rec0's Devicator Server App for Halo CE 1.08

[StankBacon]

First things first…

1. SAPP is included with this release. It MUST be used in order to get full functionality out of the app. Be sure to include "load" in your init.txt file to ensure SAPP is loaded on server start.

2. Logging MUST be enabled on the server for Devicator to work. Edit your init.txt to include “sv_log_enabled 1”.

3. Using sv_say in rcon or the app's /e command will cause the server to crash instantly. Use say “x” (where x is your message) if you want to broadcast a message.

4. Running is app is no doubt against the Terms of Service of GameServers or any other hosting company. DO NOT BLAME US if you somehow get busted and your server gets terminated.


Now we have that out of the way…

Below are the instructions for the installation and configuration of rec0’s Devicator. Inside the RAR file of the release are two folders: “home server” and “gameservers”. Extract the folder to your computer you that is applicable to your setup. DO NOT UPLOAD YET.


THE FOLLOWING STEP IS OPTIONAL
Minimal hex editing is required in the next step. If you feel uncomfortable performing the following actions, OR if you do not care about the server’s name when you use the /stunts and /restore commands, you can optionally skip this step. If you use the commands, however, you will have to manually set the server’s name through rcon with sv_name or the app’s /svname command.

To set up the server names, you will need a hex editor. For this example, Tiny Hexer will be used. Tiny Hexer is freeware and is simple to use. It can be downloaded here (http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Miscellaneous/tiny-hexer.shtml).

Launch Tiny Hexer and open "haloceded_extended.exe". Scroll down until you reach offset 0xE140 (see picture below). This will set the name of the server when the “/stunts” command is executed. Repeat the same procedure at offset 0xE170 for the “/restore” name.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You MUST highlight each letter and replace it with your own. The total length of the “/stunts” name cannot exceed 21 characters. The total length of the “/restore” name cannot exceed 35 characters.

http://files.h2vista.net/apps/Devicator/devicator_hex.jpg
Click to enlarge.


THE FOLLOWING STEP IS MANDATORY
The next step involves editing Devicator’s database file. You will need Microsoft Access (or a free alternative called mdbviewer) to perform the editing.

The database is located in the _d folder and is called “_d.mdb”. Open the database with Microsoft Access and double click on the “players” table. Fill in the columns “names” and “cdkey” with your own information. The “names” column is your nickname in Halo, and the cdkey column is your CD key’s hash used for administrator identification. Set an admin level of 10 for yourself.

NOTE: Admin levels range from 1 through 10. Admin levels have very similar privileges, but the biggest difference is that a lower admin level cannot promote themselves or another to a higher admin level. Also, a “10” cannot “/a” another higher than 7. The database will need to be manually edited for that.

http://files.h2vista.net/apps/Devicator/devicator_mdb.jpg
Click to enlarge.


INSTALLATION (UPLOADING)
Now with the configuration complete, all that is left to do is to upload it. The Halo server MUST be closed down before files are uploaded, so shut it down now.

Upload the contents of the folder you extracted earlier into the same directory as haloceded.exe. Be sure to backup any files that are going to be overwritten in case you want to remove Devicator in the future.

Edit your init.txt to include the required “load” and “sv_log_enabled 1” commands now if you haven’t done so already. It should look similar to the one below:

sv_name "Modacity Game Server - www.modacity.net"
sv_public 1
sv_motd motd.txt
sv_maxplayers 16
sv_password
sv_rcon_password RCONPASS
sv_mapcycle_timeout 10
sv_log_enabled 1
load

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOME SERVERS: If you are using the "home server" folder, Devicator will NOT start automatically. You will need to manually launch it by executing haloceded_extended.exe.

Once you are sure everything is set, you may start the server and enjoy using rec0’s Devicator!

The Devicator commands are detailed HERE (http://www.hivclan.net/rec0sapp.htm). Be sure to carefully read over and understand the commands fully before use. If used incorrectly, the server can crash.


DOWNLOAD

By downloading and using rec0’s Devicator, you agree to the following:

- The application is only authorized for use on Halo CE 1.08. You must update your game to play on the server. Running Devicator on any other versions of Halo is strictly against this agreement.

- The application cannot be sold for profit or sold bundled with anything for any monetary amount.

- This application is offered without any guarantee of reliability. If it causes instability of your server or your operating system, we cannot be held responsible for any data loss or hardware damage.

- We are not in any way responsible for any issues you may experience, legal or technical, with the application.

- Any server found to be running Devicator in violation of this agreement will be terminated.

- These terms in this agreement can be updated at any time without notice.

Download: http://files.h2vista.net/apps/Devicator/rec0_Devicator_HaloCE_108.rar

All credit goes to rec0 for the Devicator; Termy for SAPP. Thank you for your contributions to the Halo CE community!


See also: Server Error Restarter (http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?22464-APP-Server-Error-Restarter-for-Rec0-s-Devicator.)
(Post updated and re-written by jcap 4/17/2009)

[Cortexian]

Well... This was an unexpected turn of events...

[Kaishounashi]

wow, interesting indeed.

thank you for the release, it should prove interesting to examine the files and play around with the app even this late in the game's lifecycle

[n00b1n8R]

No idea why it took so long, good to see it's finally public. :awesome:

PS: move to release

[StankBacon]

enjoy guys.


also, i put it here because i wasn't sure if the release forum needed to be admin verified or whatever.

[FluffyDucky™]

Lmao! Yeah.. I don't know what to say. :)

[Cortexian]

On the Lancers Edge already, configured, tested, and ready to abuse go!

[supersniper]

Wow ok I really did not expect this.
Wow it was fun abusing using the app on your server Freelancer.

Now what are the difference's in admin levels?

[StankBacon]

nothing in terms of abilities, only a 8 -10 can give or take admin, and a 1 cannot kick a 2, and so on.


also a note, if you want to run this on a home dedi, you do not need to change or alter the strings files... you'll just need to run the dedi and the app separately. (open dedi, open app right after)

[Sel]

Didn't see this coming :v:

Also rec0 go make a tf2 server app.

