[CF-Devel] Re: [CF-Devel] New comunication commands. 'me and 'set_reply

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     nicolas.weeger at laposte.net
     
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      Here's what I propose for channels & such, based on what has been said 
     
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      previously. And if everyone agree, i'll implement that :)
     
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      * ability to create channels, with or without password
     
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      * persistent ones, at DM's discretion (newbie, admin, ...)
     
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      * channel list, but without password protected ones
     
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      * players can join any channel, provided they know the password if there 
     
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      is one
     
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      * new command like csay (channel say) taking channel name argument
     
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      * messages are sent to client in the form 'channel:<player> says something'
     
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     I would prefer it be cshout since it is not local like say or personal 
like tell/reply.
I would like it also if the channels had a consistent format (currently 
a just a colour but in the future a style for the client to render) and 
used a message priority of say 3 (so you can use listen to block these 
messages but still recieve shouts).


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      Maybe player will remember what channels they are in between sessions, 
     
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      as to not have to rejoin all the time when connecting.
     
     
Sure, but only persistant channels

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      This way, current clients can use the new features right away, and read 
     
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      messages plainly.
     
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      And future versions will parse the text to know which channel is concerned.
     
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      As right know you could parse the '<name> tells you' message to see who 
     
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      asys what.
     
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      Of course, that means the server manages channels... Maybe not that 
     
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      great an option?
     
     
I don't think that is bad - The server should be the dispatcher and 
currently I would just use something like:
"... NDI_UNIQUE | <channelcolour>, 3, <channel members>, ... " to 
actually send the messages.  Future changes to NDI to offload more 
message formatting to the client would automatically apply to the 
channel stuff then.

- as an aside, anyone have real objection if I change the priority of 
tell and reply to 1?  You should be able to block this with listen and 
putting it to the same level as shout (lower - maybe a 2?)  makes sense, no?


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