___ It's been years since I've played. I'm looking to get back into the game. I used to host alot back in 2006 with version 1.6.2W3T2. Back when you had to goto a website and write down the posted IP address of the host ,then manually type it in to join. I've spent the last week reading up on all the latest versions ,bugs ,etc.
___ I've also installed (from scratch) version 1.15.0 along with the maps ,terrain ,& smoke patches.
I've noticed the new in-game "Multiplayer" server list. I have'nt tried hosting yet ,as I've been spending time just refreshing my skills on flying , and getting used to everything again first.
(Waiting before I install the new 1.15.2 patch)
___ But I have yet to see any servers listed for the few days I've been playing. I figured there was just no-one playing or either the
master server that the game uses to show the list of current game servers was down.
__ I looked through the EECH.INI file and noticed there are two master servers listed.
The primary : hoxdna.org
The secondary : eech.dhs.org
I typed these into the web browser out of curiosity. One says "Our servers are too busy to handle your request" while the other just doesn't exist. I don't know if this means they are down or just specifically designed for the game to respond to.
My question is : Is anyone out there playing ,and if so , have you played multiplayer with a friend recently ? I read that when a player is playing ,his game is automatically posted on the in-game server list.
Is this still working ? I don't have a friend that can check to see if I'm actually appearing on the server list as I'm playing.
(I changed the
usemaster=0 to
usemaster=1 in the
EECH.INI file ,so it would report my game to the master server.)
(Don't know why it was set on 0 by default ,but it's good for everyone to know ,if they want their game to be posted ,they must change this)
( This is not a bug report. I will post those on the specified bug Report Thread)
Eagerly awaiting ..... Thank you,
Powerstomp