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Testing Information
A third public beta of VC:MP 0.4 will be held on January 26th beginning at 12:00 GMT. This test will last at least 24 hours and will continue until the beta testing team believes that enough information for bugfixes has been collected. Beta testers and developers may ask you to do certain actions in order to find bugs or other issues in the server, and in those cases, you should do as they say. Otherwise, you should play as your normally would on any other server.

The gamemode will be a classic Team Deathmatch server, essentially identical to that used in Public Beta #2. There will be multiple classes to select from, including a free-for-all team. Members of the same team (excluding the FFA team) cannot attack each other. There is no objective. Other commands have been added to accommodate stunting.

A later public beta will be held in the near future with a completely rewritten script to test new features in 0.4 in more detail.

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Installation Files
http://v04.maxorator.com/files/VCMP04_Beta3.zip

A shortcut will be created on your desktop by the public beta installer to launch the server browser. The server browser will automatically list the public beta server in the favorites tab; the browser will then download the very latest client available. Please make sure that you install the public beta to a fresh/new installation of Grand Theft Auto Vice City to eliminate the possibility of crashing occurring due to any modifications you may have on your installation of Vice City.

As this is the third beta of VC:MP 0.4, the main goal is to continue to find and patch bugs and crashes in both the client and the server.

Some useful commands:

T - Chatbox
F5 - Scoreboard
TAB - Console
V- Enter vehicle as passenger
Alt + Enter - Switch between fullscreen and windowed mode
/reconnect - Typed into the chatbox. Will automatically attempt to reconnect the client to the server if the server happens to lose connection.
/help - Displays some useful ingame commands.
S (Spawn screen) - Spectate mode.

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Changes During Beta 2
Stability and sync improvements

• Fixed the infamous 4D8D45 crash
• Fixed a server crash caused by the banlist not being loaded at the right time
• Player slots are now marked as empty immediately after kicks
• Fixed crash caused by objects being placed out of map bounds
• Improved spherical linear interpolation to fix issues with vehicles jumping or doing flips while driving
• Fixed Vice City trying to remove players without asking

General bugfixes

• Client
  
  • Dying players can no longer be inserted into vehicles
  • Money pickups no longer appear when hitting parking meters
  • Fixed PCJ reverse speed
  • Grenades now throw properly when colliding with an object instantly
  • Sea Sparrow helicannon is now listed as a helicannon instead of an M4
  • Fixed shots not hitting a player who is scoped/zoomed in with a sniper
• Server
  
  • Fixed an issue where entering back doors of vans would cause you to be ejected automatically
  • Fixed custom map buildings not disappearing on disconnect
  • Fixed a bug that caused vehicles to not be removed
  • Fixed a bug that caused objects to not be removed

Newly implemented features

• Servers can now transfer files
• Custom objects have been implemented
• XML files can be used to define IPL-like maps which do not contribute to the object limit
• Any static map object may now be hidden, including garage doors
• All vehicles now have an increased maximum height limit of 12,000m

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Changes Since End of Beta 2
Stability and sync improvements

• Fixed a crash caused by IME input
• More vehicle animations are now synced, including falling off bikes and exiting vehicles
• Vehicle collision and melee damage are now reported
• Door rotation no longer resets when entering or exiting a car
• Fixed a crash caused by using objects without collision models being used for pickups
• Driver death reason is now reset when setting a vehicle's health
• Fixed client sometimes thinking it's not in control of a vehicle (caused it to be indestructible)
• Fixed a streaming issue where objects, pickups, and vehicles were streamed in at incorrect times
• Maximum vehicles increased from 500 to 1000

Newly implemented features

• Custom weapons have been implemented
• Servers can now send and create sprites
• Added streaming radios (SHOUTcast and ICEcast)
• Implemented spectating
• Server browser is now capable of automatically updating the client.
• Servers can now set weapon data
• Added map blips
• Servers can now identify players on a per-machine basis, allowing individual machines to be banned regardless of IP address changes
• Added protection against a few new forms of cheating
• Servers can now detect a player's framerate
• Servers can now set a time delay for /kill
• Players can now be made drunk (drunk settings in 0.3)
• The server can now identify players who are away based on when their last sync packet was sent
• Mouse Y-sensitivity is now tied to X-sensitivity
• AppData can now be used for writable files to bypass UAC restrictions
• Crash logs are now sent to the server and saved
• Chat lines that are part of the same message are now preceded by a "|" to prevent impersonation
• Radios in vehicles are now synced and can be set from scripts.

