Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-08 Thread Oliver Salzburg
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! > >

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-08 Thread David A. Parker
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

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-08 Thread James Creedy
nks 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 L

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-07 Thread Pyroguy
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 wrote: > >> Is there any way of using lobby with a private server?

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-07 Thread Chris Russell
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 8:00 PM, James Creedy 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

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-07 Thread Chris Russell
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 5:31 PM, gulfy32 wrote: > As per the cvarlist list in L4D, sv_steamgroup_exclusive > If set, only members of Steam group will be able to join the server when > it's empty, public people will be able to join the server only if it has > players. Hmm. I do seem to recall that

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-07 Thread James Creedy
list Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:46 PM, David Parker 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

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-07 Thread gulfy32
As per the cvarlist list in L4D, sv_steamgroup_exclusive If set, only members of Steam group will be able to join the server when it's empty, public people will be able to join the server only if it has players. On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Chris Russell wrote: > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:46 PM

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-07 Thread Chris Russell
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:46 PM, David Parker 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.

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-07 Thread David A. Parker
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 dece

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-07 Thread Mikael Pedersen
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 th

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-06 Thread Richard GrosJean
n...@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 op

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-06 Thread David Parker
:-)     Thanks,     Dave - Original Message - From: Ryan Katkov 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 > Password protecting a server does nothing to make a server > "Frie

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-06 Thread Ryan Katkov
-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. &g

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-06 Thread Dave Williams
] 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 wrote: > That co

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-06 Thread Brent Veal
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 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,

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-06 Thread David A. Parker
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

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-06 Thread gulfy32
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 wrote: > Hello, > > A few days ago, I created a friends-only versus game on one of our L4D > servers (I used mm

Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-06 Thread John
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

[hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D

2009-10-06 Thread David A. Parker
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 joinin