HaloCE Dedicated Server Manager (HDSM)

[Fossil Rock]

Well to just get the topic going, I'm writing a HaloCE management tool to provide features players have been asking for - for a long time. A short list is below. The reason I started doing this was simply because of the jaskass people out there that like to screw up the game play and basically make it an unenjoyable experience for everyone. My biggest pet peeve is the idiot that comes into a game and tk's 2 or 3 times, bails and comes right back in to do it all over again and again and again. This has happened enough times to get me writing a program to catch the punks and get rid of them forever.

Well here's a short list of what the HDSM can / will do:

Kick / Ban of nuisance players - since the current method doesn't work very well
Warn players before they are kicked / banned
Infor everyone else that they were kicked or banned - currently just says they quit
Gather player / clan stats and post them to a admin designated website
Show real-time action via website
Maintain a global kick / ban list - idiots can't join any server using the HDSM
Players can query the HDSM for info - stats, next map, locate other players
Chat with players on a different HDSM managed server - yep, that's right
VOTE KICK / VOTE BAN
Vote for new map
Manage upto 8 servers
Server configuration settings
Init.txt builder
MOTD builder
Build logs on a 'per game' basis
Display / Search logs for player - map - time / date
Display current game stats in real-time
Additional admin functions - like RCON
Language monitor - kick / ban based on language
Player identification system - make certain no one is abusing your good name

Suggestions and ideas are welcome.

NOTE: This will not be available for HaloPC or xBox.