Server setup

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See Server Documentation

The most common questions we've had regarding server setup will be answered here to supplement the basic documentation.

coloured server description

You'll need to use the control-character "\f" (line-feed) which has the ASCII-code of 12;

• on linux you should be able to create it with Ctrl + L (ingame or in an editor) or Ctrl + V and then L (on the shell)
• on windows you should be able to create it via Alt-Gr + 1 + 2 (NumKeyPad)
• you can also use Media:Control_char_formfeed.txt (use "Save Link as..." from your browser!)
• an example is provided in Media:Example_coloured_motd.txt

Colourization (this also applies for CubeScript/ingame colours) works via the control-char followed by a indication character. Apart from the special cases of "\fs" and "\fr" for saving/restoring previously set colours in the current line of text you can use the following numbers to set to the respective colour:

• 0 : green
• 1 : blue
• 2 : yellow
• 3 : red
• 4 : gray
• 5 : white
• 6 : magenta

Check source/src/rendertext.cpp to see wether your currently installed release might be more current than this page! Look inside the "draw_text" function inside the case for "\f" (obviously) - in v0.93 this is line 187ff. RandumIdiot:RandumIdiot's simplistic explanation of coloured messages.

Also take a look at the discussion

Coloured Server Title via Mac Launcher

where this link goes directly to a hopefully helpful screenshot! (see the backlog of last few posts above it too for clarification).

multiline server description

This is a matter of your operating-system really. On *nix I'd go for a shell script along the lines of:

#!/bin/sh
#
TS=$(date +%H:%M:%S\ %d.%m.%y)
echo -e "NOW : $TS\n"
#
# MOTD definition - WYSIWYG :)
#
MOTD='^L5http://^L3assault^L5.^L1cubers^L5.^L2net^L5/
^L2--- -- - -- ---
Server Auto-^L3Disconnect^Lfs ^L2@ ^L3-1^Lf frags ...   You Have Been Warned!'
#
# run the server:
#
bin_unix/linux_server -xMyPassWord -k-1 -c6 -n"^L3AC^L2SRV^L1~" -o"$SM"

Then I start that in an appropriately setup screen session :) You might be interested in Coloured_logs for viewing the generated logs colourized on your terminal :)

On Windows you should either be able to use the method suggested on the forum or try Alt-Gr + 1 + 0 for LF (linefeed).

No idea what Mac's have nowadays, they used to have their own "new line"-indication; it's "\n" on *nix, "\r\n" on Windows ... must've been "\n\r" on Apple ... is it still with Mac OS X?!?

Anyway, if LF doesn't work NL should "\n" or Alt-Gr + 1 + 3

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