[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Request

[Paul Zastoupil <paulz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 09:54:39AM +0200, Reinier Post wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 03:22:25PM -0700, Paul Zastoupil wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 12:19:15AM +0200, Reinier Post wrote:
> > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 04:43:57PM -0400, Frank Charles Barton wrote:
> > > > Would it be possible to impliment the following:
> > > > A command so that the server operator can send a message to the game/
> > > > people connected as "Server"?
> > > 
> > > Yes, this has been on my todo list for a while.
> > 
> > Vasco and I were talking about a special admin port.
> 
> I maintain that a separate port is bad design: it adds a new interface
> to the server when we don't need one.
> 
> > This would allow you to get information out of the server (number of
> > players, number of AI, year, turns etc. etc.)  And also allow you to
> > send a popup window to all players.  This would be immensly helpful
> > on a public server.
> 
> Yes (the /spam command).  It's easy to implement, you just call
> notify_player(0,%s).

Well notify_player can easily get lost in the spam of messages that comes.

How about a /wall command that pops up a window?  
I made it cmdlevel hack.

Comments?

-- 
Paul Zastoupil

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