External communication with rcon?

[Zathu Koon]

Hey, is there a way to communicate with players in the server externally with rcon?

 

Qtracker's rcon console is good, but I can't get anything exported from the server.

[Sith Maximus]

I think what u are asking is if you start a server then wish to "chat" with the players how do you do it.

 

If you look at the deicated server box from the game it includes a line at the bootom to input commands in. You just type with no prefixes like / in front of the words and they will come up as text from the server.

 

Like:

 

you type in : play nice guys no chatkilling (hit enter)

 

 

inside the server they see: server:play nice guys no chatkilling

 

If you want to execute a command like a mapchange you DO need to use "rcon". That is only when your INSIDE the server playing or in spectator mode. All you need to do to change a setting or restart a map is in the same command line as abovt type in a / then the cvommand without RCON.

 

Like:

/map_restart (hit enter)

 

I use Jedirunner to configure the server then just let the batch file start it.

 

Hope that answers your question, or im just reading it wrong.

[Zathu Koon]

I do not own the server, it is rented, I do not have that kind of access.

 

I already know how to RCON from outside the server, what I want to know is how to read what people are saying externally.

 

Also, for non-dedicated servers, how do I set up reserved spots?

[pvc]

you can - there is a small perl module which connects to a running server and can envoke server commands like svsay .

 

I use the module - see http://jk2.icf.net/adminhowto.html to envoke all kinds of server rcon commands. Never found out how to talk to someone specific (svsay talks to all players).

 

The clientcommand /tell_target or /tell <clientid> is not working as a servercommand. If you find something, let me know....

 

Have fun

PVC