Made a new server, just wanted everyone to let me know...

[Cosmonaut]

for some reason, my server was not showing up among the others, including my favorites list like it did before. I tried remaking my server, and it's not showing up, and i remember reading that sometimes you have to play on the server from another computer. In case it's not up/is up, i'd apreciate it if people would alert me that it is indeed visible, so i can pinpoint the problem. The name of the server is Cosmonaut in red and yellow letters (I'm not egotistical, just had trouble coming up with a name)

So far, the server has the valid texts, showing it's online, but it hit an error last time i checked, and it was stupid of me not to copy the error.

[SlackerLinux]

it isn't on my list but most common thing for this is 1. you didn't set dedicated to 2(1 will make your server dedicated but not report to the master server about it) and 2. you haven't opened your ports and your firewall/router is blocking it

[Cosmonaut]

Thank you very much, I'll give it a try. I just tried it with a different client (supposedly updated) and said something about a bad bot number or something like that. If i have anymore questions or such, i'll edit them into this post.


Update: This is the error i have. I understand it is about the client, but i have no idea what it means. A bot-free client, but i'm not using any bots.
ERROR: SV_BotFreeClient: bad clientNum: 33551196

[SlackerLinux]

Thank you very much, I'll give it a try. I just tried it with a different client (supposedly updated) and said something about a bad bot number or something like that. If i have anymore questions or such, i'll edit them into this post.


Update: This is the error i have. I understand it is about the client, but i have no idea what it means. A bot-free client, but i'm not using any bots.
ERROR: SV_BotFreeClient: bad clientNum: 33551196

what QVM and tremded are you trying to run?

[Cosmonaut]

Thank you very much, I'll give it a try. I just tried it with a different client (supposedly updated) and said something about a bad bot number or something like that. If i have anymore questions or such, i'll edit them into this post.


Update: This is the error i have. I understand it is about the client, but i have no idea what it means. A bot-free client, but i'm not using any bots.
ERROR: SV_BotFreeClient: bad clientNum: 33551196

what QVM and tremded are you trying to run?

The ones provided in the "How to make a server" thread


Edit: I'm probably going to head off to bed, thank you again for your help, i would have had no idea what the dedication thing was for, but i do hope i can find out what the problem is (Yeah same problem as before) if you find anything new, let me know

[SlackerLinux]

so this guide?
http://tremulous.net/forum/index.php?topic=3586.0

it even says on that page that that error means your tremded and game.qvm doesnt match
ok so i want you to download a new tremded and a new qvm

For the Tremded

• you can get a new tremded  here: http://releases.mercenariesguild.net/tremded/ just download the right one for your OS( tremded.x86.exe or tremded.x86.native.exe for windows dunno what the difference is between them)
• that file needs to be placed in the <Main>(as listed in that guide) tremulous directory

For the QVM

• you can get Latiku7 QVM here: http://projects.mercenariesguild.net/attachments/download/109/game.qvm or you can use a SVN build with all the latest fixes(the lastest compile i did for someone also includes semi mark decon is attached its uptodate with latest latiku7 svn revision)(cant upload qvm's to forum and im too lazy to upload elsewhere)
• that file needs to be placed in the <User>(as listed in that guide also note newer tremdeds the path has changed try it w/out the local settings part if you cant find anything there)/base/vm(vm might not exist just make it if it doesn't) tremulous directory

ok now running the server:
make a file with whatever name you want with the extension of .bat in the <main> trem directory and add to that file(if file exists and theres other stuff in it delete all that)
tremded.x86.exe +set dedicated 2 +exec server.cfg
or(if the other exe was the right one)
tremded.x86.native.exe +set dedicated 2 +exec server.cfg

last thing to do is make a server.cfg but since you said you already set your servername(normally done in here) i wont bother to explain that part

hopefully all that will help you fix your issue

[Kiwi]

Don't forget that *one* computer can't run a server and see that server in-game.  So try starting up your server, waiting 5 min then looking here to see if you can see your server name.  You could also try creating a new favorite with the ip of 192.168.1.1 with the port of what every you set your port to with "+set net_port *****" when you run your excacutable.  So it will look like:

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192.168.1.1:12321
Good luck,
Kiwi

[David]

You can see your own server if you have a working router.  Lots have broken NAT that prevents people within the network connecting to the external IP.

[SlackerLinux]

specifying the port is optional if you dont specify it will just use the default trem port also the computer cant see a server its running is so wrong i have no trouble seeing mine on the same pc

[Kiwi]

Ok, I was just posing a reason why he couldn't see his server.  My router wasn't capable of doing all that so I figured the same problem might happen elsewhere.