Master Log-in

[Zapple]

I was playing and quit out, then I went back to internet game and this came up, it still let me play though.

[llaffer2]

Your reputation precedes you.

[Zapple]

And what reputation is that?

I have never seen this happen before (screenshot)

[Lucifer]

And what reputation is that?

I have never seen this happen before (screenshot)

If you read what's on your screenshot, you will learn what probably happened.

[Zapple]

And if you would read my post you would see what really happend

Obvisiosly it wasnt full because it let me in

[Lucifer]

And if you would read my post you would see what really happend

Obvisiosly it wasnt full because it let me in

It didn't let you in, it was full. *THEN* it used the cached serverlist on your machine for the master server browser. I'd imagine you hit it at the same time I hit it last night when it was full. So just like when the master server can't be reached, the game used the server list from the last time it *could* reach the master server.

[Zapple]

And if you would read my post you would see what really happend

Obvisiosly it wasnt full because it let me in

It didn't let you in, it was full. *THEN* it used the cached serverlist on your machine for the master server browser. I'd imagine you hit it at the same time I hit it last night when it was full. So just like when the master server can't be reached, the game used the server list from the last time it *could* reach the master server.

IT would say a different thing then wouldnt it? Like "The master server could not be reached"
Not what it really says now, right?

[Lucifer]

It didn't let you in, it was full. *THEN* it used the cached serverlist on your machine for the master server browser. I'd imagine you hit it at the same time I hit it last night when it was full. So just like when the master server can't be reached, the game used the server list from the last time it *could* reach the master server.

IT would say a different thing then wouldnt it? Like "The master server could not be reached"
Not what it really says now, right?

Regardless of why it can't retrieve the server lsit from the master server, it will use the locally stored serverlist anytime it can't use the list from the master server. At least, that's my understanding of it.

You see, then the game pings each server in the list to find out how many players are there, who they are, your score, and stuff. So the master server just gives up a list of servers that doesn't have a lot of information in it. If you ever want to know what information you *do* get from the master server, somewhere there's a file called "frommaster.srv". In Linux this file is at /home/yourname/.armagetronad/var/ . Take a look at it and what I'm saying will make a lot more sense.

[ishAdmin]

And if you would read my post you would see what really happend

Obvisiosly it wasnt full because it let me in

It didn't let you in, it was full. *THEN* it used the cached serverlist on your machine for the master server browser. I'd imagine you hit it at the same time I hit it last night when it was full. So just like when the master server can't be reached, the game used the server list from the last time it *could* reach the master server.

IT would say a different thing then wouldnt it? Like "The master server could not be reached"
Not what it really says now, right?

Don't assume there is any logic to what the error message says. After all, it was written by volunteer(s), who likely had a low priority for fixing up the various messages that were programmed in.

[Tank Program]

Plus, we've already discussed this... The last time this happened.