Thats a much lower level of question than this thread is attempting to address. Please try to avoid polluting the thread.
L4D uses a nearly identical server setup to all the rest of the Valve games and is in general command line and configuration file based. Plenty of documentation on the basics is available from Valve. Jonathan Ritchie 2008/11/20 msleeper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Is there any way to edit these options from the GUI, or does a client > have to input these in the console and/or a config file? > > On Thu, 2008-11-20 at 18:23 -0500, o k wrote: >> Sounds like you need to use a search key. Set the same key on your server, >> and on your client when you make the lobby. And in theory, it should choose >> your server to join from the lobby, because the search key is the same. At >> least that's how I understood it. >> >> >> sv_search_key : 0 : : >> When searching for a dedicated server from lobby, restrict search to only >> dedicated servers having the same sv_search_key. >> >> >> sv_search_max_ping : 250 >> : : Maximum acceptable ping when lobby leader searches for >> dedicated servers. >> >> >> sv_search_max_results : 75 >> : : Stop searching for dedicated servers once this many are >> found. >> >> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Jonathan Ritchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> >> > My bad - I forgot to say what happens at the moment. >> > >> > The server starts and runs. I can connect to it using my internal ip. >> > My friends can connect to it using my external ip. We can play fine >> > with the exception that we cannot use a lobby so we cannot choose >> > characters. I just restart the server to specify the difficulty we >> > want and then in game we choose the campaign. >> > >> > Sometimes, very occasionally I can see the server listed as a steam >> > group server on my main L4D game menu. My friends have never reported >> > seeing this, but I have never managed to get them to check at a time >> > when I can see it. >> > >> > I can see the server listed in both the LAN tabs and the custom tab of >> > the serverbrowser available in the console with openserverbrowser. >> > >> > So I really need: >> > >> > 1. A way to choose characters. >> > 2. A way for my friends to connect to my server without using a >> > console and connect command, or the serverbrowser (because L4D should >> > use matchmaking). >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > Jonathan Ritchie >> > >> > 2008/11/20 Jonathan Ritchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > > Hello >> > > >> > > I have read the lists and the forums and I cant find a solution for >> > > what I want to do that I can test reliably. I figured I would just >> > > post what I want to happen and you guys can tell me why its hard to do >> > > either from the configuration or network side. >> > > >> > > I have a series of computers behind a firewall/router. They all have >> > > local IP numbers. I run my server on a machine with IP 192.168.1.4. I >> > > want to run a Left 4 Dead server on this machine that has the >> > > following characteristics. >> > > >> > > 1. Only people in a given steam group should be able to connect to it. >> > > No passwords should be required either. >> > > >> > > 2. If a user is in my steam group all they need to do is to go to >> > > option to play on a server for my steam group. When they create a >> > > lobby here (instead of connecting directly) then they will use my >> > > server - it will not be a public lobby. >> > > >> > > 3. The game will display the fact that a steam group server is >> > > available on the main menu to all users of my steamgroup all of the >> > > time. This seems to work VERY VERY OCCASIONALLY at the moment (like 5% >> > > of the time its there, 95% its not - status can change without a >> > > server restart). >> > > >> > > 4. Its easy to connect to my server using a lobby - this is important >> > > because at the moment there IS NO WAY TO CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER. The >> > > other way to phrase this is you do not have to connect to a server >> > > that is already running a game. I want to start a new one.... >> > > >> > > To me this all seems incredibly basic. >> > > >> > > We have a variable that sets the steam group id for a server. When the >> > > client checks for a steam group server it just matches these strings >> > > and only returns these servers. I cannot see how this cannot work >> > > reliably. When you create a new lobby for a steam group, it must find >> > > one of those servers as long as they are broadcasting to the master, >> > > and mine clearly suggests that it is. The lobby code works in general, >> > > so I don't see why it does not see my server. >> > > >> > > I am pretty sure that the steam master servers can see my server. When >> > > I start it up it says: >> > > >> > > Adding master server 69.28.140.247:27011 >> > > Adding master server 68.142.72.250:27011 >> > > Sending heartbeat to master server... >> > > Connection to steam servers successful. >> > > VAC secure mode is activated. >> > > >> > > So I don't understand why it fails, don't understand why it is not >> > > consistent and don't understand why I cant create a lobby then connect >> > > to my server in some way.... Its all very frustrating. >> > > >> > > My server.cfg: >> > > >> > > // Server Name >> > > hostname "Rico's Left 4 Dead Server" >> > > >> > > // Rcon Cvars >> > > rcon_password somepassword >> > > >> > > // this will allows you to find a server through matchmaking with a >> > > specific search string >> > > // note that I have tried with and without this key >> > > sv_search_key some_special_key >> > > >> > > // steam group that has access to the server >> > > sv_steamgroup 599155 >> > > >> > > // only for members of certain steam group >> > > // also tried a value of 2 here >> > > sv_steamgroup_exclusive 1 >> > > >> > > // region >> > > sv_region 2 >> > > >> > > And my startup line: >> > > >> > > srcds.exe -console -game left4dead -autoupdate +map >> > > l4d_hospital01_apartment +ip 192.168.1.4 -port 27015 -nohltv +sv_lan 0 >> > > >> > > I have read this post: >> > > >> > > http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752866 >> > > >> > > and other long threads on the forums and mailing list. >> > > >> > > Sorry for the long post. If people cant help I hope it stimulates >> > discussions. >> > > >> > > Thanks >> > > >> > > Jonathan Ritchie >> > > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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
