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I simply want to be able to play with a friend of mine over OA, and have control over the levels and bots ect.

First I just used the in game system to create a game and had him try to join by specifying my ip and port.
No Luck

We tried this numerous times, i changed my ip, he changed his, still no luck.
(And yes my firewall has port exceptions, as does my router, same for him)

Next I decided to create a dedicated server and play from another computer, so i created a config file, which looks like this at the moment (it had been bigger but i narrowed it down to only essentials hoping the problem was with my config file)


i run the shortcut whose link is edited to look like this...
(yes ffa is the name of my config file)

Upon running this my server doesn't show up on the server list

Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated, keep in mind I simply want to play with him, so the easiest solution will do.

Thanks for any help anyone can render : )

Make sure your port forwarding is to the right IP and check your current IP on the machine, I had this issue myself recently, somehow I managed to swap IPs with another machine on the LAN while making some other changes and didn't notice it, just about drove me insane.

net port should default to 27960 anyway, I think, but it's best to set it after the path rather than in the config, but again, that really shouldn't matter because it should default to 27960.

Since I'm setting the port to the default port I can't imagine that is what is causing my problem.

And yes my local IP (and machine name)  in my LAN network matches the one that is being port forwarded to.

I'd also like to ask a few questions...

First off when I create my server as described above I load the map and I can see people getting killed and stuff (seen through text in the console), which leads me to believe my game is up and running someplace. This leads me to beleive that all my stuff is set up correctly but it isn't sending information to the OA servers.

Another thing that has occurred is that I can no longer connect to the server to play multiplayer games on other peoples servers. I realize that while I'm running a server this should happen but it continues even after I close the console that should be running my server.

Could this offer any insight into why my server isn't working correctly

First I'm gonna say that I didn't read the entire post or the replies made below the original, so apologies if I repeat what's already said.
I see that in your config you have your /com_hunkmegs set to 50, a recommondation for the map reqkitchen is to increase to a minimum of 56 (OA default). Secondly, it seems like you are trying to rotate the server map by itself. If I understand it correctly you want to play only reqkitchen and no other maps. Instead of using a map-rotation script, simply type: map reqkitchen. If you play on the same machine as the server, try to increase the port number from the standard value. But if you want the server for playing with a friend of yours, then don't use dedicated 2 but give your friend the IP and let him connect to it by typing /connect [ip-number].

ioQ3 won't let you set com_hunkmegs below 56, the game will complain and reset back to 56.

echo404: Can you see "Sending heartbeat to dpmaster.deathmask.net" in the console?

Yes, first if you have maxclinets set to 2, your not using bots and you and your frined are not on, then you shouldn't being seeing kills in the console and that's probably taking your 2 client slots.

Secondly, I have no problem playing on other servers while my machine is running a server, so something is wrong there too.

Additional help:

Look at your firewall logs and see if your friends IP is being logged for any reason, secondly, does your friend have a firewall that can block out going connections?

On the server list, look for your server to show up on the following page, after you start it and refresh this page after you have sent a heartbeat, to do so simply type heartbeat in the console which should reply with something like the following:


heartbeat
Sending heartbeat to dpmaster.deathmask.net
Sending heartbeat to master0.excessiveplus.net

http://dpmaster.deathmask.net/?game=openarena

You can also watch that console while your friend is trying to connect to the server, it should show their attempt to connect if they are getting trough to your machine.

As w1zrd mentioned don't use dedicated 2 unless you up the sv_maxclients or password protect the server, as that could also cause some problem at some point, since someone could be beat your friend in and keep in mind that if you add a bot before your friend connects, then your friend can't get in as you and the bot make 2 and unless you do use dedicated 2 your server will not show up on the master server, but that's not important in your case, though it sometimes helps with troubleshooting such issues, your friend can just use \connect your.server.ip from the console.