[Syuusuke]

Thanks rec0.

But it came out a little bit too late.

[InnerGoat]

ty rec0!

[Aßyll]

wow. Thank you!

[Con]

I thought I'd never see the day...

[Donut]

lol commands
/hitler - kills everyone

can this be used for a lan game? and is it possible to set new admins?

[NullZero]

:O

[StankBacon]

lol commands
/hitler - kills everyone

can this be used for a lan game?


and is it possible to set new admins?


it will work on a home dedi ... wont work if you start a game from within ce tho.


and to set new admins when they are ingame... just type /a namehere 1

namehere being the name or shortcut of the person, and 1 being the admin level.. anything from 1 to 10.

[Rook]

Some things you should edit, /e does not crash the server for whatever reason, and an alternate to Microsoft Access is a free program called MDB Viewer. I used that prior to getting Access.

[ultama121]

Very very cool. I was expecting some sort of prank link when I opened the thread. :v:

[StankBacon]

Some things you should edit, /e does not crash the server for whatever reason


i said if you use the /e command to do /e sv_say blah it will crash the server.

[Rook]

i said if you use the /e command to do /e sv_say blah it will crash the server.
Oh, that'd be the same as if you went into rcon manually though. o__o

Shouldn't you have left the db of names? Doesn't matter since I already have em but it might be useful for others.

[STLRamsFan]

I actually still have the HCEL database on here. It has all the extra mapshortcuts, HCEL admins (course I can quickly fix that), and lastly all the teleports (good ol' yoyorast moon is still there :)). If anyone's interested, let me know and I'll hook you up. Once I get off work I'll post a list of what I got.

[Rook]

^ Hah I had the same thing in mind then came and saw that post.

http://files.filefront.com/dmdb/;13399101;/fileinfo.html 12,000 some unique entries.

Make sure you change the admins on that list to 0 if you don't want them to have it in your server, or whatever.

[Cortexian]

Why would you want to use the pre-built list on a different server? You don't get the "unique player" messages or the ability to track total players that have actually played on YOUR server! The only advantage is that you know practically everyone's usernames and altnames... I guess it's a trade off.

[Advancebo]

So what does this do exactly?

[Cortexian]

So what does this do exactly?
You're kidding right? It does everything, like what SAPP does, only better.

[Sel]

You're kidding right? It does everything, like what SAPP does, only better.

Uhh, it has more features than sapp, the ones it shares are done better through SAPP as they are much more stable.

Oh and chat command execution as opposed to rcon.

[Limited]

rec0 and 1.08 does not match.

Explain?

[Cortexian]

rec0 and 1.08 does not match.

Explain?
Does match now, that is all.

[Limited]

Last I heard rec0s app was being updated by Patrick but then he stopped.

As in incorporates SAPP either Termy is rec0, or termy has been dumped out of credit.

[Cortexian]

Last I heard rec0s app was being updated by Patrick but then he stopped.

As in incorporates SAPP either Termy is rec0, or termy has been dumped out of credit.
Termy was dumped out of credit, but Bacon mentioned that SAPP is included.

[Limited]

Considering it wouldnt work at all without SAPP I'm thinking he should be given a big mention.

[Sel]

Considering it wouldnt work at all without SAPP I'm thinking he should be given a big mention.

Uhhh, pretty sure it does work without SAPP, there just wont be any sv_say happening.

[Limited]

Uhhh, pretty sure it does work without SAPP, there just wont be any sv_say happening.
On 1.08? Ha highly doubtful.

[Sel]

On 1.08? Ha highly doubtful.

The HCEL server runs rec0's app and has no problem with executing app commands with sapp unloaded. There is just no confirmation of the command execution from the sv_say.

[jables]

big noob question, when you say you need acces to microsoft, what do you mean? i got the tiny hex part down, but with the admin editing in the _d i have no clue what to use, may you please explain what program i need to use.

[jables]

wait... nvm i am just an idiot. i know what i need now. the programs called microsoft access. lol oops.

[Rook]

On 1.08? Ha highly doubtful.
Yeah it's been like that for a while... if you don't type (rcon here) load it'll run fine without sapp, it just won't have any text output.

[jables]

i am having a lot of trouble getting this to work. i have no clue where i went wrong.

[Rook]

You have xfire jables? I could try to help you through it.

[jables]

yes i do, spartan2807

[Cortexian]

I know that Rook is helping you out Jables, because he asked me to help him help you... But to get to the point, Rec0's app is fairly unstable and can cause more headaches than it's worth if you don't REALLY know what you're doing. This is just a word of warning, in case you get fed up, don't think that you're at fault, it's a VERY picky app.

[StankBacon]

Last I heard rec0s app was being updated by Patrick but then he stopped.

As in incorporates SAPP either Termy is rec0, or termy has been dumped out of credit.


it doesn't NEED sapp to work..

the only thing the app uses sapp for is outputting server messages like welcome and vehicles spawned.

it wouldn't need sapp at all if you ever looked at your pms and helped get it fixed >.>

[Limited]

it wouldn't need sapp at all if you ever looked at your pms and helped get it fixed >.>
I read that pm and wanted to help but I've been swamped with uni work =\.

[n00b1n8R]

Are you uploading this to halomaps?

[StankBacon]

already did, LOL.

[Sel]

FUCK CE :D :D :D

servers gonna be crashin left right an center heh

[Cortexian]

FUCK CE :D :D :D

servers gonna be crashin left right an center heh
Yea, app raped my gameservers server I think... Process was still running in the bg so I couldn't stop or restart the server, but the server wasn't actually running... And I couldn't change any FTP files... lmao... Will be more careful now... lol

[StankBacon]

if the server crashes, you need to shut it down and wait a while before restarting.

[TeeKup]

God help us...

[Cortexian]

if the server crashes, you need to shut it down and wait a while before restarting.
An hour and a half isn't a long enough wait?

[StankBacon]

rofl, dunno what you did then...

[jables]

just wanted to say thanks for the release, and thanks to rook, and freelancer for helping rook, lol.

[supersniper]

Meh got this working, your right if you put the modifies strings in the app exceptions, but it works without it.

