Insane Limits: Automatic server restart

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

Per NFO about R35, DICE recommends restarting your server every 24 to 48 hours:

 

Update @ 10:25am PDT: DICE has told us that this new version has performance that degrades over time even more quickly than the last one, and advises restarting servers every 24-48 hours. We already restart servers daily when they empty out, but if you have a server that is very busy and never empties, you may need to manually restart it or schedule extra automatic restarts.

 

 

 

Papa, is it possible to have a limit restart the server with a warning message at a specific time each day (regardless of player count and even if I have ProCon automatically restarted daily or the server crashed/restarted earlier)?

 

If possible, would you please create a limit for us that does the following:

 

1) Restarts the server at approximately 3PM each day,

2) Forces the restart to happen on the onLoadLevel event (start of next round),

3) Gives the following message, three times consecutively with each time occurring every 15 seconds, in both SAY and a 15 second YELL to everyone during the intermission:

 

Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance!

Please REJOIN IN 1 MINUTE to Play on a Fresh Server.

 

 

For example:

Round Ends and 1st message sent as SAY with 15 second YELL.

15 seconds later, 2nd message sent as SAY with 15 second YELL.

15 seconds later, 3rd message sent as SAY with 15 second YELL.

 

If you want me to copy this request to the IL requests thread, please let me know.

Insane Limits doesn't expose the OnLevelLoaded event, so that can't be done. Instead, a restart can be done a certain number of seconds after OnRoundOver, which is almost as good. That is what is done below.

 

Also, are chat and yell messages visible after a round ends, for that long? I know chat is visible for a while, but I didn't think it was 45 seconds, and I don't think yells are visible at all. I'll create the limit as specified, but I'm not sure it will work as expected. Also a 15 second yell every 15 seconds three times is the same as one 45 second yell.

 

I'll also include a limit to restart the server when it is empty on an off hour, like 3am. The 3pm limit will only execute if the 3am limit did not. Actually, since both limits are based on actual server uptime, they won't run if any kind of restart has happened within the specified period, so you don't have to worry about too many restarts. These limits are like restarts of last resort.

 

First, the empty server restart limit.

 

Create a limit OnIntervalServer, set interval to 300, call it "Restart when empty".

 

Set first_check to this Code:

 

Code:

int Hour24Clock = 3; // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM

if (server.PlayerCount != 0)
    return false;

// If it's the appointed hour and a restart has not happened in the last 24 hours ...
if (DateTime.Now.Hour == Hour24Clock && (server.TimeUp/(60*60)) > 24) {
    plugin.ConsoleWrite("^1AUTOMATIC RESTART OF EMPTY SERVER");
    plugin.PRoConEvent("AUTOMATIC RESTART OF EMPTY SERVER", "Insane Limits");
    plugin.ServerCommand("admin.shutDown");
}
return false;

Change the value of Hour24Clock to be the hour of the day you want to check if the server is empty and restart automatically. It will check for the whole hour, so if at 03:05 there are 4 players it will do nothing, but if at 03:25 there are no players, it will restart the server. It checks every 5 minutes. If there is at least 1 player from 03:00 to 03:59, nothing will happen.

 

Limit to restart the server a specified number of seconds after the first RoundOver in a specified hour, even if the server is not empty.

 

Create a limit to evaluate OnRoundOver, call it "Server Restart With Warnings".

 

Set first_check to this Code:

 

Code:

int Hour24Clock = 15;  // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM
int DelaySeconds = 45; // CHANGE: Number of seconds after RoundOver to do the restart
String ChatMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance! Please REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
String YellMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance!\nPlease REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
int YellDuration = 15; // CHANGE

// If it's the appointed hour and a restart has not happened in the last 24 hours ...
if (DateTime.Now.Hour == Hour24Clock && (server.TimeUp/(60*60)) > 24) {
    Thread messenger = new Thread(new ThreadStart(delegate {
        try {
            plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
            Thread.Sleep(15 * 1000);
            plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
            Thread.Sleep(15 * 1000);
            plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
        } catch (Exception) {}
    }));
    messenger.Name = "RestartMessenger";
    messenger.Start();

