Digital Paint Discussion Board
Paintball 2: The Game => Server Discussion => Topic started by: Vandir on October 22, 2006, 12:26:27 PM
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I have set up a server, but ingame it appears grey and I can't connect to it. Could someone help me?
btw if you set up servers like the way it said in tut., then what is the ingame action "Start New Game" supposed to do?
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btw if you set up servers like the way it said in tut., then what is the ingame action "Start New Game" supposed to do?
paint ball has two kinds of servers. one is in-game (the "start new game") and one is a dedicated server. the dedicated is explained in the tutorials. and i think its more stable than the in-game one.
with that said, are you trying to connect to a dedicated server that you set up? or are you starting an in-game server and trying to connect to it from another computer? or something simailar?
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The in-game one is more for LAN usage and messing around.
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I'm trying to connect to the dedicated server I set up...
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i think its because pball is still pinging servers. if that is the case just give it a few seconds. but im not quite sure.
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Usually you can't connect to your own server -- not from the external IP address, anyway. I'm not sure why this is. You'll have to get somebody on a different connection to test it.
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oh right.... can i try testing it on a different pc
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Usually you can't connect to your own server -- not from the external IP address, anyway.
what do you mean? ive started a dedicated and connected to it with the same computer. ive also started an in-game server and opened pball again and been able to connect to it.
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So how come I cant?
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Usually you can't connect to your own server -- not from the external IP address, anyway.
what do you mean? ive started a dedicated and connected to it with the same computer. ive also started an in-game server and opened pball again and been able to connect to it.
He means that you can't connect to your server using the IP address everyone else sees. You can still connect to it, but not using your public IP.
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So what do I use to connect to that server then
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im not sure what you would type but this is what i do. go to the console from the main menu and type "connect" then your computer name. for me its an address assigned by my school. (ie zorchenhimer.dorms.[...].edu). i can also use my school-assigned ip (10.62.xx.xxx), note that this is not my external address. (158.xxx.xxx.xxx)
PS jits, why is the spell check acting weird?
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ok...
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no thats not what i meant. it picked out im in zorchenhimer for one. then all of the other misspelled words it added onto the end and didnt correct the actual word. ive never seen it do that before.
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note that this is not my external address. (158.xxx.xxx.xxx)
Which is what I was saying you usually can't connect to.
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ok
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Generally all of your local servers should show up in the list but using your internal ip (something similar to 192.168.1. _______ etc. if you are using dynamic routing.
As to why it doesn't show up in the list at all...not sure I can help you there.
Tell ya what though, I am trying to get my dedicated server listed too so perhaps we can look for each other's server on the list.
Here is the title of mine:
m7's all dm, pgp
If anyone wants to see if it is showing up I would appreciate it.
I also have 4 or so bots running around in there in case anyone wants to just try out some target practice while waiting for humans to show up.
By the way, is there a way to check the servers outside of the game? Ie a site or something that lists them?
since you can only connect by the internal address it is hard to know if it is showing up. I have tried running it on the wife's laptop usring a separate wireless connection so far.
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By the way, is there a way to check the servers outside of the game? Ie a site or something that lists them?
there is a stand alone server browser that comes with the game.
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or you can use kquery4 with some tweaking:
http://dpball.com/forums/index.php?topic=3466
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http://search.hlsw.org/sei/project/index.php?mode=extended&Search_Game=Q2&Search_Mod=pball&action=process&language=en
This is good too.
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http://search.hlsw.org/sei/project/index.php?mode=extended&Search_Game=Q2&Search_Mod=pball&action=process&language=en
This is good too.
Thanks, precisely what I was looking for. I am wondering though if they include cable servers etc.? I don't see Syncmaster's cable etc.
Obviously it takes a while for them to update as well.
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OK how do you change all those settings you see in the start game section ingame where you make a server? Those like eliminaton times and grenade count
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Usually through the console commands entered manually, or by editing the server configuration file.
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use the config files, manual is a pain in the butt.
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Somehow my server isnt showing up now..
Oh well it never worked anyways
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is it public? if its not it wont show up on the server lists.
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How do i know if its public or not
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one of two ways:
1) type "public 1" in the console
2) check server.cfg for "set public 1" <-- this way is better
0 - private
1 - public