Sorry if this sounds incredibly stupid, but does sv_search_key actually restrict cleints from connecting who don't have the proper sv_search_key on their end? All of my servers have been dead since friday. I removed sv_search_key, rebooted the server, and it's been full for the last 2 hours. I was always under the assumption that sv_search_key didn't restrict pubbers.
Thank you, Alec Sanger www.stompfest.com > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:42:40 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlds] L4D Client Update > > Actually, you just sparked in my mind another reason that the lobby > server browser would be a good idea. Private L4D servers that are > passworded. Right now, I'm not really sure how you can even connect to > a L4D server that has sv_password set. If you had the server browser > working like it does in TF2, when you double-click on the server, it > pops up a dialog box to type the password in. So, when the lobby leader > chooses the private server to connect to, do the same thing. Not only > would this guarantee that your server is available, but it would also be > welcomed by GSPs and players alike, because the GSPs would be able to > sell private L4D servers, and the players would have a less-costly > alternative to a public server (generally GSPs sell private servers at a > discount because the private servers aren't full eating bandwidth and > CPU resources all the time). Also, only the lobby leader should need to > know the password, because they are the one picking the server to play on. > > > StevoTVR wrote: > > That would be awesome if the GUI let you pick the server from a list and > > skip all the searching. The cheat command ms_force_dedicated_server lets > > you do this and I've had to use that since the las update messed up > > sv_search_key for us, but most users don't know about that. The system > > you suggested would be perfect for us, and probably most other > > communities with private L4D servers. > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Contacts: Organize your contact list. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/marcusatmicrosoft.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!503D1D86EBB2B53C!2285.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_UGC_Contacts_032009 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
