v1.10 :: Whats New from v1.04 * new /settings command to display your personal settings, or those of any player (login or ID) if you're an admin with the new chat_settings ability – the settings are: the /cps and /dedicps values
* new /plugins command to display the list of currently active plugins
* new /admin delrec command to delete the specified record (1 - $maxrecs) for the current track, delete the corresponding 'rs_times' entries and, if necessary, move the next best time in as the new last record
* admins with the new chat_jukebox ability can now use the /jukebox command even if $feature_jukebox in rasp.settings.php is false
* the /xlist command can now search TMX for track names using multiple words
* optimized the MySQL queries for the /list nofinish and /list norank commands
* the 'GameData/Tracks/Challenges/TMX/' and '.../TMXtmp' directories are now created automatically if they don't exist when starting XAseco for the first time (this also simplifies the installation procedure by one step)
* arguments to /admin clearhist are clipped at $buffersize
* usage of the dedicated server's built-in commands /version
Bug fixes in the v1.10 release of XASECO: * restarting XAseco triggers required checkpoints warnings for the ongoing race – fixed, the warnings now get enabled after the end (or a restart) of the current track
* after merging a global blacklist, the local blacklist is saved without the newly blacklisted logins – fixed
* blacklisted logins of players that never visited the server (e.g. from a merged global blacklist) can't be unblacklisted – fixed
New features and other changes in the v1.09 release of XASECO: * new support for a global blacklist on TMN
* in Laps mode, each lap time is now stored in the 'rs_times' table (if $feature_stats in rasp.settings.php is true, of course)
* UTF-8 encoding the welcome message, necessary on some systems to display accented characters correctly, can now be configured via new config.xml setting <welcome_utf8encode> (default: True)
* in the XAseco start-up sequence the onSync event is now issued before the onPlayerConnect events for all current players so that plugins are initialized in a more logical order
* during XAseco start-up global voting explanations ($global_explain = 2 in votes.config.xml) are temporarily inhibited to prevent a message flood on busy servers
* updated the stripColors function to strip out incomplete color codes before the end of the string, and add an option so that log output doesn't show '$$' for '$'
* in the local database the 'Name' column in table 'challenges' and the 'NickName' column in table 'players' have been increased to 100 characters – for new XASECO installations the updated columns are defined in the localdb/aseco.sql file as usual, and for existing installs they will be modified automatically the first time this release is run
* minor improvements in the GBXChallengeFetcher, GBXReplayFetcher and ReplayParser classes
* this release requires the latest server build 2009-05-25
Bug fixes in the v1.09 release of XASECO: * some players with numeric logins still confuse the player ID mechanism – now really fixed
* in Laps mode, improved laps aren't always checked for new Dedimania records – fixed
* the global voting explanation upon a player join doesn't appear in the TMF message window when $vote_in_window = true – fixed
* on some OSes a repetitive but harmless warning about "Invalid CRT parameters" in GbxRemote can occur – fixed
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)
* 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)
New features and other changes in the v1.06 release of XASECO: * new support for local checkpoints storage:
o a new 'Checkpoints' column has been added to the local database tables 'records' and 'rs_times', and checkpoints data will be stored for all newly driven records and finish times
o for new XASECO installations the new columns are defined in the localdb/aseco.sql and rasp.sql files as usual, and for existing installs they will be added automatically the first time this release is run
o the Repair records script has been updated to handle the extra columns
* functionality of the /cps command is changed analogous to /dedicps:
o checkpoint references are stored for all players (according to their individual preferences) only at the start of a track, not when entering the /cps command or when the player (re)connects
o with no parameter (/cps) the player's own local record on each track is selected or, if none is set, the last record on the pertaining track
o /cps {1-maxrecs} selects local record 1-maxrecs on each track or, if unavailable, again the last record
o /cps off disables checkpoints tracking altogether
o if the checkpoints for the chosen local record are invalid (empty, or the last checkpoint doesn't match the finish time) then no record is used as initial reference during that track for the pertaining player(s)
o checkpoint differences to the chosen reference are now shown from the first run through the track, rather than the second
o if /dedicps is not set to off, local record tracking is superseded by Dedimania record tracking as per that setting
o the default setting for <auto_enable_dedicps> in config.xml is now False
o as usual, once a player gains a better finish time than the chosen reference, the checkpoints panel (TMF) or pop-up (TMN) will use those corresponding checkpoints for further updates during the current track
o explanations why the TMF checkpoints panel doesn't appear immediately when /cps is activated (Stunts mode, spectating, and warm-up phase) are no longer shown
* new support for storing donations and personal settings:
o a new 'players_extra' table has been added to the local database to store donation totals (on TMUF servers) and setting preferences for each player
o stored settings are: the /cps and /dedicps values, and on TMF also the /style, /admin panel, /donpanel, /recpanel and /votepanel values
o for new XASECO installations the new table is defined in the localdb/extra.sql file, and for existing installs it will be added automatically the first time this release is run
o when a new player first connects, an entry with the server's default values is created in this table, but changed settings are subsequently stored and reloaded each time the player revisits
o the 'donations' column is updated every time a player donates coppers to the server
o on TMUF servers, the /stats output now includes the player's donation total
