Allow Only 1 Session Per Account

[Theeper]

I think booting the currently logged in character is a better way to limit this than to not allow the account to login when there's already a toon on. The reason is, I see ghosts and characters seemingly stuck online long after I log out sometimes. I think in some cases you might go LD and then not be able to get back in.

In the account table, the active character name is stored when you login .. what about simply checking the Client List and booting the character listed each time you login? This way, if there is already a toon logged in on the account, it will get WorldKicked when you login a second toon.

Granted this is not the way Live works, but I think it would cause less problems and be easier to implement.

[So_1337]

I think booting the currently logged in character is a better way to limit this than to not allow the account to login when there's already a toon on. The reason is, I see ghosts and characters seemingly stuck online long after I log out sometimes. I think in some cases you might go LD and then not be able to get back in.

I'm going to have to agree. One of the main problems I've had with the IP Limiting code thus far has been where people disconnect/crash on one or more characters (limit is currently set for two) and then can't come back on. However, if I log in, I'll find their two characters standing right where they left them, and they'll stand there until the server reboots unless I do a #kick.

To see the above quoted modification to this code and/or the IP Limiting code would help immensely with the problem I just described, and maybe have an effect on the character ghosting issues that Windows servers experience.

[rojadruid]

Originally Posted by Theeper

I think booting the currently logged in character is a better way to limit this than to not allow the account to login when there's already a toon on.

Correct me if I am wrong but live works this way does it not. Thats the way I remember it but it may have changed.

[KLS]

Live's way sucks. Definitely boot the char already in the game imo, it's simpler to implement and less annoying for the legit player.

[trevius]

Ya, I do think that live does boot the character in game when you log in the same account again. I wasn't really thinking of the details I guess lol. The ghosting issue that causes problems with IP limiting is really only a problem on Windows. I wish they would fix that problem for Windows servers though, as Linux doesn't have player ghosting.

But anyway, the stuff I have posted so far isn't anywhere near done. That is why I posted it in the feature request section. It is mostly all still the IP Limiting code, and hasn't been modified accept for a few minor places like the rules. But, I do think it is something the emu has been missing and will help out with a couple of major issues. I will see if I can help figure out the code to do it, but I really do suck at it lol. I can only really work by example. For someone with good coding experience, I doubt this would be too hard though.