August 3Sandbox 0.5d Patch

The latest version of the Sandbox server code greatly improves server stability and adds some useful new features for players and admins alike. This update is fully compatible with older versions - unpatched clients can play on patched servers and vice versa.

0.5d Changelog:

  • An object count limit is now imposed on each map - when the limit is reached, a timer will end the round instead of the server crashing and burning.
  • Deleted objects are now deleted completely from the map, freeing up memory.
  • Added an @info command to get basic info about the limits on the current server.
  • When auto-lock is enabled and a group is duplicated/loaded, the objects in the group will be locked.
  • Object deletions are now done using a queue instead of all at once, eliminating lag when several objects need to be deleted.
  • Failure to load a group (i.e. server down, file not found) no longer imposes the 3-minute loading delay.
  • Saving a group imposes a 10-second delay instead of 60 seconds.
  • Added a @delall command that allows you to delete all of your own objects.
  • Added a @delallo objectname command that allows admins to delete all objects of a certain type.
  • If 100 or more objects are deleted while the end timer is running and a user votes to extend it, the timer will be cancelled.
  • Added @info username/userid/me function to check user's number of objects/groups.
  • Added @owner command to determine the object name and owner of the currently grabbed object.
  • Fixed @clear command so it restarts and reloads the current map.
  • Added @delalln userid admin command to clear all a user's objects by his ID number.
  • The scoreboard now shows number of objects, number of groups, and wait time to next load for each player.
  • Servers are locked to one round per map so that server memory is fully cleared after each round.

Installation is simple - extract the .zip to your mods folder. If running on a dedicated server, restart the BF2 server.

Download (3.2Mb)

July 14Sandbox 0.5c Hotfix

Here's a hotfix for the issues that spawnpoints have been causing. It should be installed on both servers (to fix server crashes related to underwater spawnpoints) as well as clients (to fix CTDs caused by the spawnpoints). It's dubbed 0.5c and is fully compatible with non-hotfixed servers/clients. This hotfix is also available on Modjive - select Sandbox in your Installed Mods and hit Update.

July 9Upcoming Sandbox 0.51 Update

A new version of Sandbox will be released in a week or two. Sandbox 0.51 is mostly a bugfix release, improving server stability and fixing some small bugs that were found in 0.5. The update will be for both players and servers - it will be ready to download in about a week.

Thanks for playing Sandbox!

Also, a small reminder for server admins - make sure you always run the 64-player versions of each map. Otherwise, vehicle spawning will not work properly.