    Thread timer = new Thread(new ThreadStart(delegate {
        try {
            Thread.Sleep(DelaySeconds * 1000);
            plugin.ConsoleWrite("^1AUTOMATIC RESTART OF ACTIVE SERVER");
            plugin.PRoConEvent("AUTOMATIC RESTART OF ACTIVE SERVER", "Insane Limits");
            plugin.ServerCommand("admin.shutDown");
        } catch (Exception) {}
    }));
    timer.Name = "AutoRestarter";
    timer.Start();
}

return false;

Change the value of Hour24Clock to be the hour of the day you want to check if the server has not been restarted earlier. It will check for the whole hour, so on the first RoundOver between, for example, 15:00 and 15:59, the server will be restarted, if it hadn't been restarted in the previous 24 hours.

 

Change the value of DelaySeconds to be the number of seconds after RoundOver to restart the server. Make sure your messages (see following) fit within the DelaySeconds time you specify. For example, if you set DelaySeconds to 30 seconds but have 45 seconds of messages, the last 15 seconds of messages will be lost.

 

Change the value of ChatMessage and YellMessage to be the chat and yell warnings to be sent after the round ends. Keep the message length to less than 128 characters and containing no { or } characters.

 

Change the value of YellDuration to be the number of seconds for the yell to be shown. Keep in mind that the messages are sent three times, once every 15 seconds.

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Originally Posted by IAF-SDS*:

 

Very cool.

 

I chose three 15 second yells instead of one 45 second yell to make sure they see the yell, because sometimes if they get another yell from the server or if they even press the ESC key to change an option, they'll miss the yell if it was one 45 second yell; whereas three 15 second yells gives them 3 chances to see it. I'll have to test to confirm yells are visible during intermission (I believe they are) and for how long.

 

NFO restarts the server once every day if it is ever empty. So I probably don't need the first limit, although it probably wouldn't hurt. Either way, it's good for others who don't have such restarts from their provider.

 

I know if I stop the server from my control panel, I can then restart it and it will show up in battlelog with people joining in about a minute. Im not sure, however, how long it will take for the provider's system to restart the server after the admin.shutdown command is sent by the limit. Im a little worried that if the sever doesn't come back up in about a minute, many won't want to wait longer and might not come back. We'll have to try it to see.

 

I'll let you know how it works once I've had a chance to implement it.

 

Thank you Papa.

 

 

EDIT:

I confirmed that yell does not work during the intermission, but the repeated chat messages are sufficient to let people know. I also confirmed that my server restarts itself immediately after the limit sends the admin.shutdown and players were able to join the server in under a minute which is nice.

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Originally Posted by ColColonCleaner*:

 

Instead of 1 45 second yell it would probably be best to have that split into 9 5 second yells issued in succession. Still 45 seconds, remember a yell no matter how long will be overwritten by a new one coming through, so if you have a spambot or other thing going it will wipe the important yell off the screen.

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

Ok, ok, that's what I get for being a smartass. I wrote the code to do three X second yells anyway, where you get to pick X and the default is 15. I was just pointing out that, absent any of the interference you guys mentioned, it's going to look to players like one 45 second yell.

 

Personally I'd set X to 12 and have a 3 second beat in between. Things that change catch the eye more than things that are static.

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Originally Posted by guapoloko*:

 

Many thanks Papa9.

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Originally Posted by trans-am*:

 

First, the empty server restart limit.

 

Create a limit OnIntervalServer, set interval to 300, call it "Restart when empty".

 

Set first_check to this Code:

 

Code:

int Hour24Clock = 3; // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM

if (server.PlayerCount != 0)
    return false;

// If it's the appointed hour and a restart has not happened in the last 24 hours ...
if (DateTime.Now.Hour == Hour24Clock && (server.TimeUp/(60*60)) > 24) {
    plugin.ConsoleWrite("^1AUTOMATIC RESTART OF EMPTY SERVER");
    plugin.PRoConEvent("AUTOMATIC RESTART OF EMPTY SERVER", "Insane Limits");
    plugin.ServerCommand("admin.shutDown");
}
return false;

Change the value of Hour24Clock to be the hour of the day you want to check if the server is empty and restart automatically. It will check for the whole hour, so if at 03:05 there are 4 players it will do nothing, but if at 03:25 there are no players, it will restart the server. It checks every 5 minutes. If there is at least 1 player from 03:00 to 03:59, nothing will happen.

