It's a messy system that certainly needs to be fixed, but it's probably
low on Valve's list of priorities. That said, you don't have to get
people in your lobby to put in the mm_dedicated_force_servers stuff.
Only the lobby leader needs to have that option set.
- Dave
Eric Riemers wrote:
> When i played co-op, i could use the "sv_search_key <string>" that worked
> like a charm, however it did not for versus mode.
> Versus mode works fine when you use the mm_dedicated line.
>
> But still, i would have though valve would add a option that people in the
> same group as the server should have a option
> to reserve one that is emtpy, go in the lobby and use that server. I cant
> imagine that normal regular players know anything
> about sv_search_key or the mm_dedicated line. There is just no easy way to
> let people of your group use the server from the lobby.
>
> Even better, if you tell people IN the lobby that they should use those 2
> options, you cannot.. the console wont open in the lobby.
>
> On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:04:55 -0500, "David A. Parker" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> Start the game and create a lobby. While you are in your lobby, open
>> the console (usually the "~" key if you started the game with the
>> -console option). In the console, enter:
>>
>> mm_dedicated_force_servers IP:PORT
>>
>> Where IP is the IP address of your server and PORT is the listening port
>
>> (usually 27015). Start the game and it should connect to your server.
>>
>> - Dave
>>
>> Shlomi Turjeman wrote:
>>> can you explain again? how I can make a lobby for my server?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 16:16, Eric Riemers <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> dont set a game mode in the config, just connect to it with the lobby
>>>> and
>>>> it will change to what you want to play..
>>>>
>>>> just like it was in l4d..
>>>>
>>>> my simplistic config:
>>>>
>>>> --- snip ---
>>>> hostname "[EU] Lethal-Zone.eu L4D2"
>>>>
>>>> rcon_password "xxxxxx"
>>>> sv_steamgroup xxxx
>>>> --- snip ---
>>>>
>>>> and then they started to fill up rapidly, with coop and versus games.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:46:13 +0200, Shlomi Turjeman
>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Hi, how can I replace the game mode (via the config file) to Versus?
>>>>> all my servers stuck on Coop.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank's.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 15:38, Richard GrosJean
>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Am I the only one still having issues with sv_search_key (as in, my
>>>>>> client
>>>>>> searches for 5-10 seconds for a server and then just starts a
>>>>>> listenserver)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Brett Cooper
> <[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm actually having this issue myself. The game will absolutely not
>>>> run
>>>>>>> in any other mode other than coop on startup. The commands from
> past
>>>>>>> mailings and websites do not appear to work - ideas on this? :(
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>> It doesn't matter what map it's running while it's idle, the
> minute
>>>> a
>>>>>>> lobby
>>>>>>>> connects it will change to whatever map specified in the lobby
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected]
>>>> [mailto:hlds_linux-
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Vaughan Reid
>>>>>>>>> Sent: 17 November 2009 07:18
>>>>>>>>> To: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list'
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Left 4 Dead 2 Dedicated Server
> Available
>>>>>>>>> Has anyone figured out how to start a server on anything other
>>>> than
>>>>>>>>> coop
>>>>>>>>> mode? If I enter "map mapname versus" in the server console it
>>>>>>>>> changes
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> versus mode but that isn't really good enough for a mass hosting
>>>>>>>>> environment. I tried sv_gametypes "versus" but it still starts as
>>>>>> coop.
>>>>>>>>> In
>>>>>>>>> addition I tried +map mapname versus on command line as well as
>>>> +map
>>>>>>>>> "mapname versus" with no luck.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I am also having an issue with sv_password. Whenever it is set it
>>>>>>>>> breaks
>>>>>>>>> server queries and it doesn't seem to do anything anyway. Clients
>>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>>> connect without specifying a password yet I type sv_password into
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> server
>>>>>>>>> console and a password is set. Anyone having similar issues?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected]
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
>>>>>> Joshua
>>>>>>>>> Smith
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 17 November 2009 3:49 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Left 4 Dead 2 Dedicated Server
> Available
>>>>>>>>> Would someone with a working passworded linux server mind
>>>>>>>>> pastebinning
>>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>>>> server.cfg and launch command just in case we're all doing
>>>> something
>>>>>>>>> retarded?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:39 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Working for me, the publics are full and the privates aren't
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:hlds_linux-
>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of James Gurney
>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: 17 November 2009 06:38
>>>>>>>>>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Left 4 Dead 2 Dedicated Server
>>>> Available
>>>>>>>>>>> Does sv_steamgroup_exclusive work for anyone else? I can't
>>>> launch
>>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> server without it instantly filling with people who aren't in
>>>> our
>>>>>>>>>>> steamgroup.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Jason Ruymen
>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The Left 4 Dead 2 Dedicated Server files are now available on
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Steam.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Use the game name "left4dead2" from hldsupdatetool to download
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> them.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> These are not the final set of files, so there will be another
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> small
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> update before the game is released.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Jason
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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