simple endgame stats changes (player)

[mushis]

Endgame stats are not in a great state atm (1.46).

In this ticket I am suggesting really simple changes for the endgame player stats.
I believe these changes can be implemented FAST, and are good changes. This is opposed to #96 which requires lots of work.
My suggestion improves:

• real estate - its more compact
• clarity - adds labels where they are lacking

In summary, from top to bottom:

• colored square: make it green for the winning team/player, red for losing.
• first line: add labels (frags, suicides, effi) and also move the spawnfrags here (currently the last line), and add teamkills.
• second line (wp): add suffix EFFI label and add total sg shots fired
• third line (RL skill): move to RL line. delete this line. "AD" is unclear for most player, i confess that i forgot what it is. rename?
• "Time" line: add Ring time, it is absent.
• "Killed" lines: these were introduced recently. I suggest to replace them with 1 line only. and just show enemy kills.
• last line (spawnfrags): remove (was moved to first)

I really hope you find these good changes and implement them. we can discuss.

[dsvensson]

The stats can be written as a json file to disk, clients support downloading things already if writing that file is enabled, so this can be done purely client side already.

Another alternative to make it more integrated is automatically writing the json blob to the network protocol at end of match just like it is with .mvd files by default today, perhaps via some multi-part //ktx stufftext.

Another middle-ground would be for the server to send a download command to the client with the filename, and the client would realize its match stats and treat the out-of-band download as such. Some userinfo flag could mark clients that want such stuff.

Regardless of means of transfer, making it a client problem, not a server problem, makes it much more flexible. A fancy client could provide all sorts of fancy GUI to browse around the stats as seen in modern games. Forcing the client to dump the stats in the console by sending it as arbitrary text messages is just crude.

[mushis]

everything you mention sounds nice and it would great. But for stats outside the game we have the hub stats already, which frankly are good enough for a match report.

As for existing end game stats printed in the console - even if its "crude", doesn't mean it can't be improved (it has been changed frequently lately) - this request is just to do minor improvements in it. shouldnt take much effort and everyone will enjoy it.

[dsvensson]

My suggestion is not for stats outside the game, but instead handing the client structured data that it can decide to present in whatever way it pleases. A client could for example just print it in the console in the exact same way as is done today, while other clients may decide to do something better, make it customizeable etc, or provide an actual GUI for the data instead of just presenting the old and tired end of game scoreboard.

[dsvensson]

it has been changed frequently lately

The delay of servers upgrading ktx versions is way longer than a person wanting stats presented in some other way downloading a new client, or hacking it on their own, or ideally changing some cvar.

[mushis]

I understood what you said.
It should be described in a separate ticket, please submit one.

My request stands: to change the current endgame stats, for player.

• I think its simple to implement. it won't boil the ocean.
• I think its better than the current one, without being too different. Just optimize space and clarity.