XASECO (TMN/TMF) v1.08

[Xymph]

As promised to coincide with the new dedicated server, here is a new XAseco release. Despite the relatively short change notes, this is a major release because for TM Forever it requires the new 2009-05-04 build of the dedicated server (hence the larger than usual version increment). You cannot run XAseco v1.08 on an older TMF dedicated, and while older XAseco's still work with the new dedicated, if you're upgrading the latter you might as well do the former in the same sweep. Let me repeat that:

Don't upgrade to this XAseco version unless you upgraded your TMF dedicated server first!

Of course, classic TMN remains supported as well. Besides the TMF callback changes, this version also improves checkpoints processing and records validation (especially on TMF due to other new dedicated features), adds a new idlekick option, and includes a bunch of minor enhancements and bug fixes. Check out the full release notes:

New features and other changes in the v1.08 release of XASECO:

• * improved checkpoints & finish processing, anti-cheat testing and Dedimania records handling (if plugin.checkpoints.php is enabled in plugins.xml)
  * on TMF, local and Dedimania records that, for any reason, don't have the correct number of checkpoints are ignored with a logged warning (if plugin.checkpoints.php is enabled)
  * on TMF, used the new TMF BeginChallenge and EndChallenge callbacks (instead of BeginRace and EndRace) to trigger the onNewChallenge and onEndRace events, respectively
  * on TMF, the onNewChallenge and onEndRace events are no longer issued when restarting a track; this prevents, for example, losing the next track from the jukebox and the needless repetition of all messages sent at the start and end of a track -- instead a new onRestartChallenge event is issued
  * added the onPlayerIncoherence, onTunnelDataReceived and onManualFlowControlTransition events for handling the existing TMF PlayerIncoherence, TunnelDataReceived and ManualFlowControlTransition callbacks, respectively
  * checkpoints in Dedimania records are now sent as a comma-separated string to the central Dedimania system in order to reduce data traffic
  * on TMF, a new $specPlayFirst configuration variable (default: false) in mistral.idlekick.php can be used to first set an idle player into spectator mode (free camera) instead of kicking him/her right away
  * removed the 1 second delay to set free camera mode in /admin forcespec, /afk and action 1 (Set to Spectator) for a detected cheater
  * challenge names with embedded newlines no longer cause malformed messages and such (due to use of a new stripNewlines function)
  * a new stripSizes function that strips only the size-related tags ($n, $w and $o) from strings, is available as alternative to stripColors
  * added the new ReplayParser class for future use with the Dedimania system
  * updated the GbxRemote modules to the latest versions from Nadeo
  * minor code tweaks in many parts of the system
  * this release requires the latest server build 2009-05-04

Bug fixes in the v1.08 release of XASECO:

• * an ampersand character (&) in any .xml file crashes the XML parser -- fixed this long-standing issue (thanks Assembler Maniac)
  * non-ASCII characters in the <welcome> message in config.xml cause the entire message not to be displayed -- fixed (thanks dragu)
  * using /style # stores the number instead of the style name in the database as the player's preference -- fixed (thanks nouseforname)
  * players with numeric logins confuse the player ID mechanism -- fixed (thanks n4p1)

Don't forget these installation notes:

• Important:
  
  * To register your server with the central Dedimania database, you must copy the login and password values in the <masterserver_account> section from your server's dedicated.cfg (TMN) or dedicated_cfg.txt (TMF) file into the corresponding section of the dedimania.xml file, and add the 3-character nation abbreviation. Instead of the password you can also use the community code for your server by using the server login/password on the official site for your game (TMO/TMS/TMN) or on this page for TMF.
  * Open ports 8003, 8006, 8007, 8011, 8012, 8013 and 8016 through 8021 on your firewall/router for communication with the central Dedimania server (if that's not possible, the system falls back on port 80).
  * In the zip file, all *.XML and *.PHP config files are now located inside the newinstall/ directory. This means that you can (and have to) unzip the download and replace all the PHP code files, without worrying about overwriting your customized config files. However, for every XML/PHP config file that was updated (see above), you must replace your version with the one from the newinstall/ directory, or compare them and add any new/changed configuration settings to your version to insure the system remains working correctly.
  * For a new installation, go into the newinstall/ directory and move all *.XML files into the main directory, next to aseco.php, and *.PHP files into the includes/ directory.

Download it from http://www.gamers.org/tmn/ . Upgrading is always recommended, but now, due to the enhancements in the TMF dedicated, more strongly than ever.

Enjoy,
Xymph

[FoxShadow]

and.. v1.07 ?

