gameserv/Changes

   1 Version 1.2.5
   2 * Fixed a bug with the tavern overcharging for HP potions.
   3     (bugID 1099219) (thank you adam15906 at sourceforge)
   4 Version 1.2.4
   5 * Monsters are completely generated except for the names, weapons, and
   6     death cries. A range is set for each level's strength, gold, exp, and
   7     hp, and a new monster is generated at random during every forest
   8     search. This makes for a more unique gaming experience at the expense
   9     of some cpu time on random number generations - kain & wolfgar
  10 * The structure for holding monsters is now different. Monsters are all
  11     stored in the monsters subdirectory in levelx.dat files where x is
  12     the level 1 through 12. This will allow for an arbitrary amount of
  13     monsters per level - kain & wolfgar
  14 * Every time a new news item is added, GameServ announces it in the forest
  15     channel - kain
  16 * Added a notice to the forest channel that the player data was
  17     saved - kain
  18 * Fixed some things with the upper limts of money and experience - kain
  19 * Changed the command LIST so it only lists people who are playing.
  20     To get a full list, use LIST ALL - kain
  21 * Added two new config file options which allow you to specify how
  22     long to wait before deleting level 1 and other levels' accounts
  23     separately - kain
  24 * Added a new command CHECK which will display the amount of time until
  25     the next refresh - kain
  26 * Added a new config option to specify a refresh period in seconds.
  27     Now you can specify how often you want the players to be given
  28     new forest fights, etc... - kain
  29 * Fixed bug causing negative funds to be deposited into an account
  30     (bugID 966653) (thank you Jono H - xjono)
  31 * Fixed a bug causing players to be duplicated on /msg gameserv
  32     load - kain
  33 * Added Ultimate2.8.x support - kain
  34 * Healing potions can only add up to 100 over your max HP now - kain
  35 * Changed the logic for the wishing well forest event. It now adds back
  36     a forest fight if you were broke - kain
  37 * Fixed a bug causing the wrong bonuses to be added when a level was
  38     gained, and none to be added on the last level - kain
  39 * Added daily news with automatic additions when you gain a level,
  40     unsuccessfully best your master, kill someone, or are killed - kain
  41
  42 Version 1.2.3
  43 * Took experience out of calculating the cost of potions - kain
  44 * Added even more strength to masters (your defense bonus for each level)
  45     to try to even out the fight - kain
  46 * Added more strength to monsters past level 7 and changed the masters'
  47     stats accordingly - kain
  48 * Changed the fountain forest event to not take a forest fight if your
  49     HP is at max - kain
  50 * Added more experience per monster past level 7 - kain
  51 * Added a new forest event (find a potion) each potion has a 1/5 chance
  52     of being the one you found, and you have a 2% chance of incurring
  53     this forest event - kain
  54 * Added notification that a player used a potion during a fight to the
  55     player they are fighting - kain
  56 * Added potions to the stats command - kain
  57 * Made the code a bit less dependent on 12 levels - kain
  58 * Added a new parameter to the list command that allows listing only
  59     those that are online and playing - kain
  60 * Added a new command "Dragon" which lets you fight the end boss - kain
  61 * Doubled the required experience for fighting masters - kain
  62 * Fixed a cosmetic bug (sorta) that caused your HP not to read 0 when
  63     you're dead (thanks Ricky-S) - kain
  64 * Fixed a divide by 0 bug that occurred when you attacked, but had no
  65     weapon (BugID 946043) (thank you NOTevil) - kain
  66 * Fixed a logic error allowing players to bank during a fight - kain
  67 * Added more gold per monster above level 4 - kain
  68
  69 Version 1.2.2
  70 * Fixed a logical error causing the ListenOnCF flag to only work in P10
  71     servers - kain
  72 * Fixed the store command to display syntax on improper sequence of
  73     commands (thanks damaged) - kain