Side note: everytime you want to change the server name hex editing is a bitch.

Question? what commands exactly are to NOT be used?

[Sel]

They all work as far as I know, and are just as stable as they were in 1.07

[supersniper]

as long as SAPP is loaded though?
if it's unloaded?

[Sel]

Oh freelancer love how you went on and on about how I abused the app with the occasional /t * and /kill, and I'm in your server right now, and some dude named panda is /hitler ing non stop, and changing the speed to -20 every 3 minutes.

HEH

[Cortexian]

Oh freelancer love how you went on and on about how I abused the app with the occasional /t * and /kill, and I'm in your server right now, and some dude named panda is /hitler ing non stop, and changing the speed to -20 every 3 minutes.

HEH
Yea, Panda is a newbie to the app so I've let him get away with some abuse so far. I've instructed him to act more responsibly now.

[jables]

is it known for the app to just stop working and not be able to get it back up? i made backups just in case, but its not working to re upload any of it.

[El Lobo]

HIV onry.

[StankBacon]

lol



[15:27] »f§«M@§†è®~SG~: dude ur thing is a ******* virus
[15:27] »f§«M@§†è®~SG~: i cna't even start halo
[15:27] »f§«M@§†è®~SG~: ce
[15:27] »f§«M@§†è®~SG~: nothing works
[15:27] »f§«M@§†è®~SG~: i even got rid of it and got the backups in and it STILL doesn't work

[Sel]

why are you releasing viruses bacon :(

[StankBacon]

i guess i should have put out 2 releases, one for gs dedis, and one for home dedis...

[Cortexian]

is it known for the app to just stop working and not be able to get it back up? i made backups just in case, but its not working to re upload any of it.
Never had the app stop working on me before... Are you hosting a home dedi or a paid dedi?

[InnerGoat]

lol



[15:27] »f§«M@§†è®~SG~: dude ur thing is a ******* virus
[15:27] »f§«M@§†è®~SG~: i cna't even start halo
[15:27] »f§«M@§†è®~SG~: ce
[15:27] »f§«M@§†è®~SG~: nothing works
[15:27] »f§«M@§†è®~SG~: i even got rid of it and got the backups in and it STILL doesn't work

Kid probably had a virus on the system beforehand...


*goes to crash servers with the app on them*

[jables]

Never had the app stop working on me before... Are you hosting a home dedi or a paid dedi?
im on a gameservers paid.

[supersniper]

Kid probably had a virus on the system beforehand...


*goes to crash servers with the app on them*You touch my server I will hunt you down and (idk i can't figure out what I should do)

[InnerGoat]

I was kidding. It's not really crashing the server, more like breaking the app by using alt characters in the name.

:downs:

[supersniper]

I knew you were kidding... ( i thought you'd get my sarcastic post...)

lol alt chars...

[Sel]

I was kidding. It's not really crashing the server, more like breaking the app by using alt characters in the name.

:downs:

Tell me the alt code :downs:

[sevlag]

Tell me the alt code :downs:kind of a funny thought..a complex app can be taken down by using ALT codes in your name...odd

[Syuusuke]

I like my name, it makes the app not work on me. I'm immune!

[Cortexian]

im on a gameservers paid.
I had the app lock up my gameservers box, had to get their support guys to reboot the entire box.

[supersniper]

I like my name, it makes the app not work on me. I'm immune!Hmm just replace random alt characters with ?? and I bet it will work :p

[Syuusuke]

Noooo

If you ever see me ingame, you'll know why.

You'll know what my name is.

[Disaster]

Noooo

If you ever see me ingame, you'll know why.

You'll know what my name is.
o_O

[supersniper]

Noooo

If you ever see me ingame, you'll know why.

You'll know what my name is.
Ooooh how does he dooo that...
*get back on the ship*
It's still a mysteryyy...

[Cortexian]

I'm pretty sure it's possible, as long as the person administrating can tell how many characters are in your name.

However, if you use a blank name with the name hack tool, it's almost impossible to see how many characters there are... Oh shit, did I just say that out loud?

[Sel]

I'm pretty sure it's possible, as long as the person administrating can tell how many characters are in your name.


No, it won't give a shit and won't detect that player.

On another note if that user is an admin they can not access the app commands and the admin message will appear after they have left the server.

[StankBacon]

how about you guys stop discussing ways of crashing the app.

[Limited]

Theres other ways of retrieving which player is which, it can be linked with cd hashs, kills, deaths, team etc.

So your saying the banning doesnt work with messed names? Cant you just ban it regular style?

[StankBacon]

rcon always works :)

[InnerGoat]

how about you guys stop discussing ways of crashing the app.

It's their servers, let them run into issues with the app :p

[Aßyll]

no, a blank name IS recognized by the app - it's registered and added to the database.. you just can't do anything specifically to the player. you could only do it to every player, like /kill *. Maybe, though, you could catch their name and use /sc * "blank", if they're either the first or last player.

[Sel]

no, a blank name IS recognized by the app - it's registered and added to the database.. you just can't do anything specifically to the player. you could only do it to every player, like /kill *. Maybe, though, you could catch their name and use /sc * "blank", if they're either the first or last player.

Blank names yes, we are also discussing one that is immune to app commands.

[Syuusuke]

=)

I miss using speed and some teleports, oh well.

[Cortexian]

how about you guys stop discussing ways of crashing the app.
But... That's no fun!

Been playing with rams and some older really cool dudes that know the ways of the app.

[Beavis]

Veeerrry Interesting. I miss this game.

[Cortexian]

Servers running the tool that I know of:
HCEL Server
Lancers Edge
Official Yoyorast Server Paris
Abyll's Zombie Server

[supersniper]

mine...

[tythespy]

now someone just gots to convert this to halo 1.08pc.

[supersniper]

http://goemitar.wordpress.com/category/projects/imega/

tythespy just wait.

[Sel]

Hasn't that shit been dead for like, ever?

[Omega]

Hasn't that shit been dead for like, ever?

If you mean iMega, no.

