Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D
It's actually mm_dedicated_force_servers. James Creedy wrote: That'll teach me for late-night posting! I really wanted to know if there was a way to do this without going into the console.. So that group members could see my servers in-game, then click to create a lobby. I didn't know about mm_force_servers_dedicated though! Thanks for your answers! James -Original Message- From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Pyroguy Sent: 08 October 2009 02:04 To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D You can also use the console command 'mm_force_servers_dedicated ip,ip,ip' as a lobby host to force the dedicated search to query only the designated IPs. Chris Russell wrote: On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 8:00 PM, James Creedy ja...@tigerjay.net wrote: Is there any way of using lobby with a private server? sv_search_key sv_search_key = - When searching for a dedicated server from lobby, restrict search to only dedicated servers having the same sv_search_key. You have to set it on both the client and the server. You would probably have found this info with a little searching. -Chris ___ 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 -- 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
Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D
James Creedy wrote: That'll teach me for late-night posting! I really wanted to know if there was a way to do this without going into the console.. So that group members could see my servers in-game, then click to create a lobby. I didn't know about mm_force_servers_dedicated though! Thanks for your answers! James I only use search key. I simply set it in my server configs and add it to the command line parameters of L4D in Steam. So when I start L4D and create a lobby it will automatically create the game on one of my server. I can join ongoing games over the Stream group servers list ingame. I find that solution to be the most comfortable. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D
On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:43:33 -0500, you 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. Odd to see so many having this experience. On my servers this friends only option does work in-game through the entire campaign. Quite nice if you are 3 people who doesn't want a random fourth player. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D
It's probably more rare that just one person will be looking for a game to join, as opposed to a group of people in a lobby. Even so, I bet the matchmaking system will put that person on an empty server if one is available. You would need to have one person looking for a game and have no decent servers empty in order to have another player added to a game that only has one open slot. Just a guess, though. Mikael Pedersen wrote: On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:43:33 -0500, you 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. Odd to see so many having this experience. On my servers this friends only option does work in-game through the entire campaign. Quite nice if you are 3 people who doesn't want a random fourth player. ___ 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
Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:46 PM, David Parker dpar...@utica.edu wrote: 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. Create steamgroup. Get all friends in steamgroup. Set up server. sv_steamgroup steamgroup id sv_steamgroup_exclusive 1 No LAN needed. -Chris ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D
You can also use the console command 'mm_force_servers_dedicated ip,ip,ip' as a lobby host to force the dedicated search to query only the designated IPs. Chris Russell wrote: On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 8:00 PM, James Creedy ja...@tigerjay.net wrote: Is there any way of using lobby with a private server? sv_search_key sv_search_key = - When searching for a dedicated server from lobby, restrict search to only dedicated servers having the same sv_search_key. You have to set it on both the client and the server. You would probably have found this info with a little searching. -Chris ___ 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
[hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D
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
Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D
David A. Parker 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 Only the lobby is friends only. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D
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
Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D
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
Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D
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
Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D
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
