A comprehensive external tool for monitoring, interacting with, and automating Battlezone 98 Redux multiplayer lobbies. This application provides a standalone interface for chat, lobby management, and analytics without needing to launch the full game.
- Real-Time Monitoring: View all active lobbies, player counts, and map details instantly.
- Interaction: Create, Join, and Leave lobbies directly from the desktop client.
- Player Insights: View detailed player information including IP addresses, Authentication type (Steam/GOG), and Geo-Location lookup.
- Visual Previews: Automatically fetches and displays Map and Mod thumbnails from the Steam Workshop.
- Filtering: Options to hide locked or full lobbies.
- Chat Relay: Two-way communication bridge between a specific game lobby and a Discord channel.
- Rich Presence (RPC): Updates your local Discord profile status to show which lobby you are monitoring or hosting.
- Status Broadcasting: Post rich embeds of the current lobby status (Map, Players, Join Link) to Discord with a single click.
- Auto-Greeter: Automatically sends a customizable welcome message when players join a lobby you are hosting.
- Timed Announcements: Broadcast periodic messages (e.g., community Discord links, server rules) to the lobby chat.
- Auto-Reconnect: Automatically attempts to re-establish connection to the server if dropped.
- Proxy Support: Route WebSocket traffic through a custom or public proxy to mask your IP address.
- IP Safety Switch: Optional configuration to block all connections if the proxy is not verified as working.
- Griefer Detection: Built-in alerting system for known disruptive player IDs.
- Watch List: Configure alerts (Sound/Flash) when specific players join any lobby.
- Activity Graph: Visual chart displaying active player trends over the last 24 hours.
- CSV Statistics: Logs game activity (Lobby counts, Player counts, Maps played) to CSV for external analysis.
- Event Logging: Daily text logs of all chat messages and lobby events.
- Themed UI: Dark, high-contrast theme inspired by the Battlezone interface.
- Custom Fonts: Supports the game's native font (BZONE.ttf) if installed.
- Background Operation: Can be minimized to the system tray (passive mode) while continuing to log and alert.
- Install Python 3.x: Ensure Python is installed on your system.
- Install Dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
- Run the Application:
python bzr_monitor.py
Run the helper/unit tests with:
python -m unittest discover -s tests -vAll settings can be managed via the Configuration tab in the application:
- Connection: Set Auto-Reconnect delay.
- Proxy: Configure Host/Port and enable IP Safety.
- Window: Toggle "Minimize to Taskbar" and "Run on Startup".
- Logging: Enable/Disable file logging and set retention period.
- Alerts: Toggle sounds and window flashing for various events.
To use the Relay features, navigate to the Discord Integration tab:
- Bot Token: Enter your Discord Bot Token.
- Channel ID: The ID of the Discord channel to relay messages to/from.
- Lobby ID: The specific game lobby ID you wish to bridge.
websocket-client: For connecting to the BZ98R lobby server.Pillow: For processing map and mod preview images.pypresence: For Discord Rich Presence support.pystray: For system tray and passive/background operation.
- Battlezone 98 Redux: Full support (WebSocket).
- Battlezone Combat Commander: Monitoring only (RakNet UDP).
This tool is a community creation and is not officially affiliated with Rebellion.