QUESTION ABOUT ET SERVERS

[burgo855]

So just curious,

 

Can someone please confirm, are these servers the only running servers from FA on ET:

Jaymod: https://fearless-assassins.com/tracker/project-6-jaymod/

Hardcore: https://fearless-assassins.com/tracker/project-7-hardcore/

NoQuater: https://fearless-assassins.com/tracker/project-8-noquarter/

ETPro: https://fearless-assassins.com/tracker/project-10-etpro/

Nitmod: https://fearless-assassins.com/tracker/project-11-nitmod/

Silent: https://fearless-assassins.com/tracker/project-13-silent/

 

I can only seem to find these:

F|A RECRUITING XP SAVE: https://www.gametracker.com/server_info/jay1.clan-fa.com:27960/

F|A BEGINNERS #2 XPS: https://www.gametracker.com/server_info/b2.clan-fa.com:27960/

=F|A= NoQuarter#3 XPSave: https://www.gametracker.com/server_info/nq3.clan-fa.com:27960/

Edited March 23, 2017 by burgo855

[DJ aka GDR DJ]

check here, all our server without pro server

 

https://fearless-assassins.com/enemyterritory-servers.html

[MosesIsComingLookBusy]

if you can't find them in the server list in ET, try joining by using th IP

[burgo855]

Ooh sweet cheers mate, I should have dug deeper on the site aye, still getting to used to the FA forums.

 

Sorry to bring up the old locked thread here: https://fearless-assassins.com/topic/10162-fa-menu-servers-clean-update/page-7

 

But, if this is what you guys are using to update you ET menu, why don't you add the updated menu to the servers so that it updates anyones ET that connects to your servers, even those whom don't visit your forums? Just make sure the newer version uses a different filename with special characters so it overrides the old one. I havent downloaded or tried this app yet, but I will soon, you guys should also implement a etkey generator inside the menu.pk3 so players can get a etkey in-game as well if they don't have one.

 

With that App, you guys could also make it have an UPDATE feature, so that if a newer version or PK3 is available it downloads the newer version from the sites redirect? Its not hard to implement a downloader, if the app was created with C# I could happily help/give out my source code for updating using just your websites redirect.

Edited March 23, 2017 by burgo855

[burgo855]

Wowzers,

 

So I tried the app out, clean as a whistle, just has the pk3 files packed inside of it.

 

I think you guys could make this better:

* Instead of packing all the .pk3s inside of the exe, make the app only download the .pk3s from your site, this would ensure people have the most up-to-date menu pk3 files and also would make the downloading of the program 10x faster, you could also design it so people can manually download maps from your redirect as well..

* This seems to extract more than 3 different menu.pk3 files for the same mod of et, why don't all of the menu pk3's be put into just one .pk3? Only ONE menu pk3 will work at a time anyway.

* This doesn't place any menu.pk3 into etmain, the pk3 placed into etmain always overrides all others place in mod folders, the mods pk3 menu will not display until after a user has ran/loaded that game mod folder first, this is easy fix theirs a little trick you can do within the server that can make a file go into etmain instead of the current running mod.

* If you could make the menu pk3 for all mods into just one .pk3 file then have that download into everyones etmain, you wont need everyone to re-download the same file from every server.

Edited March 23, 2017 by burgo855

[daredevil]

Ooh sweet cheers mate, I should have dug deeper on the site aye, still getting to used to the FA forums.

 

Sorry to bring up the old locked thread here: https://fearless-assassins.com/topic/10162-fa-menu-servers-clean-update/page-7

 

But, if this is what you guys are using to update you ET menu, why don't you add the updated menu to the servers so that it updates anyones ET that connects to your servers, even those whom don't visit your forums? Just make sure the newer version uses a different filename with special characters so it overrides the old one. I havent downloaded or tried this app yet, but I will soon, you guys should also implement a etkey generator inside the menu.pk3 so players can get a etkey in-game as well if they don't have one.

 

With that App, you guys could also make it have an UPDATE feature, so that if a newer version or PK3 is available it downloads the newer version from the sites redirect? Its not hard to implement a downloader, if the app was created with C# I could happily help/give out my source code for updating using just your websites redirect.

 

Server menu are in sync with pk3 cleaner afaik. 

 

etkey generator we don't need it. AC takes care of it. 

 

Now if someone makes auto updated for pk3 cleaner that would be greatly appreciated. 

[burgo855]

Cheers for the info.

 

When was the pk3 last updated? Are all the servers still the same in the pk3(do the links still work)? Just checking because if the buttons are out of date I can fix them for you, I used to make maps and mods and custom skins in ET, CheepHeep will surely vouch for me.

 

What do you mean by the abbreviation: AC?

 

What is the redirect address? I would like to know where i can manually see where the files are stored, like http://google.com/files and view the pk3s for server if possible? Some of the servers are using different redirects?

 

If I can get some links to each servers redirects files I can design something for you. And as for an updater, you will probably need to fix the certificate issue on the site, as if i design it to check the websites "https" to download new version and you add a certificate later it will no longer be able to update as it would require SSL cert checking.

Edited March 23, 2017 by burgo855

[CheepHeep]

Burgo is the real deal, he knows what he's doing and has a lot of experience. Very modest guy with great intentions. I'm really pleased to see him migrate over to the FA forums to help out. Class dude. I'm sure we would benefit a lot from his offered services. Thanks burg, honestly, need to jump on TS again with you.

