Extending the Life of Halo Modding

[nil]

nil, if you flesh out the server enough for testing and have it working Linux and not just Mac. I can throw it on the server I have Minecraft running for you guys to do some better testing.

Yeah, the server doesn't have to be a GUI or anything (it would seem overkill). I assume a Ruby or Python script, or a C command line tool with a Makefile will work.

[Monoman]

Yea, no GUI is needed. I command line everything on the server. Language is up to you. I already have Python and C compilers on the server and it would be no problem adding Ruby to it if needed.

[Sparky]

If you want to use HDM, that server supports whatever also.

[nil]

I wrote the server end and PMed it to Monoman for real testing (I've already done local testing though). After that gets hooked up, I'd have to see about implementing the launcher/client side of things. I feel uneasy about supporting anything less than os x 10.6 though, but I'll see.

[Dirk Gently]

I don't understand why you would not, I am not aware of any significant changes in networking protocols or APIs that have happened between 10.5 and 10.6. I do agree that 10.4 is an entirely separate matter and should not be supported.

[nil]

I don't understand why you would not, I am not aware of any significant changes in networking protocols or APIs that have happened between 10.5 and 10.6. I do agree that 10.4 is an entirely separate matter and should not be supported.

Something along the lines of can't be bothered to install 10.5 SDK, I'd have to find testers who actually run 10.5, PPC is not going to be supported anyway due to the hack being x86 dependent, 10.5 is less 64-bit capable but you can work around that, 10.6 APIs are generally nicer and makes threading nicer if I need it. Networking APIs are basically just BSD sockets, which probably haven't changed since the dawn of time. Still though, I could try supporting 10.5 but it'd be nice if anyone existed that has a 10.5 intel machine around.

[TaxiService]

*checks computers*

Nope. :-\ The only 10.5 machine i have access to is an old PPC MBP. And i won't be able to test on it for 10-13 days.

If really needed i could downgrade one of my computers, i guess? But I won't really have the time to test seriously until after june. :-\

[Sparky]

I got lost when the topic moved from apache server to mac operating system.

[nil]

I *think* I seem to have issues with connecting to MGM server in my home area but not outside of it. Grrr. Will have to verify later.

Really though, it ought to be possible in Halo just to find the code that receives a particular message (from recvfrom) involving CD key validation and completely ignore it. It's just a puzzle finding. It's called not only when the game is being started, but also when any player joins the game.

[EDIT]: Nevermind. I don't think that would actually work. If it were that simple, I could just forward packets to the gamespy server with my script but I'm pretty certain I've tried that before.

[Sparky]

the gamespy server data is encrypted, right? but your data should be sent in plain text.

[nil]

the gamespy server data is encrypted, right? but your data should be sent in plain text.

More or less, yes.

I got the launcher mostly implemented.. But I think Monoman's server has just been failing for me . I'm not sure if UDP packets are being intercepted correctly.

[Gogeta ;)]

...10.6 APIs are generally nicer...

That's true, but the 10.7 APIs are amazing, and they make everything easier. The threading tools you can find for Lion are absolutely stunning.