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diff --git a/banner-example.jpg b/banner-example.jpg
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diff --git a/generate-banner.sh b/generate-banner.sh
index 7bdd22a..42fc35c 100755
--- a/generate-banner.sh
+++ b/generate-banner.sh
@@ -1,35 +1,60 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-#echo "$(date)"
-#uptime:
+####################
+###### CONFIG ######
+####################
+inputPath="./banner-input.jpg"  #background used for text
+inputEmpty="./banner-empty.jpg" #copied when no players online
+outputPath="/var/www/files.raidworld.net/teamspeak/Banner_dynamic.jpg"
+#fontPath="./FatFrank.otf"
+fontPath="./integral-cf_regular.otf"
+
+posx=65
+posy=725
+pointSize=40
+textColor1="#ff7900"	#colorlist: showrgb
+textColor2="white"
+
+
+
+
+#######################################
+########## GET PLAYER COUNTS ##########
+#######################################
 uptime=$(awk '{printf "%.2f\n",$1/86400}' /proc/uptime)
 
-
-#Minecraft:
-vanilla=$(netstat -tn | grep -i 25565 | grep ESTABLISHED | wc -l)
-build=$(netstat -tn | grep -i 1234 | grep ESTABLISHED | wc -l)
-wasteland=$(netstat -tn | grep -i 2222 | grep ESTABLISHED | wc -l)
-#Minecraft=$(($vanilla+$wasteland)) #(simpel)
-
-#mit vergleich:
-last=$(<.minecraftlog)
-#echo "last: $last"
-if [ $(($vanilla+$wasteland+$build)) -gt 0 ]; then
-	if [ "$last" == "1" ]; then
-		Minecraft=$(($vanilla+$wasteland+$build))
-	else
-		echo "note: minecraft: $(($vanilla+$wasteland+$build)) aber vorher 0 =>ignorieren"
-		echo "1" > .minecraftlog
-		Minecraft=0
-	fi
-else
-	echo "0" > .minecraftlog
-	Minecraft=0
-fi
+#################
+### Minecraft ###
+#################
+    echo "=> obtaining minecraft player count..."
+    vanilla=$(netstat -tn | grep -i 25565 | grep ESTABLISHED | wc -l)
+    build=$(netstat -tn | grep -i 1234 | grep ESTABLISHED | wc -l)
+    wasteland=$(netstat -tn | grep -i 2222 | grep ESTABLISHED | wc -l)
+    #Minecraft=$(($vanilla+$wasteland)) #simple version
+    
+    #TODO: this needs rework?
+    #smooth count (prevent rare false detection)
+    last=$(<tmp/minecraftlog)
+    #echo "last: $last"
+    if [ $(($vanilla+$wasteland+$build)) -gt 0 ]; then
+    	if [ "$last" == "1" ]; then
+    		Minecraft=$(($vanilla+$wasteland+$build))
+    	else
+    		echo "note: minecraft: $(($vanilla+$wasteland+$build)) aber vorher 0 =>ignorieren"
+    		echo "1" > tmp/minecraftlog
+    		Minecraft=0
+    	fi
+    else
+    	echo "0" > tmp/minecraftlog
+    	Minecraft=0
+    fi
 
 	
 
-#Teeworlds:
+#################
+### Teeworlds ###
+#################
+echo "=> obtaining teeworlds player count..."
 telnet_teeworlds_zcatch () {
 	expect << EOF
 	spawn telnet -e q raidworld.net 6431
@@ -60,133 +85,99 @@ telnet_teeworlds_vanilla () {
 	expect -re ".*>"
 EOF
 }
-
-echo "debug: fetching teeworlds players via telnet..."
 tw_zcatch="$(telnet_teeworlds_zcatch | sed 's/^..//' | grep -o 'rver]: id=' | wc -l)"
 tw_vanilla="$(telnet_teeworlds_vanilla | sed 's/^..//' | grep -o 'rver]: id=' | wc -l)"
 Teeworlds=$(($tw_zcatch+$tw_vanilla))
 
 
-###########################
-#######Urbanterror:########
-echo "debug: fetching urbanterro players via lynx"
-output="$(lynx -dump -nolist http://www.Urbanterror.info/servers/91.250.87.150:27960/ | grep Slots | cut -c 18-19)"
-Urbanterror="${output// /}"
-Urbanterror=0
+
+#################
+## Urbanterror ##
+#################
+    # echo "=> obtaining urbanterror player count..."
+    # output="$(lynx -dump -nolist http://www.Urbanterror.info/servers/91.250.87.150:27960/ | grep Slots | cut -c 18-19)"
+    # Urbanterror="${output// /}"
+    # Urbanterror=0
 
