InGame Punkbuster Screenshots [11 Nov 2011]

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Originally Posted by Clay52*:

 

Did you forget the .inc file in the plugins folder? then .cs in the plugins/BF3

Why are some .inc files in the BF3 directory upon initial install of Procon, e.g. ingame admin, spambot? So when adding a 3rd party plugin, you always put the .inc file in plugins and the .cs in BF3 or appropriate game dir?

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Originally Posted by hpatr*:

 

Hey there, thanks for this pluggin.

 

I have 3 issues with it:

 

1.the screenshot only show a small portion of the screen... it it normal (something like 300x400px in the center of the screen)

 

2. half the screenshots show only black

 

3. I typed /ss and it took a tremendous amount of screenshots, is it normal.. Like it didn't stop for 2-3 mins, I ended up with probably a thousand screenshots...

 

*4. I tried again with the name of only one player, and ended up wither another thousand or 2. Also ended up with player that were not actually on the server.*

 

thanks

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Originally Posted by Phil_K*:

 

Hi.

 

Related to the screenshots dimension, this is based on your settings for PB.

You can adjust the pb related settings by sending the commands at your own or via your GSPs panel.

 

Keep in mind that a pb screenshot can not have more than 82,000 pixel (width x high).

So if you use for example:

Code:

pb_sv_SsWidth 800
pb_sv_SsHeight 408
pb_sv_SsXpct 50
pb_sv_SsYpct 50
pb_sv_SsRate 2

you will get an stretched up 400x204 image expanded to 800x408.

 

Greets

Phil.

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Originally Posted by hpatr*:

 

Ok thx,

 

Also I think I found info on the other issues,

 

The black screenshots is a punkbuster related issue.

 

The multiple screenshot Is probably related to the fact I have a screenshot option enabled on my game server's panel, I think it mush take a screenshot every 5 minutes of all players.

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Originally Posted by Zaeed*:

 

Ok thx,

 

Also I think I found info on the other issues,

 

The black screenshots is a punkbuster related issue.

 

The multiple screenshot Is probably related to the fact I have a screenshot option enabled on my game server's panel, I think it mush take a screenshot every 5 minutes of all players.

black screenshots have been around since bf2 days, its to do with directx and other factors that evenbalance are too lazy to fix.

 

As for the multiple screenshots, you probably don't need this tool if your server is taking them every 5 minutes.

 

I'd be cautious though, in the past that caused quite a lot of server lag. Not sure if it does in BF3, but if you're experiencing lag, that might be the first place to look

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Originally Posted by guapoloko*:

 

BF3 is working on this plugin? I installed it on my Procon and did not work!

 

How should I use it? I have to do some special configuration on pbsv? Where do I enter the command? After typing the command @ ss I have to ok?

 

For the love of god help me!!

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Originally Posted by Zaeed*:

 

BF3 is working on this plugin? I installed it on my Procon and did not work!

 

How should I use it? I have to do some special configuration on pbsv? Where do I enter the command? After typing the command @ ss I have to ok?

 

For the love of god help me!!

From the first post.

 

About

 

Simple plugin that allows you to get punkbuster screenshots of either a player, or the entire server while ingame.

 

How to use

 

Use one of the following prefixes: ! @ # / Followed by the screenshot command, which is ss by default

 

There are two methods of use:

1) Entire server

@ss

 

2) Individual player

@ss Zaeed_au

Screenshots appear in the pb folder on your game server

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Originally Posted by guapoloko*:

 

Where do I enter these commands in the chat? Where?

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Originally Posted by Kinsman*:

 

Recommended settings from PBBANS Follows, we get zero black screenshots using these.

 

; ------------------------------

; PBSS Settings

; ------------------------------

pb_sv_AutoSs 1 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=0)]

pb_sv_SsFloor 1 //[Low screenshot filename serial #]

pb_sv_SsCeiling 1000 //[High screenshot filename serial #]

pb_sv_AutoSsFrom 200 //[Min # of seconds to wait before requesting next ss]

pb_sv_AutoSsTo 600 //[Max # of seconds to wait before requesting next ss]

pb_sv_SsCmd "" //[Filename of system command to run after screenshots]

pb_sv_SsWidth 320 //[Requested pixel width of remote screenshots]

pb_sv_SsHeight 240 //[Requested pixel height of remote screenshots]

pb_sv_SsXpct 50 //[Percentage across screen for remote screenshots]

pb_sv_SsYpct 50 //[Percentage down screen for remote screenshots]

pb_sv_SsSrate 1 //[sample Rate for remote screenshots]

pb_sv_SsDelay 3 //[Maximum delay client waits before capturing screenshot]

pb_sv_SsPath "" //[Path where remote screenshots are saved]

pb_sv_ssLogging 3 //[1=Reg. Log, 2=SS Log, 3=Both, 0=Neither]

pb_sv_ssTimeout 300 //[seconds]

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Originally Posted by propbndr*:

 

Where do I enter these commands in the chat? Where?

