On Tue, 22 Jul 2008, Vincent Verhoeven wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Near the end of my status report [1] I mentioned some extensions
> tpserver could make to allow Starmapper to view the entire universe
> and not just one player. The proposals are:
<snip>
> * allow an admin player to connect to the server and view (and perhaps
> manipulate?) the entire universe.

> I think the last one has my preference, both from the viewpoint of
> solving Starmapper's problem as well as making sense in a general way.

I agree. The guest player is a pain, and doesn't really help the rulesets. 
Much easier to just solve it once in the core of tpserver-cpp.

> It would be nice if this were inherently supported in tpsever-cpp, and
> not in the rulesets. Being able to manipulate the universe in some
> degree would be even more fun and it could allow a whole different
> game type, kinda campaign-like with an admin/dungeon master.
>
> Is this a good idea? 

Yes. It has been talk about not too long ago.

> How much of this would be possible with the 
> current tpserver-cpp implementation and would it be much work?

It shouldn't be too much work, though I am yet to see exactly how much.

> Is the 
> recent work on remote configuration applicable here?

Most likely. I would like to merge it first before making the universe 
available through it. It might be that a separate connection is needed.

> Iwanowitch

Later
Lee

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