void main()
{
object oPlayer= GetLastPCRested();
if(GetLastRestEventType() == REST_EVENTTYPE_REST_FINISHED)
{
//ExportAllCharacters();
ExportSingleCharacter( oPlayer );
SendMessageToPC( oPlayer, "Character saved." );

}
}

Put this in the module onrest event, and it will overwrite the char file when the char rests in game. I know I've lost up to 6 hours of work by not logging out to save the char, mostly because I'm used to chars being saved on rest in my other server.

That would be nice.
As a side question, if you press Escape and chose save character, does it save it server side as well or only client side?

I think it saves client side then. Not sure, though.

Save character saves client side, and not even in the server vault.

That script will save to the server vault. We use the same one at my other server, and back when we were prone to a lot of crashes, it saved a lot of work.

Excellent! Thanks Rob! I will indeed install it!

So it'll save ALL chars online even if one person rests? (I hope so) [img]smile.gif[/img]

Done and installed.. let me know if it works ok, next crash.

If you uncomment out the save all chars, it will, but I'd leave it as is. It should just overwrite the existing, at least that's how it works on Fates, where we use it.

Seems to work great, but the server didn't crash while I was in. It's nice to see the Character Saved message though, after a rest.

I've had no difficulties with this system over the past few days and I'm not even sure if this is what is causing my current problem. Still, it's a convenient place to make this post

I just tried to log in and was invited to play a local character rather than one from the server vault. I suspect that this is something temporary but thought I ought to mention it just in case.

I had the same problem.

I think what it did was when the 'Master Server' is down, the server automatically defaults to local players. (Its Biowares master server)

SO.. I added this to the INI file:

Account validation required during Master Server down times=1

So this will check now name via files. Should stop it. I JUST saw it checked too.. Is the master server down sometimes? When you log in?

Thanks for sorting that one out so quickly Z. It all seems to be back to normal now.

So far as I could tell, the master server was still up when I tried to log in earlier.

I have logged in to Undermountain before when the master has been down but I don't recall ever defaulting to local characters.

Man, sorry I missed that, I could have had a blast...

I tried.

Unfortunately the server was still banning illegal characters.