Wanted: Server Admins

[Hermskii]

I think it's time to get a few more admins to watch the servers and keep them well policed. I prefer to have folks that have been here over a year already and have some sort of server admin experience already. I'm starting to get emails and complaints on the forum about unwanted newbs causing issues. As always, you should warn them about me and then contact be if unwanted behavior continues. Apply here or send me an email but I'd mostly like to have suggestions from you the players as to who you want to police the servers. I'll then contact those peeps and see if they want to have the ability to totally screww up my severs. CYA!

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[Hermskii]

Thanks HellFire and gopostal. I forgot to mention that I'm also hoping to bring in folks that play plenty on the servers so they can be there when stupid stuff happens. As mentioned, I will contact peeps about it through the PM system here and through their registered email accounts.

I don't think a class is needed gopostal but thanks for offering. I actually already have a write up that describes my expectations to potential admins. The job is actually very easy in my opinion but there is risk that the new admin might get a little power crazy and either mess up the server or react too strongly to certain offenses and nuke, kick or ban too many people. There are already plenty of admins here (about 10), actually, but many of them have moved on to other things and I don't feel the server is being policed nearly as much as before.

Some new blood will be good and I'm sure each admin will do well. They actually won't have access to actual files or anything, just the options to the games. They won't add or remove maps or do anything here at the forum or with the web page. I would never let anybody touch the actual files for this forum or the servers. I don't have time nor could I remember how to do everything over again. I just want people who can log in through the web admin feature and reset maps, kick or ban people, change maps that get stuck and that is really about it. I'm not comfortable handing over any other options.

I am aware of some of these mods that hand out privileges but the more mods you have the more trouble you have. I have a very simple system that allows me to regain total control in an instant if needed and will identify who if any admin messes stuff up for me. Admins even admin each other here and I have final say though I usually go with suggestions from admins. More on all of this soon.

[K]

I have not had to use the link you gave me in a long time.
But since i rebuilt my box i have lost allot of things.
That link to the webadmin is one of them.
If you can send me another copy i can continue policing again.

I know your stance on the mod thing ,
but having options in game to do something is much more simple/efficient then minimizing UT and trying to figure out what to do on a web page.

I used HiddenAdmin on my server , it kicks ass.
You decide in .ini what priveleges admins have.
When an admin logs in their name stays yellow so nobody is the wiser specially the bad player.
Also it is a super small mod
only one Serverpackages= entry
link : http://www.mediafire.com/?nbn25wsib7z
Here is more info:

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Hidden Admin Readme 
Original author
iDeFiX @ http://www.unrealadmin.org/forums/printthread.php?t=9822&pp=40

I have altered his code and to include Multi Levels of admining
Every level is Configurable
Hidden Admin Version 3 includes the following Files
Readme.txt (This readme file)
HA3.u 	(The actual code used by UT)
HA3.int (The Mutator Description file)
HA3.ini (The configuration file)

=====================================================================================
Configuring the INI file (open the HA3 file in Notepad or any other text editor)

[HA3.HiddenA]
Password1=  <---Make this the Password for Level 1 Admins (the highest level)
Password2=  <---Make this the Password for Level 2 Admins
Password3=  <---Make this the Password for Level 3 Admins (the lowest level)

Now you must configure what commands each admin has access to
(Example aBOTS=2  This means that a Level 2 admin (or higher) can add/remove Bots)
You can use 0 to Disable a command 
(Example aKILL=0, NO level of admin can use this command)

aLIST=        LIST : Show list of all players, IP, & ID#
aSAY=         SAY {message} : Say message to all players
aSAYA=        SAYA {message} : Say message to all admins (
aSAYP=        SAYP {playerid} {message} : Say message to a player
aBOTS=        ADDBOTS {a#} / NOBOTS : Adds a specified # of bots / Removes Bots
aKICK=        KICK {playerid} : Kick player
aPAUSE=	      PAUSE ON/OFF : Pause/Unpause game
aTEAMSAY=     TEAMSAY ON/Off : Allow admin to read other teams teamsay messages
aSUMMON=      SUMMON {Class.object} : Summon an object
aBAN=         BAN {playerid} : Ban player
aBANIP=       BANIP {ip} : Add IP to banlist
aSPECTATE=    SPECTATE {playerid} : Spectate a player
aCHANGETEAM=  CHANGETEAM {playerid} : Moves player to other team
aRENAME=      RENAME {playerid} {name} : Rename player
aKILL=        KILL {playerid} : Kills player"

=====================================================================================
Configuring the Server
Once you configure the INI file, You need to add the package to the server Packages...
Open the Unrealtournament.ini and add the following line under the section 
[Engine.GameEngine]
ServerPackages=HA3

Add the mutator into your server mutator string.  This should be added just like any 
other mutator, its different for each Service Provider
(Example MUTATORLIST=MonsterHunt.MonsterHunt;UTJMH29.UTJMHBase;HA3.HiddenA)

Once you restart the game, the mutator should load.

