Mani vs HLSW

My friend says that Mani is inferior, easily hacked, lame. Blah blah. And hes all for HLSW. Is this true? Is it easily hacked. I just like Mani beacuse its easier for all admin to use it. And better for me cuz of my slow computer. So, is it really that big of an issue?

mani is good for several people to be able to admin a server in the game.

HLSW is only usable by people that have it installed on their machines and have the rcon password. Plus, you have to get out of the game to admin the server.

Admin plugins are good. You just have to find the right one. We use mani, but it's a modified version. My next plugin is going to be an admin plugin ( I think... ).

Isn't there a mani plugin FOR HLSW?

HLSW is a remote administrator, which it has its advantages...

I rather using SourceMM than Mani.

I run hlsw on a second pc with my other monitor sitting side by side. I find this very easy to use to admin and watch a multitude of servers. If you have a old pc laying around I strongly suggest this method. If you dont have another monitor you can always use a KVM switch to toggle between the two pc's easy enough and this prevents you from having to run a plugin or addon to your server. Or just run it on your game machine and alt tab out to it.

Moved this to a more appropriate forum.

Mani is fine for pubs, but it's no longer supported afaik, so Sourcemod is your best bet for plugin atm.

RCON commands > HLSW > MANI

kkthxbai.

i thought hlsw works like an out of game console? (if you got an rcon pw) thats what i use it for.

BlackRaven wrote:i thought hlsw works like an out of game console? (if you got an rcon pw) thats what i use it for.

Yeah but i can't believe someone going out of the game to do the exact same thing as you do in console x)

isn't just as fast to move over to the other desktop when your runnin 2 on 2 monitors? plus you have a lot more data comin in via HLSW

I think its faster to use hlsw, I already have all the commands typed into the console on hlsw and I just click the one I want.

It would be more beneficial to use HLSW if HL2DM textures didn't fuck up when one minimise.

Plus you have the idiots that you give the info to that mistakenly put your rcon password in chat every time they try to do something because they are so used to mani

of course, I'm biased, but Admin plugin FTW, then HLSW.

Keeper before you start on an admin plugin (which I think would be awesome BTW), dont forget my request...

Ya I do the same thing. I can monitor one sever while playing in another. It has come in handy sometimes.

I cant compare mani and HLSW cuz for me its not the same use. I use both on our servs.

When I play I use mani.
If I'm on my PC doing other things and I want to admin a serv without starting HL2 I go on HLSW.

And with mani you admin 1 serv each time whereas in HLSW you can admin several servs in the same time. For instance Im on TS with my friends and they play a war on a serv and some other another war on another serv, I can kick the undesired spectators from both servs in the same console


@ Keeper : I see you are still programming plugins, if you have free time I may have a little request again (I say again cuz its already me who pissed you off in the past for the kp_autospec 0 for the hl2_league_v1.25 plugin ;D). I have noticed the CU league had probs for their point system in the 1v1. And we have a quite similar prob for our 1v1 in the OFF league too. And I had a little idea of plugin to fix it. When I see what you are able to do I think it wouldnt be too dif for you. So only in the case you have the time, let me know it here and I will give you a kind of little algorythme we need for our 1v1 in league