[supersniper]

Lol here let me give you the twitter update link...
and you tell me that it's dead.

https://twitter.com/Goemitar

[mech]

https://assets1.twitter.com/images/white.pngMade some modification to the core of the program. Still need to fix some design problems.3:42 AM Mar 2nd (https://twitter.com/Goemitar/status/1268887732) from web

It compiles again. Currently working on some design issues.1:31 PM Feb 16th (https://twitter.com/Goemitar/status/1216700943) from web

Started working on the project again.3:00 PM Feb 15th (https://twitter.com/Goemitar/status/1213537386) from web

Great updates man.

[tythespy]

http://goemitar.wordpress.com/category/projects/imega/

tythespy just wait.


i know i've been watching and waiting on that for some time now...

[StankBacon]

any servers using this?

[Sel]

A coldsnap one, the HCEL, and lancers.

[Rook]

Mustang is wanting to set it up on his -JR- server, I hear.

[Cortexian]

any servers using this?
iMega or Rec0's?

A coldsnap one, the HCEL, and lancers.
See above reply.

Mustang is wanting to set it up on his -JR- server, I hear.
See above reply.

[blind]

Lmao.
gg bacon.

[king_nothing_]

If I were still playing this game I might be concerned about this being released. I don't care much either way anymore though. It was hard enough keeping our own admins from abusing the app...I can only imagine how annoying it could be if a bunch of random hoodlums have that kind of power. lol.

[supersniper]

so far there has been no abuse...

[StankBacon]

because the noobs dont know how to set it up and use it.

[Cortexian]

because the noobs dont know how to set it up and use it.
Yea, I've only seen 4 servers running it. Lancers Edge, Lancers Edge Zombies, Abylls Zombies, and HCEL.

[n00b1n8R]

HCEL has had it since before the public release.

[Kaishounashi]

I'd run it on mine, but i'm just too lazy. I don't find myself needing it's functionality just yet, tho the wildcard command support is very tempting and useful from what I recall seeing.

[supersniper]

I had it on mine but abyll's stuff that he is working on that i'm testing for him wasn't compatible with the modified haloceded.exe so I got rid of it.

But Bacon is right so really it was an ok release.

[Aßyll]

The only reason that I don't really use it is because I'm making a better one. Oh and yes, I intend to make it public too.

[Rook]

The only reason that I don't really use it is because I'm making a better one. Oh and yes, I intend to make it public too.
Feeling feisty today huh?

[Cortexian]

The only reason that I don't really use it is because I'm making a better one. Oh and yes, I intend to make it public too.
Like I've told you many times before, good luck with that. "Better" will require you to make your app have more commands and functionality, yet be MORE stable.

[ZeRk`]

Just stable would be nice. Work on that ;)

[Aßyll]

Okay, public beta #1 is now released! Lets see you prove that it _IS_ less stable, eh? And I am pretty sure that my cmdfile ability makes it LEAPS and BOUNDS better than the rec0 app, along with the fact that you can actually CUSTOMIZE admin levels! XD

[StankBacon]

what?

nice thread hijack :|

[Aßyll]

umm... well i was replying.. to... their comments..

[Sabre]

umm... well i was replying.. to... their comments..

Take it to mass PM?

[1ndistinkt]

i have a home server for my clan and i need this app to work for halo 1.06 and also i have no idea what to do with the hex editing...i have the admin stuff down tho...help me anyone..my xfire is 1ndistinkt

[jcap]

No.

There is no support for outdated game versions.

Update to 1.08. Then anyone will be willing to help.

[Cortexian]

i have a home server for my clan and i need this app to work for halo 1.06 and also i have no idea what to do with the hex editing...i have the admin stuff down tho...help me anyone..my xfire is 1ndistinkt
No reason what-so-ever to be using 1.06 unless you're using a pirated game. We do not support piracy or outdated game versions on this website. Update to version 1.08 so that you don't need to use the game CD anymore (real CD key required) and so that you don't suffer from HaloBoom.

[jcap]

I moved all the posts pertaining to the crashing issue into a new thread:

http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?t=15417

[Cortexian]

I am making (rendering now) a video that shows how to install Rec0's app on 1.08 servers.

[STLRamsFan]

Hey Lancer, what are the cords for cannon on Yoyorast?

[Cortexian]

Hey Lancer, what are the cords for cannon on Yoyorast?

yoyorast_island cannon 94.99061 -20.7068 384.9918

Also, I will not be creating a video showing how to setup Rec0's app for a few reasons. One, my server is acting very unstable and crashing on join 50% of the time while I'm recording. And two, my recording software isn't working well on Windows 7.

[StankBacon]

updated 1st post with tweaked instructions and separate downloads for paid/home dedi.

[Cortexian]

Good stuff...

Does anyone even have contact with Rec0 anymore? Someone should ask him for the sauce.

[StankBacon]

pretty sure kornman has the source, but has said he won't release it.

[Cortexian]

pretty sure kornman has the source, but has said he won't release it.
If the app is released, I think that the source should be made public so that people working on apps (Abyll, Bitidork, ect) can perfect Rec0's. You should try and get Korn to send you it, or get Korn to contact Rec0.

[Syuusuke]

Or Rosco.

I mean =D

Thank Bacon for segregrating homes and dedis, although I don't think it helped my problems =/

[FluffyDucky™]

If the app is released, I think that the source should be made public so that people working on apps (Abyll, Bitidork, ect) can perfect Rec0's. You should try and get Korn to send you it, or get Korn to contact Rec0.

I agree with that 100%, it won't do any harm as of now. It will only allow a fuckload of room for improvement. Only problem is to sway Korn, or yes.. somehow magically get in touch with rec0.

[p0lar_bear]

The thing is, unlike a map or tags, the source code is 100% copyright rec0. It's he who gets the final say as to who gets it, and since he's absent, only a select few can have the source.

Besides, what if kornman did release it, and there was the off-chance that rec0 came back and did NOT want it released? I'd imagine he'd be a bit miffed.

