UPDATE: Quake Server Browser

[Efess]

I recycled the app pool, should be back to normal now

[MasterSplinter]

Is the server browser still functional atm?

Often times I see chicago.pulsegate.net:26000 populated, but when I go there, it is a ghost town.

[MasterSplinter]

Some more ideas:

- User of IP that accesses server-browser that matches said IP to relevant screen name in browser: has the ability to remove select cached names. (clean-up and user control features).

- Server-browser Opt-Out feature matching relevant IP.

- QuakeOne.com profile reflects game-server activity (opt-in/out feature).

- Smart Screen Name Capture in server-browser: Names won't capture to server-browser cache until the name has had so-many minutes of display time (reducing the amount of junk or test names the browser will capture).

[metchsteekle]

Where is the gear you said you would add?

[Wolv]

IE hax.

[Solecord]

Very cool Efess!

[Patton]

Damn the man

[rev]

you should take this opportunity to take a stand against IE and all of its users. long live the leak! short live the corporation!

[Efess]

I guess the javascript I wrote must expose some kind of memory leak in IE. I had it open and IE went up to about 800MB and became unresponsive. So if you browse the servers site with IE, don't leave it open for more than a few minutes.

The site works GREAT in Chrome and Firefox though!

I'll look into the IE memory leak very soon

[foq]

While you're messing around with the server browser, take my Travail and Hub servers off the list. I took them down because nobody ever goes there. FvF and Rquake are still running.

[MasterSplinter]

I have to say I am very impressed with your site. I clicked on my name after playing, and I can see my last 5 screen names.

Good job

[Efess]

A few more:

- For entertainment purposes: Have an attendance log of Player Names per server...maybe have the log cached up to a month.
- Keep a running log of unique Player Names to see all the creative Player Names ever used out there.

This will be part of the server details panel. Also player with most frags, FPM, Time, etc.

- Have some type of statistics map like the eXTReMe Tracking tools to show usage hourly per day.

Yep this will happen

- Allow server admins some type of note post access to make a blurb about their site.

Possible.

Also something else that might happen is a small chat box in order for people to try to get pickup games going. Kimp's been pushing me to do something like this.

[MasterSplinter]

A few more:

- For entertainment purposes: Have an attendance log of Player Names per server...maybe have the log cached up to a month.
- Keep a running log of unique Player Names to see all the creative Player Names ever used out there.
- Have some type of statistics map like the eXTReMe Tracking tools to show usage hourly per day.
- Allow server admins some type of note post access to make a blurb about their site.

[MasterSplinter]

One of the future features is to have country flags by each server so you know where each is. A "server" specific flag would be doable, but it would require each server admin to provide something - i'm not sure if all server admins would be interested though.

Maybe a generic flag or country flag would fill that space for those who don't want to represent.

[Efess]

A couple ideas:

- Have the empty servers arranged so that the most recently used servers are stacked just below the active ones.

I agree, empty servers definitely need an order. I also want to be able to throttle how often the servers are queried depending on their popularity - populated servers will need to be queried more often for more accurate information.

- Servers that have websites associated with them have a hyper link to their relevant site

Yes yes. A web URL would be nice.

- Promote "could be" features to entice server developers to have their server send data to your site for more integration. (i.e.: Chat data)

I would definitely support a move to broaden the range of information provided by the engines. The idea is out there though, i'm not sure if promotion is necessary.

- Make space for "server flags". Icons made my server admins to represent their site

One of the future features is to have country flags by each server so you know where each is. A "server" specific flag would be doable, but it would require each server admin to provide something - i'm not sure if all server admins would be interested though.