Yeah, search key just specifies any server to look in with that key. Personally I think the search key is totally useless. The ONLY way to connect to a server with a key is if you are using it. It should preference the servers, not use them exclusively. If I can't find a server with the search key, look for a normal server. Same goes for the actual servers, they are totally empty unless someone with the key goes to them. It's not bad if you only have 1 or 2 servers for a small community, but I'd like to have my servers open for normal lobbies, and for search lobbies if someone uses it so they can preference one.
On Mon, 2009-04-27 at 15:44 -0500, Zach Tate wrote: > I have a question, if I were to setup a search key would I be able to > setup 5 servers with the same search key and just randomly connect to > one that doesn't have players in it? Or do you have to have a different > search key for every server? > > Thanks, > Zach Tate > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonah Hirsch [mailto:crazydog...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 12:05 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Quick question about sv_search_key > > ok. Thanks mike. I'll try that in about an hour or so > > On 4/27/09, Mike Zimmermann <rem...@remmiz.com> wrote: > > sv_search_key = "1013,key:customkey" > > > > -Mike > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Jonah Hirsch > <crazydog...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> Ditto. > >> > >> Can someone just show an example of an sv_search_key with both a > >> custom key and the default key in it? > >> > >> On 4/27/09, Philip Bembridge <philipbembri...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > wait, I'm confused now, what? > >> > > >> > 2009/4/27 Adam Nowacki <no...@xpam.de> > >> > > >> >> The complete tag should be: > >> >> "key:" + your key + "1013" (its the game version, 1.0.1.3) and "," > is > >> >> the tag separator > >> >> sv_search_key only takes care of the first "key:" and last version > >> string > >> >> > >> >> similarly sv_steamgroup is just a "grp:" + group + "i" tag: > >> >> sv_steamgroup "123i,grp:456" > >> >> > >> >> Jonah Hirsch wrote: > >> >> > So, I have my sv_search_key on my server set to this: > >> >> > > >> >> > "sv_search_key" = "MYKEYHERELOL,key:SEARCHKEY" > >> >> > > >> >> > I have my ingame search key set to this: > >> >> > > >> >> > "sv_search_key" = "MYKEYHERELOL" ( def. "" ) > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> 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 > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> Sent from my mobile device > >> > >> Jonah Hirsch > >> ----------------------- > >> Sent from my Blackberry > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Jonah Hirsch > ----------------------- > Sent from my Blackberry > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
