Dedicated server autopilot (current version: 2.0.4)
Posted: 10 Jan 2006 02:28
My nightly server now has an autopilot running the console. It pauses the game when there are no players, and it greets all connecting players with my email address and the URL of the server's house rules. There are no modifications made to OpenTTD - my server runs an unmodified, released build.
This autopilot is written in Expect. In future, it will also be able to page me (as a committed, caring server admin) from within the game by email. It will be able to take messages for other players (once I get that code working) and will pass those messages on when the specified player next joins.
There will hopefully very soon be a modified one for the #OpenTTDCoop sandbox server which will kick and disband anybody connecting as a non-spectator other than in company 1.
If any other server admins have Expect and would like this initial version of the autopilot script, please get in touch.
All players are welcome to join my nightly server (which varies between UK Renewal Set and vanilla Arctic depending on my mood and the mood of players) to see the new autopilot in action.
Windows users can use this product after patching their copy of openttd.exe with this zipped patch utility by glx (attached to page 4 of this thread).
Edit: Added version 2.0.4 to this post
This autopilot is written in Expect. In future, it will also be able to page me (as a committed, caring server admin) from within the game by email. It will be able to take messages for other players (once I get that code working) and will pass those messages on when the specified player next joins.
There will hopefully very soon be a modified one for the #OpenTTDCoop sandbox server which will kick and disband anybody connecting as a non-spectator other than in company 1.
If any other server admins have Expect and would like this initial version of the autopilot script, please get in touch.
All players are welcome to join my nightly server (which varies between UK Renewal Set and vanilla Arctic depending on my mood and the mood of players) to see the new autopilot in action.
Windows users can use this product after patching their copy of openttd.exe with this zipped patch utility by glx (attached to page 4 of this thread).
Edit: Added version 2.0.4 to this post