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Ducksteina
December 5, 2004, 11:18 am
SFN is dead.









Download at [URL].
Language files not supported at the moment, sorry; I missed the time to do this. I´ll add soon.










I´ve thought of a program which shows all your Soldat-friends on one screen. With one click, you can join their servers, send them a message or compare you with other Soldat players in a ranking table.
Soldat Friends Network is the easiest way to do this. It´s not done yet, but logging in and creating a new user works so far. I´ve made some screens to show you how SFN looks. Look more down for screens.


Althought, there is xfire. Didn´t know this when I created SFN, but I think some players will prefer SFN, especially clan players.
The special about SFN is, you need only a webserver that understands PHP to run a SFN Server. Also, SFN uses nearly no resources or traffic. For example, you have only to send 10 bytes to the server to get logged in.

Advantages: Uses nearly no resources and traffic; nearly every web-server can be a SFN-server; very fast
Disadvantages: So far no functions; datas aren´t transfered in SSL

2 do: Make all buttons work; encrypt sent datas; your ideas!


Would you like such a tool or would you preffer xfire? If you liked it, what extra functions would you like in SFN?


Regards,
Ducksteina.

eagleclaw364
December 5, 2004, 11:40 am
I think this program would be really good. : ). Because it's focused on just Soldat whereas XFire has lots of proggys. I hope this gets finished!!

Ducksteina
December 5, 2004, 11:48 am
quote:Originally posted by eagleclaw364I think this program would be really good. : ). Because it's focused on just Soldat whereas XFire has lots of proggys. I hope this gets finished!!

I hope this gets finished, too ;)
Thanks for the post. What features would you like to see in SFN?

eagleclaw364
December 5, 2004, 12:07 pm
Maybe a chat thing? So you could chat before going into a game.
A favourites list, of your favourite servers.
A history list of all recent servers, say 5 days old.
A create a server link that brings up a message box that says "Dedicated" on one button or "Not Dedicated" on the other, and they either goto Soldat or Soldat Dedicated Server.

Those are my ideas.

Ciao
Eagle

Ducksteina
December 5, 2004, 12:09 pm
quote:Originally posted by eagleclaw364Maybe a chat thing? So you could chat before going into a game.
A favourites list, of your favourite servers.
A history list of all recent servers, say 5 days old.
A create a server link that brings up a message box that says "Dedicated" on one button or "Not Dedicated" on the other, and they either goto Soldat or Soldat Dedicated Server.

Those are my ideas.

Ciao
Eagle

Thank you. I´ll try to do all these things :)

palloco
December 5, 2004, 1:00 pm
It looks nice. I only miss English language there

Ducksteina
December 5, 2004, 1:08 pm
quote:Originally posted by pallocoIt looks nice. I only miss English language there

Thanks. English version will follow, haven´t had time yet :)

Skate4Razors
December 5, 2004, 8:51 pm
It looks awesome, this will help me a lot!

Ducksteina
December 5, 2004, 9:42 pm
quote:Originally posted by Skate4RazorsIt looks awesome, this will help me a lot!

Thanks, I will finish it. Expect Version 0.5 in 1 week :)

N1nj@
December 6, 2004, 1:24 am
Can 2 players communicate with each other when they are using 2 different SFN servers?

FliesLikeABrick
December 6, 2004, 2:22 am
I'll run it on my server once i see it in english and fully understand what it does

Teh Panda
December 6, 2004, 5:28 am
I have problems with XFire so this would be great!

Ducksteina
December 6, 2004, 12:13 pm
quote:Originally posted by N1nj@Can 2 players communicate with each other when they are using 2 different SFN servers?

Then there had to be a main server which communicates between the servers. I´ll think of it.

Ducksteina
December 6, 2004, 2:21 pm
K, I made some screenshots of the english version. (Forgive the typo in picture 5, I will fix it.)

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N1nj@
December 6, 2004, 9:32 pm
I like it =)

But you spell Pictures wrong in the Credits section.

MikeShinoda.pheonix
December 7, 2004, 12:12 am
This is a really good idea. I hope it turns out as good as it sounds :)

Ducksteina
December 7, 2004, 1:42 pm
quote:Originally posted by N1nj@I like it =)

But you spell Pictures wrong in the Credits section.

quote:Originally posted by DucksteinaK, I made some screenshots of the english version. (Forgive the typo in picture 5, I will fix it.)

:p
Thanks, I think SFN may be pretty useful. Like a steam - but without valve, banned cd-keys and disabled accounts. ;)

quote:Originally posted by MikeShinoda.pheonixThis is a really good idea. I hope it turns out as good as it sounds :)
Hehe, thanks. I hope - no, i know - it turns good, ;)

Jap_man
December 8, 2004, 9:07 am
wow, cant wait till it get`s released ;)

Will
December 9, 2004, 12:05 pm
suggestion : if you right click on their name a window should pop up showing what they are doing in game. like watching a demo but its live.

Ducksteina
December 9, 2004, 12:09 pm
quote:Originally posted by Willsuggestion : if you right click on their name a window should pop up showing what they are doing in game. like watching a demo but its live.

This is nearly impossible, sorry. You would have to join the game to spectate.

Will
December 9, 2004, 12:16 pm
waaaaaaa! *sniffles*

woot, another suggestion, you should be able to save a pic of them to your comp, so when you click on thier name a panel comes up with thier name and a pic of them, or a pic of their soldat character. Like an avatar

Ducksteina
December 9, 2004, 1:13 pm
quote:Originally posted by Willwaaaaaaa! *sniffles*

woot, another suggestion, you should be able to save a pic of them to your comp, so when you click on thier name a panel comes up with thier name and a pic of them, or a pic of their soldat character. Like an avatar

On your own computer, it would be bit hard. I suggested storing it on the server and set a maximum for it.

eagleclaw364
December 9, 2004, 4:19 pm
Yeah, make like profiles for when you sign up. Ask the player if they want to upload an avatar and then display it in their profiles :)
Good luck!

Eagle

Ducksteina
December 10, 2004, 10:53 am
quote:Originally posted by eagleclaw364Yeah, make like profiles for when you sign up. Ask the player if they want to upload an avatar and then display it in their profiles :)
Good luck!

Eagle

I first tryed to upload the pic at imageshack, but it doesn´t work really and it is not fair. So I need a ftp server. If anybody got a fast ftp-server with a big trafficlimit and much space, please message me in icq (17949786zero). Thank you. If I don´t find a ftp server, there won´t be profil images, sorry.

gameking
December 12, 2004, 7:44 pm
hey guys, i think this is an excellent idea... but how do i download it?

MikeShinoda.pheonix
December 12, 2004, 8:22 pm
he isnt finished with it yet gameking

gameking
December 12, 2004, 8:41 pm
any idea wen he will be finished?

eagleclaw364
December 12, 2004, 9:12 pm
Nope

gameking
December 13, 2004, 2:09 am
Ducksteina, when do you think you'll be finished???

grand_diablo
December 13, 2004, 10:53 am
As he already said (At least in the Selfkill Forums);

"When it's done"

Ducksteina
December 13, 2004, 11:59 am
quote:Originally posted by grand_diabloAs he already said (At least in the Selfkill Forums);

"When it's done"


Right. I thought I could finish it this week, but in fact, it is much more work than I thought.
Please don´t lose your patience, I will finish it as soon as possible.

gameking
December 13, 2004, 1:02 pm
Alrighty, not getting impatient just wanted to no around how long it would take

gameking
December 15, 2004, 11:46 pm
So, whats the latest news on SFN?

y0da
December 16, 2004, 1:42 pm
hm, i would like a thing like in the ASE, that shows what is the score and maybe a feature, that shows a small player colored as the player on the server, what kind of weap is using etc. i think this isn't hard to do. i'll download when it's ready :]

FliesLikeABrick
December 16, 2004, 2:15 pm
y0da,
"...that shows a small player colored as the player on the server, what kind of weap is using etc. i think this isn't hard to do."

then you dont think too much.

Messiah
December 16, 2004, 2:29 pm
Sounds good to me ;)

Ducksteina
December 19, 2004, 10:36 am
quote:Originally posted by y0dahm, i would like a thing like in the ASE, that shows what is the score and maybe a feature, that shows a small player colored as the player on the server, what kind of weap is using etc. i think this isn't hard to do. i'll download when it's ready :]

Uhm, sry. I don´t have THAT much programming experience to do this.

