Author Topic: Hot to get PBSS to work (Read 4412 times)

SycoKill3r · « **on:** Monday, February 10, 2014, 00:48:55 AM »

I know PB screens shots are not need due to hackers use things to block it . But our members and players that go to our site want to see them . So i was wondering where do i start on getting PB SS to work on server and then how to get the to work with our website? Seeing myself and grizz are only one to work on our servers which we have about 20 for all different games . Its hard to work on every server ourself and find answers to all our questions . So a detailed reply would help greatly.

Need to know what folders i need in pb? , files need for pb ss to work? , files to edit to get pb SS to work? , What to put in those files for it to work? , How ro what to put in our website ?

I have cpanel and file access to website so if i need to create a directory off our site like SS or something let me know , and what files or so forth need to be in there . How to get server to connect to website so forth.

Please and thank you

RealHarm · « **Reply #1 on:** Monday, February 10, 2014, 17:24:10 PM »

Manually taking SS ingame is 'admin pb_sv_getss [playerslot]'.
Letting PB take SS automatically ones in a while is 'admin pb_sv_autoss 1'.
But the autoss setting reverts to 0 now and then :S. (Maby ELIZ can build that in the next version?)

If you use Assist Server Manager SS are saved in C:\aa25server\Server0\System\pb\svss there is nice SS viewer html file in there named msgpbssv.html. (http://saes-clan.tk/37.251.6.124-1716/msgpbssv.html)

If you use dedicated server files the SS are in C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\PunkBuster\AAO\pb\svss

On linux i dunno where they are saved. Try searching svss.

And for getting it on your site i use the Alias settings from Apache google that.

[SWISS]Merlin · « **Reply #2 on:** Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 05:07:48 AM »

does anybody has pbss working? if so, how?
because of performance problems it has been disabled (~1/2 year ago)

to get your pbss on a website, you have to run a programm like apache.

RealHarm · « **Reply #3 on:** Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 10:44:25 AM »

Quote from: [SWISS]Merlin on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 05:07:48 AM

does anybody has pbss working? if so, how?
because of performance problems it has been disabled (~1/2 year ago)

to get your pbss on a website, you have to run a programm like apache.

I use autoss on my servers if you mean that?
I noticed no performance issues. But like i said in my post the autoss setting reverts to 0 sometimes :S

CS-ACI- · « **Reply #4 on:** Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 14:58:29 PM »

Hello,

I don't have a server yet, but I will be getting one soon.

I will be looking into this, but I need to see the server and its files first. This is something that can be sorted if PB is still part of AA2.5.

Steve

RealHarm · « **Reply #5 on:** Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 15:47:03 PM »

Possessed · « **Reply #6 on:** Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 15:51:21 PM »

We choosed to disable PBSS's because most hacks had a 'pbss spoofer', making pbss's almost useless, if I remember we didn't catch anyone with PBSS's(not sure), BUT imo, we should allow Server owners to choose if they want it enabled (for w/e reason, assuming that this option isn't currently avaliable)

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ELiZ, do we still store PBSS logs?

CS-ACI- · « **Reply #7 on:** Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 16:06:36 PM »

Hello,

Not sure about this forums rules on promoting other sites, but I know some of you are members there too.

I don't want too seem like an advertising executive, but I was staff elsewhere until I went inactive.

I had the green badge so I was PBSS staff and we knew which ones to ban and which ones not too.

Steve

Possessed · « **Reply #8 on:** Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 16:27:54 PM »

I remember You from the ACI forums (you reviewed a SS of me) . Well, how to forget that avatar? lol

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Welcome back to AA2, feel free to contact us through PM's if needed.

ELiZ · « **Reply #9 on:** Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 21:08:36 PM »

The decision to disable PBSS was made when I wasn't around.

