Enhanced Clan Balancing Utility

Synman's Clan Balancing Mod for Call of Duty 1.1 - January 2004
FINAL CoD 1.1 Release (will re-release if gametype files change)

NEW FEATURES WITH THIS RELEASE
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Multiple clans can now be added to syn_clanname to help support
friends and allies.  Multiple clan names must be separated by
a semicolon (;).  ex - /set syn_clanname "=8THID=;=ECAC="

Auto Balancing mode for non clan members.  If you want to force
all non clan members to Auto-Select their team, set syn_clanteam
to "balanced". ex - /set syn_clanteam "balanced"

Unknown Soldier Banned.  If "Unknown Soldier" tries to connect 
to your server, he'll be told that he has to change his name
before he can play.

g_iokillcam - Kill The Kill CAM mod.  Ported and included with
permission by io.Roc.  Setting g_iokillcam to 0 will disable
the killcam.  1 will enable it. ex - /set g_iokillcam "0"

g_ioteamspec - Force Team Spectate mod.  Ported and included 
with permssion by io.Roc.  Setting g_ioteamspec to 1 will
force all dead players to spectate a teammember. 
ex - /set g_ioteamspec "1"


Installation Instructions
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1.  Place syn_clanbalance.pk3 in your ./call of duty/main folder
2.  Set the syn_clanname and syn_clanteam cvars
3.  map_rotate

Info about the Mod
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I think it worked out nicely, but it is limited and hackable so
be mindful of imposters.  Perhaps after IW releases the SDK and
some documentation I can lock it down a little more, but this
is way better than having to direct all non-clan ppl to 
specific teams and eventually having to kick them when they 
don't listen.

The packed CoD scripts are from the 1.1 release of the game.
If you have a newer version of CoD or if you have other mods 
using maps/mp/gametypes/sd.gsc, maps/mp/gametypes/tdm.gsc, 
or maps/mp/gametypes/re.gsc you will have to merge this mod 
which is a fairly simple task.  Simply do a search for "syn"
and be sure to include the string parsing functions added to 
the end of the script.

cvars
----- 
syn_clanname "insert your clan tag(s) here"
syn_clanteam "axis", "allies", "balanced", or ""

Sample Usage
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Clan Name: =8THID= (Assumes all clan members prefix their name
                    with the text =8THID=)

Clan wants to be: Allies

>set syn_clanname "=8THID="
>set syn_clanteam "allies"

Clan wants to allow allied Clan to choose freely

Clan Name: =8THID=
Ally Name: =ECAC=

>set syn_clanname "=8THID=;=ECAC="

Notes
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syn_clanname "insert your clan tag here" causes the mod to 
validate player nicknames by comparing the root of their name to
the value contained in the cvar.  If the root of the player name
does not match the value of syn_clanname then that player will go
to the opposite of the team defined in syn_clanteam.
 
syn_clanteam allows us to decide which side we wish to play on.  
Its value can be "allies", "axis", "balanced", or "".
 
The team assignment restrictions only apply to players whose root 
name does not match syn_clanname.  Ultimately, all players whose
name begins with syn_clanname are free to choose whichever side 
they wish to play on.
 
To disable Clan balancing simply set syn_clanteam to "".

Do not worry about embedded color codes.  The mod strips out all
color codes while determining if the root of a player's name 
matches syn_clanname.

A couple general purpose functions were copied from the CoDaM_V0.4
mod.  Concept was inspired by teamplay on the =8THID= Clan Public 
server 207.44.249.103.  I can be found there or at 
irc.us.gamesnet.net #callofduty.

g_iokillcam and g_ioteamspec ported with persmission by their 
author.  Please read Rocs.killcam.teamspec.readme.txt for more
information. 

-Syn

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