@Gameking: I have nearly no time at the moment. But next week holidays start, so hang in there. I promise I will finish it as soon as I have got enough time.

Sam
December 19, 2004, 6:51 pm
Dont bother with the player profiles/images, it just takes up time and makes extra hastle. Can you have like 3+ people chatting in the same convo?

Ducksteina
December 19, 2004, 8:17 pm
quote:Originally posted by SamDont bother with the player profiles/images, it just takes up time and makes extra hastle. Can you have like 3+ people chatting in the same convo?

That isn´t a big problem. But I will have to set a maximum of chatters, or it will take up too much traffic and programming.

Jaz
December 19, 2004, 9:13 pm
say 20 :)

Very nice idea looking forward to when its finished.

eagleclaw364
December 20, 2004, 3:20 pm
i'd say 15 for clans and stuff

Morik
December 28, 2004, 7:01 pm
sounds like a good way to communicate...cant wait till its done, i will use it all the time

Ducksteina
January 12, 2005, 3:08 pm
Latest news on SFN:
Added support for language files. So everybody who wants to help SFN by writing a language file for it should really do it for the Soldat community. I´ll add the english example of a language file at the end of the post.
Written languages yet: English, German, Hebrew
Finally found a fast ftp server for image hosting. Much thanks go to SaGi, who is hosting the ftp server. So avatars will be supported!
Fixed a couple of bugs
Updated the template a bit. You are now able to specify a link (email or homepage).


I didn´t forget SFN, I just had no time. Thanks for your patience.





Template for language file:
(\n will be replaced with a new line.)
If you finished a language file and you think it doesn´t have got much mistakes in it, please post it into this thread or send it to me (Email: Ducksteina@gmx.net, ICQ: 179497860).
[code][LanguageFileInformation]
Creater=Ducksteina
CreaterLink=Ducksteina@gmx.net
Version=0.2
Language=English

[Strings]
; Strings for the login screen
Login_LoginGroup=Login
Login_DefaultUsername=Username
Login_DefaultPassword=Password
Login_LoginButton=Login
Login_NewUserButton=New User

; Strings for "Friends" Tab of main window
Main_Friends_Tab=Friends
Main_Friends_Message=Message
Main_Friends_Details=Details
Main_Friends_JoinServer=Join server
Main_Friends_DeleteFriend=Delete

; Strings for "Misc" tab of main window
Main_Misc_Tab=Misc
Main_Misc_Logout=Logout
Main_Misc_Status=Status
Main_Misc_Search=Search
Main_Misc_Add=Add
Main_Misc_Details=Details
Main_Misc_DeleteSearch=Clear Search

; Strings for "Options" tab of main window
Main_Options_Tab=Options
Main_Options_Language=Language
Main_Options_Server=Server
Main_Options_INIFlush=Flush INI
Main_Options_SaveLogin=Save login-information
Main_Options_KeepConnectionAlive=Keep connection alive
Main_Options_AnimateBanner=Animate SFN-Banner by Teylor
Main_Options_AlwaysShowWarnings=Always show warnings
Main_Options_AutoLogin=Login automatically

; Strings for "Credits" tab of main window
Main_Credits_Programmer=Programmed by:
Main_Credits_GUI=GUI by:
Main_Credits_Graphics=Graphics by:
Main_Credits_Language=Language file by:
Main_Credits_Server=SFN-Server powered by:
Main_Credits_Thanks=Special Thanks:

; Message boxes
MsgBox_WrongPw=You have entered a wrong password. \n Check username and password and try again.
MsgBox_NoUser=There is no user named like that. \n Check username and try again.
MsgBox_UnknownError=An unknown problem occured. \n Maybe the server is offline. Try again later.
MsgBox_INIFlush=This will delete all saved settings and restart SFN. \n Resume?
MsgBox_SaveLogin=Login-Information will be stored unencrypted. \n Anyone who has got access to this pc, will be able to log in with this account.
MsgBox_AnimateBanner=Animating the banner will slow down slow computers.[/code]

MOFO NOFO
January 12, 2005, 4:03 pm
Ooo kewl, avatars!!!!!!

eagleclaw364
January 12, 2005, 9:05 pm
Excuse me, Ducksteina, what must the language files be saved as? .ini or .txt?

Ducksteina
January 13, 2005, 11:55 am
quote:Originally posted by eagleclaw364Excuse me, Ducksteina, what must the language files be saved as? .ini or .txt?

It doesn´t really matter afaik. The windows API calls can read both. I preffer .ini as extension, though.

Dj-SAGI
January 13, 2005, 11:57 am
SaGi=Dj=SAGI=LiGHNiNG
my nick name at soldat ty ;]

Ducksteina
January 13, 2005, 12:12 pm
quote:Originally posted by Dj-SAGISaGi=Dj=SAGI=LiGHNiNG
my nick name at soldat ty ;]

Ehm, I think you totally misunderstood me. You just copy the template to a blank notepad window or whatsoever, edit the values after the '=' and save it as a file.

Deleted User
January 13, 2005, 8:57 pm
i will do it in swedish!! woho!!! ;D

MOFO NOFO
January 13, 2005, 9:11 pm
this seems -very- cool... WOOHOO 4 DUCKSTEINA!!!!!!!

Deleted User
January 13, 2005, 9:14 pm
YEA!...and u MOFO...i think it wasu who was going to do that non killing map..right??

Deleted User
January 13, 2005, 9:16 pm
ok..how do i send the translation to ya'? i'm done :D
wow i'm going to be famous

MOFO NOFO
January 14, 2005, 12:04 am
no it was a lounge, and u can still kill... in special arenas..

Liquid Metal
January 14, 2005, 1:49 am
Sounds cool

zer0frost
January 14, 2005, 2:08 am
This guys is like me!!! he knows programing, hes good at it, he makes all the GUI at first, he starts the project he goes about 60-70 maybe 75% done and then gets bored... dude if u need help contact me in cos clan forum or website, my email is everywhere http://www.COSclan.cl.nu

best of luck

Deleted User
January 14, 2005, 3:34 pm
Mofo i know...but i reaaly want the map....i'm reealy excited ;D

Ducksteina
January 14, 2005, 7:27 pm
To the people, who are done with their translations:
Copy ´n´ paste the content of the file to the forum, send it to me in icq (uin: 179497860) or send me an email ( ducksteina@gmx.net ). Thank you really much for helping SFN, the soldat community and me.

To zer0frost:
Thank you. If I get bored / need help, I know which guy to ask. :)

Ducksteina
January 14, 2005, 7:32 pm
Latest news on SFN:
Added a function to look on which the player is currently playing on. That means it´s really easy to join the server of a friend with 1 click :)
Added functions for advanced server details (how many players are on it, who is first, etc.)

Ressistance
January 14, 2005, 8:15 pm
yea..u rule!

but it was so easy before when ya' could upload

hmm...srry..if i send the whole translation to ye?


oh srry...my account lost everything suddenly password info...
i had to do a new account :/

Dj-SAGI
January 15, 2005, 12:33 am
Ducksteina u ruleee man!
;]
i cant wait for the first public ver ;]

Ressistance
January 15, 2005, 3:06 pm
yep....i send u the whole code.....because its som prblms whit the uploader

Ducksteina
January 22, 2005, 5:36 pm
I didn´t recieve any translations so far.

Deleted User
January 23, 2005, 10:06 am
.......sry i'm lazy :D hehe..

Deleted User
January 23, 2005, 10:07 am
but..your e-mail linkj doesn't work...

Ducksteina
January 23, 2005, 11:20 am
quote:Originally posted by sit-angerbut..your e-mail linkj doesn't work...

It does work.
I recieve lots of emails with Ducksteina@gmx.net or tobjaw@gmx.de.

