The tool would be a GUI editor for the universe.txt file of the server program a tool which has the following features (presuming its within the limits of the universe text file I know that some of them are possible).
- Scheduled Universe Backup (7zip powered format HH:MM-DD:MM:YYYY)
- Station\\System Lookup (Search which outputs exact coordinates)
- Station Relocate\\Delete Function (Powered by name lookup)
- Station Add (Drop down list of station bits and allows exact coordinate placement)
- Rollback Function (Possibly with Sector\\Station only allows lookup of backup file to recover a station or sector and import it back into the live world file)
- Compare Tool (Compare a backup with the live world displays alerts of stations missing with a check box selection for merging those selections back into the live world also tracks the territory shifts from the backup and the live world file)
- Quadrant Map (Provides real-time display of the quadrant map even with 2D server program due to this being a separate admin tool, additionally it serves as a coordinate display with copy to clipboard functionality, it would also be used during the compare tool function)
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Compare Functionality Explained
Choose a backup file, and displays the alerts and information on the left on the right displays the quadrant of the live world in use by the server an overlay is displayed over quadrant map and a menu ribbon on the top of the map. The menu would have the following options (Station Overlay:Territory Overlay: Combined Overlay)
The station overlay would display any station which is in the backup but not present in the live world with a big fat ? icon at the coordinates on the quadrant map. Stations in the live world file will be displayed with the usual station icon. Admins can then investigate if the station was destroyed, griefed, relocated. The tool tips displayed on icon hover will give additional information about the station.
Admins can then find that station and select it and roll it back or relocate it or whatever the need be. Possibly once core functionality seems bug free I can destroy it with bugs
by adding the ability to left click hold and drag to a new location the station will be merged into the live world file with updated coordinates upon saving.
Notes:
It comes to my attention that such a tool may be greatly appreciated for server operators as currently there is a bit of bickering going on about who did what and how did my station go KABOOM the tool aims to assist operators with the recovery of griefed servers and universe pre setup.
Okay so any suggestions or thoughts? How many operators would be interested in such a tool I need to decide if this is worth my time developing, Vice... you wish to weigh in here?
[Edited on 2/24/2016 by Misunderstood Wookie]