I think it's done by having this run:

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pb_sv_SsFloor 1
pb_sv_SsCeiling 3000
pb_sv_SsWidth 400
pb_sv_SsHeight 205
pb_sv_SsXpct 50
pb_sv_SsYpct 50
pb_sv_SsSrate 1
pb_sv_SsDelay 3
pb_sv_AutoSsFrom 180
pb_sv_AutoSsTo 1000
pb_sv_AutoSs 0
pb_sv_ssLogging 0
pb_sv_ssTimeout 60
pb_sv_task 0 2000 pb_sv_sswidth 170
pb_sv_task 0 2000 pb_sv_ssheight 482
pb_sv_task 0 2000 pb_sv_SsYpct 3
pb_sv_task 0 2000 pb_sv_SsXpct 3
pb_sv_task 200 2000 pb_sv_SsXpct 97
pb_sv_task 400 2000 pb_sv_SsYpct 97
pb_sv_task 600 2000 pb_sv_SsXpct 3
pb_sv_task 800 2000 pb_sv_sswidth 320
pb_sv_task 800 2000 pb_sv_ssheight 256
pb_sv_task 800 2000 pb_sv_SsXpct 50
pb_sv_task 800 2000 pb_sv_SsYpct 50
pb_sv_task 1000 2000 pb_sv_sswidth 420
pb_sv_task 1000 2000 pb_sv_ssheight 195
pb_sv_task 1000 2000 pb_sv_SsYpct 3
pb_sv_task 1000 2000 pb_sv_SsXpct 23
pb_sv_task 1200 2000 pb_sv_SsXpct 67
pb_sv_task 1400 2000 pb_sv_SsYpct 97
pb_sv_task 1600 2000 pb_sv_SsXpct 23
pb_sv_task 1800 2000 pb_sv_sswidth 320
pb_sv_task 1800 2000 pb_sv_ssheight 256
pb_sv_task 1800 2000 pb_sv_SsXpct 50
pb_sv_task 1800 2000 pb_sv_SsYpct 50

More specifically it this one:

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pb_sv_AutoSs 0
Problem is that the PBSS settings are run AFTER the ServerMessage.cfg(Where the admin can add/Remove Stuff themselves)

I could move the PBSS section above ServerMessage.cfg and let admins overrule PBSS settings if the want, with PBSS turned off by default.

The reason that has been raised for disabling PBSS was that it was causing lags, and without A working GUID system it was rather pointless anyway..

With a possible solution for GUID it might be suitable to add PBSS back in, perhaps we should have a vote about it.

CS-ACI- · « **Reply #10 on:** Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 23:21:55 PM »

Hello,

For pbsvgame.cfg file on the server.

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pb_sv_autoss 1
pb_sv_SsWidth 800
pb_sv_SsHeight 600
pb_sv_SsSrate 2
pb_sv_SsDelay 3
pb_sv_SsXpct -1
pb_sv_SsYpct -1
pb_sv_AutoSsFrom 90
pb_sv_AutoSsTo 120
pb_sv_SsCeiling 999999

It has been a long time since I played with this stuff, above was the recommended settings I think, we found rate 2 gave better coverage with little loss of detail.

Below is the EB/PB manual on their site still although it is hard to find conventionally.

http://www.evenbalance.com/publications/aa-ad/index.htm

Someone here might want to make a copy of it for further use.

Now, with all that being said Assist may need a different setup or just a little tweaking.

Steve

ELiZ · « **Reply #11 on:** Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 23:32:14 PM »

Only file Server owners are allowed to edit(When running Assist) is a file called ServerMessage.cfg

All other files are ignored(Unless they are run from within ServerMessage.cfg

Assist is a bit special.

ELiZ · « **Reply #12 on:** Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 23:35:35 PM »

At the moment the only SS that are being taken are done by Assist Admins(Not Server Admins)
So we are nice enough to scan your servers for you.

[SWISS]Merlin · « **Reply #13 on:** Thursday, February 13, 2014, 04:07:55 AM »

thank you ELiZ, nice to have some support on my servers. but i can't pay you for that

but it would be nice to have the pbss back - on the way you did say - on the ServerMessage.cfg.
most server admins know how to use that part, also the pbss section with it's configurations.
can you put that in again, to be configured and started over ServerMessage.cfg. Default none pbss.
would be really great.

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Author Topic: Hot to get PBSS to work (Read 4412 times)

SycoKill3r

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