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Terms & Agreement (With Client Logging) - Updated 3-3-07

Server Terms & Agreement (With Client Logging)
- a Server Rules plugin

This plugin is Dahvid's Agreement plugin, that got Unapproved previously...because it did not work well. so gonna attempt to get it Approved, because i feel all the other Approved server-rules management plugins cant beat Dahvid's concept. There's only 2 other 'rules-specific' plugins around from what i searched.. both use HUD Text, where people complain "disappears within a second", unknowing that the cause is because of the limited HUD Text layers/channels.
Dahvid's method solves that at best. The rules are shown in a MOTD, so there's unlimited time given to players to absorb the rules fully. :)

See Here for the original plugin:
http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=18493

What this plugin does: (agree.amxx)
The plugin will pop up a menu to players that join the server, asking them if they "Agree" or "Decline" your server rules. If they Agree, they will be logged and never be asked again.

If they Decline, they will be kick instantly, and if they reconnect, they will automatically be kicked again after 60 seconds.
They have to find an admin to clear their deeds if they wish to indeed play on the server.
This feature is here to make sure that all players that play on your server dont just "simply agree"... Players will be discouraged from blindly accepting your server rules.

The plugin auto-generates "Agreed.ini" & "Declined.ini" in your moddir/addons/amxmodx/configs folder.

Cvars:
- amx_removedecline "<STEAM_ID>" //- Removes player from Declined log, so the player stops getting kicked again and again for Declining the server rules.

**Alternate Version Included** (agree_nodeclined.amxx)
created an alternate version upon request.
This version of the plugin does the same thing as the other one, except for the entire Declined feature.
- No "Declined logging", no need for amx_removedeclined command.
- Player gets kicked if he/she Disagrees, no more admins needed to 'clear' the player
- Player will be asked again to accept the rules upon reconnect.

Setup:
- Create a "rules.txt" and place it in your moddir (cstrike/)
This is what will be shown to your clients.
- rules.txt can be written in HTML format.

Credits:
- Dahvid for original source
- xxAvalanchexx for helping out with optimizing the code in the 1st cycle.
- me? further updated plugin(s) to what it is now.

Tested on my linux server, latest amxx, works fully, logging works perfect.

ToDo:
- Create simpler removedecline methods.. currently Admins have to figure out (ask/status) the client's SteamID to clear the player from the 'Declined' list. would be nice if we could somehow have it like other amx commands where all we need is a portion of the user's nick and it will autodetect.

Re: Terms & Agreement (With Client Logging)

If you edited the file, you must put the original authors name in the thread title to even start to be looked at as approved. You can also use the edit button to add the file to your original post, that's why it's there ;)

Re: Terms & Agreement (With Client Logging)

its funny how i attempt to avoid getting such responses by saying the requested in the very 1st line .. but nevermind.. i tried..

i did give full credit and direct links to the original.

Re: Terms & Agreement (With Client Logging) - by Dahvid, optimized by xxAvalanchexx

Code:

new const agreedfile[] = "addons/amxmodx/configs/agreed.ini";
new const declinedfile[] = "addons/amxmodx/configs/declined.ini";

Instead of hardcoding the paths, you should use get_configsdir().

Re: Terms & Agreement (With Client Logging) - by Dahvid, optimized by xxAvalanchexx

could you add a second version of it where yes goes to decline and no to accept, because if you do this and at the end of the rules it says "press yes to decline and no to accept" it will verify that the user read it

Re: Terms & Agreement (With Client Logging) - by Dahvid, optimized by xxAvalanchexx

Looks like a good idea.

Re: Terms & Agreement (With Client Logging) - by Dahvid, optimized by xxAvalanchexx

1) Exactly how Deviance says, don't use hardcode paths
For example istead of:

Code:

new const agreedfile[] = "addons/amxmodx/configs/agreed.ini";

use:

Code:

new agreedfile[128]

get_localinfo("amxx_configsdir",agreedfile,127)

format(agreedfile,127,"%s/agreed.ini",agreedfile)

Also for "rules" and "declinedfile" file

2) I suggest to rename the "rules" file into another name because almost "Rules" plugins have a file wich called "rules.txt/ini", and it's better to change it in something like "rules_agreement" or something like that

Re: Terms & Agreement (With Client Logging) - by Dahvid, optimized by xxAvalanchexx

Nice additoin, I used it before but now I find it too Intrusive. But thats just me :D

P.S. the rules.txt can be html or just straight read the lines?

Re: Terms & Agreement (With Client Logging) - by Dahvid, optimized by xxAvalanchexx

Is just simple text! Like HLG-Agreement! ;)

Re: Terms & Agreement (With Client Logging) - by Dahvid, optimized by xxAvalanchexx

Have you fixed the error dahvid had before where it would add the same SteamId's over and over till its so dam full your server crashes?

I may have gotten this wrong, but are you saying its like a ban? You ahve to get an admin to let them back in by erasing their steamid with a command?
Or are they just kicked for a few minuts? (i would suggest)