[Incognito]

Apparently, there are conflicts when this plugin is used with Jacob's IRC plugin on Linux. I am not sure if I will be able to fix this, because I believe Jacob's plugin is causing the problems. It has never been fully stable. I have, in the past, considered making my own IRC plugin for this very reason, but it is certainly not on my short list, and I do not believe there is any real demand for a new one. I know Boylett does not want anyone to use xSockets/xIRC, but they are coded so much more efficiently, and I doubt they would cause any conflicts with this plugin.

At any rate, I have been working on v0.2 a bit for the past few days. I have added extra security to the server, including initial connection timeouts (to prevent zombie connections from occupying all of the server's sockets, a flaw I realized shortly after releasing v0.1.1) and connection throttling (to prevent flooding). The client also has several new features, including automatic connection when the game starts (circumventing the need to alt-tab), reconnection attempts when the connection is lost, and muted playback when the game is minimized. These options are all configurable inside the client. Some also require opening the gta_sa.exe process and reading a few memory addresses regularly, which Kye has given me permission to do.

I will work on remote file downloading next. Server owners will be able to specify URLs in audio.ini if they want clients to download the files remotely. However, the files still need to be in the audiopacks folder for the CRC checks to take place (it is not a necessity, but it is recommended to prevent clients from downloading the files again when they connect). After that is completed, I will work on expanding the use of irrKlang by adding more client and server functions. I am not sure what will be in this release yet. Feedback would be appreciated.