And no problem, you can be lazy. Take your time. Just wanted to remind you :)

eagleclaw364
January 23, 2005, 1:45 pm
im working on a french translation file. It will probably have mistakes in it because I'm not the best at french. So hold tight I'll post it later

Deleted User
January 23, 2005, 4:53 pm
i've was done 5 minutes after i wrote that i can translat it....i send it tomorrow...

eagleclaw364
January 23, 2005, 8:34 pm
I've finished my French translation. It's probably not prefect, but then who/what is?

http://legion.gibbering.net/eagle/files/french.ini


[LanguageFileInformation]
Creator=Eagle
CreatorLink=Eagleclaw364@hotmail.com
Version=1
Language=French

[Strings]
; Strings for the login screen
Login_LoginGroup=Connexion
Login_DefaultUsername=Nom d'utilisateur
Login_DefaultPassword=Mot de passe
Login_LoginButton=Reliez
Login_NewUserButton=Nouvel Utilisateur

; Strings for "Friends" Tab of main window
Main_Friends_Tab=Amis
Main_Friends_Message=Message
Main_Friends_Details=Détails
Main_Friends_JoinServer=Joignez le serveur
Main_Friends_DeleteFriend=Effacement

; Strings for "Misc" tab of main window
Main_Misc_Tab=Misc
Main_Misc_Logout=Déconnexion
Main_Misc_Status=Status
Main_Misc_Search=Recherche
Main_Misc_Add=Ajoutez
Main_Misc_Details=Détails
Main_Misc_DeleteSearch=Efface cherche

; Strings for "Options" tab of main window
Main_Options_Tab=Options
Main_Options_Language=Langue
Main_Options_Server=Serveur
Main_Options_INIFlush=éclat INI
Main_Options_SaveLogin=économiser reliez-information
Main_Options_KeepConnectionAlive=Subsistance raccordement vivant
Main_Options_AnimateBanner=Animé SFN-bannière par Teylor
Main_Options_AlwaysShowWarnings=Toujours exposition avertissements
Main_Options_AutoLogin=Reliez automatiquement

; Strings for "Credits" tab of main window
Main_Credits_Programmer=Programmé par:
Main_Credits_GUI=GUI par:
Main_Credits_Graphics=Graphiques par:
Main_Credits_Language=Langue dossier par:
Main_Credits_Server=SFN-Serveur accueilli par:
Main_Credits_Thanks=Spécial Merci:

; Message boxes
MsgBox_WrongPw=Vous ayez entré a faux mot de passe. \n Regard nom d'utilisateur et mot de passe et essai encore.
MsgBox_NoUser=Là est non utilisateur appelé comme cela. \n Regard nom d'utilisateur et essai encore.
MsgBox_UnknownError=Inconnu problème s'est produit. \n Peut-être le serveur est débranché. Essai encore plus tard.
MsgBox_INIFlush=Ceci volonté effacement tous économisé arrangements et recommence SFN. \n Continuez??
MsgBox_SaveLogin=Reliez-Information volonté soyez stocké non codé. \n Toutes les personnes qui ayez obtenu accès à ceci pc, volonté soyez capable à reliez avec ceci profil.
MsgBox_AnimateBanner=Animation la bannière volonté lent vers le bas lent ordinateurs.



If you find any errors, shoot me an e-mail or PM.
Hope it helps :)

Ducksteina
January 23, 2005, 9:06 pm
quote:Originally posted by eagleclaw364
~

Thank you so much. You really helped SFN. :)
@anger: Great, can´t wait to recieve it ;)

eagleclaw364
January 23, 2005, 9:08 pm
maybe ill do a few more translations. i dunno but I just want SFN to get released :D

Ducksteina
January 23, 2005, 9:18 pm
quote:Originally posted by eagleclaw364maybe ill do a few more translations. i dunno but I just want SFN to get released :D

That would be really cool. :)
And yes, I can´t wait to see how the server will get slow ;)

Ducksteina
January 24, 2005, 4:22 pm
Latest news on SFN:
Avatar-uploader added. Maximum size: 250 kByte, 100 x 100 pixel. JPG.

eagleclaw364
January 24, 2005, 5:25 pm
Any fixed date, or idea when a version will come out?

Ducksteina
January 27, 2005, 5:57 pm
Latest news on SFN:
Avatar-uploader improved: Now checks if a file was successfully uploaded.

Deleted User
January 28, 2005, 12:15 pm
yea ! it gonna be great :D

eagleclaw364
January 28, 2005, 4:11 pm
GOOOOOO DUCKSTEINA

Ducksteina
January 28, 2005, 4:33 pm
quote:Originally posted by eagleclaw364GOOOOOO DUCKSTEINA

I´ve been working on SFN the whole day, so don´t worry. ;)

Latest news on SFN:
Fixed _lots_ of bugs.
Improved Avatar-Uploader so you couldn´t upload avatars to other people´s account.
Added function to check if SFN is running twice and if it is, don´t run it.
Auto-Delete of temporary files when unused.
Added more secruity.

eagleclaw364
January 28, 2005, 7:43 pm
Do you need any help with graphics or anything?

Ducksteina
January 29, 2005, 2:47 pm
quote:Originally posted by eagleclaw364Do you need any help with graphics or anything?

Hm, I´ve got a banner and an icon which I like. If I see some better suggestions, I will of course take them. :)


Banner:
[IMAGE]

Icon:
[IMAGE]

Deleted User
January 29, 2005, 4:58 pm
yea,that rule!


Ducksteina
January 29, 2005, 5:28 pm
quote:Originally posted by sit-angeryea,that rule!
I like them, too.
But credits go to Teylor, who created those, not to me. :)

Deleted User
January 29, 2005, 5:54 pm
sure,sure....and credits for me who made the translation in swedish....son sended

Ducksteina
January 29, 2005, 6:01 pm
quote:Originally posted by sit-angersure,sure....and credits for me who made the translation in swedish....son sended

Of course. :)

Latest news on SFN:
Fixed bug that happened when you tried to run SFN twice and then tried to change your avatar.
Improved Avatar-Uploader: Now renames the files to lower-case so there are no problems with the case-sensity.
Added Server Details Window: You can see the status of the server (online or offline), the ping, how many users are online and how many users are registered.
If you click the login button and it´s checking, the button will be greyed out until it has checked so you can´t spam the server by clicking it servereal times. Same with all other buttons that send requests to the server.
Made server a bit faster


eagleclaw364
January 30, 2005, 11:39 am
w00t cant wait :D

hock3y
February 3, 2005, 7:59 pm
This is looking really good. Does it actually show all the info for dedicated servers? Because xfire only shows map name, ping, etc. for games that are not dedicated. And even though I have xfire, this would be even better for soldat specifically :) I can't wait until its released.

Ducksteina
February 3, 2005, 8:06 pm
quote:Originally posted by hock3yThis is looking really good. Does it actually show all the info for dedicated servers? Because xfire only shows map name, ping, etc. for games that are not dedicated. And even though I have xfire, this would be even better for soldat specifically :) I can't wait until its released.

Thanks.
So far, I can only read out stats for 'normal' games. But it shouldn´t be a big problem to do the same with dedicated servers. Will work only on Windows, because I have no idea of programming in linux.

hock3y
February 4, 2005, 12:26 am
Yea it's hard to play the game on linux, so I don't see why thats a problem being windows only, and that sounds cool about the dedicated servers being easy. Keep it up.

Ducksteina
February 5, 2005, 7:36 pm
Latest news on SFN:

Added serverside possibility to disable accounts.
Added serverside possibility to specify a reason why a account was disabled.
Added serverside possibility to stop registration of new users.
Added serverside possibility to disable SFN temporary.
Added colors to the ping in server view. You can easily see if you ping is good (green), okay (yellow) or bad (red).
Checks now if the server is online and if it´s not, grey out all controls.
Added MOTD of the server which will show up (if available) after login.


eagleclaw364
February 6, 2005, 11:10 am
Wow, sounds really good now. Good work Ducksteina

Hitman
February 6, 2005, 6:08 pm
Well, instead of posting all these [IMAGE]ing 'news' bollocks...it would be nice if you gave us beta we could mess around with..

eagleclaw364
February 6, 2005, 7:21 pm
Hitman..... *thinks of what to say* He'll give us a beta some time soon, but he is working hard, so leave him be. kthx

Ducksteina
February 6, 2005, 9:25 pm
quote:Originally posted by HitmanWell, instead of posting all these [IMAGE]ing 'news' bollocks...it would be nice if you gave us beta we could mess around with..

Of course, I´ll _immediately_ finish SFN in 10 minutes...
You don´t know how much work programming is, do you?
Actually, I´m not playing Soldat anymore. I´m doing it for the Soldat community. For _you_. So if I was you, I would choose my words sagely and I wouldn´t be complaining about the "fooking 'news' bollocks". I´ve got many other things to do and sometimes I ask myself why I´m doing this.
Thanks for appreciation.

