Server Quick Problems. Help?

[lege]

THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME

problem one
- everyone who joins has is put on spec mode. how to change that?

problem two
- it says that my server is unreachable. how to fix that again?

problem three
- i have the latest version of dedicated yet it says version: pre_0.2.5 and i have undownloaded and redownloaded more than once. and i have downloaded it from the armagetronad.net website so i am lost to why it get the message that says "YOU SHOULD PROBABLY UPGRADE TO ARMAGETRON ADVANCED!!!!" where do i get the upgrade from then if the site gives me the oldest version?

[Z-Man]

everyone who joins has is put on spec mode. how to change that?

This can have many reasons. AUTO_TEAM could be 0. TEAMS_MAX could be 1. TEAM_MAX_PLAYERS could be 1. ACCESS_LEVEL_PLAY could be too restrictive. Post your config.

it says that my server is unreachable. how to fix that again?

You probably need to set up port forwarding. Though, if your server is listed on the master list, chances are it's just you who can't reach it; use the LAN browser instead.

i have the latest version of dedicated yet it says version: pre_0.2.5 and i have undownloaded and redownloaded more than once. and i have downloaded it from the armagetronad.net website so i am lost to why it get the message that says "YOU SHOULD PROBABLY UPGRADE TO ARMAGETRON ADVANCED!!!!" where do i get the upgrade from then if the site gives me the oldest version?

Ignore that. It says pre_0.2.5 because your server is unreachable so your client doesn't know what version it is. The UPGRADE! message is triggered by trunk clients pinging your server and nothing to worry about (and, again, a sign that your server is perfectly reachable for others, the pings wouldn't get through otherwise).

[lege]

config's :

ACCESS_LEVEL_PLAY 20
ACCESS_LEVEL_PLAY_SLIDERS 20
ACCESS_LEVEL_PLAY_SLIDING 20

TEAM_BALANCE_ON_QUIT 1
TEAM_BALANCE_WITH_AIS 1
TEAM_MAX_IMBALANCE 1
TEAM_MAX_PLAYERS 1
TEAM_MIN_PLAYERS 1
TEAMS_MAX 20
TEAMS_MIN 1
WIN_ZONE_MIN_ROUND_TIME 1000000
WIN_ZONE_MIN_LAST_DEATH 1000000
FINISH_TYPE 0
GAME_TYPE 1
SIZE_FACTOR 1
SPEED_FACTOR 0.5
AUTO_IQ 1
AUTO_AIS 0
AUTO_TEAM 0


server :
what do you mean by use Lan? like i tried to connect to it from my other laptop and it said unreachable. and which ports should i use. i have it saved as these.
Protocol: UDP
WAN Port Start: 4534
WAN Port End: 4535
LAN IP Address: 192.168.15.3 (but there is another. my default gateway is 192.168.15.1)
LAN Port Start: 4534 LAN Port End: 4535

Ignore that. It says pre_0.2.5 because your server is unreachable so your client doesn't know what version it is. The UPGRADE! message is triggered by trunk clients pinging your server and nothing to worry about (and, again, a sign that your server is perfectly reachable for others, the pings wouldn't get through otherwise).

then what does that mean that i should do?

[Z-Man]

AUTO_TEAM 0

This one. Change it to 1.

what do you mean by use Lan?

Play Game/Multiplayer/LAN Multiplayer.

and which ports should i use. i have it saved as these.
Protocol: UDP
WAN Port Start: 4534
WAN Port End: 4535
LAN IP Address: 192.168.15.3 (but there is another. my default gateway is 192.168.15.1)
LAN Port Start: 4534 LAN Port End: 4535

That all looks fine.

Ignore that. It says pre_0.2.5 because your server is unreachable so your client doesn't know what version it is. The UPGRADE! message is triggered by trunk clients pinging your server and nothing to worry about (and, again, a sign that your server is perfectly reachable for others, the pings wouldn't get through otherwise).

then what does that mean that i should do?

It means what it says. An unknown packet type was received; a newer client sent it. The assumption at the time of writing that warning was that new packets mean there is a new version out there (there is) and that you should upgrade (you don't need to), so it tells you about it. You really can ignore it.

[lege]

Play Game/Multiplayer/LAN Multiplayer.

so i run it through Lan or look for it in Lan?

[Z-Man]

exactly.

[lege]

Thanks Z-man it is up now, but i have tried to make the wall lengths longer yet they stay so short? i've tried walls_length 1200 and it doesnt not change. they look like little tadpoles swimming. ahaha. how do i change it?

[Z-Man]

You need to remember that for some game relevant settings, there are two. In this case, WALLS_LENGTH and SP_WALLS_LENGTH. The first will be in effect in multiplayer mode (triggered if more than one player is online) and the second for singleplayer mode.

[lege]

thanks. youre the bestest. much appreciated.

[lege]

i keep getting a error message every few hours or so saying that i must have installed the dedi-serv wrong and that my cinfig files arent found when they are clearly in the arma-dedi folder in my program files.

this is what it says:
[0] Warning in void FindConfigurationPath() in src\tools\\tDirectories.ccp:1440 :

[0] Could not determine the path to configuration files. Using default or command line arguments.
[0]
Error in int main(int, char**) in src\tron\gArmagetron.cpp:570 :
Configuration files not found. Check your installation.

then a little box pops up saying:
Error in int main(int, char**) in src\tron\gArmagetron.cpp:570 :
Configuration files not found. Check your installation.

then i end up having to reinstall everything all over again...

[Z-Man]

That check only is run at the beginning of execution. I can't really see it failing unless
- the configuration files do get removed
- Windows is deciding that it should apply some compatibility mode that hides the files. You should be able to check on that in the properties of the installed armagetronad-dedicated.exe executable.

[lege]

the authentication process for this is pretty complex.
what is the php client thing i need to download so i can be sure if i am right of the one i have downloaded for armagetron?

[Z-Man]

what is the php client thing i need to download so i can be sure if i am right of the one i have downloaded for armagetron?

It's not a client, it's an authentication authority. And you don't need it to run an authentication enabled server. What do you want to do?

[lege]

i want to have certain people be able to log in as a local user or a moderator or an admin etc.

[Z-Man]

Just get global authentication working (GLOBAL_ID would be the setting for that) and give them the rights using USER_LEVEL.