That's correct, Dave. Exclusivity, by itself, doesn't block pubbies. We
assigned search_keys and exclusivity to do the best with what we have for
now...which blocks public matchmaking.
Our problem tonight, since the update, is that we cannot get a versus game
generated that does not host locally on a client. Either no dedicated servers
are accepting the request, even if I specify with mm_dedicated_force_server, or
the lobby system is borked again. Tried this both with client defined
sv_search_keys/mm_dedicated_force and without. To the best of our research, all
versus games are being hosted P2P. Last night, prior to the update, everything
ran relatively well.
The point is, a.) without search_keys you cannot keep your server exclusive to
your Steam group, and b.) since the update today around 3:00pm EST, versus
games will not matchmake or connect to private servers.
--Kerry
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From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com
[hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of David Parker
[dpar...@utica.edu]
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:28 PM
To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] L4D2 and sv_steamgroup_exclusive
I'm confused about what you mean by "no versus games can be setup at the
lobby". I was able to set up a versus lobby last night and then play versus on
our steamgroup server just fine. The problem is that I shouldn't have been
able to play on that server, since I wasn't a member of the group (and no one
else in the lobby was, either). It looks like sv_steamgroup_exclusive is not
being honored if the user forces a lobby to a specific server instead of using
the matchmaking system.
- Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: Kerry Dorsey <kdor...@dorseyinc.com>
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:52 pm
Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] L4D2 and sv_steamgroup_exclusive
To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
<hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com>
> Our 2 exclusive servers seem to be defining tags and search_keys
> fine, but no versus games can be setup at the lobby. In fact,
> ALL versus games are being directed locally. I did
> mm_dedicated_force_servers on my client and set search_keys, but
> all connections to our servers resulted in the existing campaign
> already idle. Can anyone force their servers into versus mode
> from console? If so, I'd love to know how. Limiting sv_gametypes
> is not getting the job done.
>
> Reports from others also state that all versus game lobbies are
> being hosted locally only. Any other confirmations?
>
> Like David mentioned, last night I could force versus lobby on
> our machines with mm_dedicated_force_servers and search_keys.
>
> --Kerry
> ________________________________________
> From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [hlds_linux-
> boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of David Parker
> [dpar...@utica.edu]sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:36 PM
> To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com
> Subject: [hlds_linux] L4D2 and sv_steamgroup_exclusive
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm running a vanilla L4D2 server with four public forks and two
> private forks which have sv_steamgroup and
> sv_steamgroup_exclusive set. sv_steamgroup_exclusive seems
> to work as intended, and matchmaking keeps my public servers
> full most of the time wile the group servers sit empty unless
> group members are using it.
>
> However, I noticed last night that if I use
> mm_dedicated_force_servers as a non-group user and specify the
> IP and port of a group server, it connects my lobby to that
> server. We had a 8-player lobby full of users which are
> not in the Steam group, but I was able to get us onto the
> group's server simply by specifying it. Is this a bug? Has
> anyone else seen this?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
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