MOFO NOFO
February 7, 2005, 6:08 am
hitman.. shut up, i want this to come out :(

Rhombus
February 7, 2005, 10:39 am
ye, I admire ducksteina for doing this for us. I myself would've said go to hell, i wont finish it, just for the community, now that you've stopped playing soldat. Hitman, just screw [IMAGE]ing you!
I dont understand why everybody likes hitman so much, [IMAGE]ing retard.

Deleted User
February 7, 2005, 5:21 pm
Ducksteina, ignore Hitman, he's a dumbass. He acts like an asshole to everyone nowadays.

Ducksteina
February 7, 2005, 6:03 pm
Great to see people who understand me. :)
Of course, I´ll finish SFN; that moron just made me angry.

Zuup
February 7, 2005, 6:07 pm
yay =D

Rhombus
February 7, 2005, 6:15 pm
thanks duckie. Even tho I dunno if this will actually be useful, I like seeing the community live up a bit.

eagleclaw364
February 7, 2005, 6:24 pm
I think it will be very useful.

StormCrow
February 8, 2005, 5:39 am
It will be better than xfire, i only use xfire for soldat anyway

eagleclaw364
February 8, 2005, 3:59 pm
I use xfire for all games :D, but one just for soldat would be brill.

Ducksteina
February 9, 2005, 9:00 pm
Latest News on SFN:

Added Autoupdater. With it you are able to download the newest version of SFN easily using a nice GUI.
Before SFN is loaded completly, a "Loading"-Screen with some information what SFN is currently preparing will show up.

Deleted User
February 11, 2005, 9:39 am
Spam deleted. I'm not too strict on this, but guys, seriously, post something useful.

hock3y
February 19, 2005, 12:08 am
Any new status on this ducksteina?

Ducksteina
February 19, 2005, 5:28 pm
quote:Originally posted by hock3yAny new status on this ducksteina?

I´m sorry, I didn´t do much the last days; World of Warcraft is amazing me.
Don´t worry, I´ll soon start working again.

Ducksteina
February 21, 2005, 1:03 pm
Latest News on SFN:

Auto-Updater finally complete. It had some nasty bugs and sometimes didn´t even download the update. Now fixed and totally working.
The GUI of the details of a player is nearly finished.

eagleclaw364
February 22, 2005, 6:01 pm
Hey, this has a lot of features now!! :) I hope we can see a demo or something released soon!! Good work Ducksteina :)

Dj-SAGI
February 22, 2005, 9:07 pm
me too ;]

Doom
March 3, 2005, 4:54 pm
is this tool released??I heaven`t found a DL link....

Rhombus
March 3, 2005, 4:57 pm
ow crap, Read ffs, it isnt finished yet.

Doom
March 3, 2005, 5:51 pm
I had read ALL sites...but the last post was on 22feb

Ducksteina
March 4, 2005, 11:35 am
Hi folks.
I´m sorry, World of Warcraft is consuming all the time I got (lvl 31 druid :o ). I hope I soon get bored and start working much on SFN again.
Whatever:

Latest news on SFN:Registration functions on client and server done.Some small bugfixes.

eagleclaw364
March 4, 2005, 5:53 pm
BURN YOUR WORLD OF WARCRAFT!!!

hehe, just kidding ;) take your time mate.

Vostok 4
March 4, 2005, 5:57 pm
You speak of these servers, will it be one server per 10 friends for example (or a clan running their own) or would you want a server to run for the entire community?

What kind of traffic useage will be expected from the server too? I'm inquiring because I may be able to provide a big fast one...

eagleclaw364
March 4, 2005, 6:39 pm
I'm guessing it's gonna be one for the whole community.

Ducksteina
March 5, 2005, 1:20 pm
There won´t be _that_ much traffic. For logging in, like 10 bytes are transfered and every second some bytes to check online status. I first planned to make a server for the community and add custom server support later.

IlIdan
March 8, 2005, 7:04 pm
Can I download it?
when yes... where?

eagleclaw364
March 9, 2005, 4:30 pm
It's not out yet. If you bothered to actually read anything, you would know that.

MJPZX2
March 10, 2005, 9:21 pm
Is this program going to be something you sign up for and you see everyone else who is logged in or just the people you add?

eagleclaw364
March 13, 2005, 4:06 pm
Just the people you add. Soldat FRIENDS Network ;)

Deleted User
March 23, 2005, 4:00 pm
oh no.. I read trough all the pages, hoping that on this last page it would be finished.. :P I was wrong but keep it up. u are doing great. :D

Deleted User
March 25, 2005, 6:12 pm
quote:Originally posted by Psychooh no.. I read trough all the pages, hoping that on this last page it would be finished.. :P I was wrong but keep it up. u are doing great. :D

haha i was hoping for the same thing to happen
this sounds like an excellent idea and i really cant wait to use it

bananaboi
March 30, 2005, 3:07 am
WOW! This idea is cool! Hey, Good Luck with it!

Deleted User
March 30, 2005, 6:32 am
any progress?

haha or is World of Warcraft still running your life

Deleted User
March 30, 2005, 6:42 am
SFN is dead, saw it coming.

Ducksteina
March 30, 2005, 12:29 pm
quote:Originally posted by EnEsCeSFN is dead, saw it coming.

SFN isn´t dead. Good programs take their time to develop.
(By the way: aren´t you the guy who released his hacks for Soldat and which is hated by the _whole_ community?)

Latest news on SFN:Nearly finished, no bugs known. Public Beta is coming soon.

Deleted User
March 30, 2005, 12:44 pm
"(By the way: aren´t you the guy who released his hacks for Soldat and which is hated by the _whole_ community?)"
Nope, you appear to be mistaken, ANYWAYZ..... Good to see SFN _____isnt?_____ dead, got any screenshots for us?

oh and what language is the client being written in?

Ducksteina
March 30, 2005, 1:04 pm
quote:Originally posted by EnEsCe"(By the way: aren´t you the guy who released his hacks for Soldat and which is hated by the _whole_ community?)"
Nope, you appear to be mistaken
Oh, I´m sorry. I just remembered the hacker-guy... I must have remembered the name wrong.

quote:ANYWAYZ..... Good to see SFN _____isnt?_____ dead, got any screenshots for us?
I´ve posted some screenshots. What screens do you want?

quote:oh and what language is the client being written in?
Why should I tell? It would be a big hole in the secruity.

Deleted User
March 30, 2005, 1:14 pm
"I´ve posted some screenshots. What screens do you want?"
Any screenshots would be cool :D

"Why should I tell? It would be a big hole in the secruity."
Well either way when you release it people are going to know, and in your language file "MsgBox_WrongPw" kinda gives away thats its possibly made in Visual Basic, since MsgBox is a visual basic syntax

Ducksteina
March 30, 2005, 1:25 pm
quote:Originally posted by EnEsCe"I´ve posted some screenshots. What screens do you want?"
Any screenshots would be cool :D

http://duck.xserv-media.de/files/sfn/1.JPG ... http://duck.xserv-media.de/files/sfn/6.JPG


quote:"Why should I tell? It would be a big hole in the secruity."
Well either way when you release it people are going to know, and in your language file "MsgBox_WrongPw" kinda gives away thats its possibly made in Visual Basic, since MsgBox is a visual basic syntax

Probably it´s VB. Maybe not.

eagleclaw364
March 30, 2005, 4:37 pm
Mr Ducksteina :D You're back! Can't wait till public beta!

Deleted User
March 30, 2005, 6:28 pm
yea dude the Beta is going to be kickass im gonig to show my friends and not let them DL it although it defeats the purpose haha
im glad WoW isnt running your life like WC3 did one summer...*goes in corner and cries* "the nightmares are coming back!"

sry boredom got me

Deleted User
March 30, 2005, 6:42 pm
it'll be a good program I hope. I hope u dont stop working on it

hock3y
March 30, 2005, 11:46 pm
Can't wait for it to be released, I'll be telling all my friends that play soldat to get it =D

Anyway, do you have an estimate for when the public beta will be released?

eagleclaw364
March 31, 2005, 10:14 am
quote:Public Beta is coming soon.


Soon my young padawan, soon.

MJPZX2
April 1, 2005, 12:43 pm
Duck will there be an option for it to be english too?

Deleted User
April 1, 2005, 12:45 pm
Ofcourse it can be in english, what do you think the language files are for?!?!?

