"Minor bug fixes and optimized performance, the most important fixes are:
Lobby functionality has been improved
Steam usernames should now display correctly
Ping calculations are more accurate"
I tested it. It has become much better and I even joined a 64 players match and it worked greatly.
Yeah, we had already found out about this the day it released, but yeah. The improvements they've made are better, and we're hoping they release a dedicated server software so we can get better!
But yeah, I'm glad MP support for this game returned!
We've been providing MP support for swbf2 for about 2 years, Nyx.
The pings on the server are just a modification they implemented. To some of us, it seems to be like ping == ping/3;
Yeah, but this is official so more people will be playing it instead of the multiplayer base being split because of 3rd party software.
Based on ur words I see that you have not used SWBFSpy, so be sure to try it before. SWBFSpy is not a software but a MS replacement ;)
I've only used it a few times, honestly.
I use both swbf2spy and the disney/gog exe. SWBFspy lets you host campaign missions and other game modes the gog update currently doesnt not.
Its possible to upgrade our master server to include servers from both master servers.
Just add in the protocol that is used by clients to query server list from the GOG master server (or have a server side text file with any number of ips or DNS names to query), and append those to the list that is already kept track of in the MS.
You could even append the DNS name the server is associated with to the beginning/end of the server's MOTD, which would let players know that that specific server is hosted targeting that specific master server.
See this illustration incase any of this is mindless jibberish to you:
https://gyazo.com/082681c6525c6b7333b0abd3e54672d2
https://gyazo.com/e661903f5e3a7b0e8ebc2df6ab966bd2
Yes, programs that run on computers are software. I believe what Anyder was meaning is that this software does not run on your computer, but one that I rent.
Use SWBFspy, don't use SWBFspy, it's all up to you.
There are some advantages to it for managing servers when compared to GameRanger or GoG, but that's only helpful when there are players. Should GoG decide to shut down their service like Gamespy did, we will still be here.
Quote from: RepComm on January 05, 2018, 03:34:15 PM
Its possible to upgrade our master server to include servers from both master servers.
Just add in the protocol that is used by clients to query server list from the GOG master server (or have a server side text file with any number of ips or DNS names to query), and append those to the list that is already kept track of in the MS.
You could even append the DNS name the server is associated with to the beginning/end of the server's MOTD, which would let players know that that specific server is hosted targeting that specific master server.
See this illustration incase any of this is mindless jibberish to you:
GoG's game browser is totally different from Gamespy/Gamemaster. GoG is more like GameRanger. The communications protocols are totally different from what we see with Gamemaster.
Nothing is impossible with computers, but I think it would be more difficult than you realize to mate them in a common game browser.
Quote from: Led on January 05, 2018, 07:12:18 PM
GoG's game browser is totally different from Gamespy/Gamemaster. GoG is more like GameRanger. The communications protocols are totally different from what we see with Gamemaster.
Nothing is impossible with computers, but I think it would be more difficult than you realize to mate them in a common game browser.
Ah, I gotcha. That does throw a wrench in the concept. I'll probably take a look at how to go about it in the future. I'm pretty unfamiliar with unconventional networking, vlan is a black box for me right now.
Quote from: Led on January 05, 2018, 07:02:52 PM
Yes, programs that run on computers are software. I believe what Anyder was meaning is that this software does not run on your computer, but one that I rent.
Use SWBFspy, don't use SWBFspy, it's all up to you.
There are some advantages to it for managing servers when compared to GameRanger or GoG, but that's only helpful when there are players. Should GoG decide to shut down their service like Gamespy did, we will still be here.
Quote from: Led on January 05, 2018, 07:12:18 PM
GoG's game browser is totally different from Gamespy/Gamemaster. GoG is more like GameRanger. The communications protocols are totally different from what we see with Gamemaster.
Nothing is impossible with computers, but I think it would be more difficult than you realize to mate them in a common game browser.
Exactly what I was about to write.
It should be mentioned that some players are experiencing issues getting the multiplayer up if your using mods like evolved or anything changing the vanilla levels. I just experienced that today & had to revalidate my files on steam.
Quote from: 411Remnant on January 06, 2018, 08:18:52 PM
It should be mentioned that some players are experiencing issues getting the multiplayer up if your using mods like evolved or anything changing the vanilla levels. I just experienced that today & had to revalidate my files on steam.
Thats cause will they overwrite ur files
For me and what I hear it seems to have gone from barely working to kind of working. I had almost zero luck even joining servers before and while I can join now, it freezes and crashes often. I also don't see ping for any servers in the browser.