o new /topdons command to display the top-100 of players that donated the most coppers
* new support for player stats panels during the scoreboard on TMF:
o on TMF, this feature is configured via new config.xml setting <sb_stats_panels> (default: False)
o enabling the player stats panels during the scoreboard automatically disables the rank chat messages shown at the same time
o the panel is displayed in the lower-left corner of the scoreboard screen, and is defined by the panels/StatsNations.xml (for TMNF servers) and StatsUnited.xml (for TMUF) templates
o the panel contains each player's server rank, record average, records total, wins total, session play time, and donation total (on TMUF servers)
o computing the record totals can be a bit time consuming depending on the number of challenges, players and records in the database, so displaying all scoreboard panels may be slightly delayed
* when a player leaves, the chat message (if either Jfreu plugin is enabled) and the log message now include the amount of time played in that session
* during XAseco start-up, player join messages are temporarily inhibited to prevent a message flood on busy servers
* on TMF, the /server and /admin server output now include the server's ladder points limits
* on TMUF, donate panels are temporarily disabled during the scoreboard at the end of a track, as they aren't immediately responsive anyway
* on TMF in Rounds mode, Dedimania records on lap tracks are now ignored if RoundForcedLaps is not set to the default value 0
* on TMF in Cup mode, commands that restart the current track or switch to the next or previous one now preserve the current match scores
* new /n1 command to send a Nice One message; also, the /gr message no longer includes the word 'All' by default
* added the onEcho event for handling the TMF Echo callback
Bug fixes in the v1.06 release of XASECO:
* when a player joins during a Laps mode race and completes a lap, an invalid record is registered – fixed (thanks princemichi)
* in Laps mode the finish times of complete races are stored in the 'rs_times' table – fixed, no times are stored in Laps mode
* if <display> in localdatabase.xml is False, other records related commands and features don't work either – fixed
* when using a local path for the music server, and with some http servers, the .OGG comments aren't read from the song files – fixed (thanks HaveDerf_TMu)
New features and other changes in the v1.05b release of XASECO: * updated the Dedimania system to randomly choose between the existing :8006, :8007, :8011, :8012 and :8013 and new :8016 through :8021 communication ports (remember to open those ports on your firewall/router as well) in order to distribute the load across more Dedimania servers
* refined UTF-8 string validation function (thanks Slig)
Bug fixes in the v1.05b release of XASECO: * restarting XAseco triggers the anti-cheat tests for the ongoing race – fixed, the tests now get enabled after the end of the current track
* with the music server configured for local files, /music current and /music settings don't show the song's info – fixed
* on Windows, the /music stripdirs option doesn't work correctly on local files – fixed
New features and other changes in the v1.05 release of XASECO: * new checkpoint sanity checks to prevent cheated records (if plugin.checkpoints.php is enabled in plugins.xml):
o all checkpoint times must be larger than zero
o each checkpoint time within a player's run must be larger than the preceding one
o all checkpoint indexes must be zero or larger
o each checkpoint index within a player's run must be 1 larger than the preceding one
o the last checkpoint time must be equal to the finish time
o when any of these requirements isn't met, one of the following actions is taken on the pertaining player, configurable via new config.xml setting <cheater_action> (default: 0):
0: Ignore; 1: Set to Spectator 2: Kick; 3: Ban (implies Kick); 4: BlackList & Kick; 5: Blacklist & Ban
o new/updated local and Dedimania records that fail one or more of the aforementioned checks are not stored (even if the above action is 0)
* new Dedimania sanity checks:
o keeping any of the three <masterserver_account> fields in dedimania.xml at a default or empty value results in a fatal error
o records are no longer processed if they are less than 6 seconds
o records are no longer processed for tracks with an author time of less than 8 seconds
* a new config.xml setting <display_checkpoints> (default: True) can be set to False to permanently disable checkpoint pop-ups (TMN)
* a global congratulations message can be displayed instead of the regular personal one at a player's win of a track, if that win count reaches a multiple configured via new config.xml setting <global_win_multiple> (default: 50)
* automatically adding the current IP address for newly added admins and operators can now be configured via new config.xml setting <auto_admin_addip> (default: True)
* new /admin autotime command to enable or disable the Auto TimeLimit feature dynamically (assuming plugin.autotime.php is enabled in plugins.xml)
* when restarting a track via a /ladder vote (with votes.config.php setting $ladder_fast_restart = true) or /admin restartmap, the Auto TimeLimit is no longer set to next track's value
* when adminops.xml is written out without any admin or operator entries, bannedips.xml without IPs, jfreu.bans.xml without temporary bans, or jfreu.vips.xml without VIP logins or teams, then a comment block to show the entry syntax is included instead
* if the GD/JPEG libraries are installed in PHP, the GBXChallengeFetcher class now flips the upside-down thumbnail image in a challenge into its upright format
* a message is logged when plugins.xml is being loaded at start-up
* this release requires the latest server build 2008-12-05
Bug fixes in the v1.05 release of XASECO: * /players <string> displays an erroneous window if the search string matches no players – fixed, a warning message is shown
* on TMF if plugin.panels.php is not enabled, TMX /add and chat-based votes result in crashes – fixed
* on TMN, running /admin helpall as an Admin (not MasterAdmin or Operator) locks up the client after the second page – fixed (thanks B.A.S.S.)
* a time-out on the version server at the up-to-date check gives an incorrect message – fixed
* some PHP constructs still cause silent notices during strict run-time checks – fixed more of them
* debug logging in the Dedimania system doesn't consistently use CRLF on Windows – fixed
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