General bugfixes

• Client
  
  • Attempted to fix crouch glitch with stubby
  • San Andreas .TXD and .DFF files can now be used for custom objects
  • Vehicles no longer continue "driving" due to player keys not being reset when the driver exits the car
  • Vehicle doors are no longer damaged temporarily when entering
  • Fixed door anims on cars without doors
  • Nametags are now rendered under the HUD
  • Vehicles/players no longer "drop" when exiting a vehicle on a server-created object
  • Fixed nametag sizes being distorted when zooming in or out with a sniper rifle
  • Fixed marker for players who you hadn't seen in-game not appearing
  • Spawn screen no longer lets you spawn or select classes while VC:MP is not in the foreground
• Server
  
  • Fixed server crashing when closing when players are connected
  • Fixed crash caused by using uppercase filenames for file transfers on Linux
  • Fixed crash caused by trying to close the server when players were connected and objects had been spawned

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Reporting Bugs
Create a new thread with a brief description of the bug and put the tag "[Bug]" in the title. Include details such as how often you can reproduce or recreate the bug (always, sometimes, or rarely), what you were doing when the bug happened, and what you think caused the bug.

A bug report might look like this:

Subject: [Bug] Can't shoot invisible players

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Description
Whenever a player is invisible, I can't shoot them.

Reproducible
Always

What you were doing when the bug happened
I was going to the other team's point in a Voodoo. I got out of the car and someone on the other team went invisible, so I shot them when I started fading.

What you think caused the bug
Being invisible or desync from the Voodoo

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Reporting Crashes
The server is configured to collect crash information from players, but in order to better track these issues, please follow these instructions as well.

Crash information will appear in the folder you install VC:MP into. For example, if you installed VC:MP into C:\Program Files\Vice City Multiplayer, then there will be crashlogs in this location:

C:\Program Files\Vice City Multiplayer\04beta_b2t1\crashlogs

The top of each file will look like this:
Address: 0040286E error C0000005
Make a new thread with the tag "[CRASH]" and the address, so that the name of your thread looks like [CRASH] 0x0040286E. Include the same details you would make for a bug report, like so:

Subject: [CRASH] 0x0040286E

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Reproducible
Always

What you were doing at the time of the crash
Shooting an invisible player after I got out of a Voodoo

What you think caused the crash
Desync from invisible players or people getting out of Voodoos

Are you using the Steam version?
No.

Crash Report

Code: [Select]

Address: 0040286E error C0000005
EAX 00000002 EBX 0E3C1140 ECX 00000002 EDX 3D82D28B
EBP 3D82D2AB ESP 0018FBB4 ESI 12013C70 EDI 12013C70
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This topic has been moved to Tutorials.

http://forum.vicecitymultiplayer.com/index.php?topic=6366.0

This topic has been moved to ShowRoom (pawn).

http://forum.vicecitymultiplayer.com/index.php?topic=6354.0

Due to numerous attempts at propagandizing both clans' standpoints, cluttering the forum with arguments that are irrelevant to the VC:MP community at large, and several personal attacks on both ULK members and outside parties, no threads or posts regarding the ULK split will be allowed from either side.

Attempts at making further posts of such nature will be removed and may result in either or both ULK threads being locked, as well as appropriate punishments for spamming and flaming if necessary. Posts on this forum are limited to official announcements from either clan regarding their membership rosters only. Announcements decrying either side will be removed, and the above will still apply.

This action is being taken not strictly because of repeated outbursts or rule violations, but also because of the potential for future harassment, none of which is in the interests of the VC:MP community. As such, until both parties agree that any remaining conflicts are resolved, or until these discussions have cooled down, this subrule will remain in place.

On a related note, all internal clan disputes are no longer to be discussed here. This board is a place to build awareness for and post relevant updates about clans in VC:MP, and not for debating clan politics that are irrelevant to most other people, and thus considered spammy. Posting updates about memberlists is still okay.

