OTTD server logfile

[Grolsch]

Is it possible to let OpenTTD create a log file with information who joined the server at what time? I can't always be online, but sometimes I want to know who was online and messed up a multiplayer game so I can ban his/her IP. I know there is the autopilot, but I couldn't find if this was possible. If this is impossible at this moment, is it difficult to create? Perhaps some server-admins with programming skills can make some patch that eventually gets in the trunk.

Example of logfile:

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24-07-2007 15:30 
Join: Playername 
Client-id: #523
IP: 123.456.789.012

24-07-2007 15:32
Leave: Player2
Client-id: #12
IP: 987.654.43.21

24-07-2007 15:34
Leave: Playername
Client-id: #523
IP: 123.456.789.012

[DaleStan]

Autopilot already saves the game at every join, so it shouldn't be too hard to extend it to write a logfile for joins. Quits may be more difficult, though.

Look around to see if the chat is loggable; that may also give you the desired information.

[Grolsch]

Autopilot already saves the game at every join, so it shouldn't be too hard to extend it to write a logfile for joins. Quits may be more difficult, though.

Look around to see if the chat is loggable; that may also give you the desired information.

A save at every join? If you have a busy server and a 1024x1024 map, the OpenTTD folder would be 100's of MB's after a few days! Not really an option IMHO...

[XeryusTC]

Autopilot has a log function, just give it mysql access and it will start logging, or well, it should start logging.

[DaleStan]

A save at every join? If you have a busy server and a 1024x1024 map, the OpenTTD folder would be 100's of MB's after a few days! Not really an option IMHO...

It might be the same file every time. The point is so that you can roll back to just before a griefer actually got around to causing any grief, so anything older than a few hours probably isn't very useful any more.

[Grolsch]

Autopilot has a log function, just give it mysql access and it will start logging, or well, it should start logging.

Too bad my mysql-skills are bad, to put it mildly However I do already have a webserver with sql running which logs visitors of my website. This was made by a friend who does have some programming skills. Is there a way to connect these two? Or some kind of manual or helpfile that could help me on the way?

[t2t2]

Umm isn't this kinda it?

An example script:

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echo "Starting server"
script openttd.log
net_frame_freq = 1
set name "My Server"

If we then save the above script as on_dedicated.scr, it will be run whenever a dedicated server is started, and do the following:

* It will Print "Starting Server" in the console window
* It will begin logging the non-debuging output from the console window to openttd.log
* net_frame_freq will be set to 1
* The server name will be set to "My Server"

[Bilbo]

BTW why the command to log console output to file is called "script". It seems to be quite unintuitive. I expected to have it name like "log" or "logfile" or "consolelog" or something like that ... not "script" ...

[Grolsch]

Umm isn't this kinda it?

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Well, I tried that just now, but the file stays 0kB (no text in it).

However your link is interesting. I'm trying some scripting now, but how do I send a message to the player currently connecting to my server? If I use the "say" command, everybody sees it. If I use "say_client" it obviously needs a client-id. Anybody?

Yes, it is offtopic... But my other question still stands