I make no secret of the fact that I hate the lobby system introduced in
L4D. I don't think the idea is bad, but the implementation sucks. One
of the big problems is that sv_password has never worked with the lobby
system, and this makes it very difficult to set up a truly private
(password-protected) server. In L4D, sv_password only works if you
connect to the server directly, but then you can't use any of the
features that require the lobby system, such as voting. Sure, you can
jump through lots of hoops using combinations sv_search_key,
sv_steamgroup_exclusive, etc., but why should you have to? As long as
you're going to make the game use a lobby system, why not put something
into the GUI where you can easily specify a game server, like the good
old "Favorites" tab in the server browser. And if the game server you
specified is protected by a password, the password box should pop up
when you connect.
I would imagine that sv_password is being deprecated in favor of the
lobby system and sv_search_key, and that's why it doesn't work in L4D2.
- Dave
Kerry Dorsey wrote:
> I absolutely agree with Davide, regarding the essential aspect of
> community-only servers. Plus, large GSPs have a different pricing structure
> for private servers. A lack thereof would impact everyone's bottomline. If
> Valve purposely borks the sv_password cvar, it would be courteous to say so.
> And as for being a bug? In the 8+ years of hosting Valve product, I don't
> recall a problem with passwording our servers. Just sayin'...
>
> Kerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of D4rKr0W
> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:33 AM
> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] l4d2 demo sv_password disabled ?
>
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Eric Riemers <[email protected]> wrote:
>> i know what
>> will happen the instant i turn them on, there full.. and then i/community
>> cant even join the servers.. i own the damn thing.
>
> That's why i'm making such "malicious" claims. I think every small
> community has the same concerns and with sv_password broken and no
> information whatsoever on the compatibility of plugins such as
> metamod/sourcemod, i can't help but to worry about it.
>
> --
> Davide Mirtillo aka DPI - D4rKr0W
> http://www.dpi-clan.org
> http://steamcommunity.com/groups/DemolitionandPyromaniac
>
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