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Using the mutator
This is a mutator, so every command MUST begin with Mutate Ha (caps is not sensitive)
Loging In:  To log in just open your concile and type "Mutate ha login {password}" 
Depending on the password, 

you will be logged in as a Level 1, 2, or 3 Admin (this will 
not Be anounced to the server, but will be logged)

Listing available commands:  To do this, You need to be logged in.
Once logged it you can list the commands available to you by typing "Mutate Ha Menu" 
or "Mutate ha Help" (Both commands do the same thing)
This will reing up a list that looks like this (depending on how the ini was configured)

[HA] Admin Level 2 Menu
[HA] === HELP MENU===
[HA] LIST : Show list of all players, IP, & ID#
[HA] SAY {message} : Say message to all players
[HA] SAYA {message} : Say message to all admins
[HA] SAYP {playerid} {message} : Say message to a player
[HA] NOBOTS : Remove the bots from a game
[HA] ADDBOTS {a#} : Adds a specified # of bots MAX = 16 total Players
[HA] PAUSE ON : Pause game
[HA] PAUSE OFF : Unpause game
[HA] KILL {playerid} : Kills player
[HA] RENAME {playerid} {name} : Rename player


This is the list of commands that you can use.  For example, "Mutate ha pause on" Will 
pause the game
"Mutate ha addbots 5"  This will add 5 bots

Most player specific things are done by Player ID#, In order to get a players ID# you 
need to List the server Players.
You can do this With the "Mutate ha list" command.  This will bring up a menu 
that looks like this

[HA] === Admin Level2
[HA] === LIST OF PLAYERS (id, ip, name, info) ===
[HA] 	2	Salty Pepper 	192.168.0.1	Level 1 Admin
[HA] 	3	Duesers 	192.168.0.2	
[HA] 	6	Johnny  	192.168.0.3	spec
[HA] 	7	"Expletive Deleted"  	192.168.0.4	
[HA] 	9	Barak   	0.0.0.0 	bot

*KILL {playerid}
Duesers player ID is 3, so for a player specific command like KILL,I need to 
type "mutate ha kill 3"... this will instantly kill Duesers and count as a Suicide

*SAYP {playerid} {message}
Now i need to send "Expletive Deleted" a message and let him know not to use That name.
"Mutate ha sayp 7 Please change your name"  This will send an annonymus message to 
"Expletive Deleted" saying "Please change your name".  You can add a # to the front of the 
message to Broadcast the message in Huge white letters accross his screen, so he 
cant miss it  "Mutate ha sayp 7 #Please change your name"
(The # command should work with SAY and SAYA as well)

*RENAME {playerid} {name}
"Expletive Deleted" isnt listening to your Messages, he need to rename him by YOU
"Mutate ha rename 7 Dork",  this will rename '"Expletive Deleted"' to 'Dork' (but only for the
remander of the game, he will have his original name next map)

But. . .
If you are not interested dont give it a second thought . Was just suggestion.

[BiGbOsS]

well i would be more than happy to be an admin, but problem is school lol

i really only play more on the weekends and holidays, but i do stop by during the week every now and then.

I did admin and run my own server at hooks(as you tried to help me and i failed so many times lol) but due to computer problems and lack of bandwidth i put her down . she only lasted maybe six months at the most (probably less)

I have been on this forum for a little more than a year (and i mean little lol)

well theres my crappy resume if u want my opinion for other admins i say kick matrix off (JKJK) and maybe add hellfire although i never see him any more, but he is up during the times that we Americans are asleep lol.

umm supreme maybe, but he is on way less now too, hmm not too many regulars on anymore...........

EDIT
i also forgot that hellfire has been playing ut since who knows when lol a long time for sure

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[Hermskii]

gopostal you aren't bugging me at all. keep the suggestions coming but don't be bothered by me if I fail to take suggestions. I like it clean and simple as you mentioned. I like keeping the main power so I can only blame myself when it all goes to hell. I like trusting others to do the right thing at the right time when I'm not there. I like thinking they'll imagine what I would do right then. Yes, time is a big concern to me and so is me actually knowing how to implement changes or not. I'm not nearly as techy as many of you think. I don't map or code. I haven't worked in the PC field in about 5 years now. I haven't made too many changes here since I got it going both n the server level and the web page itself. I'll contact the folks I expect to give rights to at the end of this week. CYA!

[Hermskii]

I got an email from a member here about this which reminded me that I never did this as I said I would. If you weren't notified about being an admin it was because nobody was notified. So don't think that you were passed over just yet. I passed over everybody because I forgot all about this. Sorry!

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[K]

I am an admin. I just need my passwords back. I don't remember what they are. I have reinstalled my os since last time i used them.

[-SuPreMe-]

i wouldnt mind being an admin , i was an admins once on a BT server so i have abit of experience lol after all ive been here for a long time anyway your decision im happy either way

[Hermskii]

K I can't believe you forgot the passwords! Here you go:

Username: MEAT
Password: Sucks

It is so easy! LOL

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[K]

LOL

I would like to have a moderator on my server also if anyone is up to the task.
Anyone who is on the server allot is a good candidate.
I have a mod already installed that will give whomever i choose special powers.
They dont have to exit UT or anything either.
The moderators just type into the console in game.
Anyone like the job please pm me.