[netburnr]

I use a web based Instant Messenger called Meebo. It has this really nice feature of being able to go back and look at your previous chat logs with people, and I hope that Jumpgate Evolution has something like this. That way you can go back a few days to remember the name of a newb you helped out, or double that someone sent you a mean f4 before you down them.

Also, I would like the ability to save the logs to a text file so they can be posted or saved permanently.

[Tritian]

Yes. It'd be nice if all chat logs were logged in text files in a /log directory off the jumpgate directory.

For example, the stuff that happens in :chat on november 11th 2008 could be logged to c:\jumpgate\logs\chat-11-11-2008.log. Entries within the log could be time stamped such as this:

[18:32] GrimGriz: Man, this game really needs turrets.
[18:32] Tritian: for the love of God, SHUT THE FRACK UP about the turrets already!!!!!!
[18:32] netburnrol: OMG he's still talking about the fricken turrets 1 year later.
[18:33] GM_Awen: OK that's the last straw. The stalking, the death threats, the showing up at my house at 3am singing about turrets outside my bedroom window, I can't handle this crap anymore.
*** GrimGriz was banned FOREVER from Jumpgate (PERMA-BANNED) by GM_Awen
[18:35] GM_Awen: oh great now he's calling me again on my cell phone... HOW DID HE GET MY NEW NUMBER?!?!

[netburnr]

OMFG thats awesome Trit...better than reading RP stories

Should logging be automatic by default? I wouldn't think the text files would use up much space.

Also, if they use text files, I would really hope to see the ability to pull up those logs in game so you don't have to alt-tab to look something up.

[Wild_Bill]

Okay to me. I'm curious though. Would the chat logs be on the ND server or the clients? Would there be a 24/7 log, or would you only have access to material that occurred while you were logged on? I'm sure ND has chat logs, we just don't have access to them. I'm not really interested in chat that occurred while I was not there, but it would be nice to have the log while I WAS on.

[netburnr]

I'm just talking about client side, being able to view the entire chat log while you were offline doesn't really make sense to me. If you weren't there, too bad, ya know.....

[Tritian]

yeah, i was thinking client side, similar to how IRC clients can log your chat to text files.

And I dont think it'd take up too much space, it's just plain text.

As an example, my IRC logs which date back to 1997 only take up ~150mb. With modern hard drives, thats not a whole lot considering how many logs are there. (3,899 seperate log files)

[Jump]

As long as they have a server side copy. Otherwise people would edit it and accuse people of nasty stuff.

[netburnr]

Well if who ever is being accused also had logs, it would be a moot point.

Plus I think Jumpgate already has all chats logged anyway, so I would think thats already part of the new game as well.

(I wonder if they ever read said logs from Jumpgate Classic)

[Jump]

Originally Posted by netburnrol

Well if who ever is being accused also had logs, it would be a moot point.

Plus I think Jumpgate already has all chats logged anyway, so I would think thats already part of the new game as well.

(I wonder if they ever read said logs from Jumpgate Classic)

When they start posting falsified logs on web sites it becomes a mess. So nothing is mute when personal propaganda is flying everywhere. Information is a powerful tool but it is a two edged sword.

[netburnr]

I see what you mean....Hmmm. How about the chat log is encrypted or kept server side and then the only way to access it is in game, and you have to take a screenshot like we were doing in Jumpgate Classic...

[Jonboy]

Chat-logs are pretty much standard for MMOs now. It should be optional of course.

You can also Wikipedia how to do LZW compression, if you want ND to be really clever.
[edit]zlib might be better for patent related issues.[/edit]