You can't because in LAN (or localhost), the SteamID is STEAM_PENDING. So you can't limiting access by SteamID.
> Nuclear Dawn does something like this, with Steam ID's as far as I know. > I > imagine a good place would be the DLL's init function (server & client?). > > That's my best guess. > > /ScarT > > > On 03/06/2008, Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> This is your best bet. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maras >> (memzero) >> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:17 PM >> To: 'Discussion of Half-Life Programming' >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Limiting access by Steam ID >> >> Could you invite the testers to a private Steam Communities group and >> hard-code the group ID into the mod instead? Then, simply use the Steam >> API >> to check for membership in that group. >> >> // Adam Maras (memzero) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jed >> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 2:04 PM >> To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming >> Subject: [hlcoders] Limiting access by Steam ID >> >> I know this is going to be a controversial subject but bear with me. >> >> I was asked by one of our Mod team if it would be possible for the >> internal beta version to lock them so that they could only be played >> by certain people. As we use SVN to allow testers to download/update >> the various builds it's percieveable they could give/share their SVN >> info and others could happily leech off it. >> >> The idea was to hard code a list of steam ID's into the DLLs for the >> duration of testing and basically refuse to load the game if you're >> not on the list. We're not thinking just stopping people joining games >> but actually stopping them completely so they can't make local listen >> or LAN servers. >> >> I've never gone this deep into the whole Steam side of things for >> getting ID's or where would be a suitable or safe place to put the >> check/reject code. >> >> Thoughts? Suggestions? >> >> - Jed >> >> P.S. We're a EP1 mod. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > -- Utilisant le client e-mail révolutionnaire d'Opera : http://www.opera.com/mail/ _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
