The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal
Stupid, but extremely ravenous!

Name Management Plugin - Version 3.3 - History

Filename: plugin_blatt_name

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Version 3.3

Plugin Changes:

  • Updated to compile on Admin Mod version 2.50.56

Version 3.2

  • Updated to support language plugin version 3.3. Do not use older versions of the language plugin with this build of the name plugin.

Version 3.1

  • No Changes.

Version 2.6

  • Support for colours in messageex in Admin Mod 2.51.xx alpha versions.
  • Copes with plugin_info firing before plugin_connect.

Version 2.5

  • Made the announcement of configuration errors much more prominent in the log files.
  • Removes unprintable characters and quotes, semi-colons and tildes (~) from players names.
  • Kicks anyone who has a zero length name when they join.

Version 2.4

  • Updated for Admin Mod 2.50.50.
  • French and German translations now up-to-date.
  • Plugin code updated to cope with new layout for Admin Mod and metamod files.
  • Now copes with running admin_commands from an exec'd config file saved in DOS format.
  • No longer returns PLUGIN_FAILURE in plugin_init - the plugins handle failure to initialise internally now.
  • Text wasn't displayed in the centre of the screen when it word-wrapped on precisely 79 characters.
  • BOT and HLTV added to banned names to prevent players exploiting clashes with AuthIDs.
  • Some code moved into stringx.inc to be shared with other plugins.

Version 2.3

  • Updated for Admin Mod 2.50.42.
  • Checks server cvars are set correctly.
  • Private added to default list of banned names.

Version 2.2

  • Now supports a limited number of name changes per player
  • Doesn't log presence of Logd anymore
  • When name changes are banned the message is displayed in the console rather than the centre of the screen.

Version 2.1

  • Updated for multi-lingual messages

Version 2.0

  • Plugin now works when installed on the same server as cheating death, even when cheating death is in optional mode.
  • Some explanation messages were being truncated because string buffers were too small.

Version 1.9

  • Now compatible with Bots.
  • bbname_report command now accepts on/off arguments

Version 1.8

  • Name changed from "Anti-Player".
  • Minimum name length is now configurable
  • Minimum letters length option added
  • De-leet function added to attempt to make name legal
  • Plugin can now ban all player name changes
  • Fixed bug where last lines of badplayernames.ini/newplayernames.ini were ignored.
  • Instructions to user on how to change name now specify using setinfo name instead of name.
  • bbname_report and bbname_reset commands added.
  • Support functions moved from sma file to include files
  • Implement IP address checking and the addition of "Lan Tags" to players names and the automatic switching of mp_forcechasecam

Version 1.7

  • No changes.

Version 1.6

  • Now picks a name from newplayernames.ini at random instead of always going top-to-bottom.

Version 1.5

  • Initial Version.