So I'm working on the server for my current online game and I'm getting ready to implement server/admin commands. Here's a list of commands I have in mind.
- list online players- kick player- ban player- message player- server announcement- unban player- warp player - get player info (position and game stats)- server restart (Sends announcement to online players and gives them a certain amount of time to sign off safely before the server restarts).Would you advise any others? I'll be testing these commands with other people as soon as I finish adding them. Also, to those of you who have ran a game server. How did you go about hosting your game? Did you pay someone to have it hosted on a dedicated computer? I don't see my game getting too popular when it's complete (nor should I expect it to) so I'm going to be having it hosted on an extra desktop computer I have at home and use cable high speed internet. Not the greatest, but it'll do the job for awhile.I've ran simple client/server gm games without problems with my ISP, but I wonder if bandwidth and alot of activity might upset them when I have this game hosted 24/7. Has anyone had a problem with Comcast?
Looks like a solid list of commands to me, of course there may be some commands that would be applicable to your game only, but those look like some good administrative commands.
What is your internet data allowance, cause running a server 24/7 may blow through your limits (if it is a limited plan), of course it really depends on how much data is being sent to and from the server.