Is there Community Ban List Project?

[Cheekything 10]

So it's obvious we have a massive hacker problem.

Not to meantion players who ghost and alt-f4.

So if anyone ever played Warcraft 3 there was a program called banlist which was a community run banlist that allowed hosts to keep abusive players off their servers/games.

Now what I want to know is do we have one in the works and if not why not?

Edited August 6, 2012 by Cheekything

[Gogster (DayZ) 626]

I'm keen on this too, I have some ideas about how to make it work too, but could do with some guidance from the dev's as to whether they would prefer we didn't, reasons etc...

[Paddy0610 278]

This programm telled when the one was banned where and why right?

[tyler@tytanis.com 28]

I've worked on projects like this before for CS (HLGuard), CS:S (private global server banlist), America's Army and for another game. I'm sure that I could make one, but I would need Rocket's approval.

[averageterror 3]

I am totally for it. Today on FR141 (or DE? not sure, really) I am sneaking on three guys in NW AF, after two hour trip from solnichny, and they finaly align in a way, I can take one shot to kill one possibly hurt one behind him, (wanted to try it) and suddenly we were all transported to debug/login area... I alt+f4 very quickly, otherwise my gear would be lost.... :(

what was that?

I've worked on projects like this before for CS (HLGuard), CS:S (private global server banlist), America's Army and for another game. I'm sure that I could make one, but I would need Rocket's approval.

I believe all it takes is one or three emails to devs., go for it!

[tyler@tytanis.com 28]

I wouldn't want to pester them as they're already very busy. If one of them happens to come across this thread and read my post, then I may get an answer.

I could also make a new RCON tool that gives server admins more log details and better player accountability. Again, I stress, this is all up to the DEV team to decide.

[Cheekything 10]

Well what I would be intrested in is when a user banned on someone else's list joins it says.

"Warning player GUID *****2424 previously banned on US1234 by <name> <reason> <date>"

That way when the player joins people know a) he's probably a hacker and B) they server admin can choose to add them to their ban list.

[averageterror 3]

I wouldn't want to pester them as they're already very busy. If one of them happens to come across this thread and read my post, then I may get an answer.

I could also make a new RCON tool that gives server admins more log details and better player accountability. Again, I stress, this is all up to the DEV team to decide.

I understand. I am just thinking, given you stated you have experience in that field, that you offer your time and skills to contribute. But hey, I am just telling you what to do, this ain't no nice.:D

[domistyle 221]

I finished my RCon Tool with the ability to report guids to a global database of me.

Waiting for dev approval of the application and I will publish it if it gets approved.

If I get enough reports I will provide a public bans.txt for everyone to use, incase someone is interested.

So yes, such a project exists.

Edited August 6, 2012 by DomiStyle

[tyler@tytanis.com 28]

I finished my RCon Tool with the ability to report guids to a global database of me.

Waiting for dev approval of the application and I will publish it if it gets approved.

If I get enough reports I will provide a public bans.txt for everyone to use, incase someone is interested.

So yes, such a project exists.

A bans.txt? That is NOT the way to do it. All of the tools that I've created use MySQLi to localhost <-> global parser...

[CheeseMelon 13]

A bans.txt? That is NOT the way to do it. All of the tools that I've created use MySQLi to localhost <-> global parser...

He's not referring to how the data is stored, it's the result.

In arma servers there's a "bans.txt" file that stores bans for your server, by providing

a bans.txt administrators can just copy this file to their host.

Edited August 7, 2012 by CheeseMelon

[domistyle 221]

A bans.txt? That is NOT the way to do it. All of the tools that I've created use MySQLi to localhost <-> global parser...

The data gets send to a server which stores it in a database.

From there it will create a bans.txt for everyone to use every few hours with all the dev bans + community bans in it.

That's pretty much the plan for now.

Tell me if you have any ideas/suggestions.

[br0nx 9]

I hope it gets approved.