ASECO/RASP v0.91 released!

[Xymph]

I have following problem:

I use a tmn dediacted server on a 64bit Linux with XEN Kernel (Debian Etch). When I try to run Aseco 0.91 with the PHP5 that you could install using apt-get, every time the challenge changes, php5 uses 99% of the processor. I had this problem with Aseco 0.61b also, but there I found a fix (compile PHP5 from source with linux32).

But when I try to run Aseco 0.91 with the 32bit compiled PHP5, the last message I see is "Try to authenticate...".

I have tracked down the problem to the multiquery() call in the connect() function.
How can I solve this problem?

Hmm... try the following. In aseco.php, replace this section starting at line 464:

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      // logon the server
      $this->client->addCall('Authenticate', array($this->server->login, $this->server->pass));

      // enable callback system
      $this->client->addCall('EnableCallbacks', array(true));

      // start query
      if (!$this->client->multiquery()) {
        trigger_error('[' . $this->client->getErrorCode() . '] ' . $this->client->getErrorMessage(), E_USER_ERROR);
        return false;
      }
      $this->client->getResponse();

with this section:

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      // logon the server
      $this->client->query('Authenticate', $this->server->login, $this->server->pass);

      // enable callback system
      $this->client->query('EnableCallbacks', true);

It ditches the multiquery, which isn't really needed anyway.

P.S.: Sorry for my bad english, I am from germany.

Bad English? Where? I didn't see any.

[Xymph]

Xymph is it possible to build a chatbot into the next release as well ?

I have tried Fuegos Big Geordie bot but when I type something for it to respond to it keeps rolling out responses and not stopping, so I removed it for now, but I do want a bot on my server - is there anything you can do or suggest ?

Sorry, but as I have mentioned before I am not going to add any particular chatbot to the official distribution.

If El Fuego's bot didn't work for you, take a shot at AM's.

So thats why i'm suggesting using fast for now until you manage to incorporate dedi recs into aseco so at least my server or anyone elses can save their local recs and dedi recs at the moment.

Right, it's just that this has been mentioned multiple times before in previous Aseco release threads.

[Ant]

Xymph is it possible to build a chatbot into the next release as well ?

I have tried Fuegos Big Geordie bot but when I type something for it to respond to it keeps rolling out responses and not stopping, so I removed it for now, but I do want a bot on my server - is there anything you can do or suggest ?

Sorry, but as I have mentioned before I am not going to add any particular chatbot to the official distribution.

If El Fuego's bot didn't work for you, take a shot at AM's.

Sorry mate, I didn't see it mentioned before but i'll try your suggestion anyway, cheers

[Xymph]

Hi Xymph, great publication again!

Thanks.

I solved my problem with helpall -command, remember that?
There was just an unfitted mark on the description of a command but it's solved now. It works again.

Yes I do, and I was wondering whether that was still happening. A syntax error in a description is of course the logical explanation, I should have thought of that right away.

Anyway, I have a little request to you. How should I modify the jfreu.plugin.php code that I would get all nicknames just in their original color hues when a player joins my server? I don't want them to be white. I really know it's possible to do that but how?

Remove the 'clean_nick' call in jfreu.plugin.php from lines 828, 852 and 934. And 881 too for the 'left the game' message.

My second question is that how should the aseco code be modified to get different record messages for Top3 players? For example:

>> Fincer gained bronze medal with a time of X.XX:XX !
>> Fincer gained silver medal with a time of X.XX:XX !!
>> Congratulations! Fincer gained gold medal with a time of X.XX:XX !!!

I know it's possible to do that, too. However, is it complicated to write the needed codelines? As you may think I'm not the man who is able to write that code. All I can do is ask you or someone else to write the code. :\

It's not very complicated. You need to define new messages in localdatabase.xml, and edit the ldb_playerFinish function in plugin.localdatabase.php around line 306 to use them instead of the default message.