Is it possible to include these in?

 

1) Last 50 ticket left, the server will spam this message Code:

String ChatMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance! Please REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
String YellMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance!\nPlease REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE

for every 10 ticket pass? (yell for 5 sec) Reason for this is because BF3 doesn't support your the other code.

 

 

2) We are able to set the time range for server to restart.

Example: During 3am-5am, server checks every 5 minutes. If there is 0 player it will restart, else nothing will happen.

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

Is it possible to include these in?

 

1) Last 50 ticket left, the server will spam this message Code:

String ChatMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance! Please REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
String YellMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance!\nPlease REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE

for every 10 ticket pass? (yell for 5 sec) Reason for this is because BF3 doesn't support your the other code.

Which limit doesn't work on BF3? Both of the limits in post #1 should work fine on BF3.

 

You could create another limit to do the yelling/chatting. Just create a new limit "Warn Restart", OnKill. NOTE: This only works for count-down modes, like Conquest, Rush and Domination. Does not work for TDM.

 

Set first_check to this Code:

 

Code:

String key = "Last Tickets";
double min = Math.Min(server.RemainTickets(1), server.RemainTickets(2));
if (!server.RoundData.issetDouble(key))
    server.RoundData.setDouble(key, 50);
double last = server.RoundData.getDouble(key);
if (min <= last) {
    server.RoundData.setDouble(key, last - 10);
    return true;
}
return false;

Set Action to your chat and yell actions.

 

2) We are able to set the time range for server to restart.

Example: During 3am-5am, server checks every 5 minutes. If there is 0 player it will restart, else nothing will happen.

Use this updated first_check:

 

Code:

int Hour24Clock = 3;  // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM
int LastHour24Clock = 5; // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM

if (server.PlayerCount != 0)
    return false;

// If it's the appointed hour and a restart has not happened in the last 24 hours ...
if (DateTime.Now.Hour < LastHour24Clock && DateTime.Now.Hour >= Hour24Clock && (server.TimeUp/(60*60)) > 24) {
    plugin.ConsoleWrite("^1AUTOMATIC RESTART OF EMPTY SERVER");
    plugin.PRoConEvent("AUTOMATIC RESTART OF EMPTY SERVER", "Insane Limits");
    plugin.ServerCommand("admin.shutDown");
}

return false;

Just make sure that Hour24Clock is LESS THAN LastHour24Clock.

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Originally Posted by trans-am*:

 

Which limit doesn't work on BF3? Both of the limits in post #1 should work fine on BF3.

Your 2nd code?

From what i understand, after end of round, server will spam message & bf3 can't do that.

 

 

NOTE: This only works for count-down modes, like Conquest, Rush and Domination. Does not work for TDM.

How come not working on TDM? I need it on TDM

 

 

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Request:

 

 

Is it possible to do this on BF3 TDM?

 

Use this updated first_check:

 

Code:

int Hour24Clock = 3;  // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM
int LastHour24Clock = 5; // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM

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Last 50 ticket left, the server will spam this message for every 10 ticket pass (yell for 5 sec)

Code:

String ChatMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance! Please REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
String YellMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance!\nPlease REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE

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During 3 am - 5 am, Last 50 ticket left, the server will spam this message for every 10 ticket Drop (yell for 5 sec)(message will appear for 5 times) and it will restart the server even there are player. After the server restarted, it will stop spamming these message.

 

 

 

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

Your 2nd code?

From what i understand, after end of round, server will spam message & bf3 can't do that.

 

 

How come not working on TDM? I need it on TDM

 

 

**************************************************

 

Request:

 

 

Is it possible to do this on BF3 TDM?

 

 

 

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Last 50 ticket left, the server will spam this message for every 10 ticket pass (yell for 5 sec)

Code:

String ChatMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance! Please REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
String YellMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance!\nPlease REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE

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V

 

During 3 am - 5 am, Last 50 ticket left, the server will spam this message for every 10 ticket Drop (yell for 5 sec)(message will appear for 5 times) and it will restart the server even there are player. After the server restarted, it will stop spamming these message.

