01-05-2004, 06:24 AM
i'm not sure i should post this here or in the half-life or ricochet sub-section but i can't gauge popular interest at 3:30 in the morning...lol.
i use these to automatically connect to vads or grits 24/7 from my desktop. just save them as their own .bat files and you are set. for example, make a new file in notepad, copy and paste the text in blue into the new file and save as "newname.bat" where newname is anything you want....preferebly the server name (hostname) you are wanting to connect to. the quotes are useful so notepad doesn't impose a .txt extension. after you are saved, you can just double click on the .bat file and your off to play. remember, you will have two .bat files...one for each server.
REM Grits 24/7 Arena auto-connect...
@ECHO OFF
CD C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\
hl.exe -game ricochet -console +connect 209.190.4.13:27018
and here's the other for vads:
REM Vads Ricochet auto-connect...
@ECHO OFF
CD C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\
hl.exe -game ricochet -console +connect 199.218.8.89:27017
of course, you can replace the game variable and the ip address if you want to connect to a different server.
anyways, you can see how easy it would be to make a vbscript that could pop up a little window, give you a selection of your favorite servers and let you pick the one you want. what would be nice is the ability to retrieve information from a server before you connect.
i should probably link to the .bat files that i actually use because i'm sure my instructions were overly complicated...lol. also, i was thinking of an mirc script that could auto-connect someone from the #vadavaka channel. for example you type in !grits247 or !vads and it goes there and also let's everyone on the channel know you are away gaming. maybe this is all silly but i'm sleep deprived...gn.
oh yeah, if the server's ip changes, then you have to edit the ip address in the .bat file...just open it up in notepad, make the alterations and save and it's all good again.
i use these to automatically connect to vads or grits 24/7 from my desktop. just save them as their own .bat files and you are set. for example, make a new file in notepad, copy and paste the text in blue into the new file and save as "newname.bat" where newname is anything you want....preferebly the server name (hostname) you are wanting to connect to. the quotes are useful so notepad doesn't impose a .txt extension. after you are saved, you can just double click on the .bat file and your off to play. remember, you will have two .bat files...one for each server.
REM Grits 24/7 Arena auto-connect...
@ECHO OFF
CD C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\
hl.exe -game ricochet -console +connect 209.190.4.13:27018
and here's the other for vads:
REM Vads Ricochet auto-connect...
@ECHO OFF
CD C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\
hl.exe -game ricochet -console +connect 199.218.8.89:27017
of course, you can replace the game variable and the ip address if you want to connect to a different server.
anyways, you can see how easy it would be to make a vbscript that could pop up a little window, give you a selection of your favorite servers and let you pick the one you want. what would be nice is the ability to retrieve information from a server before you connect.
i should probably link to the .bat files that i actually use because i'm sure my instructions were overly complicated...lol. also, i was thinking of an mirc script that could auto-connect someone from the #vadavaka channel. for example you type in !grits247 or !vads and it goes there and also let's everyone on the channel know you are away gaming. maybe this is all silly but i'm sleep deprived...gn.
oh yeah, if the server's ip changes, then you have to edit the ip address in the .bat file...just open it up in notepad, make the alterations and save and it's all good again.