Stormeus' Votekick Filterscript
Last Updated: 11 Aug 2013, 8:57pm GMT -4

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Overview
I recently saw aledark's votekick command release, which I thought was a nice script, but could be improved in various ways. For one, it's more difficult to set up than if it were a filterscript. It's also difficult to follow code-wise, and is not as efficient as it could be, using 256-cell arrays and requiring INI files for something that could be set up easily in-memory.

For those reasons, I decided to create this filterscript to give a more proper example of how a script like vote-kicking could be implemented.

Download Links
Mirror #1 (Mega.co.nz)
Mirror #2 (Mediafire)

Installation

• If you have not already done so, create a folder in the same directory as your server named "filterscripts"
• Unzip rtv.amx (and optionally, rtv.pwn) to the filterscripts folder
• Add the following line to server.cfg: filterscripts rtv

Screenshots







Details
The script is highly customizable. You can change everything from the amount of time a vote lasts to the messages sent during voting, allowing you to tweak it to your liking and even translate it easily.

To edit it, you will need Pawno or a similar Pawn script editor. At the top of rtv.pwn (included in the download), you can edit the lines at the top:
[pawn]
/**
 * Strings used by this filterscript. You may translate them however you like.
 */
#define VOTE_PREMATURE_PART    "%s quit while a vote to kick them was active."
#define VOTE_NONCONNECTED      "Error: That player is not connected."
#define VOTE_ALREADYACTIVE     "Error: There is already a votekick on %s in progress."
#define VOTE_WAITTIME          "Error: You must wait %d seconds before starting a new vote."
#define VOTE_STARTEDTARGET     "%s has started a vote to kick %s."
#define VOTE_STARTINSTRUCT     "Type /c votey to vote in favor. Type /c voten to vote against kicking."
#define VOTE_ALREADYVOTED      "Error: You have already voted."
#define VOTE_KICKING           "You have voted to kick %s."
#define VOTE_KEEPING           "You have voted to keep %s."
#define VOTE_INACTIVE          "Error: There are no votes in progress."
#define VOTE_FAILED_LOWTHRESH  "Vote failed: Not enough players voted."
#define VOTE_FAILED_LOWVOTE    "Vote failed: Yes votes must exceed no votes."
#define VOTE_PASSED            "Vote passed. %s will be kicked."

/**
 * Determines whether or not to show the number of votes when a vote ends.
 */
const VOTE_VERBOSE = 1;

/**
 * Determines whether or not to allow players to change their vote.
 */
const VOTE_ALLOW_REVOTING = 1;

/**
 * The amount of players needed to successfully calculate a vote, expressed
 * as a fraction. The default is 0.5, meaning that 50% of players on the
 * server need to have voted in order for a vote to be calculated.
 */
const Float:VOTE_THRESHOLD = 0.5;

/**
 * The amount of time a vote should be held for, in seconds. Changing this
 * value changes the amount of time players will have to vote. Larger values
 * allow more time. The default is 15s.
 */
const VOTE_DURATION = 15;

/**
 * The amount of time a player must wait in between any vote, in seconds. The
 * default is 10s.
 */
const VOTE_TIMEOUT = 10;

/**
 * The amount of time a player must wait before initiating another vote, if the
 * last vote they held passed (the majority of players agreed with it). The
 * default is 30s.
 */
const VOTE_PASS_TIMEOUT = 30;

/**
 * The amount of time a player must wait before initiating another vote, if the
 * last vote they held failed. The default is 180s.
 */
const VOTE_FAIL_TIMEOUT = 180;

/**
 * Color to use for an info message.
 */
const VOTE_INFO = 0x057d9fff;

/**
 * Color to use for an error message.
 */
const VOTE_ERROR = 0xa60400ff;
[/pawn]

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7 Aug, 17:37 GMT

• Updated the client to fix several crashes
• Fixed the uninstaller to avoid obliterating the Vice City directory when installing to the same folder as Vice City

Notes
If you installed to your Vice City folder, DO NOT run the uninstaller from the last version. You risk uninstalling Vice City itself. This does not apply if you installed VC:MP to a separate folder.

This update will install to 04beta_t2b3

Download
http://vrocker-hosting.co.uk/vcmp/VCMP04_Beta2.3.zip