I had to remove sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 and the server was immediately full
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Eid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead Demo Updated Released > 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
