Password protecting a server does nothing to make a server "Friends-Only" after a game has started. It will only prevent public lobbies from finding it. If you force the lobby to search for that IP it will bypass the password anyway.
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Dave Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > Use the good old fashioned way - coined in gold source games - and just > password protect it? Or did valve use their god like wisdom and remove > that functionality for L4D? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brent > Veal > Sent: 06 October 2009 22:56 > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Friends-only option in L4D > > Make sure all the slots are filled with friends and that no one leaves. > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 2:48 PM, David A. Parker <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> That could be. I assumed the option was for a friends-only game, not >> just the lobby, but I could be mistaken. So is there no good way to >> only play with friends, short of creating a Steam group and putting up >> an exclusive server for it? >> >> Thanks, >> Dave >> >> gulfy32 wrote: >> > I always thought that the friends only option was for the lobby > only. >> Every >> > time I have used it random people join throughout the match. >> > >> > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 4:25 PM, David A. Parker <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> A few days ago, I created a friends-only versus game on one of our > L4D >> >> servers (I used mm_dedicated_force_servers to force my lobby to > search >> >> our servers). I was playing with two of my friends. We played for >> >> about 15 minutes, and then a bunch of public players suddenly > starting >> >> joining. The other 5 player slots were all filled in about 15 > seconds. >> >> I thought perhaps I had messed up a setting, so when the game > ended we >> >> left and I created a new lobby, made damn sure it was friends-only, >> >> started the game, and the exact same thing happened. We were alone > for >> >> a while, and then there was a sudden and fast influx of public > players, >> >> right in the middle of the game. >> >> >> >> So, does "friends-only" not mean what I think it means (that only >> >> friends can join your game)? Or could it be that our reservation > ticket >> >> expired for some reason? Has anyone else had this happen? >> >> >> >> Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Dave Parker >> >> Utica College >> >> Integrated Information Technology Services >> >> (315) 792-3229 >> >> Registered Linux User #408177 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> > >> >> -- >> >> Dave Parker >> Utica College >> Integrated Information Technology Services >> (315) 792-3229 >> Registered Linux User #408177 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