 
 
+##################
+### 7daystodie ###
+##################
+    # echo "=> obtaining 7days-to-die player count..."
+    # output="$(lynx -dump -nolist https://7daystodie-servers.com/server/60948/ | grep Players | cut -c 21-22)"
+    # daystodie="${output// /}"
+    # daystodie=0
+
+
+
+################
+### Factorio ###
+################
+    # echo "=> obtaining factorio player count..."
+    # disconnected="$(grep -o "Disconnect notification" /home/factorio/factorio/factorio-current.log | wc -l)"
+    # connected="$(grep -o "JoinGame" /home/factorio/factorio/factorio-current.log | wc -l)"
+    # #echo "Factorio-disconnected: $disconnected"
+    # #echo "Factorio-connected: $connected"
+    # if [ $(($connected - $disconnected)) -gt 0 ]; then
+    # 	Factorio=$(($connected - $disconnected))
+    # else
+    # 	Factorio=0
+    # fi
+
 
 
 
 ##########################
-###3####7daystodie:#######
-###echo "debug: fetching 7daystodie players via lynx"
-###output="$(lynx -dump -nolist https://7daystodie-servers.com/server/60948/ | grep Players | cut -c 21-22)"
-###daystodie="${output// /}"
-#echo $daystodie
-daystodie=0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-#############################
-#######Factorio:#################
-###  disconnected="$(grep -o "Disconnect notification" /home/factorio/factorio/factorio-current.log | wc -l)"
-###  connected="$(grep -o "JoinGame" /home/factorio/factorio/factorio-current.log | wc -l)"
-###  #echo "Factorio-disconnected: $disconnected"
-###  #echo "Factorio-connected: $connected"
-###  if [ $(($connected - $disconnected)) -gt 0 ]; then
-###  	Factorio=$(($connected - $disconnected))
-###  else
-###  	Factorio=0
-###  fi
-###  ##echo "=>Factorio-Players: $Factorio"
-
-
-Factorio=0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-#Minecraft=2
-Minecraft=$((Minecraft+0))
-#Teeworlds=12
-#Urbanterror=4
+#### Manipulate count ####
+##########################
+#Force player count for testing
+#Minecraft=1
+#Minecraft=$((Minecraft+0))
+#Teeworlds=20
+#Urbanterror=1
 #daystodie=1
-#Factorio=2
+#Factorio=0
 
-#player or players function: (OLD)
-players_function () { #./players_function input output
-if [ $1 -gt 1 ]; then
-	echo "Players"
-else
-	echo "Player"
-fi
+
+
+
+
+#Function that generates commands for creating the following text, while supporting 2 different colors:
+#"GAME-NAME(parameter-name):" "COUNT(parameter-value)" "player/players" 
+#The necessary convert options are appended to the cmd array for later execution with convert
+GameToTextCmd () {
+    #command for "GAME-NAME":
+    cmd+=(-font $fontPath -pointsize $pointSize -fill $textColor1 label:"${1}: " )
+
+    if [ ${!1} -gt 1 ]; then
+        #command for "COUNT + 'playerS'"
+        cmd+=(-font $fontPath   -pointsize $pointSize  -fill $textColor2 label:"${!1} Players ")
+    else
+        #command for "COUNT + 'player'"
+        cmd+=(-font $fontPath   -pointsize $pointSize  -fill $textColor2 label:"${!1} Player ")
+    fi
 }
 
 
 