This is also wrong:

set m1 "g_gametype 1; map reqkitchen; set nextmap reqkitchen"

vstr m1

Here are some correct possibilities:

Don't rotate at all:

map reqkitchen

Or as you seem to be attempting to do, cycle this one map:

map reqkitchen

set m1 "g_gametype 1; map reqkitchen; set nextmap vstr m1"

vstr m1

Also, unless you plan on using rotation with changing game types you can leave game type out and instead just place it in your config elsewhere, like so:

map reqkitchen

set m1 "map reqkitchen; set nextmap vstr m1"

vstr m1

This is  a working server.cfg:

// misc
 set rconpassword "Password"
 set refereePassword "Password"
 set sv_hostname "Your Hostname Here"
 set sv_maxclients "8"
 set g_gametype "0"
 set bot_minplayers "4"
 set bot_nochat "1"

 sets pure "1"
 sets sv_pure "1"
 sets "Arch" "AMD64"
 sets "Location" "Where Are You"
 sets "CPU" "AMD64"
 sets "OS" "Linux"

// Old Quake II style railgun

 set cg_oldRail "1"
 set cg_altRail "0"
 set r_railtime "1000"
 set cg_railStyle "2"
 set cg_railTrailType "0"
 set cg_railTrailTime "1000"
 set r_railWidth "32"
 set r_railCoreWidth "2"
 set r_railSegmentLength "24"
 set color "3"

 set fraglimit "25"
 set timelimit "0"
 set capturelimit "12"
 set roundlimit "1"

 set com_hunkMegs "128"

 set sv_master1 "dpmaster.deathmask.net"
 set sv_master2 ""

    map q3dm6ish

    set d1 "map aggressor; set nextmap vstr d2"
    set d2 "map czest1dm; set nextmap vstr d3"
    //set d3 "map ce1m7; set nextmap vstr d4"  Removed because I hate the lava.
    set d3 "map dm4ish; set nextmap vstr d4"
    set d4 "map dm6ish; set nextmap vstr d5"
    set d5 "map kaos; set nextmap vstr d6"
    set d6 "map void4; set nextmap vstr d7"
    set d7 "map oa_rpg3dm2;set nextmap vstr d8"
    set d8 "map q3dm6ish; set nextmap vstr d1"

    vstr d4 // start loop at d4


And if all else fails have someone else give it a try that knows for certain the problem is not on their end or scan that port and see if it truly is open here:

https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

EDIT: pure and sv_pure need sets rather than set to work properly.

my new config looks like this...
It works fine, I've loaded it in game no problems.

When I start the game I am the only one in it, however after a few seconds, bots join the game.
There are usually 3 of them all different bots each time.
This doesn't bug me any, I just want to know why these bots load.

My new shortcut looks like this
My server still doesn't show up in the master list, and The bots keep joining it.

I also still can't connect to the internet games other people have made, as they do not show up on the list ingame.
Is there any fix for this?

This is the only thing that I can think of that could prevent me from possibly showing up on master list.

Remove this line to get rid of the bots (Or change it for fewer/more)...

 :-)

ok I figured that line had something to do with it, but they loaded even without the line so I wasn't sure

try adding ...

set bot_enable 0

This should force bots off...

already did that to fix the problem,
now i just need to figure out why my server won't show up on the list : (

Also after running my server, i started another instance of OA and tried to connect to my server via 127.0.0.1, with no success...

Could you post here a copy of server console output?

Make sure that you use a different port for either the client or server if you are running the client and server on the same machine...

I"m almost sure that the reason why it won't show up on the list is the same reason I can no longer access the online servers and games, any idea on that?

BTW, you should also adjust these:

sets "Arch" "AMD64"
sets "CPU" "AMD64"

Because if you were running that ARCH you probably wouldn't be seeing the hitch warning, it seems to have became extinct here, but I'm just guessing, I don't know what your running on.

On the connection issues, see my above post and scan to make sure your port is open for the server, I'm 1000% sure it's not and that last zero is not a typo either. ;)

Again, I don't have any problems here running the dedicated server and connecting to it, I just choose it out of the LAN menu in the server list and I can connect to other servers while running the dedicated too, the only possibilities I'm seeing for your issue are misconfiguration somewhere outside of OA.

