Author Topic: Server numbers on the webpage?  (Read 638 times)

Offline Krusty

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Server numbers on the webpage?
« on: November 25, 2005, 12:18:22 PM »
Is there any chance to get a "server status" page that simply shows a list of the arenas and the number of players currently logged on? Just like the join screen, but on the webpage?

Just curious. I think it might be helpful once in a while.

Offline mussie

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« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2005, 01:17:42 PM »
Be nice if we could read the radio chatter also, maybe only 200 and the system messages ....

Offline Krusty

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« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2005, 10:38:48 PM »
I think it would seriously lag the server to install chat clients on the webpage, because it's just one more source that has to be processed and/or transmitted. The chat takes up so much of the processing and bandwidth that constant kill messages were cut out (now you only get your name in lights when you land!).

I think that would make things worse. Plus it leaves things open to abuse (DOS or spying or whatever)

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« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2005, 11:23:35 AM »
Fair enough but it would still be nice  to have the number of players on line available