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@Kean_1111 What many people are after is the ability to re-create BF3/BF4 style Hardcore Rush. But it's not possible with the current Portal. Additions to logic editor doesn't really help since you can't even use the logic editor in Rush.
In addition to what CriscoCube listed. I really want the RCON kind of API back (logic editor will never have as much possibilities as we could have with RCON like API). I think it's the biggest reason why BF4 is still alive. The community were able to build all kinds of cool things with it even though it was really restricted (had to use other data sources like Battlelog to get things done).
- Could build integrations with for example Discord
- Show what map is currently being played
- Show how many players are in the server
- Could ping admins when there's a cheater or toxic people in the server even though admins weren't currently playing (would know to join in and spectate -> kick/ban)
- Could make server based leaderboards/statistics
- Could build a chat bridge between the server and Discord (or website, etc.)
- We were able to ban (soldier and vehicle) guns even though there was no official support for it (yeah, it isn't perfect but it's good enough with the access we have)
- Reward players with VIP perks when they were helping out with the server
- Reward players with VIP perks when they completed challenges
- Add ability for people to vote for the map they wanted to play on
- And a lot more stuff...
Having the RCON kind API with the events currently available in the Logic editor would be a dream come true (have had so many ideas in BF4 but they would rely on player locations being available). I've been coding server management tools for BF4 for 6 years and had a lot of fun doing it. Even learned new coding languages while doing these. Would be really awesome to be able to continue it with BF2042.
Absolutely all of this will improve the gameplay experience and quality of the game and the longevity of it as well. xfileFIN is a huge contributor to these applicaitons and other useful tools for BF4 and otherwise that contributed to the quality of the experience and longevity of the game. If support for RCON, even minimal support were provided, in conjunction with portal, this would lead to an explosion in possibilities for custom servers. Portal is so close to having SO much potential, I really hope that a few more tools like an RCON protocol become availible to make this game shine.
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