The Official Soldat Server 2.6.5 is now ready for download.
Change log and Download links attached to end of post.
Primary focus was ofcourse on bugs for this release. Unicode has been fixed in this binary, so I recommend everyone upgrades. There has also been a modification to the structure of the RefreshX remote admin command. All remote admin programs such as ARSSE should be updated to accommodate this change.
Reminder: Follow me on Twitter! Read more for some blogger style ramblings. Oh, and a server rental coupon code!
Sorry for the lack of further ScriptCore updates. I am in the process of a major update to the ScriptCore; so I want to bundle it all together to make the candy so much sweeter.
You can find some inside information regarding whats coming if you follow me on Twitter. Or you can lurk around on IRC in #soldat.central or #soldat.devs and you might find out.
On a personal note, I will be building myself a new main computer in the next week or two (Waiting for parts to be delivered); so I may be out of action for a couple of days or more. Every component I have ever bought has been faulty in some way, so I wouldn’t be surprised at the latter. The basic specs are as follows:
CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E8400 (3.0Ghz x2)
Mem: G.Skill 4GB
Motherboard: Asus P5Q
GPU: Asus 9800GTX
Going to try my luck with Vista 64bit too, been using Windows XP Pro for a very very long time. I haven’t even reinstalled this OS since 2005, so got alot of stuff to backup. I currently have 750GB worth of HDD space; but plan on getting a lot more soon. And the new case I’m getting has its entire front panel as invididual detachable racks for more HDD’s; motherboard has 8 SATAII connectors. I love mah gigabytez! <3
2.6.5 Changelog:
////// 2.6.4 -> 2.6.5 //////
{fixed things}
- Fixed excessive blank log creation when port already in use.
- Fixed ForceWeapon(), MovePlayer(), MD5String() related script errors
- Fixed Deaths appearing as 65535 when switching from Spectator to any other team
- Fixed server crash when using /pm and /setteam incorrectly.
- Fixed Unicode chat messages not working (+blank lines in console)
- Fixed USSOCOM kills appearing as Selfkill in logs
{added things}
– Afew Script Core changes, see change log at http://enesce.com/help/
(A new website is available for all script authors/users to upload scripts, http://soldatcentral.com)
- Added DownloadMapslist=0 option to server.ini.
- Added -bl parameter to limit the number of bots allowed on a server.
- Modified RefreshX structure. Added “Flags: array[1..32] of byte” after Kills
Also, I urge anyone with some spare cash to make a donation or rent a Soldat Server. My USA datacenter bill has just come in and I am $52 USD short (First time in 3 years…), got 6 days left to pay, so I need the communities support to continue providing cheap, high quality, Soldat servers back to the community!
A coupon code is still active for anybody considering renting a server:
14FM – 14 Slot Public/Private server for $0.80 per player with FREE SERVER MONITOR! Normally valued at $17, now only $11.62. Saving $5.38!
Official Dedicated Server 2.6.5 (3.1 MiB)
Server Patch 2.6.4->2.6.5 (722.2 KiB)


YEEEHAAAA!!!
Thats rly good news, =D
Glad to see it out. :D
Was itching to have that ForceWeapon bug fixed.
Thanks bud.
I think you should wait for Windows 7 , but its my opinion ;)
Thanks for this release, wishing luck for your upcoming projects
About the bug, screen status (F1) in DM do not know anything?
Client bug; has to be fixed in 1.5.1
I just migrated from version 2.6.4 to 2.6.5. Server get up, but some weird stuff I saw when I connect with ARSSE. For example, time limit -70:50:65411 or Map nothing appears.
Quickly I went back to 2.6.4 and I will study it a bit tomorrow, I sleep now :O
And btw, why there isn’t patch for soldatserver 2.6.3->2.6.5? As I guess 2.6.4->2.6.5 doesn’t work as 2.6.3->2.6.5, due to modified soldat.ini. And why I am asking for it, is because some servers are still in 1.4.2, due to forceweapon bug..
Hell yeah! I’ve been waiting this for so long. Finally I can move my m79 freestyle servers to 1.5!
<3 u for this even more.
If i had some money (im minor, dont have access to money), i’d rent a server instantly.
Hell yes, my trust in this game just got a little bigger.
Nice work! Can’t wait for the new script core things!