Its client side. set steamgroup exclusive, no search key, and tell them to put the ms_force_dedicated_server ip:port in their autoexec.cfg.
Now that it doesn't require cheats to be enabled, any lobby leader who has it set should always go to that specific server if its not being used at the time. If you have multiple servers, I have my the others echoed in my autoexec, so I can exec it through console, copy and paste the one I wish through the console, and start the lobby. Kev Coldorak wrote: > Is ms_force_dedicated_server client-side or server-side? > > My servers are steamgroup_exclusive 1 but usually my players go on a random > lobby or create one, organize themselves, then when they're ready, leave the > lobby and go on one of my servers. > > Cold > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:15 PM, <rav...@arkanox.net> wrote: > >> You can use the lobby and ms_force_dedicated_server with steamgroup >> exclusive. This is how I do it on my servers. >> >> -- >> Ravnox >> >> On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:57:10 -0500 >> Steven Sumichrast <packh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> If you set steamgroup exclusive, in my experience, the only way to >>> join those games is to use the "Steam group servers" on the main page >>> of L4D -- you can't use the lobby feature, which to me isn't a good >>> way to play the game. >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