 

 

 

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Sorry, my mistake, it will work for TDM as written in post #7. I thought there was a problem in handling TDM because for that mode, tickets count up (from 0 to 100), while Conquest, etc., counts down (from 300 to 0). So when you ask for the "last 50 tickets", that's a different number for Conquest vs TDM. But Insane Limits already handles that with RemainTickets. So it's fine.

 

Also, the limit for the chats/yells is also in post #7. So everything you need is in post #7.

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Originally Posted by trans-am*:

 

Sorry PapaCharlie9 can i request another limits on this? i clearly know what i want now

 

 

when the server reach the time for restart (example 3am), and there are people playing in the server, the server will restart even if there are player in it BUT It will restart only when the round has ended. During that round, server will spam " Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance! Please REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server " (Yell & say) for the last 50 ticket left (TDM), every 10 ticket Drop (yell for 5 sec)(message will appear for 5 times).

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

How many players? If it is full, do you still want to restart?

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Originally Posted by trans-am*:

 

Frankly speaking this trouble me too.

I was thinking of force restart no matter how many player was in it.

 

Any better suggestion?

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

I won't be able to work on this until the weekend.

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

Sorry PapaCharlie9 can i request another limits on this? i clearly know what i want now

 

 

when the server reach the time for restart (example 3am), and there are people playing in the server, the server will restart even if there are player in it BUT It will restart only when the round has ended. During that round, server will spam " Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance! Please REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server " (Yell & say) for the last 50 ticket left (TDM), every 10 ticket Drop (yell for 5 sec)(message will appear for 5 times).

Create a limit to evaluate OnIntervalServer, set interval to 15, set name to "Check for restart".

 

Set first_check to this Code:

 

Code:

int Hour24Clock = 3; // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM
String key = "Remember to restart server!";

// Are we waiting for the round to be over_
if (server.Data.issetBool(key)) {
    // If plugin.RoundData is reset, means round ended
    if (!plugin.RoundData.issetBool(key)) {
        server.Data.unsetBool(key);
        // If it's the appointed hour and the round has ended
        plugin.ConsoleWrite("^1AUTOMATIC RESTART OF POPULATED SERVER: " + server.PlayerCount);
        plugin.PRoConEvent("AUTOMATIC RESTART OF POPULATED SERVER: "  + server.PlayerCount, "Insane Limits");
        plugin.ServerCommand("admin.shutDown");
        return false;
    }
}

if (DateTime.Now.Hour == Hour24Clock && (server.TimeUp/(60*60)) > 24) {
    if (server.PlayerCount < 4) {
        // If it's the appointed hour and a restart has not happened in the last 24 hours ...
        plugin.ConsoleWrite("^1AUTOMATIC RESTART OF EMPTY SERVER");
        plugin.PRoConEvent("AUTOMATIC RESTART OF EMPTY SERVER", "Insane Limits");
        plugin.ServerCommand("admin.shutDown");
    } else {
        // Else, there are players in the server, wait until round end
        if (!server.Data.issetBool(key)) {
            plugin.ConsoleWrite("There are " + server.PlayerCount + " players in the server, wait to restart after round end.");
            plugin.PRoConEvent("There are " + server.PlayerCount + " players in the server, wait to restart after round end.", "Insane Limits");
            server.Data.setBool(key, true);
            plugin.RoundData.setBool(key, true);
        }
    }
}
return false;

For the yell messages, do this:

 

Create a limit to evaluate OnKill, call it "End of round restart yells".

 

Set first_check to this Code:

 

Code:

String key = "Last Tickets";
String chk = "Remember to restart server!";

// Are we waiting for the round to be over_
if (!server.Data.issetBool(chk))
    return false;

double min = Math.Min(server.RemainTickets(1), server.RemainTickets(2));
if (!server.RoundData.issetDouble(key))
    server.RoundData.setDouble(key, 50);
double last = server.RoundData.getDouble(key);
if (min <= last) {
    server.RoundData.setDouble(key, last - 10);
    return true;
}
return false;

Set Action to your chat and yell actions. For example, set yell to:

 

Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance! Please REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server

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Originally Posted by TMiland*:

 

Hi, i am using this:

 

Code:

int Hour24Clock = 15;  // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM
int DelaySeconds = 45; // CHANGE: Number of seconds after RoundOver to do the restart
String ChatMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance! Please REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
String YellMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance!\nPlease REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
int YellDuration = 15; // CHANGE

