taserver release v2.8.0

Features added:

• game servers can now be hosted on linux using wine
• in addition to the /status endpoint on port 9080 the login server now also has a
  /detailed_status endpoint providing more detailed information about servers and players and
  a /player endpoint providing data for a specific player name.
• the NextMapName admin command was added similar to the NextMap command, but allowing you to specify the map by name instead of ID
• the game server now records the names of players that join in the log file
• a port offset for the game server and firewall can now also be specified from the command line

Compatibility notes:

• this release is not backwards compatible; both login server and
  game servers must be upgraded to v2.8.0 simultaneously, as a
  result of the player name being sent to the game server upon
  connection.

taserver release v2.7.0

Features added:

• the game server now generates the summary screen at the end of the match
• the next map is now randomly selected from the maps with the most votes
• the duration of a map vote is now equal to ServerSettings.EndMatchWaitTime
• the result of a map vote is announced in chat
• kicking a player of level 15+ now requires more yes votes (66% iso 50%)
• a command line option --data-root was added to allow running multiple servers
  from the same taserver directory.
• log files have been moved from the taserver root dir and My Documents to the
  data/logs directory.
• the server admin part in ootb/serverconfig.lua was restructured to more easily
  define roles with limited permissions

Minor improvements:

• the map voting prompt now clearly states that only verified players can vote
• authbot logging now masks email addresses
• login server logging has been made less verbose to maintain a longer history

Bugs fixed:

• map voting messages are only given if map voting is on
• fixed "HTTP 403 Forbidden" errors that prevented players from joining
  and servers from starting up
• avoid a crash when starting the login server without an account database
• download_udpproxy.py now downloads a 32-bit executable to avoid additional run-time dependencies

Compatibility notes:

• this release is compatible with the previous release, but it logs to the data/logs
  directory instead of to the taserver directory and the My Documents folder. You can
  remove the logs in the old locations or you can move them to data/logs before
  starting the server.
• for the match summary screen you will need to rerun download_compatible_controller.py
  on the game server

Attached:

• TAMods-Server 0.8.3
• TAMods 1.18

taserver release v2.6.0

Features added:

• added script to facilitate upgrading to later releases (upgrade.py)
• implemented a new verification mechanism that uses email
• implemented map voting
• authbot now keeps connecting to hirez servers even when it says credentials are invalid
• make game server process use 0% CPU while noone is playing there
• various documentation updates

Bugs fixed:

• fixed a login server crash caused by sending a private message while someone is logging in
• always give OOTB loadouts to players playing on OOTB servers
• fix non-working motion sensor in OOTB
• fixed a game server crash caused by joining during a map switch
• download_gotylike.py now downloads from Griffon26's fork. This fork has fixes to be
  more close to the original GOTY.

Compatibility notes:

• this release is not backwards compatible; both login server and
  game servers must be upgraded to v2.6.0 simultaneously.
  After the upgrade a new controller must be downloaded by running
  the download_compatible_controller.py script.

taserver release v2.5.2

Bugs fixed:

• distinguish between login server ports that should not include the port_offset
  and other ports that do, even on the login server
• also use port_offset for connecting to the firewall and the proxies

Compatibility notes:

• no incompatible changes

taserver release v2.5.1

Bugs fixed:

• the login server did not use the correct ping port in case of non-zero port_offset

Compatibility notes:

• no incompatible changes

taserver release v2.5.0

Features added:

• hosting more than one game server on a single machine is now supported

Bugs fixed:

• updated the download link for the Tribes Ascend Parting Gifts zip and provided the expected hash

Compatibility notes:

• this release is not backwards compatible; both login server and game servers must be upgraded to v2.5.0 simultaneously. If you plan to host multiple servers on one machine, you will also have to download a new controller by running the download_compatible_controller.py script.

taserver release v2.4.0

Bugs fixed:

• implemented a work-around for an unsolved bug to at least not crash the game server
• fixed a problem in counting votes for votekick
• moved xp calculation to the login server

Compatibility notes:

• this release is not backwards compatible; both login server and
  game servers must be upgraded to v2.4.0 simultaneously.
  After the upgrade a new controller must be downloaded by running
  the download_compatible_controller.py script.

taserver release v2.3.1

Features added:

• overhauled the user documentation about joining:
  • it was split up into more pages to avoid information overload
  • added shortcut creator executable as an automated alternative to the manual shortcut creation instructions
• all logs are now rotated when they grow beyond 20MB (5 logs are kept)
• various improvements to design documentation

Bugs fixed:

• added missing Heavy energy pack for OOTB
• votekick is now case insensitive
• running client and server on the same machine directly connected to the internet is now supported
• updated IP of EU + NA ping servers

Compatibility notes:

• no incompatible changes

taserver release v2.3.0

Features added:

• player rank and XP are now tracked and stored

Bugs fixed:

• avoid a crash of the login server when a webhook update was sent without
  any online servers

Compatibility notes:

• this release is not backwards compatible; both login server and game servers must be upgraded to v2.3.0 simultaneously. Be sure to run download_compatible_controller.py afterwards.

taserver release v2.2.0

Features added:

• the game server launcher now remembers map rotation state across restarts
• add support for clan tags
• have the login server send server stats to discord
• add status command to authbot for requesting server stats
• have login server serve status info over http (port 9080)
• improve user documentation, in particular the new guide for creating a shortcut

Bugs fixed:

• avoid downloading a too new TAMods-Server.dll from download_compatible_controller.py
• invalid characters in clan tag or name are now disallowed
• a second login on the same account is now refused with a proper message
• 'add friend' has been fixed to be case insensitive
• fixed some bugs in votekick
• correctly show ping of NA servers again after Hirez moved one of their servers

Compatibility notes:

• people hosting a game server will need to upgrade to get the persistent map
  rotation state feature and the fix for downloading a too new TAMods-Server.dll.
  All other changes are on the side of the login server only.