Ability to support multiple configs? and Clinet Side Logging

[Winny]

I think this may be handy, becuase I like to have different radar, mousebox, and HUD sizes depending on what style of play I am playing.
It can get annoying having to reset Radar, Mousebox, and keymapping...

Maybe this could be done through a "Style", or "Setup" option in the "Join Game" Menu...

Client Side Logging
This could be useful if the server doesn't log, or if there is conroversy over what a player has said or done....

Just my 0.01

[TD-Linux]

Client Side Logging

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$ bzadmin -ui stdout > log.txt

Though I think it would be a good idea for the client to log automatically, it wouldn't help anything because you can change a text file as easy as opening Notepad

Publicly available server logs are the best option.

As for multiple configs, I would like that too. Huge radar for LaserMania

[CannonBallGuy]

This can be achieved by using .command files (on Mac OS X, I assume it's also possibly on other OSs...).
Create a .command file which would run a command like:

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/Path/To/BZFlag-2.0.8.app/Contents/MacOS/BZFlag -options...

Where -options... can be -config and/or -configdir used to specify what config file is used.
So, if you want to change your setup, just open a different command file.

[macsforme]

This can be achieved by using .command files (on Mac OS X, I assume it's also possibly on other OSs...).
Create a .command file which would run a command like:

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/Path/To/BZFlag-2.0.8.app/Contents/MacOS/BZFlag -options...

Where -options... can be -config and/or -configdir used to specify what config file is used.
So, if you want to change your setup, just open a different command file.

Oh yeah, good idea. I use a similar thing to make sure that BZFlag always opens with the -window option (necessary to make it work on one of my computers). I changed the icon of the terminal file to be the same as the BZFlag program, and then put it in the dock. Works pretty well!

[Winny]

I was thinking of something ingame....for us lazy n00bs

[CannonBallGuy]

This can be achieved by using .command files (on Mac OS X, I assume it's also possibly on other OSs...).
Create a .command file which would run a command like:

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/Path/To/BZFlag-2.0.8.app/Contents/MacOS/BZFlag -options...

Where -options... can be -config and/or -configdir used to specify what config file is used.
So, if you want to change your setup, just open a different command file.

Oh yeah, good idea. I use a similar thing to make sure that BZFlag always opens with the -window option (necessary to make it work on one of my computers). I changed the icon of the terminal file to be the same as the BZFlag program, and then put it in the dock. Works pretty well!

Wow, freaky... I do the exact same thing. I even changed the icon and put it in the dock. I have one for each version of bzflag, from 2.0 to 2.1

[Legolas_]

This can be achieved by using .command files (on Mac OS X, I assume it's also possibly on other OSs...).
Create a .command file which would run a command like:

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/Path/To/BZFlag-2.0.8.app/Contents/MacOS/BZFlag -options...

Where -options... can be -config and/or -configdir used to specify what config file is used.
So, if you want to change your setup, just open a different command file.

Oh yeah, good idea. I use a similar thing to make sure that BZFlag always opens with the -window option (necessary to make it work on one of my computers). I changed the icon of the terminal file to be the same as the BZFlag program, and then put it in the dock. Works pretty well!

Wow, freaky... I do the exact same thing. I even changed the icon and put it in the dock. I have one for each version of bzflag, from 2.0 to 2.1

this is scary stuff.

i changed the icon of each of my bzflag's with diff configs (i have one for each color 'red' 'green' 'prple' blue') the bzflag icons are the same 'cept they are diff colors

[dango]

Oh yeah, good idea. I use a similar thing to make sure that BZFlag always opens with the -window option (necessary to make it work on one of my computers). I changed the icon of the terminal file to be the same as the BZFlag program, and then put it in the dock. Works pretty well!

Wow, freaky... I do the exact same thing. I even changed the icon and put it in the dock. I have one for each version of bzflag, from 2.0 to 2.1

this is scary stuff.

i changed the icon of each of my bzflag's with diff configs (i have one for each color 'red' 'green' 'prple' blue') the bzflag icons are the same 'cept they are diff colors

I'm scared. Very scared...

[JeffM]

you can use -echo on the client and pipe it out to a file on mac and linux, windows will automaticly pipe it out to a log file when you use -echo.

so there is your client side log.

[Winny]

Does it put the files in the same dir that bzflag is in?

[JeffM]

it'll open a file called stdout.txt in your current working directory. if you run from the standard shortcuts then yes that will be the dir where bzflag is.