I think that would have to be more specific... Like, "Do you mind me using your custom models in my mod?" vs. "Do you mind me using your QC in my mod?" Etc.

Also it'd probably be better to ask authors directly rather than so vaguely... 

for the injector it would be very nice to know if a map was completed, how long it was played, etc. As a player this would be VERY useful (so I can remember if I still need to hunt for secrets, or if I completed a map).

- Could you image writing a file like id1/stats/e1m1.info that saves this content?
- Would it be possible to have it standardized between engines? Ideally it would be really simple and maybe extendable. I'm thinking json/yaml with a few mandatory fields/formats. Or just key=value? 

"Steal" it from the allocated memory! :O 

 

sounds like a cool idea, would definitely benefit from standardization.

Also need to make sure mods/replacements/new versions are treated properly.

For example, id1/e1m1.info should not apply to mymod/e1m1.bsp

Also, if you get a new version of the map with the same filename (people often release bug-fixed versions), should it wipe the stats? 

Megaman can code. Should just get his hands dirty and make one that does it.

Someone that can code in Java would be able to code in C, after some initial difficulty.

If you decide to do this, hook into PF_changelevel in pr_cmds.c and you can easily capture end of map data like cl.stats[STAT_SECRETS] and cl.stats[STAT_TOTALSECRETS] and the time and such. 

reading client state from the server's code? tut tut... some people have no respect for dedicated servers and latency!

but yeah, something like that would be nice.
biggest issue is that the quake injector isn't JUST maps. 

Admittedly I don't know what the code would look like in a Quakeworld engine (the FTE perspective), but in a regular Quake engine that is handled like this ...

// If client state is connected, then isn't dedicated server
// sv.name is the map name
if (svs.maxclients == 1 && cls.state == ca_connected)
{
FILE *f = fopen (va ("%s/%s.info", com_gamedir, sv.name), "rb"));

// write stats
// ...
} 

Occasionally in the Quake forums, I stumble upon the HOM acronym. What does it mean? I've tried googling it but "hand over mouth" or "hit or miss" don't exactly fit the context... 

It stands for "Hitler Over Mussolini" - which means...when you have the option of two terrible choices, take the worst one because fuck it, when you're that screwed you may as well just roll with the madness. 

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hall_of_mirrors 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lVsDjtaRHo 

Ha ha, awesome! It looks like a trippy music video from the 70's... 

Dusk
Posted by [212.21.66.6] on 2016/10/21 02:56:30

Have you hear of the game Dusk 

I was wondering if it would manage to exist or not. Guess not. 

http://i.imgur.com/K13Oc0M.gifv 

That's made my morning. 

I'm a c++ coder, but engine code would require hours of investigating for me to do it properly :/

Should I propose a standard, with all your good comments in mind?

Is it easy to hash something? Would solve the problem with different versions. 

I'd pretty much tell you exactly how to do anything you needed, and I don't speak for anyone else but there are 6-7 others here that seem to be willing to help with engine coding stuff too. Didn't metlslime seem intrigued too?

But if you aren't empowered yourself to fiddle with it yourself, a stats project is all about the fine tuning.

Really if you are going to do something like that, you've gotta be doing it yourself if you actually want to get done. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Doom/comments/59jhwg/a_snapmap_made_entirely_out_of_geomatry_by_request/

So snapmap is slowly becoming a little bit more usefull (its way off still, I know, but)...anyone of the talented folk here had the desire to dig in yet ? 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/141887484@N05/30285034700/

LEGO DOOM 

https://medium.com/@iworkedforirrationalgames/how-2k-killed-irrational-games-a09d8865fd8b#.qq1ltgct7 

https://www.twitch.tv/bobross 

interesting read, thanks for the link.