  74 * Added monsters for levels 10, 11, and 12 (created by damaged, edited
  75     by kain) - kain
  76 * Made the masters stats match the next level's monsters' stats a lot
  77     closer - kain
  78 * Fixed a bug that crashed gameserv on /msg gameserv master - kain
  79 * Made welcomemsg an optional config file option. If commented out
  80     or deleted, gameserv will not send the welcome message
  81     (requested by zshack)- kain
  82 * Made the ignoreservers config file option work for Unreal - kain
  83 * Fixed a minor logical problem that was causing players to be mugged
  84     for 0 gold when they were either dead or had no gold on hand and
  85     they timed out (thanks Rehm) - kain
  86 * Fixed the bug not allowing different config files to be used - kain
  87 * Added an optional config file directive BOPER which makes
  88     gameserv become an oper on the network - kain
  89 * Added an optional config file directive USEPRIVMSG which makes
  90     gameserv use /msg instead of /notice - kain
  91 * Made the ignoreservers config file option work for bahamut - kain
  92 * Fixed an error in do_register that was not adding the client to the
  93     players list correctly, causing newly registered players to be
  94     locked out of identifying until the next gameserv restart - kain
  95 * Fixed an error that crashed GameServ if you tried to fight a player
  96     lower than the configured level - kain
  97 * Reduced the effect of potions since the price is down - kain
  98 * Reduced the price of potions significantly - kain
  99 * Added a few timeout events if you're not in a fight - kain
 100
 101 Version 1.2.1
 102 * Included a crontab script in all new distros now - kain
 103 * Added a new flag that tells wether a person is playing instead of
 104     relying solely on pointers - kain
 105 * Added a mechanism to ignore on a nick to nick basis, and implemented
 106     code to auto-ignore nicks on certain servers - kain
 107 * Changed the HASH command to iHASH (case insensitive) and sHASH (case
 108     sensitive) - kain
 109 * Gameserv no longer opers - kain
 110 * New config file directive: listenonc_forest... see
 111     gameserv.example.conf - kain
 112 * Fixed a bug in identify that was causing players to be shown as not
 113     playing (after the change in functions) - kain
 114 * Fixed up the is_playing boolean function to be more strict - kain
 115 * A true timestamp is now sent on SJOIN for hybrid servers. TS of 1
 116     was messing things up - kain
 117 * Logs are now timestamped as follows: mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS - kain
 118 * Added a timeout mechanism with two new config file options - kain
 119     - If players are fighting, and the one who's turn it is times out,
 120         they lose their turn. If they both timeout after that,
 121         they are logged out.
 122     - If players are not fighting (player fights), they are simply
 123         logged out.
 124 * Fixed a major bug causing a crash when players fought - kain
 125 * The gameserv server now attempts 3 reconnects if disconnected - kain
 126
 127 Version 1.2.0
 128 * Took +devel out of the version reply in gameserv.cpp - kain
 129 * Implemented a hashing algorithm for extremely fast searches through
 130     the players and clients linked lists - kain & wcampbel
 131 * Fixed some of the fight code - kain
 132 * Added a logout command so you don't have to quit the IRC Network to
 133     stop playing - kain
 134 * Fixed a bug that was causing players not to be voiced on the forest
 135     channel on P10 servers - kain
 136 * Added a missing code segment to decrement the player fights per
 137     day when you fight another player (reported by MaCbLiNd) - kain
 138 * Fixed a bug that allowed the same player name to be registered any
 139     number of times - kain
 140 * Fixed a problem in when players quit on a P10 server, the /msg
 141     gameserv list shows the irc nick as not NULL because it was only
 142     setting the regular nick and not the realnick - kain
 143 * Fixed a logic error in the identify command that caused players to be
 144     falsely shown as identified - kain
 145 * When a player logs off during a player fight, the fight now ends.