Very good news also the new dedicated.

[buzuk]

huhu,
Got the answer for non existent 1.07.... server version goes from 2.11.19 to 2.11.21 sorry
Thx 4 all again

[lille79]

Everything seemed to work great.... but now the /pm 1 message doesn't work.

I write:
/players
/pm 3 test

and get "3 is not a valid player! Use /players to find the correct login or Player_ID"

[Xymph]

and.. v1.07 ?

"(hence the larger than usual version increment)"
Reading is a skill that's tough to master, I guess.

[Xymph]

Everything seemed to work great.... but now the /pm 1 message doesn't work.

I write:
/players
/pm 3 test

and get "3 is not a valid player! Use /players to find the correct login or Player_ID"

Oopsie, classic untested object mistake. Change aseco.php line 2144 from:

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        $param <= count($aseco->server->players->player_list)) {

into:

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        $param <= count($this->server->players->player_list)) {

Fixed in the zip too. Sorry to those who already downloaded it.

[lille79]

That did the trick. The usbTMFserver is finished very soon

[ЭΛ Ğ尺乇ÇØ]

Good work guys

[Xymph]

We must change the

$param <= count($this->server->players->player_list)) {

to

$param <= count($aseco->server->players->player_list)) {

and the bug will be fixed

Hello?? Why are you reposting my fix, and in the reverse order so that's broken again?

[FoxShadow]

and.. v1.07 ?

"(hence the larger than usual version increment)"
Reading is a skill that's tough to master, I guess.

Yes, specially in another language, sorry.
And good work.

[Knutselmaaster]

We must change the

$param <= count($this->server->players->player_list)) {

to

$param <= count($aseco->server->players->player_list)) {

and the bug will be fixed

Hello?? Why are you reposting my fix, and in the reverse order so that's broken again?

[holzi3441]

Please wait before installing the new server software! Because there is a bug. Our Server is set from 90k to 50k (from Nadeo), because there can play more players as set in the config.
viewtopic.php?f=132&t=21428

[FoxShadow]

I´ve some problems with Xaseco 1.08 (I´m using the usbTMFserver v2.6)

The first one is about the panels. No matter what I set in the config.xml, the panels are always the "default" ones. Even using by /admin recpanel xxxx command.
Donate panel is not showed, and is enabled in the plugins.xml.

Please look:


here is my panels config:

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    <!-- default panels:  empty for no panel, otherwise a -->
    <!-- filename that should be at panels/<filename>.xml -->
    <admin_panel>AdminAboveSpeed</admin_panel>
    <donate_panel>DonateBelowCPList</donate_panel>
    <records_panel>RecordsLeftSize2NoDedi</records_panel>
    <vote_panel>VoteBelowChat</vote_panel>

The second problem is my Nickname in the Welcome Screen, was showed correctly in 1.05b and older versions of Xaseco.

[lille79]

I´ve some problems with Xaseco 1.08 (I´m using the usbTMFserver v2.6)

The first one is about the panels. No matter what I set in the config.xml, the panels are always the "default" ones. Even using by /admin recpanel xxxx command.
Donate panel is not showed, and is enabled in the plugins.xml.

here is my panels config:

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    <!-- default panels:  empty for no panel, otherwise a -->
    <!-- filename that should be at panels/<filename>.xml -->
    <admin_panel>AdminAboveSpeed</admin_panel>
    <donate_panel>DonateBelowCPList</donate_panel>
    <records_panel>RecordsLeftSize2NoDedi</records_panel>
    <vote_panel>VoteBelowChat</vote_panel>

You are doing the same as in this post: viewtopic.php?f=127&t=20568&start=90#p151403
When people log on and you have the default settings, the all get that setting stored to their profile. When you set a new default, their profile doesn't change. If a new player joins, that person gets the new default settings, but a player that has visited your server earlier(since 1.06) won't get the new default settings, he/she will have to change their settings by themselves.
The donate-problem I can't help you with, but are you sure you personally hasn't changed the position of the donpanel to "off"? And does the people without donpanel have TMUF?

[Xymph]

The second problem is my Nickname in the Welcome Screen, was showed correctly in 1.05b and older versions of Xaseco.

This appears to be a side effect of this fix:

* non-ASCII characters in the <welcome> message in config.xml cause the entire message not to be displayed – fixed

Which was necessary to make accented characters in the message work, but apparently it has a side effect with your nickname due to another character set conflict. So in your case you can edit aseco.php and delete the utf8_encode() calls around the str_replace(...) calls on lines 1577, 1585 and 1589.