ffr vidchat mondays

[TC_Halogen]

oh, here it is: http://www.red5chat.com/

not sure how good it is, I remember trying to implement it like three years ago; maybe it can be added to FFR as a temporary solution if someone is good enough at changing up the necessary code.

EDIT: yes, it has multichat support

[CAFK]

Gg guys. I banned because someone was ip evading in the chat. So i do apologize if any of those were you. I'm at work and will unban when I get to my computer.

Don't worry, I'm not weak or unpopular tho

[TC_Halogen]

I'm going to download this and see if I can get it on a server; I'm curious about the implementation difficulty.

[Arch0wl]

Originally Posted by TC_Halogen

oh, here it is: http://www.red5chat.com/

...

EDIT: yes, it has multichat support

How many users does it allow at a time? Because tinychat can hold 12 users in a single chat room, and that's really awesome. They're all right next to each other, too, at the front of the screen. It's really cool -- it feels like I'm chatting in an in-person conversation. If the webcams were docked to the side, it wouldn't grab my full attention.

[TC_Halogen]

Webcams can be selected in multiple instances:


It's like FFR's VC, you can move the camera around -- it's even better in that aspect because you can support as many webcams as you want!

EDIT: I realize, I can't test this installation out in an ideal way because I'm using free webservers, which forces me to use localhost with SQL, but here's the readme packaged with the software:

FLASH PART
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edit the FLA red5Chat.fla and configure these lines:

_root.IP = "88.191.36.127";
_root.port=1934;

_root.authentificateURL = "http://"+_root.IP+"/red5chat/testlogin.php";
_root.infoUserURL="http://"+_root.IP+"/red5chat/infouser.php";





PHP part (only if you connect to the database for user authentification)
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If you use the AUTHENTIFICATION (_root.authentification=true):
- Create tables form create_tables.sql
- edit the PHP/connections folder and setup con1.php to connect the database



RED5 part
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- create the chat directory on c:\program files\red5\webapps\
- compile the JAVA and put the classes

of course, we would want to assign chat moderators/administrators, but iirc, this is actually possible to set somewhere

[Fission]

red5chat being written in as2 means it has outdated APIs and can't take advantages of new features in as3 unless it was rewritten. i would try to find a better solution, aj.

Originally Posted by CAFK

Don't worry, I'm not weak or unpopular tho

who are you again?

[TC_Halogen]

Completely overlooked the fact that it was in AS2, but I'm not sure if it's even possible to find another chat that can do this much for free. This could just serve as a temporary solution and remove stress/pressure from the devs while they work on something official, I suppose?

[CAFK]

Originally Posted by Fission

who are you again?

The person that you all got on for unfairly banning in tinychat. Derp.

[Fission]

yes i realize that, but you're a nobody on ffr afaic l0l.

anyway, red5chat as a viable solution entirely depends on how easy it is to:
1) port to as3
2) customize to use appropriate graphics for its gui for ffr
3) extend it to use home rolled functionality later on (i.e. integration with ffr engines etc.)

[CAFK]

I could care less about ffr doe l0l. I'm more into vc than the game.

[I like it]

im a mod too dont worry

[Arch0wl]

Why does it matter if CAFK is known or not? I don't think it does.

[Fission]

Originally Posted by CAFK

Don't worry, I'm not weak or unpopular tho

i read this as 100% serious so i made a mountain out of a molehill. my apologies.

[Arch0wl]

Originally Posted by Fission

i read this as 100% serious so i made a mountain out of a molehill. my apologies.

Hey, that's a good way to handle conflict resolution though. Thanks for apologizing, I appreciate it. You're still popular in my heart

[TC_Halogen]

Arch: you were the main person I was targeting with that image -- is that the kind of thing that would fit your needs personally?

[Fission]

Originally Posted by Arch0wl

Hey, that's a good way to handle conflict resolution though. Thanks for apologizing, I appreciate it. You're still popular in my heart

thanks arch

i forgot to respond to the op because i went off on a brainstorming tangent about red5chat

Originally Posted by Arch0wl

* no one is doing anything on a Monday night

* it's way more memorable than skype conference calls

* i'm skeptical since it's a weekday and people have work or classes (the next day that is). i mean, it could work, i'm not really sure, but it's just something to think about compared to a weekend.

* along the same lines as what snowc said, skype conference calls can be a lot of fun if you round up enough the right people and enough of them. they definitely suffer from the lack of accessibility though. people have to download skype, give their usernames out and actually join a call. vidchat is kinda just drop-by-whenever.

[CAFK]

Idk why you took that so serious, I really meant for that to be read in a sarcastic tone. :<

[Fission]

yeah i don't know either, was pretty dumb of me though

[3lijah]

Originally Posted by CAFK

Gg guys. I banned because someone was ip evading in the chat. So i do apologize if any of those were you. I'm at work and will unban when I get to my computer.

Don't worry, I'm not weak or unpopular tho

See, what I tell you? CAFK aint bad. In fact, she think she bad, but she aint all that.

<3

[justin_ator]

Originally Posted by Fission

anyway, red5chat as a viable solution entirely depends on how easy it is to:
1) port to as3
2) customize to use appropriate graphics for its gui for ffr
3) extend it to use home rolled functionality later on (i.e. integration with ffr engines etc.)

While I like these ideas and integrating this into FFR would be a great thing eventually, I don't feel like this sort of stuff should be a major concern right now. We're using a low quality temporary solution at the moment, so if this one is even slightly better why not try to use it? It may still be temporary but it's an upgrade nonetheless..