[InnerGoat]

Don't get your hopes up about ever seeing the app's source. :snafubar:

[FluffyDucky™]

:(

[Cortexian]

:(
http://www.modacity.net/forums/styles/smilies/extra/saddowns.gif

[STLRamsFan]

The thing is, unlike a map or tags, the source code is 100% copyright rec0. It's he who gets the final say as to who gets it, and since he's absent, only a select few can have the source.

Besides, what if kornman did release it, and there was the off-chance that rec0 came back and did NOT want it released? I'd imagine he'd be a bit miffed.

Was thinking the same thing. While it would help others, the decision rests with rec0 (where ever he is...).

[Syuusuke]

Whoever* he is now.

I think most of the functions are already figured out...(SAPP)

but I'm not sure what SAPP doesn't have that rec0'sapp does...(besides assigning shortcuts and giving us a dedi with dev commands)

[FluffyDucky™]

SAPP need to work on shortcuts.
Like instead of kill player_number, rec0's is /kill shorcut or (*bits or whole name around stars*)

Much more easier and quicker to use. Not to mention that it has a separate directory where it saves locations, players, shortcuts, etc etc in a database file. :)

[Syuusuke]

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HIV website is fubar'd

And judging by the name of the link, it has been suspended.

[jcap]

I just gave the first post a much needed cleaning. The instructions should now cover everything and all links and pictures should work.

[Syuusuke]

Thanks Jcap

I think it helped me realize my init.txt was screwing with it...

[Cortexian]

Thanks Jcap

I think it helped me realize my init.txt was screwing with it...
Didn't we already tell you how to set that up!?

:gonk:

[Syuusuke]

Yea, but I realized there was something about my init from his edit...

But now it's crashing since I gave myself admin...

Changed to 7 and it works what hell, is 10 an unlovable number?

[FluffyDucky™]

Rofl, maybe that's my problem! I'll test that one! Lmfao!

[StankBacon]

just to clarify, the changes freelancer made in no way address or fix the crashing issues.


-edit-

very nice update to the post jcap, much nicer. :)

[flyingmonkey3]

Oh I finally got the video tut uploaded. I'll just repost the link from the crash help thread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7eYY6mJqbQ&fmt=22

[jables]

finally got this running again, a admin played with it to much, did one of the commands that crashed it. then wouldnt delete from the gameservers. so you can now add another running this app [}{SR}{Clan]ColdSnap_CTF#5[www.spartanrecon.com] :D nice app btw. really like it.

[Cortexian]

The Official Yoyorast Server PARIS also runs this, forgot... Also, video tutorial needs narration or it's no better than the written guide tbh.

[StankBacon]

i think the text tutorial on the main post is more than enough tbh, there are like 3 steps...

:raise:

[Cortexian]

i think the text tutorial on the main post is more than enough tbh, there are like 3 steps...

:raise:
Yea but I get a shit ton of messages on Xfire about the hex editing and database editing part (not sure why on the database, it's like editing an Excel spreadsheet only easier)...

[jcap]

Tell them to read the new guide again. It's clearly explained and pictured. It even includes a link to the program. If they can't do it, they're not trying.

[supersniper]

just don't answer and pretend your afk
that's what I do and i've had the flooding stop.

but yeah jcap makes a point.

[jables]

if anyone is interested in adding a teleport on coldsnap to the secret room in bluebase go under the mythos and /j [Pexpression] 0 0 -3 and it should put you there. i use it when i just watch the server play.

[supersniper]

Not many people play on coldsnap here. That would be more useful at the poq clan...
poqclan.com if you don't know the website.

[Cortexian]

POQ aren't smart enough to use Rec0's app, don't bother. :downs:

[jables]

im actually an ex poq leader, left due to idiots and children. lol.

[jcap]

Looking at this thread (http://forum.poqclan.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=2239) and seeing their reaction to the fact that it's against the GameServers TOS made me lol.

As if saap.dll doesn't violate the TOS either. Heh.

[jables]

yea, both of them are probably equally against the TOS. just cause 1 says it, and the other doesnt, does not imply 1 is accepted. lol thanks for showing that.

[Cortexian]

Honestly, I've talked to some of the Gameservers level 2/3 support guys and they don't care about apps like this. They only care if your program acts maliciously, whereas these types of programs just add more functionality.

[supersniper]

YEAH! FUN~Fro§ter is me ;)
they're a good group they just follow the rules to much.


Honestly, I've talked to some of the Gameservers level 2/3 support guys and they don't care about apps like this. They only care if your program acts maliciously, whereas these types of programs just add more functionality.
Well if you had like an official letter or email or something then I'm sure that would sway many others into using the app.

[StankBacon]

Looking at this thread (http://forum.poqclan.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=2239) and seeing their reaction to the fact that it's against the GameServers TOS made me lol.

As if saap.dll doesn't violate the TOS either. Heh.



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heh.

[Cortexian]

Well if you had like an official letter or email or something then I'm sure that would sway many others into using the app.
I was talking to them via their staff IRC channel at that point of time.

[Syuusuke]

Lol what did you bacon?

[StankBacon]

i called out there banning practices when they banned me for aimbotting without proof.

[jables]

eh dont worry, they do that a lot. they set up there own members just to kick em out. back when i was there i seen it happen way to much. looking there on the complaints it seems a lot of people have been victim to that.

[supersniper]

ahaha bacon don't worry. they banned be on the cold snap server... you should read the topic. It will make you lol. http://forum.poqclan.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2210

[jables]

yea, they dont have very good banning methods, i mean, last i knew bum was ok with how he used the rcon. but everyone else goes crazy with it.

[p0lar_bear]

ahaha bacon don't worry. they banned be on the cold snap server... you should read the topic. It will make you lol. http://forum.poqclan.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2210

Coldsnap is a shitty map anyway, nothing of value was lost. :v:

[jables]

eh it can be ok, just way to big, and after awhile you get tired of the 15 kills total in a game.

[Cortexian]

eh it can be ok, just way to big, and after awhile you get tired of the 15 kills total in a game.
I average that myself in a game of Coldsnap... Sniper Rifle ftw.

