Get data from dedicated server

[frey123]

Hi @TonyWhitley ,

is it possible to read data from the dedicated server?

I changed the process name to "rfactor2 dedicated.exe" in __find_rf2_pid() and isRF2running() but I get "rFactor 2 Shared Memory not present." and "Incorrect shared memory". Server only is running for sure.

Does the rF2SharedMemoryMapPlugin by TheIronWolfModding map data from the dedicated server at all? I set DedicatedServerMapGloballyto 1 in CustomPluginVariables.json

Can you help me please to figure out how I could use your python implementation to read telemetry from dedicated server?

Thank you and a merry x-mas! Frey

[TonyWhitley]

Hi Frey,

I don't think the dedicated server has a shared memory but The Iron Wolf can give you a better answer. It's not something I've ever thought about.

Cheers, Merry Xmas to you too, -- Tony

[frey123]

Hi @TonyWhitley,

ok I found out the following:

 Shared resources use the following naming convention:

    - $rFactor2SMMP_<BUFFER_TYPE>$

      or

    - $rFactor2SMMP_<BUFFER_TYPE>$PID where PID is dedicated server process PID.

Source: /rFactor2SharedMemoryMap.cpp#L20

I was able to map the dedicated server with you code. If you like I can modify your code and make a pull request.

Greetings

[TonyWhitley]

Hi Frey,

Please go ahead and modify the code as I would have to set up a server to test it. Raise a PR and I'll merge it into my code, it will be a good addition. I'm interested to hear what you're going to use it for.

Cheers, -- Tony

[1frey]

Hi Tony,

alright, I will do when I have time.

I want to implement a plugin to improve the safety car experiences.

Let's say to make the call out of the SC more realistic.

I will set the safety car threshold to a high number, so game will never call out the safety car. I will override the call out logic in my plugin and sending /throwyellow commands.

On server-side, I will track some events to call the SC, like:

• car is DNF near to the track (removal of car must be set to a higher number)
• high g-forces when a car is crashing
• a lot of parts break off the car on the track

I also have a red flag plugin in mind. When a hard crash or car pile happened, I will stop the session, store the current ranking and session time and restart the race with flying start with the previous ranking that I want to reset with /editgrid command. And everything automated with python.

[TonyWhitley]

Ah, sounds like the sort of thing I do to improve rF2 but I never race with the safety car so I have never even thought about that. Only think I've written for the server is to reverse the grid: https://github.com/TonyWhitley/rF2DedicatedServer