// If it's the appointed hour and a restart has not happened in the last 24 hours ...
if (DateTime.Now.Hour == Hour24Clock && (server.TimeUp/(60*60)) > 24) {
    Thread messenger = new Thread(new ThreadStart(delegate {
        try {
            plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
            Thread.Sleep(15 * 1000);
            plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
            Thread.Sleep(15 * 1000);
            plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
        } catch (Exception) {}
    }));
    messenger.Name = "RestartMessenger";
    messenger.Start();

    Thread timer = new Thread(new ThreadStart(delegate {
        try {
            Thread.Sleep(DelaySeconds * 1000);
            plugin.ConsoleWrite("^1AUTOMATIC RESTART OF ACTIVE SERVER");
            plugin.PRoConEvent("AUTOMATIC RESTART OF ACTIVE SERVER", "Insane Limits");
            plugin.ServerCommand("admin.shutDown");
        } catch (Exception) {}
    }));
    timer.Name = "AutoRestarter";
    timer.Start();
}

return false;

Are there any reason this isn't working? Servers have been up for 5 days w/o a restart now...

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

Hi, i am using this:

 

Code:

int Hour24Clock = 15;  // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM
int DelaySeconds = 45; // CHANGE: Number of seconds after RoundOver to do the restart
String ChatMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance! Please REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
String YellMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance!\nPlease REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
int YellDuration = 15; // CHANGE

// If it's the appointed hour and a restart has not happened in the last 24 hours ...
if (DateTime.Now.Hour == Hour24Clock && (server.TimeUp/(60*60)) > 24) {
    Thread messenger = new Thread(new ThreadStart(delegate {
        try {
            plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
            Thread.Sleep(15 * 1000);
            plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
            Thread.Sleep(15 * 1000);
            plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
        } catch (Exception) {}
    }));
    messenger.Name = "RestartMessenger";
    messenger.Start();

    Thread timer = new Thread(new ThreadStart(delegate {
        try {
            Thread.Sleep(DelaySeconds * 1000);
            plugin.ConsoleWrite("^1AUTOMATIC RESTART OF ACTIVE SERVER");
            plugin.PRoConEvent("AUTOMATIC RESTART OF ACTIVE SERVER", "Insane Limits");
            plugin.ServerCommand("admin.shutDown");
        } catch (Exception) {}
    }));
    timer.Name = "AutoRestarter";
    timer.Start();
}

return false;

Are there any reason this isn't working? Servers have been up for 5 days w/o a restart now...

If you had that OnIntervalServer 15, it's a wonder Procon didn't crash every night!

 

You don't have anything that prevents more than one thread from starting. Every 15 seconds you would have launched a new pair of threads. The timer thread must be throwing an exception, that's the only thing that would prevent the shutdown. Or Procon crashing, I guess, that's the other thing.

 

If you really want to use threads (not advised), you should use LCARSx's long-lived thread code here: myrcon.net/.../insane-limits-timed-messaging-system-v20

 

Then you'd only have one thread, period.

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Originally Posted by TMiland*:

 

If you had that OnIntervalServer 15, it's a wonder Procon didn't crash every night!

 

You don't have anything that prevents more than one thread from starting. Every 15 seconds you would have launched a new pair of threads. The timer thread must be throwing an exception, that's the only thing that would prevent the shutdown. Or Procon crashing, I guess, that's the other thing.

 

If you really want to use threads (not advised), you should use LCARSx's long-lived thread code here: myrcon.net/.../insane-limits-timed-messaging-system-v20

 

Then you'd only have one thread, period.

It's set to OnRoundOver...

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

It's set to OnRoundOver...

Oh, duh. Sorry, I didn't realize you are just using the limit from post #1.

 

Do you have the other limit as well? If you don't, the problem may be that your server dies (all players leave) before you get to the specified hour. Since there are no players, there is no round over event. If there is no round over event, there is no restart.

 

If you do have players ...

 

Check your event log. Do you see any of the AUTOMATIC RESTART OF ACTIVE SERVER messages at the expected hour? How about the chat messages in the chat log?

