gameserv/Changes

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