Would setting sv_search_key to something other than "" work in the same was as the exclusive cvar for groups?
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:59 AM, AnAkIn . <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All of the group servers show up in the game menu for me, but when I click > on them, it opens the new window with the server list and tells me that it > didn't find any server. > > 2008/11/15 Flubber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Valve stop the freakjng lobby, i got 13 servers with both community cvar > > set > > right and none of them appear in steam group servers. I tried password / > no > > password / different typo in group definition, different group. > > > > The game is going out in two days just release a freaking and functionnal > > browser and work on the lobby later. Sometimes you have to accept mistake > > and do what customers waiting for, classic server browser has always work > > fine. The excuse about players leaving a game running the gameplay is > lame, > > lobby won't change a thing in that. > > > > 2008/11/15 David Kellaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > I can confirm that this is a problem - everyone sees the four servers I > > > linked to the group, but it takes 30 seconds or so for them to appear > on > > the > > > menu, and only one person has ever actually got one of the servers to > > show > > > up in the "join group server" menu itself. I've tried manually running > > > heartbeat, adding more master servers, etc. to no effect. > > > > > > It also seems like opening certain menus then returning to the main > menu > > > will stop the group servers list on the main menu from ever appearing. > > > > > > -Dave > > > > > > > > > Andrew Armstrong wrote: > > > > > >> Are you aware of any problems with this group feature not working > right? > > >> > > >> I just tried to look again for servers in a group I am in. > > >> > > >> Someone else reported the same problem: If I waited 30 seconds or so > at > > >> the > > >> main menu, I eventually see servers scrolling by for 'Steam group > > >> servers', > > >> but this takes a while, as they do not appear immediately like friends > > >> playing on servers does. > > >> > > >> However when I click on them to go to the 'find games' screen, there > are > > >> never any results for games to join, Ive tried waiting at this screen > > for > > >> several minutes too. > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik > Johnson > > >> Sent: Saturday, 15 November 2008 3:33 PM > > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > > >> Cc: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > > >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Steam community group features > > >> > > >> It will work in most cases, just not all yet. We'd like people to test > > >> it though. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Nov 14, 2008, at 7:51 PM, "Kitteny Berk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>> They said it's not completely implemented, which to me reads like > test > > >>> it, it might explode something amusingly. > > >>> > > >>> Was mostly just mentioning it doesn't work, and given the password > > >>> doesn't appear to work quite right, We could be stuck without private > > >>> servers, which is A Bad ThingT > > >>> > > >>> msleeper wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> They said that the sv_steamgroup_exclusive is not functioning yet. > > >>>> > > >>>> On Sat, 2008-11-15 at 03:41 +0000, Kitteny Berk wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>> Also seems that sv_steamgroup_exclusive 1 doesn't work at all, the > 2 > > >>>>> servers I tried removing the password on filled immediately. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> sv_password "" seems to be buggered too (though it could be > > >>>>> openserverbrowser related), my remaining passworded server will > > >>>>> let me > > >>>>> connect from the server browser, puts me into a lobby that lasts > > >>>>> about 3 > > >>>>> seconds, loads a map and crashes my client. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Andrew Armstrong wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> Just another quick (bug?) report, if you click 'Create Lobby' > > >>>>>> from the 'Play > > >>>>>> on Steam Group Server' screen, it goes to a find lobby screen > > >>>>>> instead of one > > >>>>>> with the 'create lobby' button. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> - Andrew > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > > >>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>>>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik > > >>>>>> Johnson > > >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, 15 November 2008 12:54 PM > > >>>>>> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>>>>> Subject: [hlds] Steam community group features > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Ok, we're getting ready to ship the first round of the group > > >>>>>> features we've > > >>>>>> been working on this week. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> There is a new cvar called sv_steamgroup, which takes the Steam > > >>>>>> group number > > >>>>>> (which is now visible on the group's administrative page). The > > >>>>>> server will > > >>>>>> still be part of matchmaking, but users that are in that group > > >>>>>> will be able > > >>>>>> to browse directly to it from the main menu. Also, if this value > > >>>>>> is set, > > >>>>>> there will be a button near the message of the day that allows > > >>>>>> users to go > > >>>>>> directly to that group's page. This allows them to join that > > >>>>>> group if they > > >>>>>> like, and then be able to browse back to it in the future. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> There is another convar in there called sv_steamgroup_exclusive, > > >>>>>> which isn't > > >>>>>> completely implemented yet. The goal if it will be to make a > > >>>>>> server only > > >>>>>> joinable by users within that group, but there are some edge > > >>>>>> cases where > > >>>>>> matchmaking could still potentially put users on there. People > > >>>>>> are welcome > > >>>>>> to play around with it for now, and we should have it fully > > >>>>>> implemented in > > >>>>>> the next few days or so. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Hopefully this addresses some of the concerns server admins have > > >>>>>> brought up. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Erik > > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>>>>> archives, > > >>>>>> please visit: > > >>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>>>>> archives, please visit: > > >>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>>>> archives, please visit: > > >>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>>> archives, please visit: > > >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>> archives, please visit: > > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >>> > > >>> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > >> please visit: > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > >> please visit: > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > -- Marc Sutherland _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
