Allow the server to send a global notice to all players (for example if a server reboot is going to happen). Does not work with current client version 0.6.3.

src/net/common/clientstate.cpp

@@ -691,9 +691,19 @@ AbstractClientStateReceiving::Process(ClientThread &client)
 			NetPacketChatText::Data chatData;
 			tmpPacket->ToNetPacketChatText()->GetData(chatData);
 
-			boost::shared_ptr<PlayerData> tmpPlayer = client.GetPlayerDataByUniqueId(chatData.playerId);
-			if (tmpPlayer.get())
-				client.GetCallback().SignalNetClientChatMsg(tmpPlayer->GetName(), chatData.text);
+			string playerName;
+			if (chatData.playerId == 0)
+			{
+				playerName = "(global notice)";
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				boost::shared_ptr<PlayerData> tmpPlayer = client.GetPlayerDataByUniqueId(chatData.playerId);
+				if (tmpPlayer.get())
+					playerName = tmpPlayer->GetName();
+			}
+			if (!playerName.empty())
+				client.GetCallback().SignalNetClientChatMsg(playerName, chatData.text);
 		}
 		else if (tmpPacket->ToNetPacketPlayerLeft())
 		{

src/net/common/serverlobbythread.cpp

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ private:
 
 ServerLobbyThread::ServerLobbyThread(GuiInterface &gui, ConfigFile *playerConfig, AvatarManager &avatarManager)
 : m_gui(gui), m_avatarManager(avatarManager), m_playerConfig(playerConfig),
-  m_curGameId(0), m_curUniquePlayerId(0), m_curSessionId(INVALID_SESSION + 1),
+  m_curGameId(1), m_curUniquePlayerId(1), m_curSessionId(INVALID_SESSION + 1),
   m_statDataChanged(false), m_startTime(boost::posix_time::second_clock::local_time())
 {
 	m_senderCallback.reset(new ServerSenderCallback(*this));
@@ -259,6 +259,17 @@ ServerLobbyThread::RemovePlayer(unsigned playerId, unsigned errorCode)
 	m_removePlayerList.push_back(RemovePlayerList::value_type(playerId, errorCode));
 }
 
+void
+ServerLobbyThread::SendGlobalNotice(const std::string &message)
+{
+	boost::shared_ptr<NetPacket> outChat(new NetPacketChatText);
+	NetPacketChatText::Data outChatData;
+	outChatData.playerId = 0;
+	outChatData.text = message;
+	static_cast<NetPacketChatText *>(outChat.get())->SetData(outChatData);
+	m_gameSessionManager.SendToAllSessions(GetSender(), outChat, SessionData::Game);
+}
+
 void
 ServerLobbyThread::AddComputerPlayer(boost::shared_ptr<PlayerData> player)
 {
@@ -303,13 +314,21 @@ u_int32_t
 ServerLobbyThread::GetNextUniquePlayerId()
 {
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(m_curUniquePlayerIdMutex);
-	return m_curUniquePlayerId++;
+	m_curUniquePlayerId++;
+	if (m_curUniquePlayerId == 0) // 0 is an invalid id.
+		m_curUniquePlayerId++;
+
+	return m_curUniquePlayerId;
 }
 
 u_int32_t
 ServerLobbyThread::GetNextGameId()
 {
-	return m_curGameId++;
+	m_curGameId++;
+	if (m_curGameId == 0) // 0 is an invalid id.
+		m_curGameId++;
+
+	return m_curGameId;
 }
 
 void

src/net/common/servermanager.cpp

@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ ServerManager::SignalIrcChatMsg(const std::string &nickName, const std::string &
 					m_ircThread->SendChatMessage(statStream.str());
 				}
 			}
+			else if (command == "msg")
+			{
+				while (msgStream.peek() == ' ')
+					msgStream.get();
+				string message(msgStream.str().substr(msgStream.tellg()));
+				if (!message.empty())
+				{
+					GetLobbyThread().SendGlobalNotice(message);
+					m_ircThread->SendChatMessage(nickName + ": Global notice sent.");
+				}
+				else
+					m_ircThread->SendChatMessage(nickName + ": Invalid message.");
+			}
 			else
 				m_ircThread->SendChatMessage(nickName + ": Invalid command \"" + command + "\".");
 		}