 
-
-#text function (-game: number player/players) +exeptions (NEW)
-game_players_function () { #./players_function input output
-if [ ${!1} -gt 1 ]; then
-	if [ "$1" == "daystodie" ]; then
-		echo "-7 Days to Die: ${!1} Players"
-	else
-		echo "-$1:${!1} Players"
-	fi
-else
-	if [ "$1" == "daystodie" ]; then
-		echo "-7 Days to Die: ${!1} Player"
-	else	
-		echo "-$1: ${!1}Player"
-	fi
-fi
-}
-
-
-#text function (-game: number player/players) +exeptions (NEW)
-game_players_function_ohne_minus () { #./players_function input output
-if [ ${!1} -gt 1 ]; then
-	if [ "$1" == "daystodie" ]; then
-		echo "7 Days to Die:  ${!1}  Players"
-	else
-		echo "$1:  ${!1}  Players"
-	fi
-else
-	if [ "$1" == "daystodie" ]; then
-		echo "7 Days to Die:  ${!1}  Player"
-	else	
-		echo "$1:  ${!1}  Player"
-	fi
-fi
-}
-
-
-
+########################################
+##### Commands for text generation #####
+########################################
+#Generate commands for each game and add spacer between games when necessary:
 firstgame=1
 text="null"
-
-#when at least one player is online, write text to variable
-echo "debug: checking if at least one player online"
 for game in Minecraft Teeworlds Urbanterror daystodie Factorio #list of games
 do
 	#echo "$game: ${!game}"
 	if [[ ${!game} -gt 0 ]]; then
 		if [ $firstgame -eq 1 ]; then
-			text=$(game_players_function_ohne_minus $game)
+			GameToTextCmd $game
 			firstgame=0
-		else	
-			text="$text   |   $(game_players_function_ohne_minus $game)"
+		else    # add spacer	
+            cmd+=(-font $fontPath   -pointsize $pointSize  -fill $textColor1 label:"// ")
+			GameToTextCmd $game
 		fi
 	fi
 done
@@ -194,159 +185,28 @@ done
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-#convert: add text:
-#inputpath="/home/raidworld/www.raidworld.eu/secretfiles/other/Raidworld_Banner_meanwhile_default.jpg"
-#outputpath="/home/raidworld/www.raidworld.eu/secretfiles/other/Raidworld_Banner_meanwhile_dynamic.jpg"
-inputpath="/var/www/files.raidworld.net/teamspeak/Banner_original.jpg"
-outputpath="/var/www/files.raidworld.net/teamspeak/Banner_dynamic.jpg"
-#outputpath="/home/raidworld/www.raidworld.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ts-banner/Raidworld_Banner_final-dynamic.jpg"
-posx=78
-posy=52
-textcolor="gray49"	#colorlist: showrgb
-undercolor="none" 	#"none" for no color
-line=0
-
-
-	if [ "$text" != "null" ]; then
-        echo "debug: generating banner"
-		echo "TEXT:  $text"
-		gm convert -font /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/FatFrank.otf -undercolor $undercolor -pointsize 40 -fill black -draw "text $(($posx+1)), $(($posy+1)) \"$text" $inputpath "./banner-temp.jpg"
-		gm convert -font /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/FatFrank.otf -pointsize 40 -fill $textcolor -draw "text $posx, $posy \"$text" "./banner-temp.jpg" $outputpath
-		echo "-----------------------------"
-	else
-		echo "TEXT:  $text"
-		echo "=>noone playing... copying default image"
-		cp $inputpath $outputpath
-		sleep 1
-		echo "-----------------------------"
-	fi
-
-chmod 666 $outputpath
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-#/home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/FatFrank-Free.otf
-
-
-
-
-<<"COMMENT"
-if false
-then
-###OLD (ohne schleifen)
-#############################################################################
-
-players_function () { #./players_function input output
-if [ $1 -gt 1 ]; then
-	echo "Players"
-else
-	echo "Player"
-fi
-}
-
-
-
-
-
-if [ $minecraft -gt 0 ]; then
-	
-	A="-Minecraft: $minecraft $(players_function $minecraft)"
-	if [ $teeworlds -gt 0 ]; then
-		B="-Teeworlds: $teeworlds $(players_function $teeworlds)"
-		if [ $urbanterror -gt 0 ]; then
-			C="-Urbanterror: $urbanterror $(players_function $urbanterror)"
-		fi
-	elif [ $urbanterror -gt 0 ]; then
-		B="-Urbanterror: $urbanterror $(players_function $urbanterror)"
-	fi
-	
-
-	
-elif [ $teeworlds -gt 0 ]; then
-	A="-Teeworlds: $teeworlds $(players_function $teeworlds)"
-	if [ $urbanterror -gt 0 ]; then
-		B="-Urbanterror: $urbanterror $(players_function $urbanterror)"
-	fi
-
-
-elif [ $urbanterror -gt 0 ]; then
-	A="-Urbanterror: $urbanterror $(players_function $urbanterror)"
+###########################
+##### Generate Banner #####
+###########################
+if [ -n "$cmd" ]; then #cmd array not empty -> generating banner
+    echo "[info] some parameters were generated -> creating banner"
+    #echo -e "DEBUG: command parameters: \n"${cmd[@]}""
+    
+    #generate image with text according to generated commands
+    echo -e "=> generating text image..."
+    convert -background none "${cmd[@]}" +append   tmp/text.png
+    
+    #merge text image with background
+    echo -e "=> merging background image with text..."
+    convert $inputPath tmp/text.png -geometry +$posx+$posy -composite $outputPath
+    
+else #no commands available
+    #copy default/empty image
+    echo "[info] no text to show (no players?) -> copying default image"
+    cp $inputEmpty $outputPath
+    sleep 1
 fi
 
