Yes, I could get the stuff by using the server protocol, but first i'd need to find the address of the server the user is connected to. I was thinking that with a program like All-Seeing Eye, I could use DDE to find the server information, as you can have it broadcast the IP address thru DDE when you connect to a server. P.S. this is meant to be client side, not server side, and seeing as there is no (official) linux client, and if u try to play it with something like WinE, it emulates COM, Linux compatibility isn't really a worry. Because it's client side, that also means you can't use a plugin like AMX, although I suppose you could try to make a local UDP port open in the cl.dll...
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Message: 1 From: "Predatory Kangaroo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:57:06 +0700 Subject: [hlcoders] COM in HL Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does anyone here know if it would be possible to expose some COM interfaces within a MOD, like, to let other programs find out what server ur playing on, map, team, stuff like that. Because i'm thinking of different ways to make a bot in MSN to respond to certain phrases with certain bits of info. Of course, it'd have to be designed so that it can't be exploited, like people alt+tabbing to find out an enemies health, ammo, weapon, etc. But for now i'm just wondering whether it would be possible Greetz, Predatory Kangaroo
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Message: 2 From: "Admin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [hlcoders] COM in HL Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 07:32:18 -0400 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sure it is possible, but probably not a smart thing to do. Com is not the best protocol for internet or firewalls and does not run on linux.
Almost all the data you describe is available through the rcon protocol of half-life. You could write simple scripts/code to put additional info in cvars that are read through rcon.
Another way is simply code a UDP socket server plugin. Amx - www.amxmod.net has a udp protocol module that could be used to write a simple light weight udp based protocol to query additional info.
Or just write the socket server in C++.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Predatory Kangaroo Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 1:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [hlcoders] COM in HL
Does anyone here know if it would be possible to expose some COM interfaces within a MOD, like, to let other programs find out what server ur playing on, map, team, stuff like that. Because i'm thinking of different ways to make a bot in MSN to respond to certain phrases with certain bits of info. Of course, it'd have to be designed so that it can't be exploited, like people alt+tabbing to find out an enemies health, ammo, weapon, etc. But for now i'm just wondering whether it would be possible Greetz, Predatory Kangaroo
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Message: 3 From: "Geoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [hlcoders] COM in HL Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:58:03 +0100 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The HL Client connects to a server on local port 27005. Look at the machines UDP connection on that port and do a standard HL query on the server ip/port you get back. That should get you the server name/map/mod/timeleft/etc.
-EvilGrin
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Does anyone here know if it would be possible to expose some COM interfaces within a MOD, like, to let other programs find out what server ur playing on, map, team, stuff like that. Because i'm thinking of different ways to make a bot in MSN to respond to certain phrases with certain bits of info. Of course, it'd have to be designed so that it can't be exploited, like people alt+tabbing to find out an enemies health, ammo, weapon, etc. But for now i'm just wondering whether it would be possible Greetz, Predatory Kangaroo
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