 146     Before it was held in limbo - kain
 147 * Fixed a bug in the fight command requiring you to use an irc nickname
 148     to fight (BugID 927789) - kain
 149
 150 Version 1.1.9
 151 * Added 2 new config file directives (maxafightdistance and maxbfightdistance)
 152     These allow you to set limits on the distance (in levels) two players
 153     are allowed to fight with. See gameserv.example.conf for more info. - kain
 154 * Fixed a bug in the identify command that falsly showed a player as
 155     already being identified. - kain
 156 * Created Monsters for level 9 - kain
 157 * Added the beginnings of an end monster - kain
 158 * Slightly adjust the weapon and armor bonuses to prevent a divide by zero
 159     exception (reported by wassup). - wcampbel
 160 * Prevent players from issuing a FIGHT against a dead player (reported
 161     by wassup). - wcampbel
 162 * Fixed a core in RUN if a client wasn't playing. - wcampbel
 163 * Added an option to specify the PID file in the config file. - kain
 164
 165 Version 1.1.8
 166 * Missing directives now are identified for config files upon startup - kain
 167 * Added a --help option to the gameserv binary - kain
 168 * Added an optional command line parameter to load a config file - kain
 169 * Added a nifty startup intro with the version number. - Kain
 170 * Fixed BANK BALANCE (BugID 895157) - wcampbel
 171 * Completely removed the midnight() function code, and replaced it with
 172     some struct tm functionality with the localtime() function. - kain
 173 * Major changes to the Makefile, cleaned up a number of rules and added
 174     dependencies (via make depend). - wcampbel
 175 * Corrected the VERSION reply, it broke ircII. - wcampbel
 176 * Fixed some P10/other protocol issues - wcampbel
 177 * Removed the old hard coded monsters entries. - wcampbel
 178 * Made gameserv load as a true daemon. gameserv.pid now contains the pid
 179     for the gameserv process. No more run script. - kain
 180 * Fixed a bug that caused the identify function to segfault. - kain
 181 * Fixed some P10 Functionality - kain
 182 * Merged in the Hybrid patch - wcampbel
 183
 184 Version 1.1.7
 185 * Added P10 Functionality (ircu-2.10.11.x)
 186 * Created Monsters for level 8
 187 * Increased the size of the monster struct to account for longer names,
 188     weapons, and death phrases.
 189 * Created Monsters for level 7
 190 * Fixed a bug causing the bank balance command not to work correctly.
 191     (Thank you wcampbel)
 192 * Added HP potions to increase maximum HP.
 193 * Made strength and defense potions add either 1 or 2 points rather than
 194     0, 1, or 2.
 195 * Made the monsters a bit harder. I found that as the game progressed,
 196     it got easier and easier instead of harder.
 197 * Fixed the forest events from happening too often. Also, the fountain
 198     forest event specifically was adding too many forest fights, making
 199     the day never end.
 200
 201 Version 1.1.6
 202 * Added a Reset command to GameServ that functions the same was as the
 203     refresh command, except it completely resets a player to the beginning
 204     of the game.
 205 * Fixed a bug that would cause monsters to have extremely high HP after
 206     loading the monster database.
 207 * Tweaked the forest events percentages. They happened too frequently.
 208 * New player database format:
 209     - Alive/Dead is no longer saved as a word in the database. It is
 210         saved as a flag.
 211     - 3 new integer values were added to the end of every player string
 212         representing their inventory (healing, strength, and defense
 213         potions).
 214 * Changed the Player structure to use 2 new flags which eliminated 2
 215     boolean values (alive & yourturn) to save a little memory.
 216 * Fixed a bug that allowed a player already in a fight to be challenged
 217     by another player. The other player was then locked into the fight
 218     with no way out.
 219 * Added a use command that allows a player to use items in their inventory.
 220     Currently the only items are health, strength, and defense potions.
 221     Command may be used in battle, but it costs you your turn.
 222 * Changed the stats command so that it takes the player name as
 223     the stats request. You type /msg GameServ stats nick still, but
 224     nick no longer has to be on IRC. You use the player name instead of
 225     the IRC Nickname.
 226 * Added a new hybrid patch to the contrib dir. (Thank you wcampbel)
 227 * Fixed a problem in the display_help() function that could cause a bus
 228     error. The problem was with changing literal text when passed to the
 229     function as a filename. The function now copies the data as a local
 230     variable and modifies that. (Thank you wcampbel)
 231 * Fixed a bug that allowed a player to be registered twice if the player
 232     was not online. (Thank you wcampbel)
 233 * Added an inventory command which allows players to view how many
 234     potions they are storing.
