Author Topic: New Op2 Multiplayer Server (Read 32357 times)

it2000us · « **Reply #25 on:** September 03, 2003, 10:43:52 PM »

Heres some suggestions that acouple of ppl and me have talked about in the chat thingy. Make it so that we can down size the damn thing and make it not always on top.

Martynd · « **Reply #26 on:** September 04, 2003, 02:48:31 AM »

there are reasons it is full screen, and reasons its always on top, this may not be an issue in future versions, but for the time bieng it must stay

Leviathan · « **Reply #27 on:** September 04, 2003, 06:43:29 AM »

ok heres my post
well done so far. wp etc
i personaly feal that even if it cant join or create games it dont matter, cuz games can b done by TCP/IP. All the system has 2 do is show the IP of each player and b able 2 copy it to clipboard easyly. this is what i planed to do when i was making a WON replacement
Are you writing this in Visual Basic?
suggestions:
add join/leave messages
add timestamps for messages
add simple status system, away/afk or online
on edit profile window make it recive ur current profile so u dont have 2 re-enter it all
make it skinable, if its VB i should b able 2 do it.

Martynd · « **Reply #28 on:** September 04, 2003, 07:41:17 AM »

i have plans for all those, and i know how to do them as well

but theres a little thing whcih we call school that im stuck doing, i also have a job, and i also feel like sh*t a lot of the time recently and dont actully feel like working on it
but i promise you that wen i am not at work, or school, and when i m not actully depressed, i will infact make all those changes and more, the ability to start games will be present in futre versions

OP2Patriot · « **Reply #29 on:** September 04, 2003, 07:36:03 PM »

I remember when martyn said it'd take practically forever to finish the server. Days later he said it would only take weeks. The fact that we almost have a server is enough to be excited over.

CK9 · « **Reply #30 on:** September 05, 2003, 08:58:34 AM »

so, what's the EPC?

OP2Patriot · « **Reply #31 on:** September 05, 2003, 01:26:10 PM »

Update: There was a non-IP game set up via the server a few minutes ago.

BlackBox · « **Reply #32 on:** September 05, 2003, 03:06:29 PM »

I have proven.

OK. Martyn's still working on the program.

The next major release, I will be hopefully doing the client again, so you can expect the development to go about 1.5x - 2x faster. (So all the workload is not on Martyn)

Also, I continue to look for a way to execute the program via the DLL calls (rather than using the input or lots of WM_COMMAND's to get it to do what we want)

OP2Patriot · « **Reply #33 on:** September 05, 2003, 03:07:29 PM »

I have proven? What did you prove?

Martynd · « **Reply #34 on:** September 08, 2003, 02:31:23 PM »

well it can now create and join games with no bugs

now im just working on the extra stuff, eg participant lists,and displaying game status

but the imporatnt part of join and start is done

Betaray · « **Reply #35 on:** September 08, 2003, 03:48:18 PM »

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

btw, it says that im not running the most current version, does it update automaticly, or do I have to download it again?

BlackBox · « **Reply #36 on:** September 08, 2003, 04:36:29 PM »

Yes. If there is a newer releasable version, the program will pop up and have you download the new one.

Dev test update as of today:

Martyn and I are abandoning the tests of today. The program got seriously messed when he bug fixed the code, and the server crashes when the game is closed.

He will try to fix it tomorrow, and we will go ahead again.

Betaray · « **Reply #37 on:** September 08, 2003, 07:09:21 PM »

hmmm weard

Jake · « **Reply #38 on:** September 12, 2003, 11:57:51 PM »

Just so I know I'm not a dumb-dumb...we can't use the multiplayer server yet, right? I installed it and got an ID then logged in, and it won't let me create a game. On the messages thing it says it's fully supported for multiplayer, but still testing. So I guess still testing

Martynd · « **Reply #39 on:** September 13, 2003, 03:21:29 AM »

yea, we still testing

all the basic stuff works now 100%

you can make a game
have ppl join the game
then start the game

its being expanded to show things like participant lists and so on

xfir · « **Reply #40 on:** September 13, 2003, 09:17:58 AM »

Quote

Just so I know I'm not a dumb-dumb...we can't use the multiplayer server yet, right? I installed it and got an ID then logged in, and it won't let me create a game. On the messages thing it says it's fully supported for multiplayer, but still testing. So I guess still testing

Did you open the client directly? Or did you go through Outpost 2?

If you go through Outpost 2, hit the SIGS button and the Multiplayer Login box (for Martyn's server) should open.

If you go through the client, then you won't be able to start or join games.

Jake · « **Reply #41 on:** September 13, 2003, 09:46:33 AM »

Yes, I go through the client directly. When I try to connect through the SIGS button, it says to check my internet connection.

Martynd · « **Reply #42 on:** September 13, 2003, 02:06:03 PM »

the sigs button wont work unless you ahve downloaded the full install, and copied all the files to op2 directory as instrcted

if you just get the client update then it wont run from op2

Jake · « **Reply #43 on:** September 13, 2003, 02:08:15 PM »

I DID download the full install, and put it in my OP2 directory.

Do DSL firewalls effect it? I took mine down and it still doesn't work.

BlackBox · « **Reply #44 on:** September 13, 2003, 04:38:33 PM »

Okay. try these fixes:

1) delete the snwvalid.dll from your system folder.

2) make SURE you put client.exe, and snwvalid.dll into your outpost install dir.

3) if you have any routers between the computer you will be using to log onto the server, and your net connection, set them so all packets that come on ports 15101, and 15102 go to that certain computer. If you can't route by port, set it so all packets from outpost.sytes.net go to that computer. Also, try shutting off ALL known firewalls.

4) Now open OP2, and click Multiplayer, then the internet (SIGS) button. The client should load after a brief pause. Try to log in as usual.

5) If you still can't log in, the reason could be because you have a dynamic IP, and the ISP changes your IP every time you send data to the net. Other reasons could be that your ISP's routers are confused by the data stream coming from the server, and don't know which computer to send it to. In this case, there is nothing you can do (you might try contacting your ISP to see if they can change it, what you'd have to tell them is "I'm trying to send and receive data from outpost.sytes.net on UDP ports 15101 and 15102, and it isn't working") Other than that, there is nothing you can do.

Jake · « **Reply #45 on:** September 13, 2003, 10:21:09 PM »

N/m error gone

It still doesn't let me join or host a game. :blink:

TH300 · « **Reply #46 on:** September 14, 2003, 04:02:06 AM »

it cannot connect to the server. I don't have a firewall and start it from op2.

Edit:
Now it works, but still cannot create a game.

Martynd · « **Reply #47 on:** September 15, 2003, 01:20:49 AM »

create a game is disabled for the time being

and be aware that deleting any file from your system directory will affect other sierra games usuing won

Ezekel · « **Reply #48 on:** September 15, 2003, 12:54:36 PM »

now whats the point in disabbling the host and join game options? getting my all hyped up and stuff and then letting me down like that!

lol JK

TH300 · « **Reply #49 on:** September 15, 2003, 01:46:24 PM »

another thing: When the client crashes it doesn't terminate outpost2, so that I get a lack of memory.

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