Older Compatable Versions

BlackWolf · Post by **BlackWolf** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:43 am

is there an older version that is compatible with the 2.8.1 servers?

sorry in advance if this has been posted eslewhere, plz feel free to move or delete if necessary

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:42 am

It depends on the servers' settings, if they're all at default values, all previous versions from 0.2.5.2 onward are fully compatible with 0.2.8.1. The server admin is informed of compatibility restrictions and what settings cause them, so you can be pretty sure that you couldn't enjoy playing on those servers you can't connect to.

BlackWolf · Post by **BlackWolf** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:49 pm

ok.. when i try to connect with 2.7.1 it tells me login denial and not compatable, so therefore i have no choice other than upgrading?

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:59 pm

If you want to connect to that particular server, probably yes. You can also try to persuade the admin to make the server compatible if he's not using maps.
Which server is it you're talking about? I can have a peek and see what the settings are, then tell you whether it is feasible.

BlackWolf · Post by **BlackWolf** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:49 pm

MBC

and b4 anyone jumps up and down complaining about that server, its my choice

thx for your help z-man, you are always so imformative

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:53 pm

I can connect to that one using 0.2.7.1 just fine, only some rubber tweaks are active there that 0.2.7.1 does not understand. I get tons of compatibility warning messages, of course, which is annoying, but everything seems to work fine afterwards.

If you're using something earlier, you're out of luck: CYCLE_RUBBER_SPEED has been modified, and that probably means MB wants to lock out clients with the framerate dependant rubber code bug. You can try to persuade him to set add

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CYCLE_RUBBER_SPEED_OVERRIDE 0

to the configuration, but its absense probably is intentional.

BlackWolf · Post by **BlackWolf** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:58 pm

ok thx, will try it again but i cant understand why some can connect using 2.7.1 and others cant..

is there a reason for that?

sorry if i seem stupid, im not up on all this tech stuff

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:12 pm

The only reason for 0.2.7.1 sometimes being compatible and sometimes not that I can see would be MB experimenting with settings and making them incompatible with 0.2.7.1 from time to time. Or the servers on the PC randomly changing ports; there are several. If it's really not random, but user based, maybe it's one of MBC's IP range bans? They're known to cause problems from time to time.

Perhaps it would be a good idea to add a "Don't change settings that make the server incompatible with clients version X" option? But then again, we already have the compatibility warnings.

BlackWolf · Post by **BlackWolf** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:15 pm

it isnt a ban issue, as access is possible with other versions

ok, thankyou

gives me food for thought

edit: it works now, thanx alot zman