[XP] RPG Maker XP Online System (RMX-OS)

[G_G]

I'm working on a plugin. How do I make it detect that the server is shutdown or is being shutdown. Its going to be an extension but I also had an idea, I was just going to alias a couple of methods in Server.rb and place it in its own .rb and add it to an extension. Would that work?

[nathmatt]

check out the extensoin skeleton

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def self.main
  # while server is running
   while RMXOS.server.running
     self.server_update #server is running
     sleep(0.1) # 0.1 seconds pause, decreases server load
   end
   # server is shut down
end

the only way i can think of to tell if you hit the x to close it thought would be to have a parallel program running to check the server

[G_G]

Well I managed a simple Online Status plugin. However the plugin only sets it Offline if you press CTRL + C to shutdown the server. If you shut it down by clicking X then it doesn't change it.

[Magus]

Okay... the HTML help file is unclear. It doesn't explain hosting very well, so I'm stuck at the moment.
Like.. how do I make it, so that other people, such as my friends can play.

[Wizered67]

um..... you give them the game.......

Well, I don't know what you have and haven't done, but you have to forward the port and put in your ip in the options stuff.

[Magus]

Edit:

I was kidding. I have it downpacked..

[G_G]

Okay, well I've got something else I'm working on. I need to know how to access a clients party, or give a client gold. Might as well tell you what I plan. I'm making a Random Gold extension.

After so many configurable minutes, it'll randomly choose a connected client. It'll give that person a random amount of gold between Min and Max. Then it sets Last_user to the client's name just so that same client can't get gold twice in a row. Then waits another configurable minutes.

EDIT: I know the idea sounds stupid, but its mostly for practice. I practically know nothing about Rmx-os. So it makes sense making silly small plugins for it.

[Blizzard]

Okay... the HTML help file is unclear. It doesn't explain hosting very well, so I'm stuck at the moment.
Like.. how do I make it, so that other people, such as my friends can play.

Have you ever heard of the Internet and the information that is out there, my friend?

@G_G:

The method nathmatt posted:

def self.main
  # while server is running
   while RMXOS.server.running
     self.server_update #server is running
     sleep(0.1) # 0.1 seconds pause, decreases server load
   end
   # YOUR CODE BEFORE SHUTDOWN GOES HERE
   # server is shut down
end

Clicking X kills the server and I don't think there's a way around that. The only actual way I could think of would be that the server writes to a file every 5 seconds and if the file hasn't been modified for more than 10 seconds, everything outside of RMX-OS knows that RMX-OS isn't running anymore.

As for the other plugins...
RMX-OS is not related to the game in any way. There is almost not game data on the server. The only game data that is on the server while it's running is the data that is required for other clients to know where the client is standing, etc. You can't give people gold on the server and expect it to appear in game. RMX-OS is a server, not a client. It synchronizes clients. It does not run a messed up copy of the game like Netplay (hence RMX-OS runs a lot faster than Netplay).

You can always use the message code EVA when sending clients a message that they should interpret.

client.send("EVA$game_party.gain_gold(1000)")

[G_G]

I tested that code out and it worked perfectly. However here's my code and how its setup but it doesn't seem that the its actually being updated. Here's my code.

module RMXOS
	
	#------------------------------------------------------------------
	# Passes the extension's main module to RMX-OS on the top
	# level so it can handle this extension.
	# Returns: Module of this extension for update.
	#------------------------------------------------------------------
	def self.load_current_extension
		return RandomGold
	end
	
end

#======================================================================
# module ExtensionSkeleton
#======================================================================

module RandomGold
	
	VERSION = 1.0
	RMXOS_VERSION = 1.11
	SERVER_THREAD = true
	
	# :::: START Configuration
	TIME_WAIT = 10 # In Minutes : Must be whole number
  GOLD_MIN = 1
  GOLD_MAX = 500
	# :::: END Configuration
	
