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That said, quit e-mailing me for help with your servers! 
This is the best IFSO, and it's as good as it will get. I won't
release any more versions, I started on IFSO 3 years ago and I
will not spend any more time on it. If you've got problems,
it's because you have a virus, because your window title is not
set properly, or because you're not using an English US version
of Windows XP"
Thats the best support line if ever I've heard one - before you begin I promise you this I will never start throwing answers to your questions like, its probably a virus OR it's as good as it will get. Nothing is ever as good as it will get as it can only ever get better!
Hi,
I have been looking for a long while now for a server which is taking Freelancer in a new direction and I seen you news item on the front of TLR and thought this would be a good place to start.
As all of you have at least started a Freelancer server once in your lives I bet that you have heard of IFSO
- I work for part of a small software company called Biosoft and we are currently in development of Biocross a new server operator which takes advantage of what the .NET Framework has to offer over its VB6 counterpart.
I know IFSO works and people have been using it for years - but Joe has abandoned the project and any new features people may want will never be implemented, with this I plan to rebuild and add any new features players and admins alike may want. At the moment it can do everything IFSO can but the new features in my list have not yet been added (minus 2 or 3). Here is a small feature list:
This is the best IFSO, and it's as good as it will get. I won't
release any more versions, I started on IFSO 3 years ago and I
will not spend any more time on it. If you've got problems,
it's because you have a virus, because your window title is not
set properly, or because you're not using an English US version
of Windows XP
" Thats the best support line if ever I've heard one - before you begin I promise you this I will never start throwing answers to your questions like, its probably a virus OR it's as good as it will get. Nothing is ever as good as it will get as it can only ever get better!
Hi,
I have been looking for a long while now for a server which is taking Freelancer in a new direction and I seen you news item on the front of TLR and thought this would be a good place to start.
As all of you have at least started a Freelancer server once in your lives I bet that you have heard of IFSO
- I work for part of a small software company called Biosoft and we are currently in development of Biocross a new server operator which takes advantage of what the .NET Framework has to offer over its VB6 counterpart. I know IFSO works and people have been using it for years - but Joe has abandoned the project and any new features people may want will never be implemented, with this I plan to rebuild and add any new features players and admins alike may want. At the moment it can do everything IFSO can but the new features in my list have not yet been added (minus 2 or 3). Here is a small feature list:
- -Decode FL Files on the fly everytime a change is made - because it can be put on a background worker it never slows down your Server as it runs on a different thread
-Every decode saves the file as an XML document which is then used to view player information INSTEAD of decoding the file everytime to view key information
-A whole new GUI which is less boring than the original, something fresh and somewhat easier to navigate
-Everything has been recoded into .NET (FLCodec, FLHash etc.) except FLAdmin due to some errors I can't work around but hopefully for the future!
-Advanced player searching with filter options and other layout devices with the ability to save a search and load it at a later date
-Tabbed MDI child form as a player editor meaning you can have more than one players FL file and open and edit it at the same time just by clicking through tabs
-When you hover over a players name on the player list it shows a popup telling you the players Money, Ship and faction they are most aligned with
- Player summary option which shows everything about a player then their equipment in a tree list structure which is neatly organised into nodes again without decoding a single FL File
-ALL GAMEDATA files are converted to XML easily using the built in converter meaning if you make a new mod with added ships it's as easy as a click of a button to generate the XML gamedata for it, also because of the nature of your mod having so many new GAMEDATA entries it has a batch convert option which converts every gamedata file to XML in a folder in seconds!
-An all new easy way to modify your servers new character .fl file simply by clicking buttons you can have your players start char configured in seconds - click one button drag all the loadout info you want into a box then another and just type in the money amount and everything else that is editable!
-My personal favourite is the Mass Character Editor say you've just hired a few new admins and want to mod their char with tags in their name, lights etc. It takes their existing names ("Hazard", "John" "Sushi") for example then does this (or something of your choosing placed in a template - [SP]-Hazard-[SP],[SP]-John-[SP], [SP]-Sushi-[SP]) then reads the rest of the template applying the same standard Admin equipment to them and "police" lights etc. as well as the admin ship. Could also be fun to have a template to apply to a player when kicked so he is incredibly disadvantaged for 48 hours then re-apply after his sentence
-Performance Monitoring works out an average of your CPU Usage and lag generated if that average works out higher than a safe point you are warned and options are provided to you such as Restarting the FLServer or doing the same with Biocross as sometimes the 'garbage collector' of .NET programs can get a little full
-Admin notes is a new idea of mine where you can give your admins upload rights to a certain folder on a server, and they can upload tasks, thoughts and ideas using the Admin Notes client then you as the server admin can download them from within Biocross (which houses the Admin notes Server) view them add to them and re-upload them, it will have urgency, a subject list (which you can define) for example say if your only allowing three types of notes, notes of banned players, notes of maintenance or server trouble and forum problems then the client will download the subject list and your other admins using the client can only choose from those subjects.
-Banning station is a slightly more advanced and easy to use version of the IFSO banning section, everything is easier to follow and to read as well as some new little touches which make it all a little easier.
-Most of all I hope to share all source code but only after I have finished and feel I can no longer add to the program, I don't want to give it away yet but I will when my time is up I dont want to leave you in the position you are in now, a server operator which you can't add to!
The New Search and Filter Tool
Time Conversion for Updating Playerlist
The New Search and Filter Tool #2
As it looks 'out of the box'
The handy tooltip giving a little bit of info!
New style combo box
Player Summary Window
Working With Freeworlds Mod
