Without meaning to spam :) .. My service checks the master every 30 minutes for all servers and collects statistics (geographical, usage, popular, players, etc etc etc) and store it in my database, i don't keep spamming the masters. So for me atleast, all i care about is all servers. The region idea was a nice touch, but it didn't work out too great with tribes 2, so we'll see how well it works at valve HQ :) - Currently, i think most people who create third party tools use IP registration lookups to check for geographical locations as they provide a little more insite then just general continent region.
Regards, Pierre Smolarek www.tf2.com www.serverspy.net Alfred Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote .. > Region 255 is the default region for servers right now. It does NOT mean > all > regions. If you want all regions you need to search each one independently. > However, if every external tool simply searches each region I will rate > limit this ability (the point of regions is to improve user experience > only > showing them servers near them). > > - Alfred > > Pierre wrote: > > Ok, great, got it working. (i was having a mad moment :) just don't > > tell anyone.. shhh) > > > > Just to confirm, region code 255 currently includes all > > regions? or is it just regions that don't have the var specified? > > > > Many thanks in advance, > > > > Pierre Smolarek > > > > > > Kris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote .. > >> It queries the new format server, it doesn't query the old won > >> server. > >> > >> There must be something wrong with your code botman, I got 7518 > >> servers last time I checked... there's a discussion thread on my > >> forums at www.kquery.com if you would like some assistance. > >> > >> Kris. > >> > >> At 16:43 16/09/2003, you wrote: > >> > >>>> I managed to change my code to the new small changes no > > problem. Well, > >> at > >>> least i think i did. > >>>> > >>>> I queried all 8 locations ( 0..7, 255) > >>>> > >>>> I counted only 606 servers comming through, yet if i > > use the steam > >> server > >>> browser, i see 3000. I havn't changed my code to get all remaining > >>> batches as i've assumed that is the same as the old master server? > > Have i gone > >> mad? > >>>> > >>> > >>> I'm sure the current Steam Client server browser queries > > both old and > >> new > >>> format for the combined list. Later once Steam is required and not > >>> optional, they will probably only query using the Steam protocol. > >>> > >>> Jeffrey "botman" Broome > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> hlds_apps mailing list > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_apps > >> > >> Author of the excellent K-query. : www.kquery.com > >> ___ > >> /__/| > >> | |:| > >> | |:| > >> __| |:| > >> /__/\_|:|____ > >> \ \:\/:::::/ > >> \ \::/~~~~ > >> \ \:\ > >> \ \:\ > >> \__\/ > > _______________________________________________ > hlds_apps mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_apps
