QStat Version 2.1a
Oct 4, 1998

This release supercedes previous 2.1 releases (2.1z BETA and 2.1y BETA)

    [ This text can also be found in CHANGES.txt in the release. ]

Summary of New Features
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Unreal 2.15+ support			(option -uns)
Broadcast queries			(prefix address with '+')
Save lists from master servers		(options -qw,outfile and -q2m,outfile)

Bug Fixes
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Fixed host cache on Intel platforms
Report Host Not Found as a server error (so it appears in templates
	and raw output)

New variables for output templates
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Server template variables
$HOSTNOTFOUND	True if the host name lookup failed

Player template variables
$MESH		Player mesh (model) name (Unreal only)

Notes
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QStat will support the public Unreal master server once it's done.  The
current Unreal master server is private to GameSpy (snarl).

The broadcast queries is an experimental feature.  I've only
tested it with Quake II.  Other games will be tested and
supported in later releases.  For example, querying the local net for
Q2 servers on the default port:
	qstat -q2s +255.255.255.255
The '+' makes QStat broadcast to the given address.  The default
broadcast address for all nets is 255.255.255.255.  You can also use a
network specific broadcast (eg. 199.2.18.255).  On Unixes, 'ifconfig
-a' will display the broadcast address for all attached networks.

The ",outfile" option for master servers is handy for dealing with
unreliable master server (such as the id Q2 master).  Run qstat
once to save the servers lists to files, and a second time to
query the servers:
	qstat -q2m,outfile satan.idsoftware.com,idq2.lst
	qstat -f idq2.lst
The first command saves the server list from the id Q2 master into
"idq2.lst".  If the master isn't working, then the file retains its
previous contents.  The second command queries the servers in that
file.

I've also included the templates for an example Unreal server list web
page.

Thanks to my wonderful users for reporting bugs and making
suggestions.  And a special thanks to the Unreal development team for
actually documenting their query protocol (unlike some other well known
first person shooter developers).

Steve, steve@activesw.com