[Xymph]

there is a plugin in this forum that does this.. i used to use it as i was a stickler for 1st, 2nd and 3rd rather than 1 2 3.. it does the top 5.. and i liked different colros for each so i could tell without lookign down what rec someoen just stole.
it requires a different aseco.php file..and adds quite a bit to the config.xml file

That wouldn't work in v0.8+ anymore, because aseco.php is no longer involved with displaying records/places, the localdatabase plugin does that.

i have already requested this and think it was decided there wasnt enough of a demand, so i guess you could hack it outt yourself.

sorry no link i tried to browse for it quickly but couldnt find it.. i still have the old configs and aseco arround here somewhere so let me know if you still have problems finding it.

See my previous post for tips on how to write it.

[Xerrez]

I have following problem:

I use a tmn dediacted server on a 64bit Linux with XEN Kernel (Debian Etch). When I try to run Aseco 0.91 with the PHP5 that you could install using apt-get, every time the challenge changes, php5 uses 99% of the processor. I had this problem with Aseco 0.61b also, but there I found a fix (compile PHP5 from source with linux32).

But when I try to run Aseco 0.91 with the 32bit compiled PHP5, the last message I see is "Try to authenticate...".

I have tracked down the problem to the multiquery() call in the connect() function.
How can I solve this problem?

Hmm... try the following. In aseco.php, replace this section starting at line 464:

Code: Select all

      // logon the server
      $this->client->addCall('Authenticate', array($this->server->login, $this->server->pass));

      // enable callback system
      $this->client->addCall('EnableCallbacks', array(true));

      // start query
      if (!$this->client->multiquery()) {
        trigger_error('[' . $this->client->getErrorCode() . '] ' . $this->client->getErrorMessage(), E_USER_ERROR);
        return false;
      }
      $this->client->getResponse();

with this section:

Code: Select all

      // logon the server
      $this->client->query('Authenticate', $this->server->login, $this->server->pass);

      // enable callback system
      $this->client->query('EnableCallbacks', true);

It ditches the multiquery, which isn't really needed anyway.

P.S.: Sorry for my bad english, I am from germany.

Bad English? Where? I didn't see any.

thank you for the information.
i have thought about the problem all evening. ans i came to a result.

i had this problem with aseco 0.61b too, but i have compiled php5 with linux32 and replaced the GbxRemote.php (or something like that ^^) and it worked. maybe there is a general problem with the GbxRemote.php on 64bit system with 32bit compiled php5. i am going to search this modified file tomorrow morning (or later).

greets
xerrez

[Ant]

Xymph is it possible to build a chatbot into the next release as well ?

I have tried Fuegos Big Geordie bot but when I type something for it to respond to it keeps rolling out responses and not stopping, so I removed it for now, but I do want a bot on my server - is there anything you can do or suggest ?

Sorry, but as I have mentioned before I am not going to add any particular chatbot to the official distribution.

If El Fuego's bot didn't work for you, take a shot at AM's.

Sorry mate, I didn't see it mentioned before but i'll try your suggestion anyway, cheers

I tried the chatbot that Assembler Maniac was talking about from RASP 2.x but it seems it won't work with tmn or your 0.91 aseco anyway so I guess i'll wait for someone to do a final working release of a chatbot or go without one, thanks anyway tho.

[Assembler Maniac]

It won't be very hard to port chatbot to tmn, I think that's where it started anyway. I'll work on it in the next few days.

I tried the chatbot that Assembler Maniac was talking about from RASP 2.x but it seems it won't work with tmn or your 0.91 aseco anyway so I guess i'll wait for someone to do a final working release of a chatbot or go without one, thanks anyway tho.

[Xerrez]

Here is the updatet GbxRemote.inc.php for use with 64bit systems and linux32 compiled php5

AND IT WORKS!!! GREAT!!!

[hempez]

[Local DB] MySQL Server Version is 5.0.45-community-nt
[RASP] Cleaning up unused data
*-*-*-*-*-* RASP is running! *-*-*-*-*-*
|...Loading Settings
|...Loaded!
|...Checking database structure
|...Structure OK!
|...Calculating ranks
|...Done!
[RASP] Error - TMX Directory (ArrayChallenges/TMX) does not exist
[RASP] Error - TMX Directory (ArrayChallenges/TMX) can not be written to
###############################################################################
Aseco v0.91 Xymph running on 127.0.0.1:5000
Game : TmNationsESWC - TimeAttack
Author: Florian Schnell
Re-Authored: Assembler Maniac & Xymph
###############################################################################

i make tmx directory but no change. What is wrong?