I don't play in any servers with retarded rules such as "no foul language", it's completely retarded since the game is M rated and therefore you cannot legally buy it unless you're 17+. If you're worried about foul language at age 17 you need to have a talk with your parents about being over protective and sheltering you from the real world. Every time I try to explain this to these idiots I just get banned or blocked or something, they're to close minded to actually listen to anyone besides themselves.

[jables]

tbh our server has that, but thats due to some children that ruin the fun, all they do is use it every sentence, it gets annoying.

[Cortexian]

tbh our server has that, but thats due to some children that ruin the fun, all they do is use it every sentence, it gets annoying.
I was directing my comment at the POQ server, because it's one of those retarded servers with retarded admins. If your server has that rule to then I'm either banned or don't even bother playing there because I'd get banned for pointing out to many obvious things that your admins are to dumb to comprehend.

No offense.

Actually wait, yes offense!

[jables]

i was actually watching my friend play in the server, since i tend not to populate theirs, but Hell was considered a bad word to them. even tho its a town in several states. and of course saying that its a town. got him banned.

[Cortexian]

i was actually watching my friend play in the server, since i tend not to populate theirs, but Hell was considered a bad word to them. even tho its a town in several states. and of course saying that its a town. got him banned.
There's no text filter built into the game, therefore I can say whatever I want. Thank you very much.

/debate

[jables]

you make a very good point there.

[Cortexian]

Update!

BrandiniMP recently created a patch that fixed another haloboom exploit on Halo CE 1.08 servers! He was kind enough to patch the Devicator's server executable to protect against this new exploit in addition to fixing the "sv_say" command, thereby removing the need for SAPP! I made a quick HEX edit to the Devicator itself to change the "say *" command back to "sv_say". I took the liberty of modifing the readme.htm file that was included in the OP release and removing all the SAPP files from the archive, the download simply needs to be made "official".

tldr version:
Rec0's app/Devicator no longer needs SAPP, and it's protected against the latest haloboom exploit!

Download (http://freelancer.lancersedge.com/downloads/Unloopable_Devicator_HaloCE_108+No_SAPP/Unloopable_Devicator_HaloCE_108+No_SAPP.rar)
• Updated June-18-09 at 9:35am EST, fixed a section of "haloceded.exe" in hex that forced your server name to "! BANFREE LE 100 Cap Bloodgulch 24/7" if no name was specified in "init.txt".

• Updated June-18-09 at 6:40am EST, fixed a couple of things that I forgot to change in the "readme.htm" file.

Edit: The only glitch I've found using this new setup is that using the SAPP "unload" command crashes the server.

[supersniper]

Anyone have the old 1.07 versions of the devicator?

[Cortexian]

Anyone have the old 1.07 versions of the devicator?
I do, why?

By the way, a level 10 admin can "/a" admins all the way to level 9 just fine... Dunno why that was in the OP, saying that you could only do it to level 7.

[StankBacon]

Update!

BrandiniMP recently created a patch that fixed another haloboom exploit on Halo CE 1.08 servers! He was kind enough to patch the Devicator's server executable to protect against this new exploit in addition to fixing the "sv_say" command, thereby removing the need for SAPP! I made a quick HEX edit to the Devicator itself to change the "say *" command back to "sv_say". I took the liberty of modifing the readme.htm file that was included in the OP release and removing all the SAPP files from the archive, the download simply needs to be made "official".

tldr version:
Rec0's app/Devicator no longer needs SAPP, and it's protected against the latest haloboom exploit!

Download (http://freelancer.scifi-frontier.com/downloads/Unloopable_Devicator_HaloCE_108+No_SAPP/Unloopable_Devicator_HaloCE_108+No_SAPP.rar)
(Updated June-18-09 at 6:40am EST, fixed a couple of things that I forgot to change in the "readme.htm" file)

Edit: The only glitch I've found using this new setup is that using the SAPP "unload" command crashes the server.



way to fail and make it so it defaults to your fail server name if there is no init.txt..... failure.

[Cortexian]

way to fail and make it so it defaults to your fail server name if there is no init.txt..... failure.
It doesn't... At least it shouldn't... If it does I'll fix it.

Edit: Oh I see what you mean, I forgot to change that section back in haloceded.exe whoops! updating now!

[chrisk123999]

With the non-ascii check removed, you don't need to hex the dedi to change the name to something with non-ascii letters. That means that you can just put the 01 in hex numbers right in the server name in your init.

[Cortexian]

With the non-ascii check removed, you don't need to hex the dedi to change the name to something with non-ascii letters. That means that you can just put the 01 in hex numbers right in the server name in your init.
I know, but every time I try that the server ends up showing up as "Halo" in the server list.

[chrisk123999]

I just checked, the exe your using still has the non-ascii letters not allowed.

[BrandiniMP]

i offered to do it, but free lancer said "no i can just change it in the hex"

[chrisk123999]

sv_players doesn't return a list of players...

[Cortexian]

sv_players doesn't return a list of players...
Just noticed this myself, BrandiniMP save us! Something broke, and if you try to do anything that uses the player index (like "/p0" disregard this, "/p0" works fine!) it won't work.

[supersniper]

... maybe it was something you edited :/

[Limited]

Gah, nubs eh? :) JP freelancer. Do other commands work?

[chrisk123999]

Loading it with sapp, I'm able to use \pl to find people's indexes.

Also, could anyone help me set it up? For some reason 3/4 of the times, when I join my home dedi as an admin the server crashes. Sometimes it doesn't crash, witch makes me so confused.

[supersniper]

Loading it with sappThis is what we don't want to happen.

[BrandiniMP]

okay, someone add my xfire/aim/msn and send me the ORIGINAL devicator (1.07) (and the source would be nice), then ill convert it to 1.08 with the new loop patch and whatever other people want >.>

[StankBacon]

what? you already did that.

[BrandiniMP]

no, i patched the 1.08 version which is messed up already, i want the 1.07 version so i can patch a clean 1.08 server and not mess up like pat did >.<

[supersniper]

Well I was looking for the original 107 devicator.
No Bacon it's pretty much broken. now the player index commands don't work.