Ducksteina
April 1, 2005, 3:06 pm
There is a huge bug in the avatar-uploader which I can´t find at the moment. I´m sorry, you´ll only be able to upload your avatar using a php-based uploader until I find that bug.

eagleclaw364
April 1, 2005, 3:18 pm
That's fine by me. You don't need to be sorry! :D You're doing a great job for the community :)

Deleted User
April 1, 2005, 8:26 pm
yeah! u'll find that bug someday.. cant wait for the beta :D

Deleted User
April 1, 2005, 9:52 pm
dude avatars are just a luxery its not completely needed just dont fret man its cool

Ducksteina
April 3, 2005, 4:27 pm
Latest news on SFN:
Last glitches fixed. Doing the rest of translation now. Expect beta in 2 or 3 days.

Deleted User
April 3, 2005, 10:04 pm
yeeeeeey

Deleted User
April 3, 2005, 10:33 pm
Saaweeeet!!

eagleclaw364
April 4, 2005, 2:16 pm
WAHOOEY GO DUCKSTEINA :D:D:D:D::

Deleted User
April 5, 2005, 6:28 am
Before a beta..u need the swedish version =)

[LanguageFileInformation]
Creater=Sit-anger (!BL!)
CreaterLink=P_lizzy_9@hotmail.com
Version=0.9
Language=Swedish

[Strings]
; Strings for the login screen
Login_LoginGroup=Login
Login_DefaultUsername=Användarnamn
Login_DefaultPassword=Lösenord
Login_LoginButton=Logga in
Login_NewUserButton=Ny användare

; Strings for "Friends" Tab of main window
Main_Friends_Tab=Vänner
Main_Friends_Message=Meddelande
Main_Friends_Details=Detaljer
Main_Friends_JoinServer=Joina servern
Main_Friends_DeleteFriend=Ta bort

; Strings for "Misc" tab of main window
Main_Misc_Tab=Sökningar
Main_Misc_Logout=Logga ut
Main_Misc_Status=Status
Main_Misc_Search=Sök
Main_Misc_Add=Lägg till
Main_Misc_Details=Detaljer
Main_Misc_DeleteSearch=Ta bort sökningen

; Strings for "Options" tab of main window
Main_Options_Tab=Verktyg
Main_Options_Language=Språk
Main_Options_Server=Server
Main_Options_INIFlush=Flush INI
Main_Options_SaveLogin=Spara login information
Main_Options_KeepConnectionAlive=Håll kvar kontakten
Main_Options_AnimateBanner=Animerad SFN-Banner av Teylor
Main_Options_AlwaysShowWarnings=Visa alltid varningar
Main_Options_AutoLogin=Logga in automatiskt

; Strings for "Credits" tab of main window
Main_Credits_Programmer=Programmed by:Ducksteina
Main_Credits_GUI=GUI by:..someone
Main_Credits_Graphics=Graphics by:...Ducksteina?
Main_Credits_Language=Language file by:Black lizzy
Main_Credits_Server=SFN-Server powered by:...a friend to Ducksteina
Main_Credits_Thanks=Special Thanks:..to Ducksteina's friends ..Himself and me!\n //and the other who did fix these several language's!

; Message boxes
MsgBox_WrongPw=Fel lösenord! \n Försök igen!
MsgBox_NoUser=Finns ingen som heter så. \n Försök igen.
MsgBox_UnknownError=Oidenifierat fel inträffade! \n Ducksteina's server is probably down.
MsgBox_INIFlush=Det här kommer radera alla sparade ändringar och starta om SFN. \n Förtsätt?
MsgBox_SaveLogin=Login-information blir okrypterad. \n Vem som helst som har tillgång till datorn kan logga in.
MsgBox_AnimateBanner=Animera bannern kan sakta ner datorn.

there u go...even if i'm little late...u know..lazyness

EXR3dn3ck
April 5, 2005, 2:01 pm
keep up the work, i really like what u are doing for the soldat community

Deleted User
April 5, 2005, 9:39 pm
cant be long for the beta comes now... *exited* =)

Ducksteina
April 6, 2005, 8:43 pm
Sorry, busy day today. SFN coming tomorrow.

EXR3dn3ck
April 6, 2005, 9:53 pm
sweeeet

Deleted User
April 6, 2005, 10:19 pm
hes tricking us its a late april fools joke

EXR3dn3ck
April 7, 2005, 2:00 am
hope not

Norse
April 7, 2005, 2:33 am
Yeah, I've been waiting quite a while for this :1 Hope it's worth the wait! Keep going Ducksteina!
@ EXR3dn3ck:(Off-topic)Just a warning: Your sig can't have more than 4 lines of text in that size. Be sure to change it before the mods/admin get to your profile first!

EXR3dn3ck
April 7, 2005, 8:59 pm
when i click on the link all i get is a stupid picture

Elephant_Hunter
April 7, 2005, 10:30 pm
The server does not like external links... try to copy and paste the link into the url bar and hit "Go".

Deleted User
April 8, 2005, 12:11 am
YAY!!! this would be alot better if i had friends :(

AWH_ReApEr
April 8, 2005, 12:23 am
Very nice, Ducksteina! I need to get some friends to DL it, now. =P

If I find any problems, I'll let you know.

Deleted User
April 8, 2005, 12:33 am
ummmm i found a couple of things but idk if its just cause its the beta or what

message doesnt work
cant join soldat games
animated banenr just flickers

all in all excelent work i love the setup and the friend search its awesome

EXR3dn3ck
April 8, 2005, 1:58 am
ok i got it to work but when i open it then i make a user then i have to find something in my C: drive and i cant find it can someone help me

Elephant_Hunter
April 8, 2005, 2:50 am
When I try to message: "An unknown error occured. Please try again later."

AWH_ReApEr
April 8, 2005, 3:51 am
I'm randomly getting an error that says it can't read 'C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temp\temp'

I'm getting this every 30 seconds or so.

Deleted User
April 8, 2005, 4:27 am
you have to take in account that this is a beta and maybe he didnt finish all features

AWH_ReApEr
April 8, 2005, 4:31 am
I think he was just pressured into releasing it early because all of these impatient people..

This shoulda been an Alpha release. ;p

Ducksteina
April 8, 2005, 1:08 pm
Uhm, the mesage thing is _really_ odd. I didn´t change anything and now I get an error. I´ll have a look at it.

@ AWH_ReApEr: (can't read 'C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temp\temp')
What did you do at the moment when you got this error?

@ Cleric Achilles:
Uhm; you can´t join Soldat servers? You can only join your friend's server when he is currently playing on one. Or is there an error?
And about the animated banner flicker: I´m sorry, I can´t do anything for this now.

@ EXR3dn3ck:
It asks you for your Soldat folder.

EXR3dn3ck
April 8, 2005, 1:18 pm
when i click on my soldat server i get a error saying something like this
C:\Documents and Settings\Preferred customer\Destop couldnt be found or something like that

Ducksteina
April 8, 2005, 1:33 pm
I released a quick & dirty bugfix.

0.7.2 Patchnotes:You are now able to view the details of a user from the search-tab.Fixed bug where it says it couln´t read a file.Translated Auto-Updater to English. (Doh, forgot about that)Made the Auto-Updater shut down SFN correctly.

You may have to download the newest version of SFN manually due Auto-Updater changes.

