Game Logs

[Ph34R]

Ok, i would like to make an application that will monitor my halflife / quake3 / unreal tournament games, and process the data, into a html file, for viewing on my clan's website.

Now, the problem isent the html stuff, thats easy, i need to know how to monitor for each kill in the game. Who killed who, with what weapon.

I know theirs other apps out their made for this pourpose already, but i want to make my own. I could get the source code for halflife's game logging system (HLStats) but its all done in C++,, and im still learning c++.

How would i monitor for these actions?

Thanks for any help at all. Im gettin a bit desprate on this one :P

[Ph34R]

They have a small scripting language (if you can even call it that)
Nothing complex though. Only allows internal commands to be executed, no file IO that i know of.

I just want to know how these other people do it. Its obious that it CAN be done, i just need to know how.

[plenderj]

Well unless they're written a proxy which parses the stuff being send inbetween the server and client, I'd say they're using that scripting language.

Is there a reference for it anywhere ?

[Ph34R]

hrmm, i take it you arnt a hardcore gamer? hehe

Each Death/Kill/Suicide is displayed in the 'console'. I just need to know how to pull it out from their.

[plenderj]

I am aware of what the console is.
And I am also away that games like Quake allow you to write your own modified gamex86.dll file (in quake2 anyway ...)

As this is a proper C/C++ compiled file, you should be able to use it to write to files.

So you could write your own little function on the gamex86.dll file, and then use a bind or some other approach in the game to call the function when a kill occurs.

[plenderj]

Try messing around with the ClientObituary() function in p_client.c

void ClientObituary (edict_t *self, edict_t *inflictor, edict_t *attacker)
{
	int			mod;
	char		*message;
	char		*message2;
	qboolean	ff;

	if (coop->value && attacker->client)
		meansOfDeath |= MOD_FRIENDLY_FIRE;

	if (deathmatch->value || coop->value)
	{
		ff = meansOfDeath & MOD_FRIENDLY_FIRE;
		mod = meansOfDeath & ~MOD_FRIENDLY_FIRE;
		message = NULL;
		message2 = "";

		switch (mod)
		{
		case MOD_SUICIDE:
			message = "suicides";
			break;
		case MOD_FALLING:
			message = "cratered";
			break;
		case MOD_CRUSH:
			message = "was squished";
			break;
		case MOD_WATER:
			message = "sank like a rock";
			break;
		case MOD_SLIME:
			message = "melted";
			break;
		case MOD_LAVA:
			message = "does a back flip into the lava";
			break;
		case MOD_EXPLOSIVE:
		case MOD_BARREL:
			message = "blew up";
			break;
		case MOD_EXIT:
			message = "found a way out";
			break;
		case MOD_TARGET_LASER:
			message = "saw the light";
			break;
		case MOD_TARGET_BLASTER:
			message = "got blasted";
			break;
		case MOD_BOMB:
		case MOD_SPLASH:
		case MOD_TRIGGER_HURT:
			message = "was in the wrong place";
			break;
		}
		if (attacker == self)
		{
			switch (mod)
			{
			case MOD_HELD_GRENADE:
				message = "tried to put the pin back in";
				break;
			case MOD_HG_SPLASH:
			case MOD_G_SPLASH:
				if (IsNeutral(self))
					message = "tripped on its own grenade";
				else if (IsFemale(self))
					message = "tripped on her own grenade";
				else
					message = "tripped on his own grenade";
				break;
			case MOD_R_SPLASH:
				if (IsNeutral(self))
					message = "blew itself up";
				else if (IsFemale(self))
					message = "blew herself up";
				else
					message = "blew himself up";
				break;
			case MOD_BFG_BLAST:
				message = "should have used a smaller gun";
				break;
			default:
				if (IsNeutral(self))
					message = "killed itself";
				else if (IsFemale(self))
					message = "killed herself";
				else
					message = "killed himself";
				break;
			}
		}
		if (message)
		{
			gi.bprintf (PRINT_MEDIUM, "%s %s.\n", self->client->pers.netname, message);
			if (deathmatch->value)
				self->client->resp.score--;
			self->enemy = NULL;
			return;
		}

		self->enemy = attacker;
		if (attacker && attacker->client)
		{
			switch (mod)
			{
			case MOD_BLASTER:
				message = "was blasted by";
				break;
			case MOD_SHOTGUN:
				message = "was gunned down by";
				break;
			case MOD_SSHOTGUN:
				message = "was blown away by";
				message2 = "'s super shotgun";
				break;
			case MOD_MACHINEGUN:
				message = "was machinegunned by";
				break;
			case MOD_CHAINGUN:
				message = "was cut in half by";
				message2 = "'s chaingun";
				break;
			case MOD_GRENADE:
				message = "was popped by";
				message2 = "'s grenade";
				break;
			case MOD_G_SPLASH:
				message = "was shredded by";
				message2 = "'s shrapnel";
				break;
			case MOD_ROCKET:
				message = "ate";
				message2 = "'s rocket";
				break;
			case MOD_R_SPLASH:
				message = "almost dodged";
				message2 = "'s rocket";
				break;
			case MOD_HYPERBLASTER:
				message = "was melted by";
				message2 = "'s hyperblaster";
				break;
			case MOD_RAILGUN:
				message = "was railed by";
				break;
			case MOD_BFG_LASER:
				message = "saw the pretty lights from";
				message2 = "'s BFG";
				break;
			case MOD_BFG_BLAST:
				message = "was disintegrated by";
				message2 = "'s BFG blast";
				break;
			case MOD_BFG_EFFECT:
				message = "couldn't hide from";
				message2 = "'s BFG";
				break;
			case MOD_HANDGRENADE:
				message = "caught";
				message2 = "'s handgrenade";
				break;
			case MOD_HG_SPLASH:
				message = "didn't see";
				message2 = "'s handgrenade";
				break;
			case MOD_HELD_GRENADE:
				message = "feels";
				message2 = "'s pain";
				break;
			case MOD_TELEFRAG:
				message = "tried to invade";
				message2 = "'s personal space";
				break;
			}
			if (message)
			{
				gi.bprintf (PRINT_MEDIUM,"%s %s %s%s\n", self->client->pers.netname, message, attacker->client->pers.netname, message2);
				if (deathmatch->value)
				{
					if (ff)
						attacker->client->resp.score--;
					else
						attacker->client->resp.score++;
				}
				return;
			}
		}
	}

	gi.bprintf (PRINT_MEDIUM,"%s died.\n", self->client->pers.netname);
	if (deathmatch->value)
		self->client->resp.score--;
}

[plenderj]

And this page here : http://www.inside3d.com/q2tut/q2tut-11.shtml

Shows that it is definitely possible to do File I/O from inside the gamex86.dll file.