I'm running the Steam Dedicated Server right now, not an hldsupdatetool
server. It was packed full all day. Since this update, not a single person
has joined. Anyone else experiencing this?
-Richard Eid
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 11:08 PM, Jason Ruymen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> The Left 4 Dead Demo has been updated. Please run hldsupdatetool to
> receive it. The specific changes include:
>
> - Fixed several issues with matchmaking and password protected servers
> - Tuned matchmaking to provide better search results
> - Fixed bug where servers could stay reserved by matchmaking forever
> - Performance optimizations and fixes to networking layer
> - Fixed issue where game could cause Steam executable to use too much CPU
> - Fixed music resetting when changing video settings
> - Fixed some issues with not being able to chat and/or connect to other
> users
>
> In addition to those, we've also added some early features to help enable
> "private" servers. There are two ways to enable this:
>
> Set a sv_search_key to a unique string on the server
> Do the same on each client that will want to connect
> Start a map on the server
> Searches for games should be restricted to only finding servers with that
> search key
>
> Or
>
> Set sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0
> Set sv_password to a non-empty string
> Start a map on the server
> Tell the client the IP address of the server
> Client uses console to "connect <ip>" just like the good old days
> Should result in password prompt during connect to server
>
> These features are still a work in progress.
>
> Jason
>
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