New server, setting suggestions
New server, setting suggestions
Hi all, really appreciate the effort of all who have helped provide this game.
I have been playing for a while now and love the game, however, playing from australia there are no servers. Lag is always a problem.
Being in australia, what server settings would allow for best play for those coming from overseas?
Are there any settings people could suggest?
Also, trying to get my service provider "Exetel" to host a server, please see the "Other Games" section at this URL http://games.exetel.com.au/forum/
and add comments to support this push, might get a server installed with heaps of bandwidth.
I have been playing for a while now and love the game, however, playing from australia there are no servers. Lag is always a problem.
Being in australia, what server settings would allow for best play for those coming from overseas?
Are there any settings people could suggest?
Also, trying to get my service provider "Exetel" to host a server, please see the "Other Games" section at this URL http://games.exetel.com.au/forum/
and add comments to support this push, might get a server installed with heaps of bandwidth.
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there's a couple threads that have them, i think. here's one with perhaps an abbreviated list:
http://guru3.sytes.net/viewtopic.php?t= ... n+settings
i also agree with the high rubber!
http://guru3.sytes.net/viewtopic.php?t= ... n+settings
i also agree with the high rubber!
OK i pasted these settings to settings.cfgnicolas.b wrote:there's a couple threads that have them, i think. here's one with perhaps an abbreviated list:
http://guru3.sytes.net/viewtopic.php?t= ... n+settings
i also agree with the high rubber!
seems OK, do i need to disable any other settings from the default?
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brad, i'm a little confused because i was only able to connect just now by custom connect to your IP. when i browsed the internet list of servers from top to bottom i couldn't find yours. and this is strange because the other day your server showed up just fine. possibly you changed the "broadcast to master server" setting from 1 to 0 or something.
and on a totally unrelated note, i see another aussie server called "games.secret.com.au" .... AU stands for oz, not austria, right?
and on a totally unrelated note, i see another aussie server called "games.secret.com.au" .... AU stands for oz, not austria, right?
maybe should upload my config files for you to look at?nicolas.b wrote:brad, i'm a little confused because i was only able to connect just now by custom connect to your IP. when i browsed the internet list of servers from top to bottom i couldn't find yours. and this is strange because the other day your server showed up just fine. possibly you changed the "broadcast to master server" setting from 1 to 0 or something.
no its set the same
---cut---
TALK_TO_MASTER 1 # set this to 1 if you want this server to be known
# on the internet
DEDICATED_IDLE 2 # if you run a dedicated server and set this
--paste---
and on a totally unrelated note, i see another aussie server called "games.secret.com.au" .... AU stands for oz, not austria, right?
config files
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here are my config files zipped
here are my config files zipped
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There is one extra file that is important
and that is var/user.cfg
this file is created the first time you run armagetron.
IT has a lot of setting that is loaded when armagetron is loaded including:
CLIENT_PORT 4534
SERVER_PORT 4534
SERVER_NAME Unnamed Server
SERVER_NAME is the most important, there is such a name in dedicated_Server.cfg (or elsewhere doesnt matter where for now) but the upshot is that armagetron will ignore SERVER_NAME from any other file if it is set in user.cfg to something else. ( i think it was this way around
Ie make sure that SERVER_NAME is correct in ALL files to make sure.
and that is var/user.cfg
this file is created the first time you run armagetron.
IT has a lot of setting that is loaded when armagetron is loaded including:
CLIENT_PORT 4534
SERVER_PORT 4534
SERVER_NAME Unnamed Server
SERVER_NAME is the most important, there is such a name in dedicated_Server.cfg (or elsewhere doesnt matter where for now) but the upshot is that armagetron will ignore SERVER_NAME from any other file if it is set in user.cfg to something else. ( i think it was this way around
Ie make sure that SERVER_NAME is correct in ALL files to make sure.
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I'm too trying to set up a server.
However there is no user.cfg in the /var dir
If someone could post a sample cfg file that I could edit, that would be very much appriciated.
aswell as any command line options that you suggest.
Btw, the server will be running on a 10mb connection, pumped through an oc48.
So any ideas on the best server settings for this configuration would be great.
cheers
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However there is no user.cfg in the /var dir
If someone could post a sample cfg file that I could edit, that would be very much appriciated.
aswell as any command line options that you suggest.
Btw, the server will be running on a 10mb connection, pumped through an oc48.
So any ideas on the best server settings for this configuration would be great.
cheers
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