Ronny's right on this one. I have some all of my servers set up with a search key, and some with the group exclusive cvar. The ones without the group cvar work exactly like public servers. Anyone can join them. The others, however, only allow connections from the Steam group I have them set to. Using the search key on my client will sometimes put me in either one of my servers with the cvar or one without it.
Ronny Schedel wrote: > Then the big question: why my 10 vanilla servers work like it is intended? > Must be some magic. > > > >> No, if the server has a search key set, then the only way a lobby can >> access >> it is if the leader inputs the correct key. No random lobby will find it >> otherwise. It's been like that pretty much since day 1. Stevo was correct >> in >> that if the lobby leader has a blank search key, he will only search for >> servers that also have a blank search key. In fact there's been a number >> of >> discussions on this list on how to work around having a search key on your >> server as well as letting public lobbys access the server since it doesn't >> work that way by default. >> >> >> 2009/6/28 Ronny Schedel <[email protected]> >> >> >>> No, if the client has an empty search key, the master server will respond >>> with any server. If the client sets a search key, the master server will >>> only respond with servers with the same search key. It acts like the >>> normal >>> Steam game browser filters, where you can filter by map name, region or >>> game. If you don't set the filter, you get every single server in the >>> world. >>> To understand it better, you should consider the search key as a filter. >>> >>> >>> >>>> Servers have a default search key of "" (blank), as do the clients. >>>> Therefore, server search is restricted to servers with blank search >>>> keys, since "" == "". So it does effectively make the server private to >>>> those who know the key. That is until the game starts, which then lets >>>> anyone join any free slots. >>>> >>>> Ronny Schedel wrote: >>>> >>>>> If you don't trust me, you just have to read and understand the >>>>> description >>>>> of this variable: >>>>> >>>>> When searching for a dedicated server from lobby, restrict search to >>>>> >>> only >>> >>>>> dedicated servers having the same sv_search_key. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> 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]<https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[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]> >>>>>>>> >>> <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]> >>> >>>>>>> <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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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
