I needed an SQL dump of my Global GoldSrc Database to continue work locally. Un-/Fortunately, the server owner and sysadmin is very concerned about server security, so I was unable to just dump the database with this: mysqldump -p -u osaft osaft_gtfcdb4 > osaft_gtfcdb4-20130213.sql The server wouldn’t let me because of insufficient access. mysqldump: Got error: 1044: Access denied for user ‘osaft’@’localhost’ to database ‘osaft_gtfcdb4’ when using LOCK TABLES Fortunately, there’s a simple solution that should work like a charm: –single-transaction. mysqldump -p -u osaft osaft_gtfcdb4 --single-transaction > osaft_gtfcdb4-20130213.sql Then just bzip it (or not) and you’re done! tar -cvjf osaft_gtfcdb4-20130213.

Well, here we go again, first post of the year for the second time in a row! GGDB I finally got GTFCDB fixed - or should I say GGDB, because that’s what I call it now. The Global GoldSrc Database. I’ve always liked Ricochet and I also wanted to extend it to DMC - after some days it was clear to me that the easiest thing to do was just to open it for all GoldSrc games directly, before creating graphics for only Team Fortress Classic (TFC), Ricochet and Deathmatch Classic (DMC) and then having to create other images for possible extensions like Half-Life Deathmatch (HLDM) or Opposing Force (Opp4).