How do you mean "specific servers"? openserverbrowserr in console will open the classic server browser that is included in most (all?) VALVe games. If you mean a specific server inside a Steam Group, this is set by a group ID in the server config and found through the Steam Group Servers.
Making a lobby and only inviting friends is already included in Left4Dead by way of Lobby creation and setting it to "Friends Only". I hope this helps. _______________________________________________________ Shane Arnold - [email protected] "For want of a nail, the horseshoe was lost. For want of a horseshoe, the horse was lost. For want of a horse, the messenger was lost. For want of a messenger, the message was not delivered. For want of an undelivered message the war was lost." Jonah Hirsch wrote: > I'm asking this: > > What advantage, if any, does the lobby browser give to these groups of > people: > > -People looking for specific servers > -People who have friends with whom to make a lobby > > On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Shane Arnold <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> > I have yet to find one, so can someone let me kow what the advantage >> of the new system is for people looking for specefic servers >> >> openserverbrowser, or ms_force_dedicated_server when starting a lobby. >> Left4Dead matchmaking is based on Steam Groups. >> >> >>> people with friends to make a lobby with? >>> >> You mean creating a lobby and making it friends only? >> >> _______________________________________________________ >> >> Shane Arnold - [email protected] >> >> "For want of a nail, the horseshoe was lost. For want of a horseshoe, the >> horse was lost. For want of a horse, the messenger was lost. For want of a >> messenger, the message was not delivered. For want of an undelivered message >> the war was lost." >> >> >> >> Jonah Hirsch wrote: >> >>> I have yet to find one, so can someone let me kow what the advantage >>> of the new system is for people looking for specefic servers or people >>> with friends to make a lobby with? >>> >>> On 7/16/09, Shane Arnold <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Groovy update. Cheers for the news Jason. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Shane Arnold - [email protected] >>>> >>>> "For want of a nail, the horseshoe was lost. For want of a horseshoe, >>>> >> the >> >>>> horse was lost. For want of a horse, the messenger was lost. For want of >>>> >> a >> >>>> messenger, the message was not delivered. For want of an undelivered >>>> >> message >> >>>> the war was lost." >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Jason Ruymen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Left 4 Dead has been updated to include a lobby browser. This is an >>>>> optional update. The lobby browser (under Play Online) will show you a >>>>> list of optimal games available for you to join. The browser pares >>>>> >> down >> >>>>> the thousands of lobbies and games currently being played to show you >>>>> >> the >> >>>>> best list of games available to you. This list includes official and >>>>> add-on campaigns, including add-on campaigns you have not yet >>>>> >> installed, >> >>>>> making it a great way to discover them. You can filter by difficulty, >>>>> official and/or add-on campaigns and by lobbies and/or games in >>>>> >> progress. >> >>>>> The Play on Steam Group Server screen now displays which Steam group >>>>> >> it's >> >>>>> searching while updating the list. >>>>> >>>>> After calling a vote to change difficulty in game it is now correctly >>>>> updated in matchmaking. >>>>> >>>>> Add-on Campaigns: >>>>> - When downloading a new version of an add-on and installing it (by >>>>> >> double >> >>>>> clicking the .VPK file), it will now correctly overwrite the pervious >>>>> version, even while Left 4 Dead is currently running. >>>>> - Addressed a crash when two mission files with the same name are >>>>> installed. >>>>> - Steam Group Servers now will now correctly offer download links when >>>>> running add-on campaigns. >>>>> >>>>> Server: >>>>> - The server will now warn if the public or private tags exceed their >>>>> limits. Public tags are limited to 63 characters. Private tags used >>>>> >> for >> >>>>> matchmaking are now limited to 1024 characters. >>>>> >>>>> SDK: >>>>> - The VPK tool can now handle campaigns larger than 500MB. >>>>> - You can now drop an add-on a VPK file onto the VPK tool to have it >>>>> extract it for you. >>>>> - Detail.vbsp and lights.rad have been added to the distribution. >>>>> >>>>> Note that the Linux Steam objects have been renamed. This shouldn't >>>>> >> cause >> >>>>> any issues. >>>>> >>>>> Jason >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>>> please visit: >>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>> please visit: >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
