HAC2/Post-Install-HAC2
HAC2 - configuration
Various other articles exist for the basics of HAC2 configuration. That information will be added here at a later date. For now, see the new features below.
HAC2 - new features
Since late 2018, I have added a few new features to HAC2. These include:
Last server bookmark. The last server you joined will be bookmarked as Alt-L.
FQDN support for bookmarks. This allows a full domain name to be stored in bookmarks for your server. There is a 32-character limit. If you want to add a domain name to your SAPP server, add "query_add fqdn <servername>" to the init.txt. For example:
query_add fqdn halosrv1.halonet.net
In HSE®, add: se_hostname <fqdn> to the init.txt
discord command - enable/disable Discord support. This can be enabled/disabled at any time and is saved in the preferences.
Discord Rich Presence support. This was added by Btcc22, but I have made enhancements to it. I added the ability to detect a "private" server, so that the specifics are not broadcast to Discord. HSE® respects the sv_public setting and needs no further configuration. For SAPP, add "query_add private 1" to your init.txt
Also, "special" characters that are less than decimal 32 (non printing) are removed before the server name is sent to Discord. ^A (SOH, decimal 1) is commonly used to position a server up the lobby list sorted by server name.
Time remaining in the F1 screen. This was added by Btcc22/Chaosvex. This works with HSE® as well as the latest version of SAPP. No further configuration necessary.
Classic chat. This mimics the classic Halo chat but uses Btcc22's custom chat code. Use the console command "classic_chat 1" to turn it on when not connected to a server. If you are connected to a server when you turn it on, some chat text may remain on the screen for the remainder of the game. Also: custom_chat and classic_chat can no longer be enabled/disabled while in-game. Stock halo chat text would freeze on-screen if one of these custom chat types were enabled.
chat_font command. Sets the font used by custom or classic chat. For example: chat_font "Lucida Console"
font_size command. Use this to set the font size. Default is around 24. This was done by Btcc22, but I include it here because of the classic chat and other chat settings I added.
chat_lines or line_limit command. Sets the number of lines of custom or classic chat on the screen. The default is 6.
debug command. Turns on certain debug output that may be helpful for debugging issues. This sets the preference "debug_output" in preferences.ini - You can edit the preferences file directly if necessary.
save command. Forces a preferences save. This is a diagnostic for people having issues with Windows 10 not saving preferences.
More coming as time permits.