[CaT2023]

Ooh sweet cheers mate, I should have dug deeper on the site aye, still getting to used to the FA forums.

 

Sorry to bring up the old locked thread here: https://fearless-assassins.com/topic/10162-fa-menu-servers-clean-update/page-7

 

But, if this is what you guys are using to update you ET menu, why don't you add the updated menu to the servers so that it updates anyones ET that connects to your servers, even those whom don't visit your forums? Just make sure the newer version uses a different filename with special characters so it overrides the old one. I havent downloaded or tried this app yet, but I will soon, you guys should also implement a etkey generator inside the menu.pk3 so players can get a etkey in-game as well if they don't have one.

 

With that App, you guys could also make it have an UPDATE feature, so that if a newer version or PK3 is available it downloads the newer version from the sites redirect? Its not hard to implement a downloader, if the app was created with C# I could happily help/give out my source code for updating using just your websites redirect.

When i open the game i press mod in the menu button of the game, then i press  jaymod mod and after it loads  it appears all the FA menu buttons in the right side of the screen.If that what u were asking for.

Edited March 23, 2017 by baba

[burgo855]

Alright;

 

So I had a crack at creating a simple Application as requested by: daredevil, I tried to make the GUI match your website and use the old apps images/icons.

 

So here is what I have got so far:

 

So, if the program ever requires to be updated(due to a servers redirect being changed or a game sever being shutdown/removed/added) then the admins of FA can make the slight changes to this program then upload to this website using FTP and players will be told automatically by the app that updates are available, I added https SSL certificate checking in-case the admins add a certificate to this website in future, I'm currently using my account on the |H*S|clans FTP to test this and it works with a SLL cert, so it should work here... Needs to be tested with this sites Address and I can't do that as I dont have FTP access here nor should I.

 

So now I just need to know what the redirect URLs are for each game server and I can add those to the app, so players can download any files from each server.

 

I will also add a option to DEFRAG your ET install as well, it wont effect any of your files just delete temporary .pk3 files, tmp pk3 files are created when you EXIT ET when its downloading/connecting from the server, these files are more or less a cache file and when you reconnect to that server in future it tries to re-download from the cache version, I'm not sure why exactly but the cache never seems to store properly which will cause your download from server to double(sometimes even triple in time), if you were to remove the cache files and reconnect i guarantee it would be a LOT faster. I will add it only as a option not a mandatory process.

 

I have added copyright pages to the app(stating i made this app for F|A clan) and a "How To Use" form. All images I have added from F|A forum or the old app have not been altered or had name changes so I haven't broken any rules, and I am not claiming it as my work, its all addressed to FA.

 

Once finished i will release the complete source code to the admins of F|A and they can be in full control of keeping the app up-to-date in future, I can offer assistance if required, I will have descriptions in the code so you can understand how to alter it to suit your needs.

 

 

I just need the people who own each F|A server with server access to tell me what the redirect URL is for each server, so i can make the app download the files from each server redirect, once i get that info, it can finalize the app and start doing some more testing. I am moving back to Australia from Japan in in 2 weeks, so I may be offline a little while during that time.

 

 

P.S: I used one of my programs to extract the image and Icon from the old App, but I am not using the files for anything other than this for you not claiming them as mine, but there was a copyright file embedded in the app so I thought its best to actually explain what I did.

Edited March 24, 2017 by burgo855

[CheepHeep]

You are a gem burgo. Seriously great stuff. Even after all this time and the countless programs you create, you still never cease to amaze me. Superb. Clan friend material indeed. You are always welcome here mate. Anything you need, just ask.

 

Really impressed and honoured to have been apart of your clan, be your clan mate and ultimately your friend. <3

[-=HipKat=-]

Freaking Brilliant!!!!!!!!

 

Just curious, where are these cache files stored?

[burgo855]

Freaking Brilliant!!!!!!!!

 

Just curious, where are these cache files stored?

Usually they are stored in the etmain folder, their not called cache in ET, et calls them ".tmp". If UAC is enabled then all your ET files from servers are probably stored in the hidden location on virtual store:

C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory

 

the files you want to remove have the file extension ".pk3.tmp", I realized today i wasn't running ET as admin on my laptop and files from ET were stored in etmain/ virtual store, that too will create FPS lagg as your running maps from different directories, if you have any maps there i suggest move them back to original install location and make sure your running ET as admin.

 

The HS Patch Selector app from memory also makes sure ET is set in run as admin mode? Need to look into that...

 

@CheepHeep, it would be really great if you can get a hold of the admins that host the servers and have them PM me the server redirect URLs, so i can set the app to connect and DL files. .

Edited March 24, 2017 by burgo855

[-=HipKat=-]

That's great to know.

 

UAC is the first thing I disable on a new setup or a reformat. Probably the most useless thingon a Windows operating system

[burgo855]

That's great to know.

 

UAC is the first thing I disable on a new setup or a reformat. Probably the most useless thingon a Windows operating system

Yep, I added a manifest file to the app im working on so it will require to be ran as admin to work, this will ensure it can access ET and also the NET to download files from servers. I have UAC enabled, I like to think of it as a kind of firewall for apps, Most of the apps that need admin access usually will reuquest it anyway through a manifest file.