Intro

Half Life Team Command (HLTC) is a tool for clans or loose groups that are playing on different public servers. With HLTC, the team leader selects the public server everyone is playing on, and everyone else's HL will automatically connect to the same game server.

Screenshots

• HLTC server
• HLTC client

Ok, I know it doesn't look cool but usually you don't even see it because you're ingame right ?

Features

• unlimited number of team members
• reads server IP from condump file on the team leaders host
• disrupts the game on all clients when team leader announces new server
• simple chat module
• all chat messages are sent to the console as well
• further text information can be sent to the clients (such as BC/GV/RW IP address)
• game status information - set by the team leader

Download

Platform: All MS windows versions (95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP)

HLTC Server: hltcsrv.zip (zip file, 246 kB)
HLTC Client: hltc.zip (zip file, 197 kB)

Installation

Server:

• Download the HLTC server and extract it to the directory of the module you are playing (e.g. \halflife\cstrike)

Client (including team leader):

• Download the HLTC client and extract it to the directory of the module you are playing (e.g. \halflife\cstrike)
• Create a binding to "+exec test.cfg", such as "bind tcj +exec test.cfg"

Usage

Team leader

• start the server module hltcsrv.exe
• type in a welcome message that is shown on each client. You can type in additional settings which are sent to the client's screen as well.
• start the client module hltc.exe
• enter: HLTC host: 127.0.0.1 and your player name
• uncheck "Auto-change"
• click on connect

You are now connected as the first player. If you wish, you can set a gamehost now by entering it's IP and port into the Game Host field (e.g. "192.168.0.1:27015") and clicking on "Set Gamehost".

Alternatively, you can start HL, connect to the public server you want and type "condump" in the console. This will as well trigger the "Set Gamehost" function with the IP of the server you last connected to (HLTC will monitor the condump files for the line "Connection accepted by [...]") and distribute it to all clients. Their running games will be disrupted and they have the chance to connect to the new server.

Team member

• start the client module hltc.exe
• check "Auto-change" if not already set
• enter the IP or host name of the HLTC server and your player name
• click on connect

You are now connected to the HLTC server and receive the game information. If the team leader is already in the game and the game host is set, simply click on "Start and Connect" to join. If not, you can always start HL, because HLTC will inform you through the console when the game host gets announced.

When the team leader has announced the game server, your current game will be disrupted, you're dropped to the console where the following message is displayed:

======================================================
= THE TEAM COMMANDER HAS ASSIGNED A NEW GAME SERVER  =
= Please enter 'tcj' to connect to the new host !    =
======================================================

If you have bound tcj to "+exec test.cfg" then type "tcj", if not, simply type "+exec test.cfg". You will be connected to the server announced by the team leader.

Contact

I'm aware that this software is quite in an early development state. I cannot assure that every mail sent to me gets a response because I have few spare time, but I read them all and take them into account when making changes to the software. Always keep in mind that this is a free piece of software and I publish this as a favour to all of you.

Feel free to send me your suggestions, thoughts and proposals for improvement:

André Lang (a.k.a "Sierra", often to be found on the CS 4players.de public servers)