Zone.dat - Revision history

CypherJF: cleaned up the zone.dat article

2007-10-09T02:17:40Z

cleaned up the zone.dat article

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	~~== Zone~~.dat ~~format ==~~		The zone.dat file contains several entries which define a player's favorite server list. The information can either be downloaded from a [[directory server]] or manually added to the file.

	For each zone an entry like ~~this must~~ exist.		== Format ==
			For each zone a entry like the following exist in the zone.dat file.
	~~The last field indicates that [[Continuum]] will not warn you are entering a non-[[SSC]] zone. This is changed to 1 if you tick the box do not warn me again~~ in ~~Continuum. The unknown field often seems to contain a dns name for some zones such as "server.trenchwars.org" for Trench Wars.~~
	~~<Warn non-SSC zone> value is ignored by Continuum if~~ the zone ~~is an SSC zone~~.

	<pre>		<pre>
	<Zone name>,<Zone ip>,<Zone port>,<unknown dns ~~(can be left blank)~~>,<Warn non-SSC zone>		<Zone name>,<Zone ip>,<Zone port>,<unknown dns>,<Warn non-SSC zone>
	#<description>		#<description>
	</pre>		</pre>
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	#SSCU Trench Wars - Sysops: DoCk> and PriitK - http://www.trenchwars.org ss://server.trenchwars.org		#SSCU Trench Wars - Sysops: DoCk> and PriitK - http://www.trenchwars.org ss://server.trenchwars.org
	</pre>		</pre>

			=== Notes ===
			* The <Unknown dns> field often seems to contain a DNS name for some zones (ex.: "server.trenchwars.org" for Trench Wars). It may remain blank.

			* The <Warn non-SSC zone> field is a boolean value which indicates whether or not [[Continuum]] will not warn you are entering a non-[[SSC]] zone. When this field is set to 1 Continuum will not warn the player they are [[This zone is not connected to the central player database\|entering a non-SSC zone]].

			* The <Warn non-SSC zone> field is ignored by Continuum if the zone is an [[SSC]] zone.

	== Tips and Tricks ==		== Tips and Tricks ==

	In the ~~zone description~~ you ~~can~~ prefix URLs with a name in brackets ~~like so:~~		In Continuum, in order to add a link into the "Web Links & News" menu, you may prefix URLs with site name in brackets in the zone description field.

	<pre>		<pre>
	(Zone Website)http://zone.website/		(Zone Website)http://zone.website/
	</pre>		</pre>
	~~Then in the "Web Links & News" menu you can name your links.~~

	[[Category: Formats]]		[[Category: Formats]]

Smong: fixed category

2007-01-15T10:12:43Z

fixed category

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	~~[[Category:Category Formats]]~~

	== Zone.dat format ==		== Zone.dat format ==

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	</pre>		</pre>
	Then in the "Web Links & News" menu you can name your links.		Then in the "Web Links & News" menu you can name your links.

			[[Category: Formats]]

Smong: /* Tips and Tricks */ added naming links tip

2007-01-15T10:11:33Z

Tips and Tricks: added naming links tip

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	#SSCU Trench Wars - Sysops: DoCk> and PriitK - http://www.trenchwars.org ss://server.trenchwars.org		#SSCU Trench Wars - Sysops: DoCk> and PriitK - http://www.trenchwars.org ss://server.trenchwars.org
	</pre>		</pre>

			== Tips and Tricks ==

			In the zone description you can prefix URLs with a name in brackets like so:
			<pre>
			(Zone Website)http://zone.website/
			</pre>
			Then in the "Web Links & News" menu you can name your links.

Doc flabby: /* Zone.dat format */

2007-01-10T21:28:25Z

Zone.dat format

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	For each zone an entry like this must exist.		For each zone an entry like this must exist.

	The last field indicates that [[Continuum]] will not warn you are entering a non-[[SSC]] zone. This is changed to 1 if you tick the box do not warn me again in Continuum. The unknown field often seems to contain a dns name for some zones such as "server.trenchwars.org" for Trench Wars.		The last field indicates that [[Continuum]] will not warn you are entering a non-[[SSC]] zone. This is changed to 1 if you tick the box do not warn me again in Continuum. The unknown field often seems to contain a dns name for some zones such as "server.trenchwars.org" for Trench Wars.
			<Warn non-SSC zone> value is ignored by Continuum if the zone is an SSC zone.

	<pre>		<pre>

Doc flabby: edited example to make it more relivent :P

2007-01-10T21:27:37Z

edited example to make it more relivent :P

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	~~PSSF Kitty Girls!!!~~,64.79.~~194~~.~~184~~,~~5000~~,,1		SSCU Trench Wars,66.36.241.110,5400,server.trenchwars.org,0
	#~~Kitty Girls for all!~~		#SSCU Trench Wars - Sysops: DoCk> and PriitK - http://www.trenchwars.org ss://server.trenchwars.org
	</pre>		</pre>

Doc flabby: Description of zone.dat format

2007-01-10T21:26:10Z

Description of zone.dat format

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[[Category:Category Formats]]

== Zone.dat format ==

For each zone an entry like this must exist.

The last field indicates that [[Continuum]] will not warn you are entering a non-[[SSC]] zone. This is changed to 1 if you tick the box do not warn me again in Continuum. The unknown field often seems to contain a dns name for some zones such as "server.trenchwars.org" for Trench Wars.

<pre>
<Zone name>,<Zone ip>,<Zone port>,<unknown dns (can be left blank)>,<Warn non-SSC zone>
#<description>
</pre>

Example:

<pre>
PSSF Kitty Girls!!!,64.79.194.184,5000,,1
#Kitty Girls for all!
</pre>