[ANY] Name Change Punisher (Updated 2011-07-13) - Page 4

Powerlord · *Last edited by Powerlord; 08-02-2011 at 13:03.*

SMAC now has an interesting, time-based decay system. I'm considering implementing such a system now, rather than the current "clear-all-changes" system. This would make NCP harder to circumvent.

SmackDaddy · *Last edited by SmackDaddy; 08-05-2011 at 21:27.*

So, if we want to ban someone who changes their name every couple of seconds.......what settings should i set to?

ncp_detections 3 (min 3, max 20, def 5) - Number of detections before taking action
ncp_detectiontime 30 (min 5. max 60, def 10) - Max length of time in seconds between detections before counter resets

If I set it like the above, does it mean if they change their name for a 4th time within 30 seconds, they will be banned?

If this is not correct, could someone give me a good setting to set it to so I can make sure they are caught? if it were set to 3 and 5 (minimums) respectively above, what would that do?

Thanks in advance .... (sorry, I am kinda confused -- word problems were never a strong suit of mine *grin*)

PlayBoy31 · 08-09-2011 , 14:40 Re: [ANY] Name Change Punisher (Updated 2011-07-13)

Does this plugin block cheaters who use random name changer (which is very hard to ban them) ???

with block i mean prevent from changing name 10 per second ...

Powerlord · 08-09-2011 , 15:05 Re: [ANY] Name Change Punisher (Updated 2011-07-13)

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Originally Posted by SmackDaddy

So, if we want to ban someone who changes their name every couple of seconds.......what settings should i set to?

ncp_detections 3 (min 3, max 20, def 5) - Number of detections before taking action
ncp_detectiontime 30 (min 5. max 60, def 10) - Max length of time in seconds between detections before counter resets

If I set it like the above, does it mean if they change their name for a 4th time within 30 seconds, they will be banned?

If this is not correct, could someone give me a good setting to set it to so I can make sure they are caught? if it were set to 3 and 5 (minimums) respectively above, what would that do?

Thanks in advance .... (sorry, I am kinda confused -- word problems were never a strong suit of mine *grin*)

This plugin operates based on how apart the name changes are. Essentially, ncp_detections 3 and ncp_detectiontime 30 would kick them if they changed names again for the third time within 90 seconds (provided they're each within 30 seconds apart)

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Originally Posted by PlayBoy31

Does this plugin block cheaters who use random name changer (which is very hard to ban them) ???

with block i mean prevent from changing name 10 per second ...

I haven't seen any on my server lately, but that's its intended purpose, yes.

SMAC also has something built-in to deal with cheaters, but as I recall it only kicks.

PlayBoy31 · 08-09-2011 , 15:49 Re: [ANY] Name Change Punisher (Updated 2011-07-13)

well i have tweaked little your source. i have put return Plugin_Handled; instead of kick or ban with event mode pre but players can change name ...

is there a way to really block change name ? or to set new name to old name (how ?) ?

musosoft · *Last edited by musosoft; 08-10-2011 at 06:09.*

Useful plugin, thanks. This should be included in SMAC.

Powerlord · 08-09-2011 , 16:07 Re: [ANY] Name Change Punisher (Updated 2011-07-13)

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Originally Posted by PlayBoy31

well i have tweaked little your source. i have put return Plugin_Handled; instead of kick or ban with event mode pre but players can change name ...

is there a way to really block change name ? or to set new name to old name (how ?) ?

Whoops, I should learn to read... this plugin doesn't actually block then from changing nicks.

I'm not sure if changing the hook type to a Pre hook would work to block name changes or not... I haven't tried it.

Powerlord · 08-09-2011 , 16:35 Re: [ANY] Name Change Punisher (Updated 2011-07-13)

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Originally Posted by musosoft

Useful plugin, thanks. This should be rolled included in SMAC.

Similar behavior is being rolled into SMAC, albeit without a ban option (or so it looks).

SmackDaddy · 08-11-2011 , 00:10 Re: [ANY] Name Change Punisher (Updated 2011-07-13)

Thanks for the explanation....I am having name change hackers come in and troll, changing their name every second or two, and no matter what setting I have used (3/30) or (3/10) it has not banned them......my admin team is reporting this plugin hasn't been working since I put it on. I have no other plugins dealing with changing names, and no logs with errors.......still at a loss I guess.....but thanks for explaining it....I just don't know how that's different from 3 times in 10 seconds (or 30) - so if they change their name every two seconds......what would you suggest I make the settings?

Powerlord · 08-11-2011 , 00:13 Re: [ANY] Name Change Punisher (Updated 2011-07-13)

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Originally Posted by SmackDaddy

Thanks for the explanation....I am having name change hackers come in and troll, changing their name every second or two, and no matter what setting I have used (3/30) or (3/10) it has not banned them......my admin team is reporting this plugin hasn't been working since I put it on. I have no other plugins dealing with changing names, and no logs with errors.......still at a loss I guess.....but thanks for explaining it....I just don't know how that's different from 3 times in 10 seconds (or 30) - so if they change their name every two seconds......what would you suggest I make the settings?

Out of curiosity, which game is this server for?

I only tested it on Team Fortress 2.

Having said that, setting ncp_debug 1 should show you if it's catching name changes or not.