EXR3dn3ck
April 8, 2005, 2:05 pm
and how do i download that
does it do it automatically

Deleted User
April 8, 2005, 11:24 pm
Ok.. when I start SFN its going smoothly.. I create my user and password. then It ask me for my soldat folder and I think Piece a cake. I browse my soldat folder and press OK.. BLAM error comes up, and it say that some txt thing was not found.. I DID enable file logging (triple checked that) but still the error comes up every time, and it say that noona will be able to join the server im in...
is it me who doing anything wrong? plz help

EXR3dn3ck
April 9, 2005, 2:39 am
i get the same thing

Deleted User
April 9, 2005, 3:18 pm
Oh I figured it out.. it dint fint the command log because I hadnt written any comands in game.. so I simply went in game and wrote command /addbot boogie man and the command log was made. so now it works perrfectly..
Hope this post helps anyone.. great work Ducky ^^

EXR3dn3ck
April 9, 2005, 4:25 pm
what do u mean go ingame
and write something

hock3y
April 9, 2005, 7:16 pm
start your own game then type in a command such as /addbot Boogie Man or /limit 10 or /timelimit 20 and it should work

Deleted User
April 9, 2005, 7:42 pm
It sure did.. Hey add me ppl.Psycho.. i can be your friend ^^

EXR3dn3ck
April 10, 2005, 3:16 am
ok when i make the log what do i do, when i find the file what would it be under, can someone post where i could find the log once i make it

Famine
April 10, 2005, 4:21 am
My name is trOOViking

Deleted User
April 10, 2005, 9:23 pm
quote:Originally posted by EXR3dn3ckok when i make the log what do i do, when i find the file what would it be under, can someone post where i could find the log once i make it



You dont have to do anything when you make the log. what you do is reinstall SFN by pressing INI flush at the options. then you get a fresh start, and when it asks for your soldat folder, just browse it and it find the command log by itself... then you have succsesfully installed Soldat Friends Network =)
(why am I answering this and not Ducksteina :P )

EXR3dn3ck
April 11, 2005, 1:33 pm
thanx

Ducksteina
April 11, 2005, 3:39 pm
Hi guys.
Sorry, I weren´t able to visit the Soldat forums the last days, I always got an 404.
With the next patch which fixes the last bugs, I´ll include a manual so you don´t have to guess what to do.

EXR3dn3ck
April 11, 2005, 3:54 pm
ok cool, i need friends so everyone post your name so i can put it on my friend list

Ducksteina
April 11, 2005, 5:07 pm
quote:Originally posted by EXR3dn3ckok cool, i need friends so everyone post your name so i can put it on my friend list

You can search after "%" to get the whole userlist.

Deleted User
April 11, 2005, 9:19 pm
okey.. Have any of you tested if it works to join the server your friend is at?
I tried with 2 ppl I added, and none of them worked. anebody else had that prob.?
And as an Idea: when someone add you, you should get a notice saying "anonym has added you to his/her list" That would be great I think.

Deleted User
April 12, 2005, 4:31 am
you can also just hit space and you get the whoel userlist thats what ive been doing but its useless unless you can talk to them or join games

Deleted User
April 12, 2005, 11:29 am
exactly! I cant send messages OR join the friends games. and if I cant, then I see no point in this program :P but im sure ducksteina will fix it.

Deleted User
April 12, 2005, 12:52 pm
yea he better DO IT! *shakes fist*
haha

Ducksteina
April 12, 2005, 3:40 pm
quote:Originally posted by PsychoAnd as an Idea: when someone add you, you should get a notice saying "anonym has added you to his/her list" That would be great I think.

Thanks for the idea, I´ll add this.

@ not being able to join servers: That´s odd. I can join servers without a problem. I´ll have a look at the join server code again.
Edit: I finally found the bug. It searches - whyever - in the SFN directory for the console log. I´ll fix it.
Edit 2: Fixed.

0.7.5 Patchnotes:Joining servers is now possible. Bug fixed.Shutdown of SFN is now faster.

Deleted User
April 12, 2005, 4:33 pm
Great man! :D

Question: If I know my friend is playing and want to join his server via SFN, does he have to have SFN turned on, or it works anyway?
I think there should be an ADD EVERYONE button ;D

eagleclaw364
April 12, 2005, 4:37 pm
How do we download???

Deleted User
April 12, 2005, 4:40 pm
http://sfn.sf.funpic.de/download/SFN.exe
like the first thing Duckstaina sais on page one :)
EDIT:oh and you have to copy the address to your addres bar

Ducksteina
April 12, 2005, 5:05 pm
You can just restart SFN and it will automatically download the newest patch.

And no, your friend has to have SFN running in the background.

eagleclaw364
April 12, 2005, 5:31 pm
Doesnt work...
It says Server is offline

Deleted User
April 12, 2005, 7:09 pm
hmm i cant get it at school cause my school is gay and it says that porn is on the site but oh well i still have it at home

Ducksteina
April 12, 2005, 8:01 pm
quote:Originally posted by eagleclaw364Doesnt work...
It says Server is offline

Are you serious? It pings the server; so the server really went offline? Uhm..

eagleclaw364
April 12, 2005, 9:18 pm
Everytime I run my SFN, it says "Checking if server is online..." then pops up a message saying "Server is offline". Then it checks if there is a new version and tells me mine is outdated. Doesn't dl a new one :/

Deleted User
April 13, 2005, 5:35 am
mine works fine cept cant send messages due to unknown error but i seems everyones getting that so ill wait patiently till ducky fixes it. by the way im taal on SFN add me all

Ducksteina
April 13, 2005, 5:35 pm
quote:Originally posted by eagleclaw364Everytime I run my SFN, it says "Checking if server is online..." then pops up a message saying "Server is offline". Then it checks if there is a new version and tells me mine is outdated. Doesn't dl a new one :/

Are you behind a firewall or something? I am and I can dl updates without a problem. Also, I never got a message saying the server was offline.
Are you sure it´s not a problem of your internet connection?

Deleted User
April 14, 2005, 10:17 am
it works fine at me.. I received the update and get no server thingy..
I havent yet tried to connect to friends server tough.. will try soon

Ducksteina
April 18, 2005, 6:58 pm
Server may be offline for a while in the next days.

Deleted User
April 19, 2005, 5:51 pm
=(

Ducksteina
April 21, 2005, 2:36 pm
Server should be totally online again.

Deleted User
April 21, 2005, 5:35 pm
any new updates comnig soon?

Ducksteina
April 21, 2005, 8:12 pm
quote:Originally posted by Cleric Achillesany new updates comnig soon?

In the weekend I´ll probably fix the message-bug so you can really chat and SFN is not total useless.

Deleted User
April 21, 2005, 8:29 pm
quote:Originally posted by Cleric Achillesany new updates comnig soon?

quote:Originally posted in the Forum Rules4. If you're posting in an app topic, please do not post saying "any updates soon?" or "hurry up and release it!!", or anything similar. These people are not being paid to make these programs, and so being selfish and pestering them about releasing a new version/beta/whatever isn't fair. Besides, posts like this clog the topics up to no end.

I just added this to the rules so I don't mind, but in future just sit, be patient, and wait, please :)

Deleted User
April 21, 2005, 10:08 pm
but.. I was wonderiong too.. not in a "hurry up" way but more in a curious way.. I think its really great that Ducksteina is doing this for the soldat community

hock3y
April 21, 2005, 10:40 pm
Yea, keep it up can't wait until chat is ready to work!

Psycho I added you to my friends list lol

Deleted User
April 22, 2005, 3:26 am
no i was just wondering i wasnt trying to rush him or anything

are you going to be able to see whos online without guessing?

Deleted User
April 22, 2005, 2:01 pm
yeah! an online thingy.. like msn. that would be neat :)

loserisme
April 24, 2005, 11:47 pm
this thing kickas major ass

im downldin
quote:Originally posted by hock3ystart your own game then type in a command such as /addbot Boogie Man or /limit 10 or /timelimit 20 and it should work


So, if im in a public server ,thats not mine, do i still typ some random command?

Deleted User
April 27, 2005, 6:27 pm
Any update? Looks interesting.

Its not very useful functionality wise though, dont know who is online and dont seem to be able to message anyone.

Ducksteina
April 27, 2005, 6:44 pm
quote:Originally posted by plasmaAny update? Looks interesting.

Its not very useful functionality wise though, dont know who is online and dont seem to be able to message anyone.

Sorry, I´m a busy man. ;)
I´ll release an update as soon as I find time for it. Thanks for patience.

Ducksteina
May 4, 2005, 9:12 pm
Latest news on SFN:Fixed chatting on server. Now the client and chatting will work for you.

Deleted User
May 4, 2005, 9:49 pm
dont work for me yet.. dint recieve an update so ill try later. gj anyways :)

Ducksteina
May 5, 2005, 3:35 pm
quote:Originally posted by Psychodont work for me yet.. dint recieve an update so ill try later. gj anyways :)

I didn´t say it is fixed yet. The part on the server is fixed, so I still have to fix the bug on the client to make it work.

Deleted User
May 5, 2005, 5:26 pm
any news is better than no news

Deleted User
May 5, 2005, 5:38 pm
quote:Originally posted by Ducksteina
I didn´t say it is fixed yet. The part on the server is fixed, so I still have to fix the bug on the client to make it work.

quote:Originally posted by DucksteinaLatest news on SFN:Fixed chatting on server. Now the client and chatting will work for you.


