updateperiod directive to the config file. This represents the
 226     period (in seconds) for updating the player data file. Every time the
 227     gameserv server gets a message it will check to see if "updateperiod"
 228     seconds or more have elapsed since the last update.
 229
 230 Version 1.1.4
 231 * Fixed the welcome msg sending "ICK" instead of the nickname of a new
 232     aclient. (Thank you wcampbel)
 233 * Load now has an optional parameter "monsters" which will force a load of the
 234     monsterdata file. This is useful for changing monsters on-the-fly.
 235 * Added a load_monsters function that loads from a preconfigured monsters.dat
 236     file instead of hard coding the monsters into the array. Users can now
 237     change the monster configuration around without knowing C/C++.
 238 * Added a new directive to the config file: confloadtime
 239     this represents the delay (in seconds) until GameServ sends a welcome
 240     message to incoming clients.
 241 * Added the welcome message to the config file. See gameserv.example.conf
 242     for more info on how to use the variable as a formatted string.
 243
 244 Version 1.1.3
 245 * Removed a lot of extra list searches by changing all of the boolean
 246     functions to take aClient as a parameter instead of a nickname string.
 247 * Added an is_alive boolean function. Players must now wait until the next
 248     day to play again.
 249 * Saving the player->flags integer to the players.dat file. Old databases
 250     will not work.
 251     QUICK FIX: put a 0 to the left of the encrypted passwords for all player
 252     entries so the database can load properly. Look in flags.h for a
 253     description of the way flags work.
 254
 255 Version 1.1.2
 256 * Added a /version reply
 257 * Fixed the Makefile to include configscript.cpp
 258 * Added a join message when people connect to the IRCD. The message is set
 259     on a delay so that on the initial nick burst, the services do not send
 260     everyone the message.
 261 * Changed the admin commands from a simple password interface to a more
 262     sophisticated flags approach. Now you have to identify with the
 263     administrator password once, and your flags indicate that you are an
 264     admin for all commands.
 265 * Full help files available in corrected form for the new administrator type
 266     commands.
 267
 268 Version 1.1.1
 269 * Added some admin features.
 270     - Refresh
 271 * Added help menu functionality for all commands.
 272 * Fixed the register command so it notified the client that registration
 273     was successful.
 274 * Changed the master command so that you didn't have to fight your master
 275     if you had enough experience. There is now a question/fight subcommand
 276     set for the master command.
 277 * Tweaked the masters a bit. Basically, they were too tough. Once a player
 278     had enough experience, they had no chance against their master until
 279     they got the next two weapons up. This made the next level too easy.
 280     Past level 1 still needs tweaking.
 281 * Added functionality for bahamut IRCD
 282
 283 Version 1.1.0
 284 * Added autoconf functionality to the gameserv package. Does not compile
 285     correctly on SunOS without tweaking.
 286 * Fixed the game so that players stats reset at midnight UTC + 8 hours.
 287     time(NULL) - (time(NULL) % 86400) + 3600 * 8
 288 * Added a contrib directory with a user submitted patch for hybrid ircd.