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I doubt it will stop the site working. Turn off errors reporting online well you update the code locally... may take a while.

With Kyle's method I would also add an event to tell them they have got the welcome or a welcome message with some basic information on the site.

http://uk3.php.net/mysql_real_escape_string If you're checking an E-mail (as Ian said) FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL - http://uk3.php.net/filter_var

Just to be clear if this conversation doesn't go away I'm going to ban somebody.

If you have nothing constructive to say, and so far you really haven't, then don't post at all. If you need help ask, but being rude isn't helping. BTW - I removed the posts for a reason. Do not continue this in the thread.

Down to opinion. I'm not attacking/defending the way this modification is done I was simply stating that a check (per player or game wide) in authenticate wouldn't be any better then this for that reason. I don't feel taking money off someone who has mugged a player would be fair just because that player has not logged on for a while. So having logs is irrelevant to my point. @OP - I'm glad to see you posting, and I'm not actually attacking your mod. Well done, simple but not something I've seen for MCC before. :)

I would be shocked if any host didn't allow you to run crons of some shape or form. The only time I see this being a problem is free hosting, and I would say avoid that anyway.

Part of the point of removing the job would be the remove the money placed into their account, and the stat increase. Doing it via authenticate would simply be an annoyance once people finally login rather then anything practical. Of course you could remove all the stat, and money given since X date, but it seems kind of pointless, and you would need to take into account someone may mug them.

Honestly it's a little of both. I like to program so generally speaking I will pick a project that challenges me. If the site isn't used I feel like I've wasted my time so, with that in mind, I tend to know the market I'm targeting before I even start with the code. If I didn't enjoy programming I wouldn't, but if I couldn't break at least even on my own projects (even being the graphics cost and hosting NOT overall time spent) I probably couldn't justify it to myself.

I think we've had enough problems with changing software... Also congratulations Kyle.

I like it. The sounds effects add nicely to it, and overall it looks well done.

When you consider there are ( or where a few weeks ago ) only 10(ish) licensed users that's not that big of a shock. I'm not one of the 10. I have never seen the engine.

I could have sworn you were already a Super Moderator (unless a_bertrand forgot to update the group, and only have gave extra permissions?) in any case congratulations.

Honestly this goes both ways. I do remember it as C.E (I have been around a little longer then this account), and my memories involve a lot of the "better" members flooding threads with posts looking down on those less capable. Same happens now just to a less extent because there is less tolerance for questions asked before, and of course those few members seem to have kept the others coming back because people thought MCC wasn't supported elsewhere. I actually remember people claiming they could program MCCodes as if it was its own language. It's been much less popular since MDshare sold it the first time (not to Mccodes...), and as a result the advertising stopped. I actually think MWG is less MCC orientated then it was when MD sold it.

Well... I say that when I don't see the point. :p For this (staying logged in) I don't see why it would need to be in the engine itself. As A_b said it can be done via a module. I do see the point in both the other suggestions. Attempts left is, as I said, something that already has the Data there, just need to display it. Time left you need to check the IP of the user, but again, it's mostly there. It's hardly recoding the engine in and out. As far as updates go it's not my engine so I can't comment. I was simply giving my opinion as you where. :)

You really don't need to check if cookies are supported. If you want a message saying "This site is using cookies do you agree" (many sites do now) then do so. As for the bad login trails the login is one page you should edit per game making it unique. This little issue has a query you can use already checking how many trails so it's not even that much work for you. Same with how much time you have left, simple query using the IP saved in the table. The ability to stay loggedin seems silly to me. It doesn't save more then a click to login. I'm honestly not seeing the point. Try the edits yourself. Support is here if you need it, but it's not really an engine bug in my opinion.

I doubt you're going to find a good service for free... Most of us call it spam... or you can use a facebook app and have people post every little game achivement :p

The number of login attempts you have left should be fairly easy, and as for staying logged in... it would have to be more along the lines of auto logging in again. Seems pointless when most browsers allow you to save the username/password anyway. You save what 1 click?   You save the IP anyway so you could just check that against the time left, and display it.

NEAB's entire engine is based on map play. If you wanted that inside your game, in my opinion. you bought the wrong engine. If you're talking about a 2d/3d based map for a specific feature then it would be nowhere near as complex as the entire 2d engine you get with NEAB.

I'm not seeing the point in integrating two engines this way. If there is a feature of one engine you want in another is it not easier to just create a modification for the engine that mostly fits your needs?

If it isn't "ruthless city", and you can prove it then do so. If it is, and you bought it off someone else show them, and ask for the license to be transferred over. If it's something you bought off someone else, and it's just similar... try to prove it. If you can't prove where you got it from then maybe show the table structure (it can't be exactly the same now can it?) or even contact the original seller for information on the license your under. On a side note what license is RC actually being sold under? Without knowing I have no worth while advice to give you other then "try to prove your side of it".

Or he means try to make this responsive.

Or are you looking for the original forums file to be secured?

Ah, well I doubt anyone would take that well.

Logs is kind of general, but I was talking about logging each query. Honestly I have never tested the newest mcc for exploits because I've never used it on a production site. From what I have seen the "well known" ones are all gone.   If you had ever tried to convert an mcc mod over to NWE you would know you're better off just redoing the modification.