Could have fooled me :)

Try and make it so you can see who is on/offline in a list or something if possible.

May also want to check the 'users online' list via the 'server' button, it says around 7-8 - This may be true or may be a bug?

Deleted User
May 6, 2005, 7:12 am
No offence, but this thing sucks ass, especially considering how long it took to make...

I've sent a warning to EnEsCe by PM, so please don't feel the need to flame back at him. Just ignore this post. - Stalky

EDIT: Yay! Kinda like Dictatorship.

Vijchtidoodah
May 6, 2005, 7:43 am
Wow, EnEsCe, that's really constructive criticism. I love how you told him what he did good, what he might have to work on, and how he could make it better. I especially like the part of your post where you offer help because you're such a compassionate person.

It's a good thing that you know when to shovel the crap back into your mouth, otherwise you'd just make an ass of yourself, right?

Deleted User
May 6, 2005, 7:54 am
quote:Originally posted by VijchtidoodahWow, EnEsCe, that's really constructive criticism. I love how you told him what he did good, what he might have to work on, and how he could make it better. I especially like the part of your post where you offer help because you're such a compassionate person.

It's a good thing that you know when to shovel the crap back into your mouth, otherwise you'd just make an ass of yourself, right?
Yeh, I tend to do my best in situations like this. But yeh, Ducksteina if you like... need help with VB (Since you obviously used VB to make this) Just ask.

Deleted User
May 6, 2005, 2:45 pm
You shouldnt criticize other peoples work.

Offer constructive criticizm, dont just say 'it sucks'.

"No offence, but this thing sucks ass, especially considering how long it took to make..."

I saw you do a similar thing "pretty pointless" in another thread.

Make an effort to be nice to other people and their work, otherwise you wont get any of that back.

Having said that, while this messenger thing is a neat idea, it does need some work (time permitting).

Knowing when people are online with a simple online/offline status would no doubt improve the functionality drastically, and maybe even redesign the GUI to be 'messenger' style, like MSN or ICQ for example.

If you want, I could spend an hour or two touching up a few things to give you a kick start if I have the time myself between work/uni/weekends. Ive developed messenger applications in the past (VB/C++) and experienced in PHP/PHP Sockets, so its not new ground to me.

Enesce, some ideas for your monitor thing ill post in another thread to keep this one on topic!

Da cHeeSeMaN
May 7, 2005, 10:14 am
well i think EnEsCe is right because... it doesnt work for me lol

Ducksteina
May 7, 2005, 11:32 am
Hi guys.
I don´t need help in VB, seriously. Especially because I don´t program SFN in VB. But thanks for the offer.
I´ll tell you the truth: The people wanted SFN to come out, so I did so. I didn´t have time to finish some parts of the program as you can see. A part of that was the messaging function.
I´m no machine. I don´t spend all my time into developing SFN. It´s fun sometimes, but mostly I do it because the community expects I spend all my free time into SFN. When I read things like "this sucks ass" I often think of just stopping developing. Whatever, I finally ignored that jerk.

@ Plasma: A C++ messenger would be sure more faster. I´ll send you a pm soon.

Edit: Where is the ignore function in this forum? Aww.

Deleted User
May 7, 2005, 1:11 pm
dont stop :(

eagleclaw364
May 7, 2005, 3:15 pm
He wont. :) Because there are more people who are happy with this program and want it to go on, than idiots who keep saying it sucks. :>

[EDIT] Yay it works for me now!! But how about having in the friends list, an online and offline section. Like the heading "ONLINE" then list all the online friends, and the heading "OFFLINE" and then list all offline friends. :) Good job!

Ducksteina
May 7, 2005, 7:04 pm
quote:Originally posted by eagleclaw364He wont. :) Because there are more people who are happy with this program and want it to go on, than idiots who keep saying it sucks. :>

[EDIT] Yay it works for me now!! But how about having in the friends list, an online and offline section. Like the heading "ONLINE" then list all the online friends, and the heading "OFFLINE" and then list all offline friends. :) Good job!

I think I´ll just make the online people green and the offline red. That´ll be easier.

eagleclaw364
May 7, 2005, 7:30 pm
Heh, good idea. :P

Deleted User
May 7, 2005, 9:07 pm
what are you talking about i never recieved an update

eagleclaw364
May 7, 2005, 9:43 pm
Just re-download it. :)

Trooper9
May 10, 2005, 4:31 pm
i re-downloaded it, and i don't recived any updates o.O
The Error, when i'll talk to anotherone is there, and nobody is green or red.

is the download link: http://sfn.sf.funpic.de/download/SFN.exe right?

josheat
May 10, 2005, 4:36 pm
im getting a 404 error?

Ducksteina
May 10, 2005, 7:43 pm
Some people may have missunderstood me.
I didn´t release a patch yet, I´m still doing on it. You will always be informed if there is an update (notice on startup) and it will be automatically downloaded if the update is important.

Deleted User
May 10, 2005, 7:51 pm
yea eagle claw is just about half retarded

eagleclaw364
May 10, 2005, 9:34 pm
What? Why am I retarded? Why have you suddenly started flaming me? That was a SUGGESTION. I didn't once say there was a new update.

Deleted User
May 11, 2005, 9:54 am
Cleric Achilles, don't troll people. And eagleclaw, don't rise to the bait ;)

Dr.ThraX
May 22, 2005, 3:41 am
Ya the link isn't workin for me. Also did you use Visual Basic to make this? Because I was going to make a Messenger (not soldat related) a long time ago but this guy never told me if it was possible. So did you make it in Visual Basic?

Deleted User
May 22, 2005, 6:02 am
if you have read the previous post then you would of know that it wasnt made in VB

sry if that came off kinda douche'ish

Deleted User
May 22, 2005, 9:31 am
I have personally made multi-chat programs and instant messengers in VB6, its very possible and easy to do.

Also, as a suggestion, instead of reinventing the wheel here with basic IM features, you could grab jabber client/server at www.jabber.org and then add soldat-specific features, that would easily speed up your productivity :)

Dr.ThraX
May 22, 2005, 8:23 pm
Plasma do you think you could email me a tutorial on how to make an IM'ing program with my own graphics and crap using VB6 at zmsdude@aol.com or westsideryder_65@hotmail.com

Deleted User
May 23, 2005, 3:55 pm
Here's my translation into Dutch =D
BTW [IMAGE] on the download. Huh?!
[LanguageFileInformation]
Creater=Hugoku
CreaterLink=hugo.klaassens@gmail.com
Version=1.0
Language=Dutch (Nederlands)

[Strings]
; Strings for the login screen
Login_LoginGroup=Inloggen
Login_DefaultUsername=Gebruikersnaam
Login_DefaultPassword=Wachtwoord
Login_LoginButton=Inloggen
Login_NewUserButton=Nieuwe Gebruiker

; Strings for "Friends" Tab of main window
Main_Friends_Tab=Vrienden
Main_Friends_Message=Bericht
Main_Friends_Details=Details
Main_Friends_JoinServer=Meedoen met server
Main_Friends_DeleteFriend=Wissen

; Strings for "Misc" tab of main window
Main_Misc_Tab=Overig
Main_Misc_Logout=Uitloggen
Main_Misc_Status=Status
Main_Misc_Search=Zoeken
Main_Misc_Add=Toevoegen
Main_Misc_Details=Details
Main_Misc_DeleteSearch=Zoektermen wissen

; Strings for "Options" tab of main window
Main_Options_Tab=Opties
Main_Options_Language=Taal
Main_Options_Server=Server
Main_Options_INIFlush=Flush INI
Main_Options_SaveLogin=Login-informatie bewaren
Main_Options_KeepConnectionAlive=Verbinding online houden
Main_Options_AnimateBanner=Laat SFN-Banner bewegen (door Teylor)
Main_Options_AlwaysShowWarnings=Altijd waarschuwing tonen
Main_Options_AutoLogin=Automatisch inloggen

; Strings for "Credits" tab of main window
Main_Credits_Programmer=Geprogrammeerd door:
Main_Credits_GUI=GUI door:
Main_Credits_Graphics=Graphics door:
Main_Credits_Language=Taalbestand door:
Main_Credits_Server=SFN-Server powered by:
Main_Credits_Thanks=Speciale Dank:

; Message boxes
MsgBox_WrongPw=Je hebt een verkeerd wachtwoord ingebvoerd. \n Controleer Gebruikersnaam en Wachtwoord en probeer opnieuw.
MsgBox_NoUser=De Gebruikersnaam bestaat niet. \n Controleer Gebruikersnaam en probeer opnieuw.
MsgBox_UnknownError=Een onbekend probleem heeft zich voorgedaan. \n Misschien is de server offline. Probeer later opnieuw.
MsgBox_INIFlush=Dit zal alle opgeslagen bestanden verwijderen en SFN opnieuw opstarten. \n Doorgaan?
MsgBox_SaveLogin=Inlog-informatie zal ongecodeerd opgeslagen worden. \n Iedereen die op deze PC zit kan met deze Gebruikersnaam inloggen.
MsgBox_AnimateBanner=De banner laten bewegen zal langzame PC's langzamer laten werken.

