AutoAdmin XtraLite - New thin-client + ingame admin tool!

[Pedro]

Introducing

Autoadmin XtraLite

(AAXL)

The next big thing since... well... Autoadmin!

But... it's not big.
In fact... it's tiny!

AAXL is a new alternative, or complimentary addition, for BFH game server admin tools.

This is in response to feedback from those that want to be an admin AND play from the same home PC
(not what AA was actually conceived for).

This is the lightest, sexiest, teenie weenie RCON admin tool known to mankind!

Primarily, it allows users of other admin tools to still get listed on the [heavily used] autoadmin.info website,
so admins can still benefit from the 2-3,000 players/day 'search & bookmark' traffic, and future website tie-ins.

It sits comfortably along-side any other tool, or game that is running at the same time.

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Also, as a bonus, it works as an in-game x-fire style control panel,
allowing admins to monitor and admin multiple servers,
without ever having to visually jump out of the game!

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You can control various aspects of the tool, including layout, size, opacity, always-on-top and mouse disabled (so you don't click it by mistake).

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That is a an OTT example, with all the BFH and P4F servers I maintain showing at the same time,
but if you just have one or two, it sits comfortably in any corner of the screen that suits you.

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It's not just eye candy either, it is a fully fledged RCON admin client!

You can view and change maps.

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You can even list and manage players, with warn, kick, ban and private chat functions.

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When minimised or mouse diabled, you can still control it from the taskbar, with shortcut buttons.



Give it a go and let me know what you think.

It has a built in dummy server for a quick start-up demo,
so anyone even without a game server can try it.

Just start up the BFH game client (don't even choose a character yet), then fire up AAXL and select Fullscreen Window Mode.

Oh and by the way, and it works for BP4F too! (as an in-game panel, not website uploader)

Watch this demo (no sound)



Watch fullscreen here

http://www.autoadmin.info/aaxl

For your security, and easy patching, this App is published and updated with Microsoft ClickOnce web deployment technology, just as Autoadmin is.

So watch out for regular patches and new features.

IMPORTANT

Please remember, this only works if your BFH GAME CLIENT is in Windowed mode, do NOT try to use it from full screen mode, let AAXL handle all of that.

Please make sure to scan the help page, before you use it.

[TheArmada]

Wow, this is truly a masterpiece!!
A must have for admins..

[eXtremous]

Epic! You're great dude!
Just wondering, there is no chance this will get detected by GGC's MD5 Tool?

[Happyghast]

Nice. :>

[Pedro]

(22-12-2011 12:11 AM)eXtremous Wrote:  Epic! You're great dude!
Just wondering, there is no chance this will get detected by GGC's MD5 Tool?

The thought crossed my mind too, so I checked dierectly with the guy that runs Evenbalance.
He gave it a clean bill of health.

[SD149]

Wow. This is fantastic!

[RIC0H]

Will this cause issues if I allow my team to use it and keep the main (old) AA tool running on my PC.
(So I will have the main tool running and about 10-15 light tools running at the same time.)

Also, can this tool be made for moderators and admins (as I saw the ban tab)

So I will have admins and mods using this tool, but im guessing they will all have the same rights (admin powers)


I have also submitted both your vids (BFH & BFP4F) to GGC so there are no false PBSS bans made from the new overlays.

[A-DanteElGomeZ]

WHoa , nice dude this is dope

[Pedro]

(22-12-2011 12:50 AM)RIC0H Wrote:  Will this cause issues if I allow my team to use it and keep the main (old) AA tool running on my PC.
(So I will have the main tool running and about 10-15 light tools running at the same time.)

Also, can this tool be made for moderators and admins (as I saw the ban tab)

So I will have admins and mods using this tool, but im guessing they will all have the same rights (admin powers)


I have also submitted both your vids (BFH & BFP4F) to GGC so there are no false PBSS bans made from the new overlays.

This is an RCON admin tool. Not for server mods.
AAXL doesn't currently have any of the original Autoadmin features, other than upload. The primary target audience for this tool is people who want to admin AND play from the same box, as it is now the lightest RCON client available. However, it was originally conceived as a means for admins who primarily use OTHER admin tools, but still want to get listed on the Autoadmin websites, which are processing 2-3,000 players a day.

Thanks for the GGC submit, I must admit that was an oversight on my behalf, good move.

Regards,
Pedro

[GDude]

Great job. I want AutoAdmin on my Galaxy Tab now and I think you've just about outdone every player who isn't involved with EA.

Stickied the thread.

[RIC0H]

(22-12-2011 12:59 AM)Pedro Wrote:  This is an RCON admin tool. Not for server mods.

rgr that, I will dish it out to my admins then (possibly promote my mod team too)

[peekabooICU]

=D Looks good, i've been looking forward to this, not long until i can use it too =D

Nice work for everything Pedro

MajorSkyblue

PS: I spotted an error in your BFP4F thread, I have pointed it out for your convenience in the thread =)

[Pedro]

(22-12-2011 01:02 AM)RIC0H Wrote:  rgr that, I will dish it out to my admins then (possibly promote my mod team too)

What I'm reading from this is you want to give your Mods the power to ban?
Unfortunately you'd have to give them your server ip/port/password to use this tool, this is only for server admins. Then they could use those credentials on any other RCON tool to have full control over your server.

If you want to allow Mods to ban, maybe we can add a flag and command to Autoadmin instead? I apologise if you've asked for this before, /modban is the only missing command in Autoadmin, in fact I have plans to overhaul the commands/permissions framework in the New Year anyway.

Regards,
Pedro

[RIC0H]

^ not at all, I dont want my mods to be able to ban (thats why they are mods)

I just wanted a tool the could use in case my 24/7 tool went down (power cut).
Though as it is a RCON tool I see it is for an admin only (not really sure why I asked the question now)

anyhow, I found a spelling mistake on the tool (the Disconnect button)

[Pedro]

(22-12-2011 02:40 AM)RIC0H Wrote:  ^ not at all, I dont want my mods to be able to ban (thats why they are mods)

I just wanted a tool the could use in case my 24/7 tool went down (power cut).
Though as it is a RCON tool I see it is for an admin only (not really sure why I asked the question now)

anyhow, I found a spelling mistake on the tool (the Disconnect button)

Ohh good, I understand

Thank you for the spelling mistake!
I've just fixed and deployed an update... just for that :/
To be fair, this tool is so lightweight, it takes just a few seconds to build and deploy.

[RIC0H]

I know this tool is like 1 day old (if that), but could it be possiible to add custom warn,kick and ban reasons.

So I would click warn,kick and/or ban and another part would open (like the say part) so I could write a custom reason.

btw, this tool is amazing and I have not got any lag at all from using it ingame.

[Acetonium]

Now that's a great idea
Gotta give you that Ossum job Pedro, once again

[cantdieatm]

nice job pedro ^_^

[pop624952]

it wont download for me because of net4. is there a way around that?

[Pedro]

(22-12-2011 06:19 PM)pop624952 Wrote:  it wont download for me because of net4. is there a way around that?

Why can you not upgrade to .net 4?
Out of interest, did the app offer to install it?
If not, I missed something in the deployment.

If no reason, get it here

I was originally planning on just .Net 4 Client Profile, which is a smaller subset, but I wanted to use a better error logging framework in AAXL, so went for tried and trusted log4net, which doesn't work with the Client Profile. There are ways to make it work, as it is open source, but I opted to build to the full .Net 4 instead, as I wasn't sure how much of an issue it would be anyway.

If you have an issue with .net 4, most developers are moving to .net 4.5 these days, I couldn't build for less than 4, there are a lot of reasons why.