Server Mod Updates

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Changes during the last 2 weeks:

Commands:

• Commands now can be written across multiple chat lines
  Write "+" as last parameter, to continue a command in the next line (e.g. "!say This +", "is a +", "sentence." => "This is a sentence.")
  Write "+" as only parameter, to abort a started command (e.g. "say This +", "is a +", "+" => aborted)
  Commands triggered via buy-command work the same way (e.g. "buy !say#This#+", "buy is#a#+", "buy sentence." => "This is a sentence.")
• !arena and !stadium cannot be used near factories, headquarters, power plants, spawn points and turrets anymore
• Removed !inside
  Use !cha to enter and leave challenges
• !path now can handle all kinds of pitch (up/down), roll (spirals) and yaw (left/right) curves (even combined)
  Until now, !path could only handle pitch (up/down) curves
  For adding simple wooden ways, use the short version "!path length distance height scale angle" (e.g. "!path 20", "!path 20 0 0 3 30")
  Else use the long version "!path object distance height scale rotation gap angle0 length1 angle1 length2 angle2 ...", e.g.:
  "!path 6074 0 0 1 90 -0.6 3,30,0 180 3,30,1080" adds a vertical spiral (image 1)
  "!path 6074 0 0 1 90 -0.5 0 160 2880,0,360" adds a sphere (image 2)
  "!path barrel 0 0 1 90 -0.2 0 108 1080,0,1080" adds a horizontal wave (image 3)
  "!path barrel 0 0 1 (90 / 0,90 / 0,0,90) 0 0 10 90" adds a vertical curve (image 4)
  "!path 4125 0 0 1 0,0,45 0 90 15 0 15 0,0,90 15 0,90,90" adds a curved way (image 5)
  Angles/Rotations use the syntax "pitch,roll,yaw", but later axes can be skipped (e.g. "90,45,-180", "0.1,-10.75", "20")
  So if you only want to add up/down-curves as before, the syntax remains the same
• !path now can use any object in any rotation with any gap between each part
• Already spawned paths now can be shifted, rotated, scaled, physicalized, cloned and grouped like objects and use the same list
• !path, !obj and !eff now can also use the first object or effect, that matches the given characters (similar to !gun, e.g. "!obj brary/architectu", "!eff ehmm")

Gameplay:

• All console messages now use automatic line breaks (respecting all kinds of $-patterns)
  Formatted tables even handle line breaks column-wise and automatically resize to fit into the screen
• Members cannot reserve default names anymore
• Replaced a few default names

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Changes during the last 4 weeks:

Commands:

• !objdir and !gun Rotate now rotate objects around their local axes and avoid gimbal locks
• !fly now instantly revives dead players, instead of first making them spectators
• !mark (class) now only marks the nearest entity instead of all entities of a class
• !mark (class) all now marks all entities of a class
• Renamed !rank to !ranks
• Renamed !unrank to !rank

Gameplay:

• Turret kills aren't shown as (null) anymore
• Players cannot escape from Outpost through a terrain hole anymore
• Players cannot glitch through walls by dropping large items at narrow locations anymore
• Players now are only protected against collisions instead of all hits when leaving vehicles
• Players now are also protected against collisions when leaving other vehicles than vtols and helicopters
• Players now lose their AFK tag when killing other players (except mines and claymores)

Technics:

• Translated all old German changelogs to English (since July 2014)

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Changes during the last 2 weeks:

Commands:

• !lock now gets disabled, when the vehicle is stolen by another player via the lockpick kit
• !reset, !score and !fly now correctly affect the server's player preview in the server list
• !gun Physicalize Snap now allows you to snap objects and effects to surfaces, so they use the same angle as the surface
  Select Place before adding objects/effects to spawn them upright
  Select Snap before adding objects/effects to spawn them snapped to surfaces
• Merged !team and !lockteam to !team (name) (team) (minutes)
  If you do not enter a time, it only sets the team of the player without locking it (as before)

Gameplay:

• Trolleys now get removed after a while, when not being used anymore (similar to other vehicles)

Technics:

• Various improvements

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Changes during the last 2 weeks:

Commands:

• !match now ignores players in challenges
• !match now refills the player's ammunition when killing another player
• !spawn and !spawnr now use the previous class if no class was given

Gameplay:

• Players now shouldn't die sometimes when falling into water anymore
• Cleaned up a few weapon locations on Mesa and Beach

Technics:

• Various improvements

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Changes during the last 2 weeks:

Commands:

