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Need some help: Standard Skins etc.

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I have some questions:

- I have the maximum server packages in configuration file. When I put more in, the server crashes during start.
But I want to exchange the standard skins like SoldierSkins, CommandoSkins, FCommandoSkins, SGirlSkins etc with skins that looks much more modern. It there a way to do that in my case? I have read that standard Skins have to be load otherwise ut99 will not work.
And can somebody suggest some good skins that looks modern but not fancy? I have tested already so many skins but found only some good for my bots ;-)

- A general question about Nali Weapons 3: why there is no CTF Server with that mod online? Is it because there is no working Anticheat for that? I tested NW3 with CTF on my server now long time and it seems that most maps doesn't have any probs with it. I think all maps looks little bit more modern because of the fresh lights of the items and weapons beeing send out.
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Re: Need some help: Logosplash, Standard Skins, Strangelove

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Aldebaran wrote: 2) I have the maximum server packages in configuration file.
And you lost most of us after that. No one is going to dig into why you have a conflict when you are running so much together.

Simplify. Things won't be so much of a problem then.
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Re: Need some help: Logosplash, Standard Skins, Strangelove

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· You need to keep SoldierSkins, CommandoSkins, FCommandoSkins, SGirlSkins (and the other UT defaults) because most who try to play your games will have them.
· If you're using a lot of custom skins, maybe setup a site so other players can download them. Saves on amount of time they gotta wait to get in.
· Can you show a list of what you've got in ServerPackages? Do you use all of those in every game?

Reason i ask that last bit is even though i'm not hosting now, I often think what I'd do if I were. I'd probably run all gametypes, obviously not at the same time, but I'd swap ServerPackages for each gametype. I've got lots of stuff I'd like to use in my games, but i wouldn't use EVERYTHING all the time.

If you only keep in ServerPackages what you're using for the day, or that week, then you'll probably have lots of empty slots.

· You don't need a mutator to send messages to others. Have you never hit F2 in games? It brings up a handy menu:
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Where it says "email" you can put up a link to your webpage, and anyone who plays your games can go there and get whatever info you want them to have. See? Simple.

· I don't have a list handy, but there are CTF servers that use NW3. Hell, next time I host games I'll use it. It's fun!
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Re: Need some help: Logosplash, Standard Skins, Strangelove

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Aldebaran wrote: 2) I have the maximum server packages in configuration file.
You are the one causing your own troubles then...
Me one I'm not interested to download files until I sleep on Keyboard. Good luck with setup!

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JackGriffin wrote:No one is going to dig into why you have a conflict when you are running so much together.
In principle you are right with that. I have my own reasons why I don't want to run extra servers for each Mod I want to play. And my server is running very stable long time now, perhaps I have had luck with the configuration :-)
sektor2111 wrote:Me one I'm not interested to download files until I sleep on Keyboard.
Thats true, but some great Mods would never be played when it depends on the filesize. Players can see in serverdescription what Mods of the big ones I have installed. Its important that you use fast redirect server otherwise it makes no sense.
EvilGrins wrote:You need to keep SoldierSkins, CommandoSkins, FCommandoSkins, SGirlSkins (and the other UT defaults) because most who try to play your games will have them.
Hm ok. That are bad news ;-) The intend why I asked was also I wanted the players automatically to use new skins.
I use only serverpackages I really want to be installed. Nali Weapons 3 takes a lot of them. Also some voicepacks and skins and suddenly all seats are taken hehe...
EvilGrins wrote:You don't need a mutator to send messages to others. Have you never hit F2 in games?
Yes I know F2 :) Perhaps I have explained my idea bad, english is not my motherlanguage...
But anyway, I solved the problem in my own way.
EvilGrins wrote:I don't have a list handy, but there are CTF servers that use NW3.
Hm ok. Then I have overlooked them. I saw only one and that was a really small server with less maps.


Now I have a new question:
Can I adjust anywhere the time when new log entries were written into the server.log file? I want to have new log entries immediately saved without the normal pause of sometimes more than one minute because I want to evaluate it immediately.

Thank you for the help!
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Re: Need some help: Logosplash, Standard Skins, Strangelove

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Just wanted to point this out. You can use XC_GameEngine and CacusMapVote so you can just not max out your server packages and sort them in good order, set up faster redirect, and other goodies.

Info here:
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Re: Need some help: Logosplash, Standard Skins, Strangelove

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Aldebaran wrote:Can I adjust anywhere the time when new log entries were written into the server.log file? I want to have new log entries immediately saved without the normal pause of sometimes more than one minute because I want to evaluate it immediately.
Then read forum, double posting is not welcomed, information already exist. There is info for both Linux and Win server right here, just use this
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Re: Need some help: Logosplash, Standard Skins, Strangelove

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Chamberly wrote:You can use XC_GameEngine and CacusMapVote
Looks interesting, perhaps i will give it a try...
sektor2111 wrote:There is info for both Linux and Win server right here
Hm thats not what i am looking for... but thanx anyway.
I think there is no option in unrealtournament.ini otherwise I had found it already.
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Will be more wise to have logs saved/wrapped in order to debate them later with a coder in case of troubles. Right now I can only recall some of my old crashes like from fog because nobody was showing me in that time how to solve log wrapping based on time. At a moment you will want them but you will not have them, it's up on you.
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Re: Need some help: Logosplash, Standard Skins, Strangelove

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I have already a script for log saving/rotating by date, I need most actual log for almost realtime evaluation but not because of errors.
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