-
-
-
-
-#echo "a=$A"
-#echo "b=$B"
-#echo "c=$C"
-
-
-pos1="text 80,100"
-pos2="text 80,150"
-pos3="text 80,200"
-textcolor="blue"	#colorlist: showrgb
-undercolor="gray70" 	#"none" for no color
-
-if [ "$A" != "null" ] && [ "$B" != "null" ] && [ "$C" != "null" ]; then
-	#convert -font /usr/share/fonts/OTF/Z003-MediumItalic.otf -pointsize 40 -fill blue -draw "$pos1 \"$A" banner.jpg banner1.jpg
-	gm convert -undercolor $undercolor -pointsize 40 -fill $textcolor -draw "  $pos1 \"$A" /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner.jpg /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner1.jpg
-	gm convert -undercolor $undercolor -pointsize 40 -fill $textcolor -draw "  $pos2 \"$B" /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner1.jpg /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner2.jpg
-	gm convert -undercolor $undercolor -pointsize 40 -fill $textcolor -draw "  $pos3 \"$C" /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner2.jpg /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner3.jpg
-	#echo 123
-elif [ "$A" != "null" ] && [ "$B" != "null" ]; then
-	gm convert -undercolor $undercolor -pointsize 40 -fill $textcolor -draw "$pos1 \"$A" /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner.jpg /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner1.jpg
-	gm convert -undercolor $undercolor -pointsize 40 -fill $textcolor -draw "$pos2 \"$B" /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner1.jpg /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner3.jpg
-	#echo 12
-elif [ "$A" != "null" ]; then
-	gm convert -undercolor $undercolor -pointsize 40 -fill $textcolor -draw "$pos1 \"$A" /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner.jpg /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner3.jpg
-	#echo 1
-else
-	cp /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner.jpg /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner3.jpg
-fi
-
-#convert -background black -fill white \
-#-font Helvetica -pointsize 14 \
-##-border 10 -bordercolor black \
-#label:@- cmd.png
-
-cp /home/teamspeak/dynamic-banner/banner3.jpg /home/raidworld/www.raidworld.eu/secretfiles/other/banner3.jpg
-chmod o+r /home/raidworld/www.raidworld.eu/secretfiles/other/banner3.jpg
-
-
-#convert -pointsize 40 -fill blue -draw "text 100,500 \"-Uptime: $uptime Days" banner.jpg banner1.jpg
-
-#convert -pointsize 40 -fill green -draw "text 100,550 \"-Minecraft: $minecraft Players" banner1.jpg banner2.jpg
-
-#convert -pointsize 40 -fill orange -draw "text 100,600 \"-Teeworlds: $teeworlds Players" banner2.jpg banner3.jpg
-
-#cp banner3.jpg /home/raidworld/www.raidworld.eu/secretfiles
-#chmod 777 /home/raidworld/www.raidworld.eu/secretfiles/banner3.jpg
-#sleep 1
-#convert -gravity south -fill white -pointsize 30 -annotate 0 'Teeworlds: 6 Players online' banner.jpg banner2.jpg
-
-#convert test.jpg -gravity south -fill white -pointsize 70 -annotate 0 '2-Gang Riemengetriebe
-# ' test1.jpg
-
-#convert test.jpg -pointsize 100 -comment '2-Gang Getriebe' test2.jpg
-
-#convert test.jpg -fill white -pointsize 75 -annotate 0 -caption '2-Gang Riemengetriebe' test1.jpg
-
-
-fi
-
-COMMENT
-
+#fix permissions for webserver to have access
+chmod 666 $outputPath
+echo -e "done - $(date)\n"
diff --git a/integral-cf_regular.otf b/integral-cf_regular.otf
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+++ b/tmp/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*