OMFG, heres the kicker, copied everything to my brothers computer to try it, opened  the port for him, loaded it up and it worked first try...

So i need to find what i did to the program that is preventing it access to my network. I've disabled my firewall, and still had the same problem, so it isn't that. Anyone got any ideas as to what idiotic thing i did on accident?

I have no idea what was the cause but the problem was definitely this:

The IP it lists (72.94.5.220:27969) was my IP a few days ago, I change it every few days for security purposes.

So its trying to use my old IP and can't because it's not my current?
If that is the case how to I tell t what my new IP is?

I seem to remember a while back my .cfg file has a line which specified the IP, that is probably the culprit, but I can't seem to find that line of code again so I can fix it

Ok I finally got it to work after reseting every setting in the game, thanks everyone who had the time and patience to help me out.

If you interested in playing with me my server is called "Echo404's Server"
I suck tho so be warned : )

I've had a bunch of friends join my room, and if they have the maps they do everything fine, no lag, but if a friend doesn't have the map and they have to download it, it goes incredibly slow. Is there any line of code I can add to up the download rate?

sv_dlURL "website with PK3s"

If it still doesn't work, ask your friends to do a condump (/condump filename) after connecting and post here the file.

Edit: deleted sv_wwwDownload reference because it's not in OA.

That one I never heard of, what does that one do? :)

it downloads the internet to your home folder

Allows HTTP downloads... in Tremulous. I didn't realize sv_www* cvars are not in OA.

yeah, and it's still downloading
(http://www.runovici.hr/images/downloadInternet.gif)

haha, nice gif animation :D

new problem, i have maps in a map pack in an external folder I can play on them if I load the mod, but im trying to set them up so I can have those maps on my server in a rotation. Any idea's? or am i just being stupid again...

You can copy the maps but I would strongly advice against it as they might be mod depended.

You should rather load the mod by adding "+set fs_game MODNAME" at the command line. Clients that download with Autodownload will now also get the mod and it will be put in its own folder on their computers too.

seta sv_dlURL ""

You don't have to bind to an IP unless your machine has multiple IPs.

Auto downloads will be incredible slow with no sv_dlURL

It is "net_ip" that should not be there.

Hi to everyone :)
I need help! I'm trying to build a server (just for fun) and I will like to make one with new maps.
For example I am trying to make a match in the AQUA map. I use the following parameters:

openarena.exe set dedicated 2 +exec testnew.cfg +set net_port 27950

and this is my cfg file:

--------------------
set sv_allowDownload 1
seta sv_dlURL http://www.webalice.it/playfortoday/baseoa/
set sv_hostname "just testing"
set sv_maxclients "14"
set sv_master1 "dpmaster.deathmask.net"

set g_gametype "0"
set bot_minplayers "4"
set bot_nochat "1"

set fraglimit "25"
set timelimit "30"
set capturelimit "10"
set roundlimit "1"

set m1 "map aqua; set nextmap vstr m1"
vstr m1
---------------

I tried to make it works with the people downloading the map from my PC but it is extremely slow. So i put the map on http://www.webalice.it/playfortoday/baseoa/ (http://www.webalice.it/playfortoday/baseoa/aqua.pk3) but I don't know if the thing work this way or what... Because I am trying with friends and they can't download the map when playing.
Any ideas?:) Thanks!

seta sv_dlURL http://www.webalice.it/playfortoday/

It's not working even in that way... It gives an error that is something like "http:/baseoa/aqua.pk3". I tried tro write the url in many different ways but nothing...

militanz, can we connect to your server? what's its address?

Use the quotations marks, Luke. Quake 3 treats everything after unquoted // as comment.

I tried with the quotation marks yesterday and it wasn't working, but now it works... almost.
The file come down (the size is correct) but the name is aqua.4cb35cb9.pk3 and when is finished it start the download again (same file same size same everything)...
what now?:)

solved: i was uploading files in ASCII mode and not binary. Thanks tuftuf ;)