	#------------------------------------------------------------------
	# Initializes the extension (i.e. instantiation of classes).
	#------------------------------------------------------------------
	def self.initialize
    @last_user = ""
    @time = 0
    @clients = []
	end
	#------------------------------------------------------------------
	# Calls constant updating on the server.
	#------------------------------------------------------------------
	def self.main
		# while server is running
		while RMXOS.server.running
                                  self.server_update
			sleep(1) # 1 seconds pause, decreases server load
		end
	end
	#------------------------------------------------------------------
	# Handles the server update.
	#------------------------------------------------------------------
	def self.server_update
		# - YOUR SERVER CODE HERE
    @time += 1
    puts "Random Gold: #{TIME_WAIT - @time}" 
    if @time >= TIME_WAIT
      gold = rand(GOLD_MAX) + GOLD_MIN
      client = rand($clients.size)
      $client[client].send("EVA$game_party.gain_gold(#{gold})")
      @time = 0
    end
	end
	#------------------------------------------------------------------
	# Handles updating from a client.
	# client - Client instance (from Client.rb)
	# Returns: Whether to stop check the message or not.
	#------------------------------------------------------------------
	def self.client_update(client)
		# - YOUR CLIENT MESSAGE CODE HERE
		return false
	end
	
end

But it doesn't seem to be updating. I waited ten seconds and then it should've chosen a random client to give gold to. I can't say for sure it is actually updating or If I'm doing something wrong. But I've waited several seconds and I didn't get any gold.

[Magus]

Okay... the HTML help file is unclear. It doesn't explain hosting very well, so I'm stuck at the moment.
Like.. how do I make it, so that other people, such as my friends can play.

o.o That quote is old. If you read my next post afterwards, you should be able to dismiss it
Have you ever heard of the Internet and the information that is out there, my friend?

@G_G:

The method nathmatt posted:

def self.main
  # while server is running
   while RMXOS.server.running
     self.server_update #server is running
     sleep(0.1) # 0.1 seconds pause, decreases server load
   end
   # YOUR CODE BEFORE SHUTDOWN GOES HERE
   # server is shut down
end

Clicking X kills the server and I don't think there's a way around that. The only actual way I could think of would be that the server writes to a file every 5 seconds and if the file hasn't been modified for more than 10 seconds, everything outside of RMX-OS knows that RMX-OS isn't running anymore.

As for the other plugins...
RMX-OS is not related to the game in any way. There is almost not game data on the server. The only game data that is on the server while it's running is the data that is required for other clients to know where the client is standing, etc. You can't give people gold on the server and expect it to appear in game. RMX-OS is a server, not a client. It synchronizes clients. It does not run a messed up copy of the game like Netplay (hence RMX-OS runs a lot faster than Netplay).

You can always use the message code EVA when sending clients a message that they should interpret.

client.send("EVA$game_party.gain_gold(1000)")

[G_G]

Nawm, what are you trying to say here?

[Blizzard]

$clients[client].send("EVA$game_party.gain_gold(#{gold})")

I think I forgot to add the code that detects crashed extensions. O_o

[G_G]

$clients[client].send("EVA$game_party.gain_gold(#{gold})")

I think I forgot to add the code that detects crashed extensions. O_o

YES it fixed it! Here's what the server does. It counts down from X seconds. (Will be minutes) Then when it reaches TIME_WAIT it gives a random client a random amount of gold. In the server itself, it out puts this.

p "Time Left Til Gold: #{TIME_WAIT - @time}"

When it prints 0, it means @time is at TIME_WAIT, @time is set to 0 after it gives the gold, however it doesn't start counting down again and on top of that it doesn't print the client's name who got the gold.

Here's my new script.
http://pastebin.com/E4mcS5S8

Any help is appreciated thanks BLizz!