Hempez - I had this problem a while back and I found that if I created a folder called ArrayChallenges in my aseco folder and then within that ArrayChallenges folder i created a folder called TMX that problem was a problem no more ! Hope this helps mate !!

Uhm yeah, that might prevent the error message, but could cause a problem later on with the /admin add command when you actually go download TMX tracks, as it doesn't address the underlying issue with the path where that TMX directory should actually be. Bottomline: don't create an aseco/ArrayChallenges directory because that really is not needed, but find and fix the real problem.

Also in 0.91 there is another folder you need to create, but in the tmdedicated folder, because when I ran 0.91 for the first time I got a slightly different error to that about a TMXtmp directory so you have to create a folder called TMXtmp in C:\TmDedicatedServer\GameData\Tracks\Challenges (assuming C:\ is where your dedicated server is) so the whole path is this (after you have created it) C:\TmDedicatedServer\GameData\Tracks\Challenges\TMXtmp

Correct, that's in the upgrade notes for v0.91.

This will definitely fix the problem, also in the C:\TmDedicatedServer\GameData\Tracks\Challenges directory you should have a folder called TMX, if you have all this then you won't get the errors as shown above.

Right, that's the real solution to the above error message, as long as your RPC connection also functions correctly, as I mentioned earlier.

i try everything you wrote. but still no work. It no wright on game (hello, recs...) and the server control.

Hempez - doing all the above will definitely fix the error message you have shown, apart from the array challenges folder - I got rid of that with no problems occuring so you can probably do the same. If you have a different error now, post it up so we can see whats happening.

Thanks guys. I fixed the TMX problem (Tony_Bad_Mann) . But i have a problem with showing the records at the game and game controller.

[Xymph]

Here is the updatet GbxRemote.inc.php for use with 64bit systems and linux32 compiled php5

Here? Where is 'here'?

It won't be very hard to port chatbot to tmn, I think that's where it started anyway. I'll work on it in the next few days.

Okay, if you have time for that, perhaps you also have time to answer my last PM?

[Ant]

Thanks guys. I fixed the TMX problem (Tony_Bad_Mann) . But i have a problem with showing the records at the game and game controller.

There should be this line in Aseco localdatabase and in public database - (whichever you're using)
<!-- Do you want Aseco to display the records? -->
<display>true</display>

Also in the config file for aseco you will find these lines, not sure if they're relevant but its how mine is setup :
<welcome_msg_window>True</welcome_msg_window>
<log_all_chat>False</log_all_chat>
<show_min_recs>8</show_min_recs>
<show_playtime>True</show_playtime>
<show_recs_before>True</show_recs_before>
<show_recs_after>True</show_recs_after>
<show_recs_range>True</show_recs_range>
<writetracklist_random>True</writetracklist_random>
<script_timeout>60</script_timeout>
<adminops_file>adminops.xml</adminops_file>

Now as far as showing recs in game is concerned, to the best of my knowledge this should sort it. The game controller tho - do u mean the aseco window cos that would be fixed as well, or do u mean a gamepad (i.e ps2 controller) ??

[Ant]

It won't be very hard to port chatbot to tmn, I think that's where it started anyway. I'll work on it in the next few days.

Nice I'll look forward to it mate !

[Xerrez]

Here is the updatet GbxRemote.inc.php for use with 64bit systems and linux32 compiled php5

Here? Where is 'here'?

ups sry ^^

http://tmn.dragons-server.de/GbxRemote.inc.php.txt

[Xymph]

Here is the updatet GbxRemote.inc.php for use with 64bit systems and linux32 compiled php5

Here? Where is 'here'?

ups sry ^^
http://tmn.dragons-server.de/GbxRemote.inc.php.txt

Okay. I compared this one to the Gbx file I've been using so far, and there is only one functional difference, in the query() function around line 505:

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        $bits = sprintf('%b', $recvhandle);
        if (strlen($bits) == 64) {
          $recvhandle = bindec(substr($bits,32));
        }

I can see how this would help fix your 64-bit problem, and it doesn't hurt to use it on 32-bit systems (Aseco still works fine on my server with this), so I added it to the next release.