 235 * Added a tavern command which allows players to buy potions and store
 236     them in their inventory for later use.
 237 * Made some cosmetic changes to this file.
 238 * Added an inventory class Pouch which allows players to carry around
 239     things such as potions and such.
 240
 241 Version 1.1.5
 242 * Added a missing help file admin_commands. It was written before, but
 243     somehow was deleted.
 244 * Admins can now identify as any user without having the correct password.
 245 * Fixed a bug that allowed for two nicknames to identify for the same player.
 246 * Added a forestfights directive to the config file so admins can set the
 247     default daily forest fights.
 248 * Added a die directive to the config file that will not let you start
 249     GameServ if it is present.
 250 * Inputted monsters for Level 6. Six more levels left unfinished.
 251 * Changed confloadtime directive to welcomedelay directive in the config file.
 252     This made more sense.
 253 * Added an updateperiod directive to the config file. This represents the
 254     period (in seconds) for updating the player data file. Every time the
 255     gameserv server gets a message it will check to see if "updateperiod"
 256     seconds or more have elapsed since the last update.
 257
 258 Version 1.1.4
 259 * Fixed the welcome msg sending "ICK" instead of the nickname of a new
 260     aclient. (Thank you wcampbel)
 261 * Load now has an optional parameter "monsters" which will force a load of the
 262     monsterdata file. This is useful for changing monsters on-the-fly.
 263 * Added a load_monsters function that loads from a preconfigured monsters.dat
 264     file instead of hard coding the monsters into the array. Users can now
 265     change the monster configuration around without knowing C/C++.
 266 * Added a new directive to the config file: confloadtime
 267     this represents the delay (in seconds) until GameServ sends a welcome
 268     message to incoming clients.
 269 * Added the welcome message to the config file. See gameserv.example.conf
 270     for more info on how to use the variable as a formatted string.
 271
 272 Version 1.1.3
 273 * Removed a lot of extra list searches by changing all of the boolean
 274     functions to take aClient as a parameter instead of a nickname string.
 275 * Added an is_alive boolean function. Players must now wait until the next
 276     day to play again.
 277 * Saving the player->flags integer to the players.dat file. Old databases
 278     will not work.
 279     QUICK FIX: put a 0 to the left of the encrypted passwords for all player
 280     entries so the database can load properly. Look in flags.h for a
 281     description of the way flags work.
 282
 283 Version 1.1.2
 284 * Added a /version reply
 285 * Fixed the Makefile to include configscript.cpp
 286 * Added a join message when people connect to the IRCD. The message is set
 287     on a delay so that on the initial nick burst, the services do not send
 288     everyone the message.
 289 * Changed the admin commands from a simple password interface to a more
 290     sophisticated flags approach. Now you have to identify with the
 291     administrator password once, and your flags indicate that you are an
 292     admin for all commands.
 293 * Full help files available in corrected form for the new administrator type
 294     commands.
 295
 296 Version 1.1.1
 297 * Added some admin features.
 298     - Refresh
 299 * Added help menu functionality for all commands.
 300 * Fixed the register command so it notified the client that registration
 301     was successful.
 302 * Changed the master command so that you didn't have to fight your master
 303     if you had enough experience. There is now a question/fight subcommand
 304     set for the master command.
 305 * Tweaked the masters a bit. Basically, they were too tough. Once a player
 306     had enough experience, they had no chance against their master until
 307     they got the next two weapons up. This made the next level too easy.
 308     Past level 1 still needs tweaking.
 309 * Added functionality for bahamut IRCD
 310
 311 Version 1.1.0
 312 * Added autoconf functionality to the gameserv package. Does not compile
 313     correctly on SunOS without tweaking.
 314 * Fixed the game so that players stats reset at midnight UTC + 8 hours.
 315     time(NULL) - (time(NULL) % 86400) + 3600 * 8
 316 * Added a contrib directory with a user submitted patch for hybrid ircd.