With the search key on, our servers are only used by our members. With the search key off, the server will fill with a public lobby pretty much instantly. I'm not sure why it wouldn't work that way for your servers, but that's how it works for us and most other server admins I've talked to.
2009/6/28 Ronny Schedel <[email protected]> > > Everyone can access the servers with a search key set. It is only what the > name says, a search key. We run 10 server with a search key set, and the > servers are used from public players also. The search key offers the lobby > leader to only search servers with this search key set, the servers remains > still public and open to everyone. > > > > If you have a search key set, then a lobby can only access it if they > know > > the key. Our group has 5 servers that are kept private just by simply > > having > > the search key enabled on them > > > > 2009/6/28 Ronny Schedel > > <[email protected]<https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected]> > > > > > >> > >> The search key has nothing to do with setting it private, it is just a > >> search key for the lobby leader to find a suitable server. To make a > >> server > >> private there is only the variable sv_steamgroup_exclusive, which does > >> not > >> seem to work now. > >> > >> > >> > There have been a few people saying that its not working since the > last > >> > update. You could always set a sv_search_key to keep it private and > >> > only > >> > your private lobbys can access the server. > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Никита Булаев [Nikita Bulaev] < > >> > [email protected]<https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected]> > <https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected]>> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> After updating my l4d servers my steamgroup exclusive settings are no > >> >> longer > >> >> working. After restart my servers immediately filled up with public > >> >> players. > >> >> \what's the problem? > >> >> > >> >> - Linux Dedicated server > >> >> - version 1.0.1.4 3881 > >> >> sv_steamgroup set to my number > >> >> sv_steamgroup_exclusive 1 > >> >> sv_allow_lobby_connect 0 > >> >> sv_gametypes "coop,versus,survival" > >> >> > >> >> Nikita > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> 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 > >> > > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