[Blizzard]

Why don't you just set the sleep time to the number of seconds which the server will wait and just keep running the gold distro in the main loop? xD

[G_G]

Just tried it, now nothings working D:

	def self.main
		# while server is running
		while RMXOS.server.running
			if @time >= TIME_WAIT
				gold = rand(GOLD_MAX) + GOLD_MIN
				client = rand($clients.size)
				$clients[client].send("EVA$game_party.gain_gold(#{gold})")
				puts "#{$client[client].player.username} gained #{gold}" 
				@time = 0
			else
				@time += 1
			end
			puts "Time Left Til Gold: #{WAIT_TIME - @time}" 
			sleep(1)
		end
	end

[Blizzard]

	def self.main
		# while server is running
		while RMXOS.server.running
			self.server_update
			sleep(WAIT_TIME)
		end
	end

	def self.server_update
		gold = rand(GOLD_MAX) + GOLD_MIN
		client = $clients[rand($clients.size)]
		client.send("EVA$game_party.gain_gold(#{gold})")
		puts "#{client.player.username} gained #{gold}" 
	end

[G_G]

Again, it works only one time. Then its like it stops updating. I set the time wait to 10 seconds. Sat there for 10, got 227 gold, then sat for another 10 and I didn't get anything. And the message wasn't getting printed either.  D:

EDIT: Typo on WAIT_TIME xD didn't realize, its supposed to be TIME_WAIT, works perfectly now <3 Sorry for bugging you !

[Blizzard]

No problem. I just uploaded RMX-OS 1.13 which properly reports extension bugs. Now errors like this won't happen anymore. xD

[G_G]

Small update if you dont mind .__.

Random Gold makes sure that no player gets gold randomly twice in a row.
Got all wanted features built in. Except one (keep reading, maybe you can help me)
-Set Wait Time in seconds before gifting gold
-Set gold minimum and maximum
-Set log gold messages
-Never picks same person twice
-Set error messages to what you want

Feature I wanted.
-When client gets the gold, I want a message to appear in the chatbox. I only want him to see it, is it possible?

[Blizzard]

This here would be a full fletched extension making use of the skeleton and RMX-OS as system.

module RMXOS
	
	def self.load_current_extension
		return Goldy
	end
	
	module Data
		PlayerGotLucky = 'You got lucky! You won AMOUNT gold from the server!'
		GoldyGotLucky = '\'PLAYER\' got \'AMOUNT\' gold.'
	end
	
end

#======================================================================
# module Goldy
#======================================================================

module Goldy
	
	VERSION = 1.0
	RMXOS_VERSION = 1.13
	SERVER_THREAD = true
	
	# START Configuration
	SERVER_DISPLAY = true # show log in command prompt screen
	LOG_FILENAME = './logs/goldy.log' # leave empty if no log file should be created
	DELETE_LOG_ON_START = true
	WAIT_TIME = 30
	MIN_GOLD = 1000
	MAX_GOLD = 10000
	# END Configuration
	
	def self.initialize
		@lucky_user_ids = []
	end
  
	def self.main
		while RMXOS.server.running
			self.server_update
			sleep(WAIT_TIME)
		end
	end
	
	def self.server_update
		logged_in_clients = $clients.find_all {|client| client.player.user_id > 0}
		unlucky_clients = logged_in_clients.find_all {|client| !@lucky_user_ids.include?(client.player.user_id)}
		if unlucky_clients.size > 0
			client = unlucky_clients[rand(unlucky_clients.size)]
			@lucky_user_ids.push(client.player.user_id)
			gold = rand(MAX_GOLD - MIN_GOLD + 1) + MIN_GOLD
			client.send("EVA$game_party.gain_gold(#{gold})")
			message = RMXOS::Data::PlayerGotLucky.sub('AMOUNT') {gold.to_s}
			color = RMXOS::Data::ColorOK
			client.send("CHT#{color}\t0\t#{message}")
			message = RMXOS::Data::GoldyGotLucky.sub('PLAYER', client.player.username).sub('AMOUNT', gold.to_s)
			self.log(message)
		end
	end
	
	def self.client_update(client)
		return false
	end
	
	def self.log(message)
		puts message if SERVER_DISPLAY
		if LOG_FILENAME != ''
			file = File.open(LOG_FILENAME, 'a')
			file.write(message + "\n")
			file.close
		end
	end
	
end

You realize, though, that this is generally a stupid idea? (I saw that you posted a topic.) Each time the server crashes, the queue would be emptied and everybody could get gold again.