[Singh]

ill be up for one in 10-15 minutes, testing other missions atm

[Flipside]

I don't think it was the software, I've been having some trouble with my Smart settings on my hard drive ever since I put in my new graphics card, I think theres a bit of clashing going on
I'm kinda trying to think of an excuse to blame the motherboard, so I can get a new one and while I'm at it, upgrade this XP1700+ to something a bit more fruity
I would offer to help out here, but since my Internet connection runs through 3 computers, not to mention I do my own online gaming, I'm not sure I can, at least until I get the server computer set up in the loft

[ChronoReverse]

I don't know, the standalone server tends to brash for almost everyone.  On my end it looks like the game is still running, but the modem lights aren't blinking anymore.

*Still waiting for people to join game

[kasperl]

if someone can get me a stable standalone exe, that can run besides Kazaa and MP3's being shared across the local LAN, i could probably host between 16:30 and 22:00 GMT+1, each working day. Nothing reliable, but it should do.

it would be a win98SE PC, P3 800, 192MB SDRAM, Radeon 7000 64MB. Only times it would be down would be when i am either playing FS myself, playing Counterstrike, or when i'm doing something resource intensive.

[Flipside]

I woke up this morning to the extremely helpful 'Hard Error' on my windows screen, and the only step I could take was reset.

If it weren't for that 'Hard Error' I would never know what was wrong with my computer

I can probs host from time to time, usually overnight, but same as Kasperl, I will need to shut it off from time to time, e.g. when I'm rendering etc.

[kasperl]

i am currently running a standalone, and i'll probably continue to do so for at least 90 minutes.

[Flipside]

I think what we need to do is arrange a time for as many people as possible to get into Multiplayer, possibly get 2-3 standalones up and give the system a good stress-test.

[karajorma]

Sounds good to me. Just need to know when.

[Flipside]

Well, I'll probs be free late tonight, about 11:00 GMT, you're on the same time zone but will probs be up the pub, so it might be better to wait till around midnight GMT, and see if anyone can make it? Not sure how convenient that may be for different timezones though.

I would log onto that Standalone now, but I'm rendering in the background, and my poor computer would just fizzle if I tried running FS2 at the same time

[kasperl]

well, anything past GMT 21:00 is pretty annoying for me.

I'm not really up to start playtesting, i'm kinda tired. I'll leave the standalone on as long as possible, though.

[Flipside]

Yeah, Saturday night probs isn't a good night for it anyway, some people have lives I suppose part of the problem is that I have to keep moving my TI table files around for validation reasons, I wonder if theres any way it can automatically use the default .vp tables when playing a standard FS2 multiplay?

[kasperl]

-mod?

[Flipside]

Hell, yeah, why didn't I think of that!

LOL Still living in the Bad Old Days I guess

[karajorma]

Kasperl is right. I just created a folder called multiplayer an shoved the various cfg files in there.

[Singh]

game up and waiting for vict....urrr, people

[kasperl]

is it an idea to put up a sticky thread where everyone who hosts a standalone posts one post and edits that to show if it should be up or not?

[Lightspeed]

to port people to FS2open multi, we need some easy URL that contains everything they want / need to know.

I fiddled around some time today, and this is what I came up with.

Click http://www.penguinbomb.com/lightspeed/SCP

Especially note the link to the multi guide. Is the whole thing helpful?

We should make it as easy to follow as possible, and once IRC is up, host a standalone on normal PXO, the name representing the URL and pointing to the guide.

[kasperl]

IMHO: replace the whole installing guide with a link to the wiki. any changes can be brought around quickly that way.

edit: can you throw those lists with what works in mp and what doesn't in the wiki please?

[Lightspeed]

I won't replace with the Wiki. The Wiki is specialized for single player and MODs, it is a lot of trouble clicking around to everything you need. We need something far more simple than the Wiki.

I can probably add a link to the Wiki though, for up-to-date informations.

And yes, I could bring the lists over to the Wiki, along with the server guide if you want.

[kasperl]

click the link under my name an go ahead, please.

the bigger the wiki is, the better.

and can someone make a script for ordinary PXO so i can "type" that link using a key binding of some sort?

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BTW, htl got changed to nohtl from 01-20-04 on IIRC.