external server controls

[Little_Apple]

ok so heres my idea. what if you could give server commands from the terminal window? in addition to this what if in game chat was also displayed along with the commands that have been used in game? this would be useful for a multitude of things! of which i can not think of one. give feedback. please.

[raptor]

I asked Little_Apple to post this because I think it is a really good idea: to have an external interface to a dedicated server.

A really good example of one is the WebAdmin for Unreal Tournament. Basically you turn it on with an INI option, then when you start the dedicated server it starts up an admin web server as well on another port. You would then go to that in a web browser (via http://localhost:port_number) and you could alter the server settings from the displayed web pages.

This would probably be quite a bit of work for us developers...

yes i htink this sounds liek a good idea it would also help with the testing of features for BF.

Can't you just do that with the help of SSH?!?

Or cant you make sever adjustments bt editing the INI file?

I'm not a server owner, so take my observation with a grain of salt, but I think remote access from a webpage would be super sweet.

[raptor]

Fordcars,

As it stands, the only way to change server parameters while it is running is if you're in-game. This is a bit impractical for server owners.

I like it.

if your off game you can edit the ini.

like i buffered my voting sytem for my server.....

Yeah ok raptor

Amgine, you can't change levels or ban people with that ".ini" file :/

You should also make it so you can chat in the console.
Like this: [SERVER "Opti"]:HALLO FARTIES!

yes you can there are 1 or 2 settings in the ini like beiung able to remove peoples bans or chage the values sterntghs for votting or non voting or hcage the cielnt sides wall colors (you see it only) as well as servers passes.

Yes but can<t ban a person without restarting your server, or can you....

But you can<t have most server commands in the '.ini' file like change level, add bot, change player's team, change game time, change win score etc