Modern Rcon 0.6 file

Readme File:
Application: ModernRcon
Author: Josh "JD" Olin
Version: 0.6
Date: 2/23/08

Website: CoDHQ.com

Requirements:

Java
- latest version recommended
- www.java.com

Usage:

Just run the ModernRcon executable in any Windows environment.

IMPORTANT: Vista users, you may have to run ModernRcon as Administrator if you have the
"User Account Control" enabled. Right-click ModernRcon and choose "Run as Administrator."

Current Release Features:
* Save servers to a server list.
* Realtime in-game chat monitoring! (PBUCON)
* View server information (gametype, map, name, players, etc).
* Kick, Ban, TempBan, Message, Private Message, and monitor players.
* Kick, Ban, Screenshot, and more via PunkBuster controls.
* Restart Map, FastRestart Map, Load next map.
* Load a selected map from a list of maps.
* Load custom maps!
* Set a new gametype when loading a map from a list.
* Configure all basic settings, including Hardcore mode, Autobalance, Friendly Fire, etc.
* Set or remove server passwords!
* Manually enter commands into the console and read responses.
* Configure all aspects of all supported gametypes.
* View / modify map rotation settings. Easy tools like Rotation Builder exist!
* Send messages to the server.
* Send messages to individual players.
* Setup rotating messages to display to the server on an interval.
* Save message rotations.
* Auto-update player list for easy server monitoring.

Future Releases:
* Additional DVAR controls: airstrikes, UAV, helo, etc.
* Offline "Config Builder" tool for writing config files.
* Auto-kick feature for Chat Monitoring.
* Rcon Limiter (for granting lesser access to clan members).

Release History:
2/23/08 - ModernRcon v0.6
Added:
- Password field in Basic Settings panel for managing the server password.
- "Custom Map" field in the Maps tab for loading custom maps.

Foxes:
- scr_oldschool_mw problem fixed for real this time...
- Fixed PBUCON's ú character issue. No more error 106 about not being authenticated!
- Spelled "Version" properly.
- Fixed issues with Windows XP truncating the status text at the bottom.
- Map rotation tab now uses sv_mapRotation DVAR instead of mapRotationCurrent.
- Players with negative score will now show in player list!
- Loading a message rotation, in previous versions you could not double-click the
second entry in the list. Fixed that.

Code Count: 6560

1/6/08 - ModernRcon v0.5
Added:
- Auto-refresh for player list.
- Refresh List button for quicker refreshing of player list.
- Global Refresh button for refreshing all server DVAR's.
- Support for mp_crash_show map.
- PunkBuster tab for listing players' GUID's.
- PB controls for: screenshots, kicking, banning, etc.
- Kick and Ban messages for PB kicking and banning.
- All new master server functionality for notifications of updates.
* This feature is the ground works for auto-updating.
- Disconnect button for closing PBUCON.
- Saving the list of players on either the Players or the PB tab has changed.
* Now it will save to respective folders as timestamps for filenames.

Fixes:
- Fixed the oldschool_mw issue.
- Fixed some rare issues that cause the program to hang.
- Fixed the progress bar from popping up in center of the screen.
* Now it pops up in the center of the program you ran it from.

Code Count: 6,407 lines of Java code

12/15/07 - ModernRcon v0.4
Added:
- Realtime in-game chat monitoring!!!
- Basic Settings tab for configuring additional DVAR's.
- Progress bar for notifying users that the server is being queried.

Fixes:
- More hanging issues when bad UDP packets are received.
- DLL file for arbitrary incompatibility issues.

Authors Notes:
- Brought on a new part-time developer, Alberto Rosano aka "Ros".
- Ros made the Basic Settings tab.
- This was one of our "smallest" updates in terms of fixes and
feature count, but it added the most lines of code.
- The realtime in-game chat monitoring is a HUGE system. You
probably will never appreciate how challenging that was :-P

Code Count: 4,981 lines of Java code

12/8/07 - ModernRcon v0.3
Added:
- Server list for browsing previously saved servers.
- Message rotation saving / loading for easy management of message schedules.
- Encryption algorithm for Rcon passwords (ground works for future releases).
- Warning prompts + error messages.

Fixes:
- Server hanging when connecting without entering a password.
- Server hanging when poor UDP responses are received.
- Map preview image not updating when using keyboard to navigate list.

Code Count: 3,122 lines of Java code

11/18/07 - ModernRcon v0.2
Added:
- Gametypes tab for modifying gametype settings.
- Map Rotation tab for viewing / modifying rotation settings.
- Messages tab for sending + scheduling server messages.
- Maps tab - Added a preview to the to-be-loaded map.
- Maps tab - Added the ability to specify a gametype to load.
- Players tab - Added a button for sending private messages.

Fixes:
- Fixed the header, a bug where with long server names all the text got jumbled.
- Fixed a crash when server stopped responding, handled with a dialog box.
- Modified the Console tab giving the ability to clear the console.
- Added confirm dialogs on powerful functions like Ban Player and Kick All.

Code Count: 2,450 lines of Java code

11/11/07 - ModernRcon v0.1
* View server information (gametype, map, name, players, etc).
* Kick, Ban, TempBan, and monitor players.
* Restart Map, FastRestart Map, Load next map.
* Load a selected map from a list of maps.
* Manually enter commands into the console and read responses.

Code Count: 988 lines of Java code

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