 

It's probably still an exception, that's the best explanation. Change the code to this:

 

Code:

int Hour24Clock = 15;  // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM
int DelaySeconds = 45; // CHANGE: Number of seconds after RoundOver to do the restart
String ChatMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance! Please REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
String YellMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance!\nPlease REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
int YellDuration = 15; // CHANGE

// If it's the appointed hour and a restart has not happened in the last 24 hours ...
if (DateTime.Now.Hour == Hour24Clock && (server.TimeUp/(60*60)) > 24) {
    Thread messenger = new Thread(new ThreadStart(delegate {
        try {
            plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
            Thread.Sleep(15 * 1000);
            plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
            Thread.Sleep(15 * 1000);
            plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
            plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
        } catch (Exception e) {
           plugin.ConsoleWrite("^8RestartMessenger: " + e);
        }
    }));
    messenger.Name = "RestartMessenger";
    messenger.Start();

    Thread timer = new Thread(new ThreadStart(delegate {
        try {
            Thread.Sleep(DelaySeconds * 1000);
            plugin.ConsoleWrite("^1AUTOMATIC RESTART OF ACTIVE SERVER");
            plugin.PRoConEvent("AUTOMATIC RESTART OF ACTIVE SERVER", "Insane Limits");
            plugin.ServerCommand("admin.shutDown");
        } catch (Exception e) {
           plugin.ConsoleWrite("^8AutoRestarter: " + e);
        }
    }));
    timer.Name = "AutoRestarter";
    timer.Start();
}

return false;

That will print a message in the plugin log if there is an exception.

 

BTW, if you have a layer, you need to run this on the layer, or at least make sure your account has restart privilege.

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Originally Posted by TMiland*:

 

Ah, okay. Yes the server is always empty at the set time (5), so i need to use the first limit then?

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

Ah, okay. Yes the server is always empty at the set time (5), so i need to use the first limit then?

You should use both.

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Originally Posted by TMiland*:

 

You should use both.

Okay, i don't think i want to restart the server if it is populated, so i just need the first limit.

Besides when my seeding accounts still sits in the server overnight... 1-3 accounts.

 

And i want to set a map before it restarts, would this work?

 

Code:

int Hour24Clock = 5; // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM

if (server.PlayerCount != 3)
    return false;

// If it's the appointed hour and a restart has not happened in the last 24 hours ...
if (DateTime.Now.Hour == Hour24Clock && (server.TimeUp/(60*60)) > 24) {
    plugin.ConsoleWrite("^1AUTOMATIC RESTART OF EMPTY SERVER");
    plugin.PRoConEvent("AUTOMATIC RESTART OF EMPTY SERVER", "Insane Limits");
    plugin.ServerCommand("mapList.setNextMapIndex", "MP_Naval");
    plugin.ServerCommand("admin.shutDown");
}
return false;

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

Okay, i don't think i want to restart the server if it is populated, so i just need the first limit.

Besides when my seeding accounts still sits in the server overnight... 1-3 accounts.

 

And i want to set a map before it restarts, would this work?

 

Code:

int Hour24Clock = 5; // CHANGE: 0 to 23 o'clock, 3 is 3AM, 15 is 3PM

if (server.PlayerCount != 3)
    return false;

// If it's the appointed hour and a restart has not happened in the last 24 hours ...
if (DateTime.Now.Hour == Hour24Clock && (server.TimeUp/(60*60)) > 24) {
    plugin.ConsoleWrite("^1AUTOMATIC RESTART OF EMPTY SERVER");
    plugin.PRoConEvent("AUTOMATIC RESTART OF EMPTY SERVER", "Insane Limits");
    plugin.ServerCommand("mapList.setNextMapIndex", "MP_Naval");
    plugin.ServerCommand("admin.shutDown");
}
return false;

No, that won't work. Your server starts with whatever map is first in your maplist.txt file.

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Originally Posted by TMiland*:

 

No, that won't work. Your server starts with whatever map is first in your maplist.txt file.

No, that's the problem, it starts on the map it was on last, i am using Ultimate maplist manager.

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

No, that's the problem, it starts on the map it was on last, i am using Ultimate maplist manager.