[Cortexian]

Only Kornman00 has the source I believe, and he's not handing it out to ANYONE right now.

Here's (http://freelancer.scifi-frontier.com/downloads/devicator_executable/107/haloceded.exe) the original 1.07 exe (no haloloop patch or anything)... I almost NEVER use the player index on a Rec0's app server though, since there's almost never any need.

[chrisk123999]

It still helps when you actually need to ban someone.

[StankBacon]

Well I was looking for the original 107 devicator.
No Bacon it's pretty much broken. now the player index commands don't work.

sv_players (and sapp's "pl") and all that work fine for me with brandini's fixed/rec0 exe.




no, i patched the 1.08 version which is messed up already, i want the 1.07 version so i can patch a clean 1.08 server and not mess up like pat did >.<

the only thing wrong with pats exe was the sv_say crash... which you fixed.

[supersniper]

well mine goofed differently instead of no play list it crashed :/
maybe I just goofed.

[Cortexian]

It still helps when you actually need to ban someone.
/b chrisk*

Weird, I still can't get sv_players to work but if I use "\pl" it works just fine (still using SAPP for server messages).

[chrisk123999]

Yea, I know. If sapp can get it, why can't normal rcon?

[supersniper]

It just keeps on crashing every time I try to go in the server (I got in once and it was working but I never opened up the extended app)...

I noticed that when the app logged me as a player it took my cd hash but it didn't take the first character of my CD hash.

Here is what it says in my server's log file.

2009-06-19 16:28:43 JOIN SUCCESS "FUN~Fro§ter" player 1 machine 1 (75.30.192.58:2304) cdkey ca8620dd592b6b99aef84264de25c8e0But in the _d (player section) file it says this

FUN~Fro§ter a8620dd592b6b99aef84264de25c8e0 75.30.192.58:2304 10Is that supposed to happen, because when I put a c in front of the a like it says in my log file it crashes when I join.
Is this the reason why I'm crashing?

Also when I open up the extended app no text appears it just is an empty cmd window...
And on top of that...

[Limited]

Well it explains why you wouldnt be able to do any admin controls and possibly is the reason it crashes. It expects a string longer than is there.

[supersniper]

Well I added the c but it still crashed... IDK what the fuck I'm doing wrong.
It worked before last time I set it up but now it's not.

I didn't even hex anything this time.

[Cortexian]

Rec0's app is like this, it doesn't work because it's HORRIBLY unstable on home servers. Gameservers.com servers on the other hand seem to work quite a bit better, since that's where the app was designed to primarily work iirc. By the way, the "/p0" command works fine so disregard my last comment about it being effected by sv_players not working. Also, sv_players was broken by BrandiniMP, I take no responsiblity for this!!!

(mainly because I can't fix it)

[supersniper]

So your saying I'm doing nothing wrong and I have horrible luck.

[Cortexian]

So your saying I'm doing nothing wrong and I have horrible luck.
Yes.


Only Kornman00 has the source I believe, and he's not handing it out to ANYONE right now.

Here's (http://freelancer.scifi-frontier.com/downloads/devicator_executable/107/haloceded.exe) the original 1.07 exe for Rec0's app/Devicator (no haloboom patch or anything)... I almost NEVER use the player index on a Rec0's app server though, since there's almost never any need.
NEED AN UPDATED EXECUTABLE HERE!

Requesting linked executable updated to 1.08, allowed special ASCII in server name, working sv_players, and new haloboom DDoS exploit fix! I'm sure everyone would be happy with that.

No copy protection removal or duplicate CD hashes allowed in the server though.

Also, do ME a personal favor and don't fuck up the console text with advertisements. /neatfreak

[Limited]

Can't you just use an updated 1.08 that fixes the DoS and use SAAP for the sv_say? Thats basically what the original setup was. I'm also assuming you want it to work with rec0s app.

[supersniper]

... I just want this thing to work for me :(

[chrisk123999]

Whenever I join my own server as admin, the whole thing crashes. Even the command prompt window closes. But when I join the server with me not added as an admin, it doesn't crash. 1/8 of the time it works w/o crashing.

[supersniper]

Well here I made a little bat file so when it crashes it auto starts right after.
Abyll taught me a while back anyways here.


chdir "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition"
:Begin
chdir "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition"
start "Devicator" "haloceded_extended.exe"
start "Halo Console(1)" /D"./" /WAIT "haloceded.exe"
taskkill /im "haloceded_extended.exe"
GOTO Begin

[Vicky]

Just wondering, wouldn't a hardware-firewall block this 'attack' ? Assuming it blocks DoS attacks, the vid only shows a local crash.

[Limited]

Just wondering, wouldn't a hardware-firewall block this 'attack' ? Assuming it blocks DoS attacks, the vid only shows a local crash.
The attack works on non-lan servers. Generic firewalls won't pick it up as it is just a request to join so its only a small number of packets each time.

Basically firewalls dont search for the activity that happens.

[BrandiniMP]

its not a DoS in the classic sense, typically a DoS is where you will bombard a server with requests so it will attempt to respond to app requests and get tied up, either crashing or just not responding to any other requests.

Whereas this attack does tie up resources, but using an exploit itsself.

think of it like this, getting stabbed once might not kill you, but it will slow you down, however getting stabbed 20+ times is more likely to kill you, because you're bleeding out alot more, however instead of blood, the server is bleeding packets into itsself.

[Cortexian]

Just so you all know, Rec0's app is incredibly unstable. This is the reason that it was never publicly released until AFTER the 1.08 patch was released. The [HIV] clan had the app on their servers for a long time on 1.07, but it wasn't released because it crashed so much.

[BrandiniMP]

so why does nobody work on a devicatorv2 DLL thats more stable, rather than keep working on this unstable app?

[chrisk123999]

Sapp is getting close to having many of the same commands.

[BrandiniMP]

sapp is shit. period.

no offence termy ^^

[chrisk123999]

It's not THAT bad. If you think his events system lags to much, maybe you could be nice and tell him why?

