detecting the host

[scum_monkey]

does anyone have a possible trigger for detecting the host of the game and then letting them choose options from a start up menu? i'm not sure if JASS would do it or not

 

[howl2000]

I don't believe there is a trigger for that. But what most people I've seen do is make player 1 red have full host powers.

 

[YO_MA_MA]

there is a way: hostfinder

 

[Dr Super Good]

Easilly done with triggers however it is not always reliable, and may return the wrong person if the host is on a LAN network with another player or if the host has a too slow computer.

You use get local player to get the value of the player's PC when they run that action and imediatly sync it, the person who syncs first is the host. Search for the JASS functions, there have been countless made that do it semi reliably.

 

[scum_monkey]

cool thanks guys i'll keep that it may not always find them in mind.

 

[GhostWolf]

I don't think it's really possible that a user will be faster then the host this days, unless maybe the host is running tons of programs that slow his computer... a lot...

And howl2000 your sig fails as it will lead to a few syntax errors.

 

[Dr Super Good]

GhostWolf I proved you wrong ages ago, my brother was once detected as host of a game which used the system although his computer was quite a bit slower than mine.

Like I said it can fail if on a LAN network with another player as that has approximatly 0 ping so it almost purly comes down to speed. If a virus scan or something happens to slow the host down then, it is possiable that he will not be detected as the host. However I never had it give someone I did not know well the host status.

Overall its inaccuracies are not a problem.