I really hope valve solves this issue with L4D2. Wait, what did I just say?
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:46 AM, David Parker <dpar...@utica.edu> wrote: > Right. One of my biggest disappointments when they released the L4D > dedicated server was that you could not join a password-protected game from > a lobby. If you connect directly to the server, the password works but you > can't use lobby features like voting and changing the game mode. > > If you're an insular hermit of a gamer, like me, who generally dislikes > random pubbers and only wants to play with friends on a truly private > server, you pretty much have to use a LAN if you're playing L4D. It sucks. > > I guess the rest of the world is less grumpy and selfish than I am. :-) > > Thanks, > Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ryan Katkov <ryan.kat...@gmail.com> > Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 6:27 pm > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list < > hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com> > > > Password protecting a server does nothing to make a server > > "Friends-Only" after a game has started. It will only prevent public > > lobbies from finding it. If you force the lobby to search for > > that IP > > it will bypass the password anyway. > > > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Dave Williams > > <m...@noquestionsasked.co.uk> wrote: > > > Use the good old fashioned way - coined in gold source games - > > and just > > > password protect it? Or did valve use their god like wisdom > > and remove > > > that functionality for L4D? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > > > [mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf > > Of Brent > > > Veal > > > Sent: 06 October 2009 22:56 > > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D > > > > > > Make sure all the slots are filled with friends and that no > > one leaves. > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 2:48 PM, David A. Parker > > <dpar...@utica.edu>> wrote: > > > > > >> That could be. I assumed the option was for a friends-only > > game, not > > >> just the lobby, but I could be mistaken. So is there no good > > way to > > >> only play with friends, short of creating a Steam group and > > putting up > > >> an exclusive server for it? > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> Dave > > >> > > >> gulfy32 wrote: > > >> > I always thought that the friends only option was for the lobby > > > only. > > >> Every > > >> > time I have used it random people join throughout the match. > > >> > > > >> > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 4:25 PM, David A. Parker > > <dpar...@utica.edu>>> wrote: > > >> > > > >> >> Hello, > > >> >> > > >> >> A few days ago, I created a friends-only versus game on > > one of our > > > L4D > > >> >> servers (I used mm_dedicated_force_servers to force my > > lobby to > > > search > > >> >> our servers). I was playing with two of my friends. We > > played for > > >> >> about 15 minutes, and then a bunch of public players suddenly > > > starting > > >> >> joining. The other 5 player slots were all filled in > > about 15 > > > seconds. > > >> >> I thought perhaps I had messed up a setting, so when the game > > > ended we > > >> >> left and I created a new lobby, made damn sure it was > > friends-only, > > >> >> started the game, and the exact same thing happened. We > > were alone > > > for > > >> >> a while, and then there was a sudden and fast influx of public > > > players, > > >> >> right in the middle of the game. > > >> >> > > >> >> So, does "friends-only" not mean what I think it means > > (that only > > >> >> friends can join your game)? Or could it be that our > > reservation> ticket > > >> >> expired for some reason? Has anyone else had this happen? > > >> >> > > >> >> Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. > > >> >> > > >> >> Thanks, > > >> >> Dave > > >> >> > > >> >> -- > > >> >> > > >> >> Dave Parker > > >> >> Utica College > > >> >> Integrated Information Technology Services > > >> >> (315) 792-3229 > > >> >> Registered Linux User #408177 > > >> >> > > >> >> _______________________________________________ > > >> >> 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 > > >> > > > >> > > >> -- > > >> > > >> Dave Parker > > >> Utica College > > >> Integrated Information Technology Services > > >> (315) 792-3229 > > >> Registered Linux User #408177 > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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 > -- Richard GrosJean richard.grosj...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
