Use Serverlog to print on Server side

[BDJslime-UnaverageJoe]

Due to game/engine(?) limitations, methods of printing to console other than ServerLog() such as print() or msg() will not work through some remote consoles from server panels AKA AMP, Pterodactyl, etc.

This primarily fixes any chat that is sent using Custom Chat, normal chat and say cmd are not affected by this issue.

This has been observed and tested on a Linux AMP Docker instance, other panels may use different methods of reading console which this may or may not fix.

[wrefgtzweve]

this would hide messages in console when displaying logs in console is turned off (sv_logecho) which is common. this wouldn't be good.
Pterodactyl shows print and msg fine, this sounds more like a issue with AMP not displaying basic prints.

[BDJslime-UnaverageJoe]

Unfortunately, there are too many variables to know which server panels are potentially impacted by this issue, nor can I test all of them.
An ideal solution is to only use the base chatting system from GMod itself with Player:Say(), and from my initial look the custom system's main purpose is for DMs? All of the rich formatting is only on the client side which accepts messages from net and default if I'm not mistaken.

[BDJslime-UnaverageJoe]

Actually, no. The custom system has an increased character limit for use with rich formatting so that wouldn't work.

[wrefgtzweve]

i think it should just both serverlog and msgc

[StyledStrike]

Would a convar to set the logging method serverside be a good compromise?

[BDJslime-UnaverageJoe]

I would not know if that would result in duplicate messages but otherwise I have no restrictions.

[wrefgtzweve]

Would a convar to set the logging method serverside be a good compromise?

i'd ideally have both serverlog and msgc
if that'd be an option yeah

[BDJslime-UnaverageJoe]

Any updates on this?

[StyledStrike]

The convar was renamed to custom_chat_server_log_method, and it was made server-only since, well, it's only really used server-side.