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- QuakeCheck 1.1 Readme.txt Released 4-15-96
-
- QuakeCheck is Windows 95 program. I have no idea if it runs under NT and I am
- fairly certain in won't run under 3.1X, even with Win32s installed.
-
- -------------------------------- Introduction --------------------------------
-
- QuakeCheck is a program to check the state of Quake servers on the internet.
- It will return the name of the server, the name of the current map, the
- current number of players, and the maximum number of players.
-
- ----------------------- The instructions for QuakeCheck ----------------------
-
- --- The Main Window ---
-
- Enter the IP number of a Quake Server in the edit box or choose a server from
- the server menu (read 'The Server Menu' section for instructions on setting
- it up). Press the Check button to query the Quake server for it's current
- state or press the Ping button to ping the server using whatever ping program
- you want (read the 'Pinging Servers' section for more information on setting
- up and using your ping program).
-
- An IP number can also be passed to QuakeCheck as a command line parameter.
- The format looks like this "QCheck xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" without the quotes. Only
- one IP number can be passed in this manner. When the program loads, it is
- placed in the edit box and the Check button is pressed.
-
- If no Quake server is found a message box is displayed with an appropriate
- message.
-
- --- The Server Menu ---
-
- To setup the server menu, select Setup from the File menu. You can store up
- to maximum of five Quake servers. The name field is how the server will
- appear under the Servers menu and the IP number field is the IP number of the
- server (duh). If the name of the server is left blank it will not appear on
- the menu, even if you have entered an IP number.
-
- When you select a server from the servers menu, it's IP number is placed in
- the edit box and the Check button is pressed.
-
- --- Pinging Servers ---
-
- QuakeCheck has the abibilty the call the ping program of you choice with the
- current IP number as a command line parameter.
-
- If you specify no ping program, QuakeCheck looks for a ping program in the
- current PATH named ping.exe, ping.com, or ping.bat.
-
- You can tell QuakeCheck to use a specific ping program by selecting Setup from
- the File menu. Enter the name or complete path of the program you want to
- use. You can press the Browse button to use a standard Windows file open
- dialog box to find the file.
-
- If you need to give your ping program any command line parameters, create a
- batch file for it. Use %1 where the IP number should go. Here's an example
- of the batch file I use to call the Win95 ping.exe:
-
- c:\windows\ping.exe -t %1
-
- I use -t so the ping program keeps pinging until I press <ctrl> c.
-
- ------------------------------- Closing Thoughts -----------------------------
-
- If QuakeCheck can't find a server at the address you specified, try it a few
- times before you give up on it.
-
- The ping button can actually be used to run any program you want. You could
- launch Quake with the button by setting up a batch file and selecting the file
- in QuakeCheck's setup screen. Such a file could look like this:
-
- quake +exec rick.cfg +connect %1
-
- %1 is the IP number of the Quake server currently in QuakeChecks edit box.
-
- QuakeCheck is based on QStat by Steve Jankowski and QuakePing by Len Norton.
- I really have to thank these two guys for posting the source to their
- programs. QuakeCheck is the very first WINSOCK application I've written, and
- as a matter of fact, my very first internet application also. So please keep
- that in mind if the thing blows up on you. :)
-
- Anyway, the reason I wrote QuakeCheck is so that I could see what servers were
- up and if anyone was on them before rebooting Win95 into DOS mode. I really
- hate rebooting and discovering that no one is on any Quake servers. Playing
- with yourself is no fun...unless you have a copy of Biggins. ;)
-
- QuakeCheck is only known to work with QTEST1. Who knows what the final Quake
- will be like, especially since they are re-writing the network code.
-
- --- Who am I? ---
-
- Rick DiBlasi
- aka The Source
- and Montoya on #quake -- That's IRC for the non-enlightened. :)
- rdiblasi@umabnet.ab.umd.edu
- http://cosyfish.ab.umd.edu/~rdiblasi/
-
- ------------------------------ Version History -------------------------------
-
- --- QuakeCheck 1.1 ---
- --- April 15, 1996 ---
-
- Added support for pinging.
- Added the servers menu and the setup screen.
- Added the option the send an IP number as a command line parameter.
-
- --- QuakeCheck 1.0 ---
- --- April 5, 1996 ---
-
- Support for Getting Quake server status by IP number.
- (Didn't do much, did it?)
-
- --------------------------------- Legal Crap ---------------------------------
-
- This program can be freely distributed as long as it is free of charge and
- this file is included in the archive unmodified.
-
- This program is provided as is. It is not guarenteed to work properly or work
- at all. Neither I, nor Inner Turmoil Inc. will be held responsible for any
- damages caused by the use of this program. Basically, this program could
- erase your hard drive, melt your monitor, and kill people for fun, and we will
- STILL not be responsible.
-
- QuakeCheck Copyright 1996 Inner Turmoil Inc.
- Quake Copyright 1996 ID Software Inc.
-