Digital Paint Discussion Board
Paintball 2: The Game => Server Discussion => Topic started by: madandbored1342 on December 11, 2005, 04:59:30 PM
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Hello. I just got a wireless router and want to make a server. Is there any possible way? Please help ;D
P.S. This is why my server was freezing up. I used "Start New Game"
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It is possible, however if your computer is one of the computers using the wireless connection (I.e. you're no longer connected to router using ethernet/network cable) then the performance will be very poor. It is best to keep your server located on a computer that is attached to the network with a network cable. Additionally to ensure that people will be capable of playing on your server over the internet it is required that you make some adjustments in the router settings to allow people to connect to the server.
If you need more information feel free to reply with any question.
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okay. I remember a certain code you put in the "Properties". What was that?
When I did it my first time, the BG was black, and the text was quite different
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There is a nice guide available at: http://www.planetquake.com/digitalpaint/docs/server_guide_win32.html
I don't believe it contains information pertaining to your router configuration, however that will let you start a dedicated server locally on your network.
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I did the code, and this always happens.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/madandbored1234/PballProblem.jpg)
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That's normal and will be fixed in the next release. What's happenning is that the server is trying to report its status to the Master Servlist (which has since moved locations). New server builds will have the updated serverlist location, and the HTTP headers won't be dumped to the console.
Everything still functions in the same manner.
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Oh, I didnt know. So what do I do now? Let it wait?
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This server is operating in Dedicated Server mode. You must open up paintball2.exe as normal and connect to it in order to play.
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Slighty off-topic, but here is a good possibility to post my problem.
I've bought a new computer and wanted to recreate my own server. After I did all the things to create a server, I started it, but wasn't able to join it as a external server. I just can see it as a LAN-server. I opened the port for paintball on my router, but nothing happend. Is there a new command in build15, because I used build14 (or even build12) when I had my old server.
This is what I have under "Target":
"C:\..\paintball2\paintball2.exe" +set dedicated 1 +set public 1 +exec myserver.cfg +map arenaball
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You need to both open the port on your firewall (if you have one) and forward the port to the appropriate computer on the router.
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I did both ...
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What happens when somebody tries to connect?
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The way I had to do it when I had Verizon DSL is I had to pass the IP address from my router to the computer I wanted to be a server, kinda putting it in the firewall DMZ too.
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What happens when somebody tries to connect?
Connecting ...
Connecting ...
Connecting ...
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Same here. I did those steps, and my server appears online even if I leave, but still 2 problems
1. I told Delmar to update the server list, and he said it wouldnt show up.
2. The login wont work.
I am using linksys. (wireless)
EDIT: Here is what I see. My Friends that want to join dont..
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/madandbored1234/Pb.jpg)
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Is your server IP on http://dpball.com/serverlist.php ?
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No. I did the following steps.
1. Make a copy
2. Insert +set dedicated 1 +set public 1 +exec myserver.cfg +map slowjump5 in the Copy
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wut happenz if u dont have a router can u still have a server
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madandbored1342: You are required to setup some sort of port forwarding on your broadband router. Let me know what make and model your router is and I will see if I can help you.
gamer: Routers or firewalls add an extra step in configuring your network for internet TO the server. Some routers or firewalls are easier than others to setup. Almost all times you will need to create a rule for port forwarding, open a port, or enable DMZ.
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If you don't have a router, it's actually easier to set up a server. All you have to do is open port 29710 for UDP traffic on your firewall. If you don't have a firewall or a router, you should be able to simply start up a server without having to mess with any of that.
We really need to put together some guides for port forwarding on routers. Unfortunately, I don't have one, so I can't put together step by step instructions.
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I'm confused now. So, how do I get the server up Fully?
Problems:
1- admin password won't work
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Solutions:
Make sure you exec server.cfg.
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How do I do that?
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exec server.cfg
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Can you be more specific?
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Fine. Open up your server.cfg file in pball/configs/server.cfg. Scroll down until you see 'set oppass1...'. Make oppass5 your password.
Then start up the game in normal/dedicated mode. Bring down the console, and type 'exec server.cfg'. Then, when you're in a map, type 'login *yourpassword*' to login.
I'm suprised that jits hasn't stepped in on this one.
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it says "only dedicated servers use masters"
If I try the exec configs.cfg it says it can't.
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however if your computer is one of the computers using the wireless connection (I.e. you're no longer connected to router using ethernet/network cable) then the performance will be very poor.
Keep in mind when using a wireless network ping lies. I'm on wireless network and lag unbelievablely sometimes, yet my ping remains <50ms. I'm convinced pinging while on a wireless network is the time from the server to your router and back and doesn't include the wirelss lag. I might be wrong though; i acutally think i am wrong on that, oh well, a legit theory... but ping lies on wifis quite a bit.
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One thing to keep in mind with pings that server browsers often report, is that they're based on the response time of incredibly small packet sizes(<100bytes) at very small packet/second rates. Once you start increasing your packet size(like playing a game with many players for instance, or lots of players in a box map) and increasing your packet/s rate (using the command 'cmdrate') your nice ping begins to break down due to the constraints of the network.
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it says "only dedicated servers use masters"
If I try the exec configs.cfg it says it can't.
That doesn't mean that it didn't work.
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And what do I do?
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Nothing. It worked. It just means that a few parts of the configuration won't work, because your server isn't dedicated, but the important parts are fine.
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YAYNESS!!!!!!
Thanks to everyone who helped me understand how to do this :)
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(That'd me me)
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Never mind, It still won't work......
Okay, step-by-step.
1. I made a Copy of Pball onto the Desktop and inserted the coding for server in
2. I made the other one normal
3. I edited hostname and rotation in server.cfg
4. I tested it on OTHER poeple and it failed
Same problem. Won't show to others, login won't work
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Okay, better step-by-step.
1. Open up server.cfg in the configs folder.
2. Look for the part that says
set oppass1 ""
set oppass1level 1
set oppass2 ""
set oppass2level 50
set oppass3 ""
set oppass3level 100
set oppass4 ""
set oppass4level 150
set oppass5 ""
set oppass5level 150
rcon_password ""
3. On the 'set oppass5 ""' line, insert your password between the two quotes. For testing, make it aaa or something.
4. Save.
5. Make a shortcut of paintball2.
6. Right click it, go to 'Properities'.
7. Where it says 'Target:' add +set dedicated 1 +exec server.cfg +map *mapname*
8. Press okay, and double-click the paintball2 shortcut.
Now, the using of the password.
9. Start up Digital Paintball. Go to Play -> Join Game
10. Join your server.
11. Bring down the console (~) and type 'login *yourpassword*'
You should sucessfully login.
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No dice. It sayd bad password. I did EXACTLY what you said
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In the console which is your dedicated server, type in:
oppass1
It should reply with what your first login password is set at.
oppass1level would also reply with the level of the login for the oppass1.
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It doesnt work. It reacts as if I am talking using the "Talk" Button. and it still wont work. When I update, its Greyed out. When I refresh, its there
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No, in the dedicated server window, type in oppass1.
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You mean the gameplay window, or the Black background thing?
-I know I'm annoying, and misunderstood :)
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Black background.
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Uh, "Unknown command "oppass1""
I think its my router..........
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If that's the case, it's not getting set. Do you have it set so that windows hides extensions and stuff? Perhaps you're doing something like editing server.cfg.cfg.
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No. Okay so I'll do that