Accounts on the website (for posting on the forums and for signing up to events) can now be modified after logging in.
Since most people had their data imported from the forums which doesn’t collect everything we do, it will be useful to have a look and make sure your details are correct. We had to fill in everyone’s name as their nickname, and if you need or give lifts you can fill in your address and phone number to save typing it in every time you sign up.
In other news, there is now a proper 404 page, a duff link has been removed and it is now easier for admins to reset users’ passwords.
Yesterday, the day after the LAN and with the memories of the past day’s gunpowder, mass and light-wall filled day still bright in our minds, a few brave souls ventured forth to The Tunnels, Temple Meads to listen to Jonathan Coulton. A good time was had by all, and after the show some members approached the man himself to explain COGS to him. In return, he penned us the following missive:
Thanks, JoCo – we’ll try! (Actually I think we might have done it once or twice already, but that does seem a little bit unlikely)
Hello from COGS LAN 2! After initial network problems (srsly: don’t plug switches into themselves!) we’re up and running and gaming is beginning. Here’s a loosish timetable:
All the time: Borderlands
Now: TF2
4PM: Pirates Vikings and Knights
8PM: Armagetron
Note that the latter two are free and you can find them online (check the Gaming Guide) or locally from a friendly sharer -
PVK2 Files are available locally on \\MARVIN\Music & Games\ISOs\pvkii\ – copy this folder into your steamapps\SourceMods\ folder and you should be set!
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for COGSBot – lots of work has been done.
- The bot is now pluggable. I can add, remove and upgrade features without having to restart the bot
- All the existing functionality moved to new plugin architecture
- Authorised user efficiency improvement
- Permissions system (i.e. deciding which commands people can use) improved/generalised
- !lan is back – once more it is integrated with the list of upcoming LANs and current LAN signup count
- !help has been improved. The list of commands is now alphabetical to make it easier to find something you’re looking for. Initial output of !help has also been simplified – now supports !help <topic> for more detailed help on certain things.
- !remind has been improved. You can now specify exact reminder times (not just delays). You can enter times in am/pm, 24h or military time. You can also enter optional dates, for reminders on specific dates in the future
- !reminders added. Using !reminders, you can view an ordered list (by time) of all the current reminders you have set with COGSBot. You can also clear them all or delete a specific reminder if you don’t want it anymore.
- COGSBot’s topic handling has been improved to warn admins if they are going to set a topic too long. This should stop admins setting topics which get trunca
- Admins now have more control over lists – they can delete them for example
In addition to the above, the IRC stats have also been refreshed.