[StankBacon]

sapp could be good, but its very user unfriendly...

no name shortcuts, so you have to use the player number... you have to use actual coords to tele...

and many other commands that are just tedious to do...

[chrisk123999]

I think it's easier then using rec0 for teleporting. You don't need to use actual coords to teleport.

t add "teleporter name" x y z
You would put that in your init.txt
Most commands you can just use player index's to do.
\pl = player index list. Not that hard using player index's.
\s 0 20 = would set player 0's speed to 20.

[jcap]

You've obviously never used Devicator...

What you've just said is even more difficult than rec0's app.

Set teleporter: /st jcap "teleport shortcut name" < adds location to my current position; no coordinates needed
/t jcap "teleport shortcut name" < teleports me to the shortcut that's specified in the database (_d)
Teleporting can also be done relative from your current position (/j jcap 10 20 50); or
teleporting can be done to absolute real-world coordinates (/t jcap 55 40 10)

No need for player indexes:
/spd jcap 20 < would set my speed to 20
/sc "jcap" j < sets my name as a shortcut to j
/spd j 20 < sets my speed to 20 with the shortcut
/spd j* 20 < sets speed of anyone whose name starts with j to 20
/spd j??? < sets speed of anyone whose name is 4 letters and starts with j to 20

There's no need to check the player indexes every single time you want to run a command or every time someone joins or leaves the server.

[chrisk123999]

Yes, I have used it before. I still think it's easier to use player index's then typing in names. That looks more complicated that just typing \pl and \t # teleporter name or \t # x y z.

[StankBacon]

lol... wow.

[Limited]

Yes, I have used it before. I still think it's easier to use player index's then typing in names. That looks more complicated that just typing \pl and \t # teleporter name or \t # x y z.
So, typing "/t red_base Limi*" is harder than having to get the players id which is a seperate command, than typing the teleport command using x,y,z and adding the player index. What you smokin???

[chrisk123999]

If you already have the location saved. You don't have to type the x y z in.
\t 1 red_base

[Limited]

If you already have the location saved. You don't have to type the x y z in.
\t 1 red_base
Fair enough that cuts out one step but it still leaves having to get the players index and then using the teleport command.

[StankBacon]

rec0 is 100% more efficient.

[chrisk123999]

Depending on the name, typing the name in could be slower then getting the player index.
It's not like it takes that long to type in \pl.

[BrandiniMP]

they're both unstable, however SAPP lags because in his eventsystem, terminator is POLLING for changes, anyone who is a coder will know that POLLING for changes is looping through data waiting for a change, this is using up resources, however the better way would be to hook actual functions that are fired on an event, obviously this can cause problems when you have a big event, however using the event system is sapp will cause more problems as it is in a seperate thread and that will cause memory r/w conflicts.

hence rec0's app is the better choice for now.

[chrisk123999]

Then hurry up and finish your server app...

Also, kinda sad that we were fighting about what server app lets you be more lazy.

[Cortexian]

Try out Abyll's server app if you want, it's better than SAPP but I still don't think it's quite as good as the Devicator. The thing that sets the Devicator apart from most of the other server applications is the fact that it uses a database to store information. Which lets you use name shortcuts and such, the ability to use player names as opposed to <playerindex> also helps a lot.

[jables]

abylls is still only a local server app. right?

[Cortexian]

Right, it won't work on Game Servers yet I don't think.

[supersniper]

Abyll's app doesn't hook on my haloceded.exe ... I follow the readme but it just doesn't work :/ even though I tested for him ever since he started working on it, IT confuses me so.

[FluffyDucky™]

Apps are evil and keep dying :(

[Aßyll]

:( the updated download (edit: ) link doesn't seem to work.. can someone fix it, or give me the file itself, please?

Also, I'm gonna resume work with my superapp; I think I'm going to put it into Open Sauce, to make it work easier & whatnot, but I'll have more news later, if any. For now, I'm taking the roll of tech support on the new zombie server, run by Thrawn for ZHU.

[Cortexian]

The updated version that I posted works perfectly fine.

[Abyss]

Oh yes i did all of the things in the instructions. Now wat am i supposed to do. open the original haloceded or the one in the homeservers folder that i uploaded? and wat about the other things like strings.dll or sapp.dll?

[StankBacon]

what?

[ThePlague]

Oh yes i did all of the things in the instructions. Now wat am i supposed to do. open the original haloceded or the one in the homeservers folder that i uploaded? and wat about the other things like strings.dll or sapp.dll?
All of the stuff in the .zip folder goes into your Halo Custom Edition root directory. And you overwrite the dedicated server .exe.

[Abyss]

How am i supposed to overwrite the original halo ceded?

[jcap]

How am i supposed to overwrite the original halo ceded?
Copy

Paste

Are you sure you want to overwrite? [Yes]

[Abyss]

Ah ok. Where am i supposed to find the cd key hash?

[jcap]

To find your CD key hash, you need need to check your log files. Delete any existing log files in the Halo CE profile folder and start your server. Then join your own server. When you open the log file, you should see an entry that has your alias, and then there should be a string 32 random characters in length (example: 9e107d9d372bb6826bd81d3542a419d6) which will be your hash.

[tythespy]

i don't know how you can stand answering all these questions that seem so obvious.

[StankBacon]

yah no kidding, especially when its all covered very clearly in the 1st post/readme.

[p0lar_bear]

We're very patient people.

:downsgun:

[Abyss]

Ok Bacon looks like i didnt put much attention to the first post. yes i am a noob with all these server applications so u dont need to be bullshitting to me

[Cortexian]

Well, maybe you should try reading the file called "readme" before asking questions that have already been answered? You brought the bullshitting on yourself by demonstrating your impatience and/or ignorance... Also, you don't upload the root contents of the rar anywhere, you extract the contents of the folder you need (game servers or home servers) and then upload.

[Abyss]

I did all of that (yes i reread the readme Freelancer for like the 10th time) The only problem that i have now(if anyone can solve it) is that the haloceded server closes whenever i try to join the game server. Yes, i opened haloce_extended but idk whats happening.

[chrisk123999]

Your not the only one with that problem.