Agreed, I think the ideal function from my PoV would be; sv_steamgroup_exclusive 0 - No exclusivity sv_steamgroup_exclusive 1 - Exclusive until community member joins sv_steamgroup_exclusive 2 - Always exclusive, nomatter what.
Jeff Sugar wrote: > I did indeed. That still presents the problem I mentioned in the other > current email thread: if at least one person from your group is in the > server, it is once again available to everyone. Exclusive should be just > that: exclusive ... not "exclusive unless one person joins" > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8:00 PM, msleeper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> As I responded to your other message, I am not sure if others have tried >> to include multiple groups, but it has been requested. >> >> Did you read the dedicatedserver_readme.txt that came with the latest >> update? >> >> >> >> * Dedicated servers by default participate in matchmaking. Matchmaking >> system allows players to get together in a lobby and then start a game >> on a dedicated server together. To make your Left 4 Dead dedicated >> server easily accessible to your community you would create a Steam >> group >> and get its group id on Steam community group admin page (say "444"). >> Set "sv_steamgroup 444" to make all members of your Steam group have >> access >> to the server from their main menu. You can also set >> "sv_steamgroup_exclusive 1" >> which will require that at least one player from your Steam group has >> to join >> the server before public people will be able to join via matchmaking. >> >> >> On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 19:56 -0800, Jeff Sugar wrote: >> >>> That would work, except I don't want just one steam group to be able to >>> join. We have a group for our server regulars and our clan members ... If >>> >> i >> >>> use that config, then only one of those two groups will be able to join. >>> >>> -Atreus >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 7:53 PM, msleeper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >> wrote: >> >>>> Here is my server.cfg, and no pubbers have been able to connect. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> rcon_password "XXXX" >>>> sv_password "" >>>> sv_lan "0" >>>> sv_region "0" >>>> sv_pausable "0" >>>> sv_cheats "0" >>>> sv_consistency "1" >>>> // sv_allowupload "1" >>>> // sv_allowdownload "1" >>>> sv_downloadurl "http://fastdownload.f7lans.com/l4d"; >>>> sv_pure "1" >>>> sv_pure_kick_clients "1" >>>> >>>> sv_voiceenable 1 >>>> // sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 >>>> sv_tags "Server Browser Join Enabled" >>>> sv_unreserve >>>> sv_steamgroup "XXXX" >>>> sv_steamgroup_exclusive 1 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 19:50 -0800, Jeff Sugar wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have sv_unreserve in my server.cfg, yes ... However, it hasn't >>>>> >> changed >> >>>> the >>>> >>>>> fact that pubbies are being able to join left and right. My members >>>>> >> were >> >>>>> able to join directly, but when they finished the first level it >>>>> >> kicked >> >>>> them >>>> >>>>> out and glitchily went back and forth between the lobby screen and >>>>> >> the >> >>>>> loading level screen. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 7:44 PM, msleeper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> I still have sv_unreserve set, and my private server has yet to get >>>>>> >> any >> >>>>>> traffic. The removal of allow_lobby_only doesn't seem to have >>>>>> >> destroyed >> >>>>>> the ability to make private servers. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 21:41 -0600, turb0z wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Has the removal of this convar disabled joining the server >>>>>>> >> directly? >> >>>>>>> Make sure you're still using sv_unreserve - from what I've heard >>>>>>> >> so >> >>>> far, >>>> >>>>>>> people still can connect directly. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff >>>>>>> >> Sugar >> >>>>>>> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 9:35 PM >>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>> Subject: [hlds] sv_allow_lobby_connect_only removed?! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It appears sv_allow_lobby_connect_only was removed, which has >>>>>>> >> disabed >> >>>> the >>>> >>>>>>> ability for us to ignore lobby connections and have our users >>>>>>> >> connect >> >>>> via >>>> >>>>>>> the command line instead. This is a huge inconvenience. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would use the new "sv_steamgroup" cvar in the meantime as a >>>>>>> >>>> workaround, >>>> >>>>>>> but it doesn't seem to allow for multiple groups -- and I'd like >>>>>>> >> both >> >>>> our >>>> >>>>>>> clan members and regulars (2 groups) to be able to join. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can something be done about this? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> -Atreus >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
