foHi !
I have released a new version of my HLIRC plugin. This version adds support for ports other than 6667 in the IRC protocol.
What this plugin does: HLIRC acts as a proxy between the Half-Life server and a specified IRC channel. You can participate in IRC discussions while you play the game (when you are dead, for example) and people in the IRC channel can see what messages the players are exchanging between each other.
What it does that other similar plugins don't: unlike the other IRC plugins for HL/CS, this one works with
ANY HL mod (Half-Life, TFC, CS, OpFor, DoD, etc)., but foremost it's NOT just a one-way system that sends things to IRC but wouldn't let the players take part in the IRC discussion. The main difference with the other IRC plugins is that this one will let you SEE what the people in IRC are talking about WHILE you are in game, and you will be able to chat with them interactively. Each time someone posts a message in the IRC channel, it will appear on the player's HUD ; and each time a players posts a message in the game HUD, it will appear on IRC too.
With this version the plugin also posts in IRC the death events (player X killed player Y with weapon Z)
*edit*
Version 4.0 is out!
- Linux support added (with UNIX domain sockets and pthreads multithreading library - thanks to memed for the Linux config of the server)
- Bugfixes in the connection process (the bot won't spam the server log if it fails to connect to the IRC server)
- Cleaner handling of the IRC bot thread
- Several remote queries added to the IRC bot: send it a PM message with one of the following words: VERSION, CLIENTINFO, TIME
- Does not disconnect/reconnect 10 seconds later on map change
- Now also reports
player connections,
player disconnections, and
map changes in the IRC window.
*edit*
Version 5.0 is out!
- Rewritten to support latest Steam update which screwed up the HL netcode again
- Better and easier configuration through a single "irc" server command
- Ability to disconnect/reconnect without shutting down the HL server
- Ability to change the IRC bot's nickname and channel without disconnecting
- Bot chat is no longer forwarded to the IRC channel (helps spamming less)
- Cosmetics: player names now appear in bold in the IRC window
Binaries and source code available at
http://filebase.bots-united.com/pafi...ion=file&id=69
A demo is currently running on the Bots United IRC server...
Enjoy !