All ingame commands are issued through the chat window.

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Originally Posted by RadicalMode*:

 

awesome... thanks Zaeed.

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Originally Posted by Panther*:

 

Package Manager: The Name is wrong

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Originally Posted by Phil_K*:

 

Package Manager: The Name is wrong

I've changed it, but it will take some time to be displayed correctly.

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Originally Posted by Kinsman*:

 

where do you enter @ss ? If i do it ingame i just get unknown command?

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Originally Posted by propbndr*:

 

All in game commands are issued through the game chat box, not the rcon console window or ProCon.

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Originally Posted by nbtc971*:

 

Just tested this after installing. It installs fine and seems to work, but of all 6 players I tested it on, got black screens for every one.

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Originally Posted by MorpheusX(AUT)*:

 

Just tested this after installing. It installs fine and seems to work, but of all 6 players I tested it on, got black screens for every one.

Thats a punkbuster problem. PB still returns many black screenshots, especially with DX10/11 enabled.

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Originally Posted by nbtc971*:

 

Yeah, using the settings below I was able to get the screenshots to appear:

 

Recommended settings from PBBANS Follows, we get zero black screenshots using these.

 

; ------------------------------

; PBSS Settings

; ------------------------------

pb_sv_AutoSs 1 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=0)]

pb_sv_SsFloor 1 //[Low screenshot filename serial #]

pb_sv_SsCeiling 1000 //[High screenshot filename serial #]

pb_sv_AutoSsFrom 200 //[Min # of seconds to wait before requesting next ss]

pb_sv_AutoSsTo 600 //[Max # of seconds to wait before requesting next ss]

pb_sv_SsCmd "" //[Filename of system command to run after screenshots]

pb_sv_SsWidth 320 //[Requested pixel width of remote screenshots]

pb_sv_SsHeight 240 //[Requested pixel height of remote screenshots]

pb_sv_SsXpct 50 //[Percentage across screen for remote screenshots]

pb_sv_SsYpct 50 //[Percentage down screen for remote screenshots]

pb_sv_SsSrate 1 //[sample Rate for remote screenshots]

pb_sv_SsDelay 3 //[Maximum delay client waits before capturing screenshot]

pb_sv_SsPath "" //[Path where remote screenshots are saved]

pb_sv_ssLogging 3 //[1=Reg. Log, 2=SS Log, 3=Both, 0=Neither]

pb_sv_ssTimeout 300 //[seconds]

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Originally Posted by AJToft*:

 

I cant find the screenshots!! Where to find them?

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Originally Posted by MorpheusX(AUT)*:

 

In the pb/svss folder within your gameservers files.

You'll need to get your GSP to give you access.

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Originally Posted by AJToft*:

 

In the pb/svss folder within your gameservers files.

You'll need to get your GSP to give you access.

Great Thanks

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Originally Posted by Clay52*:

 

Not working for me either and yes Procon is running and the files are both in the correct locations. I run @ss playername and get "unknown command".

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Originally Posted by Zaeed*:

 

where do you see 'Unknown Command'

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Originally Posted by Clay52*:

 

where do you see 'Unknown Command'

in the console

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Originally Posted by Zaeed*:

 

You don't enter the command there.

 

The plugin is for ingame. as in you hit j, k, or l, and enter the command into the text box..

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Originally Posted by Clay52*:

 

You don't enter the command there.

 

The plugin is for ingame. as in you hit j, k, or l, and enter the command into the text box..

So this won't work in rcon nor procon console?

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Originally Posted by Zaeed*:

 

no.

 

if you want to take screenshots via the punkbuster console, you run pb_sv_getss #. Where # is the slot the player is in.

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Originally Posted by Clay52*:

 

no.

 

if you want to take screenshots via the punkbuster console, you run pb_sv_getss #. Where # is the slot the player is in.

Ah ok ty Zaeed.

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Originally Posted by LumpyNutZ*:

 

So, would it be possible to make this work for all players in server. Like public command would be !ss [name] ?

If its possible then there should be some limitation to how many requests per round player can use, like 2 or 3.

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Originally Posted by Zaeed*:

 

So, would it be possible to make this work for all players in server. Like public command would be !ss [name] ?

If its possible then there should be some limitation to how many requests per round player can use, like 2 or 3.

from the original post

 

There are two methods of use:

1) Entire server

@ss

 

2) Individual player

@ss Zaeed_au

As for spamming it, punkbuster takes care of that, and won't let you