Ah, I see. Well, maybe that will work then? UMM probably needs for the next round to actually start, so that it can remember that was the last map. You should post on the UMM thread and explain what you are doing and ask what the minimum set of commands you'd need for UMM to remember your "last map". I suspect that setting the next index isn't sufficient, but it might be.

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Originally Posted by TMiland*:

 

Ah, I see. Well, maybe that will work then? UMM probably needs for the next round to actually start, so that it can remember that was the last map. You should post on the UMM thread and explain what you are doing and ask what the minimum set of commands you'd need for UMM to remember your "last map". I suspect that setting the next index isn't sufficient, but it might be.

There was a setting to start with first map, i had it set to start with first map unless it was just played.

 

Problem solved!

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Originally Posted by _gp_*:

 

Lately, I find there are days my bf3 server needs to be restarted more than once a day...

 

Usually there is an admin in server during these times, and can see how players are reacting and need to restart server...

 

so I swiped your code and reworked it so a server admin can restart server anytime using chat..

it is not pretty but it works...

 

!StopServer or /!StopServer

 

limit name: RestartServer

 

evaluation: OnAnyChat

 

first check: Expression

 

expression: (true)

 

2nd check: Code

 

code

 

Code:

//swiped from PC9 and butchered by groundpounder55
String ChatMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance! Please REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE
String YellMessage = "Server RESTARTING NOW to BOOST Gameplay Performance!\nPlease REJOIN IN 2 MINUTES to Play on a Fresh Server"; // CHANGE

int YellDuration = 10; // CHANGE

// check if admin
// --------- Booleans --------- //
bool     isAdmin = false;
bool     bKill   = false;
bool     bKick   = false;
bool     bBan    = false;
bool     bMove   = false;
bool     bLevel  = false;

// ***** END OF VARIABLES ***** //



// *********** CODE ********** //

// Set Admin flag appropriately
if (plugin.CheckAccount(player.Name, out bKill, out bKick, out bBan, out bMove, out bLevel))
{
    // Admin must be able to Kill, Kick and Ban
    if (bKill && bKick && bBan) isAdmin = true;
}

if (isAdmin)
    {
	if (player.LastChat.StartsWith("!StopServer")||player.LastChat.StartsWith("/!StopServer"))
		{
			Thread timer = new Thread(new ThreadStart(delegate
			{
			try {
					plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
					plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
					plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
					Thread.Sleep(10* 1000);
					plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
					plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
					plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
				    
					Thread.Sleep(10 * 1000);
					plugin.PRoConChat("ADMIN > " + ChatMessage);
					plugin.SendGlobalMessage(ChatMessage);
					plugin.SendGlobalYell(YellMessage, YellDuration);
            	    
					Thread.Sleep(30 * 1000);
					plugin.ConsoleWrite("^1AUTOMATIC RESTART OF ACTIVE SERVER");
					plugin.PRoConEvent("AUTOMATIC RESTART OF ACTIVE SERVER", "Insane Limits");
					plugin.ServerCommand("admin.shutDown");
				} catch (Exception) {}
			}));
			timer.Name = "AutoRestarter";
			timer.Start();
		
		}
	}
    
return false;

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thx for what you do PapaCharlie

 

_gp?

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Originally Posted by trans-am*:

 

If i had this in my pbsvuser.cfg, this plugin wouldn't work right?

 

Code:

pb_sv_uconignore admin.shutdown

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

If i had this in my pbsvuser.cfg, this plugin wouldn't work right?

 

Code:

pb_sv_uconignore admin.shutdown

Uh ... that shouldn't make any difference, I think. That command should only block an outside (third party) connection to pbsv itself, like a streaming service (GGC-Stream), from sending that command.

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Originally Posted by trans-am*:

 

@PapaCharlie9:

I had that command in my pbsvuser.cfg and it broke the plugin

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Originally Posted by PapaCharlie9*:

 

@PapaCharlie9:

I had that command in my pbsvuser.cfg and it broke the plugin

But that doesn't make any sense. For that to be true, it would mean that all RCON commands go to pbsv first, then are directed to the game server.

 

Are you sure it wasn't a coincidence? Try:

 

pb_sv_uconignore maplist.setNextMapIndex

 

and see if it prevents Procon from setting the next map in the Lists/Maplist tab, skip down a few maps, right click and Set as next map. Does it work or not?