Our own BF2 stats system?

Everyone may remember we used to run a local stats database on the BF2 server. Last few updates I couldn't be arsed to keep it up to date <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt="" title="Embarassed" /><!-- s:oops: -->

So as I'm currently working on a mod (basically a collection of other peoples mods and maps all rolled up into one install package - various 64 player maps available with bots and aircraft in co-op mode, a patch to enable blood splatters, plus my own bit that runs all the BF2 maps with SF weapons options such as grappling hooks, etc) I figured it'd be cool if we could have our own stats/unlock server just like the full BF2 - so we'd have our own stats we could mess around with *and* they would unlock weapons (on our server only, obviously). I could also import everyones current BF2 ranked score too so we get all the unlocks we already earned (rather than everyone starting back at 0).

Any thoughts?

Will do - I'll wait until 1.4 final is out before going live though in case it cocks everything up, and it'll give me the time to check it out on a test machine (don't want my system to end up killing the server )

Currently the way it looks like it'll work is the latest version of the new stats system running on the BF2 server, then it feeds its results into the stats server (might have to use my box for this as it needs to be a windows webserver). Whenever the BF2 server looks up someones stats and unlocks we divert it to look at my box and I'll write scripts that emulate the output of the gamespy stats system (almost exactly the same idea as the guys at ABR are doing but we'll have control of it). I'll just have to write a webpage for people to go to pick their unlocks and stuff as I don't want to mess with the BF2HQ stuff built into BF2 (it can be done but it involves people installing client software on their PC which could break the next BF2 patch so I'll avoid that)

Proof of concept, stats generated off my hacked 1.4 dedicated server (hacked in that I copied a bunch of stuff from the 1.4 beta patch into it by hand)

http://bf2stats.warpedcore.net/

Badges and Medals awarded, and I gave myself an unlock to test it out (and it shows up in game too!)

It shows me as being from Italy because I was using an internal IP addy so it couldn't find me and did a closest match

Just need the full 1.4 patch to make sure it all works now, and get it to add your score from the main BF2 servers to the local score.