I use sv_search_key "yourkeyhere" (with quotes) in the sever.cfg. I do not use sv_steamgroup. Then on my end(client side) I have a autoexec.cfg in C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead\left4dead\cfg folder with sv_search_key "yourkeyhere" (with quotes). Not sure if this matters or not but I also have sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 in the server.cfg. When I start a game from the lobby it finds my server and connects with in a few seconds. IMHO it finds and connects to the server faster after the latest patch. I hope that helps.
> From: crazydog...@gmail.com > Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 04:52:03 -0700 > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: Re: [hlds] Quick question about sv_search_key > > That works fine for me too, except for getting random people. > > It might be an issue with the server since I removed the searchkey and the > steamgroup (just to be safe. It's not exclusive), and left it that way for a > few hours, and nobody connected... > This is probably a question for a different conversation, but what could > cause that? I can see the server fine through the server browser (in > favorites), and myself and everyone I play with are able to connect to it > just fine. Could something in sourcemod be doing this? > > > On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 2:57 AM, Mike Zimmermann <rem...@remmiz.com> wrote: > > > It works fine for me though. I have the exact thing set on my server's > > server.cfg: > > *sv_search_key 1013,key:KEYHERE* > > > > And in my client's autoexec.cfg: > > *sv_search_key KEYHERE* > > > > And I gets tons of random people and I can connect fine using just the > > search key. It's full 90% of the time; I usually have to kick people off so > > I can get on. What do you get when you run sv_showtags? My server shows: > > > > Tags: > > Public : empty,key:KEYHERE1013,coop,versus,survival > > Private: empty,key:1013,key:KEYHERE1013,coop,versus,survival > > > > -Mike > > > > > > On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 4:08 AM, Jonah Hirsch <crazydog...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Here's a quick update... > > > > > > I have sv_search_key is this: > > > > > > sv_search key "1013,key:MYKEYGOESHERE" > > > > > > both in the server *AND* in my client. > > > > > > I can connect to my server just fine (~80% of the time?) doing this. > > > > > > HOWEVER: > > > I have only had a few (one or two) instances in the past week in which > > > random people joined my server. Not even during the free couple of days > > > did I have people in my server except for people I knew. > > > > > > > > > > > > So, it seems that sv_search key "1013,key:MYKEYGOESHERE" does not work > > > like intended. You will mostly get your server, but you will never find > > > another server if you're in a lobby when your server is being used, and > > > you will barely ever get other people in your server. > > > > > > Jonah Hirsch wrote: > > > > I know this has been answered before, but it's a bit too specific to > > > > read through all the sv_search_key messages for. > > > > > > > > True or false: When you have sv_search_key set, people who do NOT have > > > > it set can still connect to your server through a lobby. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