Dr.ThraX
May 23, 2005, 9:24 pm
What is all that???? And please can someone tell me how to make an IM'ing program usin VB 6 with my own graphics for the buddy list.

Deleted User
May 23, 2005, 10:16 pm
That, my dear friend, is my translation for the program into Dutch.
And I don't have any programming language skills, basic HTML will do for me. :-)

Deleted User
May 23, 2005, 11:36 pm
is Ducksteina still working on this`?

Deleted User
May 24, 2005, 11:56 am
Sure do hope so.

Deleted User
May 24, 2005, 12:34 pm
yes me too, and btw your signature breaks the rules.. your only allowed 4 lines of text

Deleted User
May 24, 2005, 1:15 pm
Huh? Oh. OK. *removes one line*
Err... was he active here in the past... week?

Deleted User
May 24, 2005, 1:29 pm
10 of may we saw him. havent heard from him yet.. COME OUT DUCKSTEINA :D

Deleted User
May 24, 2005, 2:48 pm
That's nearly 2 weeks ago... :-|
Come out, come out wherever you are! =P

Ducksteina
May 24, 2005, 3:23 pm
Hi guys.
Yes, I´m still there. Time was/still is very little, though. When I get some freetime, I´ll work on SFN again.

Deleted User
May 24, 2005, 5:02 pm
Thax, www.pscode.com/vb/ and search for instant messengers.

Deleted User
May 24, 2005, 5:31 pm
I just discovered Xfire and I must say its good.. if you wanna beat it you will have to work on it some more. I hate manually starting programs, so u could add a "start SFN automatically on startup" thingy :P

Deleted User
May 24, 2005, 10:26 pm
haha so many demands Psycho XD

glad to hear from you again Ducksteina.
no rush on SFN but please GET IT DONE ALREADY :b :P

AWH_ReApEr
May 25, 2005, 12:14 am
quote:Originally posted by PsychoI just discovered Xfire and I must say its good.. if you wanna beat it you will have to work on it some more. I hate manually starting programs, so u could add a "start SFN automatically on startup" thingy :P
Even if he wasn't to incorporate that, you could easily make it do it yourself with a registry edit. The same can be said for any program.

Dr.ThraX
May 25, 2005, 12:51 am
Thank you Plasma that site is very very hepful. But 1 question remains....I asked this guy if it was possible to make an Instant Messenger in VB he said "You'd need a central server" Would I need a central server or have to pay in any way?

Deleted User
May 25, 2005, 2:40 pm
Placing a program in the Start Menu>Programs>Startup folder makes it start on startup.

Read up on IMs, you usually need a central server (a place where all messages are sent to, then relayed) in order for IMs to work. Same with mostly anything.

Deleted User
May 25, 2005, 3:03 pm
I finally downloaded it. 'tis cool. Though more people should use it, it's kinda useless to have only 1% actually using this ;-)

Dr.ThraX
May 26, 2005, 2:08 am
Well how much does a Central Server cost? And do you have a link to any decent priced ones?

Jamesmax0
May 27, 2005, 2:13 pm
Good work. I cant wait to use it

Deleted User
May 30, 2005, 10:46 pm
Your download link doesn't work. It shows some odd picture.

grand_diablo
May 30, 2005, 10:50 pm
call me hypersensitive towards those things... but -> Nick alert! <-

(Wehrmacht = name of the Nazi-German army)

And to solve the download prob: Right click -> Save As...
or copy the url into your browser's adress field and press Enter

Deleted User
May 30, 2005, 10:54 pm
Hey, I'm not a Nazi, it's just a name, relax lol

Deleted User
May 30, 2005, 11:01 pm
thanks for the tip on the download, it works now. btw, the nick is an inside joke with my friends, i'll put it in my sig now so people don't panic lol

grand_diablo
May 30, 2005, 11:06 pm
k then, ill still feel a bit uncomfortable seeing that nick, but nvm.

I wasnt supposed that inside joke (of whatever kind this joke is :P), was I? ^^

Deleted User
May 31, 2005, 12:56 am
well if it isnt one of them there nazi's haha jk XD

if all your friends got together and they hate hate groups then wouldnt that make you a hate group?

Welcome to Forums

Deleted User
May 31, 2005, 3:35 am
That was actually part of the joke. An anti-hate group hate group for the hating of hate groups.

Deleted User
May 31, 2005, 4:32 am
i assumed as much XD

Deleted User
May 31, 2005, 8:18 am
So... Duckie? Still working on SFN?

Ducksteina
June 2, 2005, 3:37 pm
quote:Originally posted by HugokuSo... Duckie? Still working on SFN?

Not at the moment. The time, the time; you know?

Deleted User
June 2, 2005, 10:12 pm
Yeah, I have 10 school assignments due in the next 5 weeks. Don't talk to me about time. <_<
Anyways, will it be complete in 2008? =P

Steel Kraut
June 3, 2005, 4:46 am
"An unknown error occured. Try again later."
^what I get when I attempt to message a friend.

Edit: sorry, i read back and figured that it doesn't work yet, sorry, and btw, take your time, I'd rather have it later and good, than now and crappy.

Deleted User
June 6, 2005, 12:18 am
omg so cool! Very nicely done! This'll be great for those who hate messengers and don't have a teamspeak channel.

Deleted User
July 7, 2005, 6:55 am
yep its dead, did he even get the messaging working

josheat
July 11, 2005, 3:48 pm
404 my friend

Ducksteina
August 19, 2005, 8:19 pm
I´m sorry guys. SFN is dead. I neither have the time nor the programming skill to have such a project up-to-date.
PM me if you want to finish my idea.

Deleted User
August 20, 2005, 10:16 am
i saw this coming on the 7th of july :P its a shame, hope youll stay in the community ducky, i still love you

PureGrain
October 14, 2005, 1:11 pm
Would you release the code for others too do something with if you do not have time for it?

i am ahab
October 14, 2005, 2:59 pm
puregrain did you pm him as he suggested if you want to continue his project?

just a thought me laddie.

PureGrain
October 14, 2005, 3:07 pm
I tried, he is not taking PMs. I added him to my MSN.

i am ahab
October 14, 2005, 4:06 pm
hmm ok, well if he's been away for a while have you tried getting in touch with stalky (as moderator)? see if theres another email you can get him on. or if stalky has had any contact with him other than pm or the email in his profile while the project was in motion.... sorry if youve done this. just suggesting.

Blue Devil
October 15, 2005, 9:25 am
I havent read all the posts but I have a suggestion.. This chat like irc that have allready been suggested a million times; and a built-in lobby server; some way for selfkill, u13, and soldatforums to announce news and stuff (maybe soldatevent? or anything else?); links to all the big soldatpages; built-in demo player; a way to invite your friends to a game without needing to typ that fking ip down and stuff..; i'll probably find some more things.

but what does this Dead thing on the first post mean? Is the prodject dead?

Deleted User
October 17, 2005, 5:47 am
yah its about as dead as you can get it, it even has a knife in its back.

Deleted User
November 30, 2005, 2:15 pm
Its died :(

man i cant believe i missed the death of SFN

When was the funeral?

Deleted User
December 1, 2005, 5:43 am
19 Aug 2005 20:21:16 i believe,unfortunatly, i really loved this program, more so then the current friends list. good to see you back mate

Ducksteina
February 2, 2006, 3:48 pm
Sorry for bumping this old topic, but I just looked into it and saw some guys are still intrested in SFN.
Sorry for disappointing so many guys.

SFN is completley coded in AutoIt and PHP. If you want to have a look at the source, just tell me.

Bye,
Ducksteina