chooseFlag

Elderberry Schmuck · Post by **Elderberry Schmuck** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:57 pm

Author: Peter Hooper
Description: allows anyone to choose their flag (from the ones available)
Min Version: 2.0.8
Files: Source is below (hopefully linux build will follow when I've fixed my problems)

To select your flag use the '/cf' command followed by its abbreviation.

e.g. /cf L

will select Laser

Have fun!

Triumph of the Soul · Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:03 am

Let me get this straight. Intalling the plug-in will me to obtain any flag allowed at a certain map just by typing in this command?

If so, is that ethical?

--A Distraction

Saber · Post by **Saber** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:05 am

Why not just allowing everyone to use the flag give command?

JumpingPat · Post by **JumpingPat** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:51 am

Tropican8 · Post by **Tropican8** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:34 pm

A Distraction wrote:Let me get this straight. Intalling the plug-in will me to obtain any flag allowed at a certain map just by typing in this command? If so, is that ethical?

No, plug-ins are serverside. The server owner would be the one loading the plugin, not you. Meaning in order for you to use this feature the server would have to explicitly allow it.

Saber wrote:Why not just allowing everyone to use the flag give command?

My thoughts exactly

Post by **joevano** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:03 pm

Tropican8 wrote:
Saber wrote:Why not just allowing everyone to use the flag give command?
My thoughts exactly

In other words, there is a command already native to BZFlag that approximates this plugin. Permissions to the '/flag give' command are controlled by the group permissions file on the server. It is controlled by the 'flagMaster' permission. The one thing that I see this plugin would be good for is that it does not allow the user to use '/flag take' on other players. 'flagMaster' allows the use of both '/flag give' and '/flag take', which may not be the desired functionality. It does not allow you to give permissions to one without the other.

Elderberry Schmuck · Post by **Elderberry Schmuck** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:37 pm

Before I make my server public... would it be classed as cheating?

My arguments that it is not, is that its applicable to all players

Tropican8 · Post by **Tropican8** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:51 pm

Elderberry Schmuck wrote:Before I make my server public... would it be classed as cheating?

My arguments that it is not, is that its applicable to all players

How could it be cheating if it's your server? Generally you can allow anything on your own server as long as it doesn't do something bad to the listserver, offend people who might be browsing the listserver, or promote unfair clientmods.

Triumph of the Soul · Post by **Triumph of the Soul** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:57 pm

Tropican8 wrote:
A Distraction wrote:Let me get this straight. Intalling the plug-in will me to obtain any flag allowed at a certain map just by typing in this command? If so, is that ethical?
No, plug-ins are serverside. The server owner would be the one loading the plugin, not you. Meaning in order for you to use this feature the server would have to explicitly allow it.

Arg!

Silly me. I should have known this was the case. Sorry.

A Distraction

Elderberry Schmuck · Post by **Elderberry Schmuck** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:17 pm

Now running on bzflag.game-host.org:5155

AnakinPiewalker · Post by **AnakinPiewalker** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:41 am

with this plugin would u beable to restrict certain flags? ei u can only give urself gm l and st
something like that
that would be an advantage to the /give command
control of flags yipee

Davy Jones · Post by **Davy Jones** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:53 am

I've seen a couple servers with this already, BEFORE the release of this plugin.

I think that these servers will be unusually unpopular

BECAUSE: everybody has the power to manipulate other people

ex: player A grabs GM. player B has ST, player A see's player B and gives him useless.

Too much power for players to enjoy themselves

knoxkorner · Post by **knoxkorner** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:58 am

I know this is way off topic but why post another topic?

I'm missing parts of ShockWaveDeath. Can someone please give me them?

Hannibal · Post by **Hannibal** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:06 am

IIRC, ShockwaveDeath was included in the download of the game.

CannonBallGuy · Post by **CannonBallGuy** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:52 pm

1. This chooseFlag plugin seems to only allow you to give yourself a flag, thus it would not enable you to give others flags of your choice and is therefore different to /flag give.

2. What does shockWaveDeath have to do with chooseFlag?

AnakinPiewalker · Post by **AnakinPiewalker** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:34 pm

thats what i was saying u would only give urself a flag. not everyone els
whatever

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