• !build (building) (height) (mode) (team) - ADMINS
  Add a building
  Replaces !bunker
  Choose the building "bunker" or "energy" (I'll probably add factories later, too)
  Choose the mode "all" to use a larger version of the building (e.g. !build energy all)
  Choose a team to add an uncapturable team-building (e.g. !build bunker nk)
• !buildr (mode) - ADMINS
  Remove a building
  Replaces !bunkerr
• !build now can also add capturable alien energy points
  If you want the additional alien energy point to be displayed correctly in the UI, you have to re-enter the server (but it's just cosmetics)
• !/? now re-execute your previous command (e.g. "!say OK", "!" => "!say OK"; "!path 10", "?" => "?path")
• !gun Add now can also select specific objects of an object set (similar to all other folders)
• !count and !mark now can also count or mark entities within a given radius (e.g. !count vtol 500, !mark 30)
• !reboot, !restart, !next, !map, !kick, !ban, !permban and !unban now will be ignored by the automatic spell correction to avoid accidential usage

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Changes during the last 2 weeks:

Commands:

• !gun Show now can also show the speed, team, archetype, mod, paint, abandon and respawn time of entities and the material of surfaces
• !gun Show now applies to the nearest entity, no matter how far it is away

Gameplay:

• Vtols don't get damaged by collisions anymore, when the driver is protected (similar to all other vehicles)

Technics:

• Various improvements

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Changes during the last 2 weeks:

Commands:

• !ranks now does not use weapon categories anymore
• !load now uses the same delay and effects as !base

Gameplay:

• Times now are formatted as countdowns (e.g. 3.25 hours => 3:15:00)

Technics:

• Tons of improvements (finally done with refactoring)
• Minor performance gains

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Changes during the last 2 weeks:

Commands:

• !set/objset (mode) (name) - BUILDERS
  Save an object (e.g. !set test, !set near test)
  Use !gun Group to add or remove parts before saving it
  The object will be located under "sets/(name)" and can be used via !objs, !obj and !gun Add on all servers
  You can only save objects with 1-100 parts (including simple shortcuts for default objects)
  You can also save objects in subfolders (e.g. !set furniture/table/wooden)
  Saved objects can only be overwritten by members of the same group or higher (e.g. builders cannot overwrite moderator objects)
  To remove an existing object named "sets/(name)" without replacing it, write "!set (name)" when there are no spawned objects
• !portal (height) (prestige) - ADMINS
  Add a portal
  Use !s or !save to set the target of the portal before adding it
  You can optionally set the required prestige for using the portal (0-250 PP, 25 PP by default)
  The command for teleporting to your base is called !base, not !portal anymore
• !portalr (mode) - ADMINS
  Remove a portal
• !objs, !effs, !bans and !logs now can skip a given number of results (similar to !log)
• !objs now also shows the required group for replacing an object
• !logs now also shows the size of logs
• !clear now also removes portals (except the default ones)
• Renamed !mods/paints to !spawns

Gameplay:

• You can now find collectible golden trophies on all PS maps (image 4)
  When a match starts, a trophy spawns at a random location in the fighting area (avoiding cliffs and bases)
  If you pick it up, you get 1000 PP and become a premium member until the end of the match
  Then a new trophy spawns at another random location
  So now everyone has a chance to become a premium member
  All you need is a good eye and a bit of luck
• New portal design (using 67% less objects, with signs for all proto portals)
• Added proto portals to Plantation
• Joining moderators and admins now get notified about new reports

Technics:

• Empty servers now also automatically update to the latest Lua version

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Changes during the last 2 weeks:

Commands:

• !maps now also shows the frag limits of maps
• !tp now can also teleport to the nearest entity with the given model (e.g. !tp barrel, !tp nomad brary/architectu)

Gameplay:

• Teams now slowly lose alien energy, when they do not own an alien energy point (instead of losing 25% at once)
  This makes it easier to reach 100% on maps with only 1-2 alien energy points
  The alien energy decreases much slower than it increases, so it shouldn't be a big deal
• Trophies cannot spawn underwater anymore
• Trophies cannot spawn in forbidden areas anymore (after a crash course in polygon math)
• Trophies cannot spawn on maps with too small fighting areas anymore (e.g. Refinery & Plantation)

Technics:

• Various improvements
• Major performance gains

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Changes during the last 2 weeks:

Commands:

• !pos/dir/sca/phy/set/objr/pathr/arenar/levelr/mazer/stadiumr/buildr/portalr/spawnr far now can also use the farthest element
• !tp class/model far now can also teleport to the farthest entity of the given class/model
• Renamed the modes first/last to old/new (shorter and more intuitive)
  So the new modes are near/far/old/new/all and use the nearest/farthest/oldest/newest/all element(s)

Gameplay:

• Players cannot take more than 10.000 PP to the next match anymore (use !import to save prestige permanently)
• Maps now can have multiple trophies at the same time depending on the size of their fighting area
  (1 trophy per 80.000 m², e.g. Mesa 3, Beach 2, Shore 1, Refinery/Plantation 0)
  So the difficulty of finding a trophy doesn't depend on the map anymore

Technics:

• Various improvements
• Major performance gains