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Hyper · Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:36 am Post subject: Custom master servers?

I experimented a bit with Unreal's master server options. It should be nice to be able to have one or a few custom master servers running maintained by the Unreal community to have a backup in case the GameSpy master is down. Unfortunately I did not get it working yet. There is hardly any info available on this matter so, I hope there are some Unreal die-hards who can tell me/us more about it.

I posted my experiment at the TCP forum. Click here to read it with all technical details:
http://tcpcarnage.dnsalias.net/phpforum/viewtopic.php?t=655
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Hyper · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 10:41 pm Post subject: First results!

I finally was able to break the barrier, with support from the Rune community I got the full settings file to run master servers. I set-up a test master server at hyper.xs4all.nl. In order to try/test this master, you need to apply the following settings to Unreal.ini:

For unreal servers:
In the [Engine.GameEngine] section:
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=hyper.xs4all.nl MasterServerPort=27900

For Unreal clients:
In the [UBrowserAll] section:
ListFactories[1]=UBrowser.UBrowserGSpyFact,MasterServerAddress=hyper.xs4all.nl,MasterServerTCPPort=28900,GameName=unreal

Please note that I have not been able to test the master server, so there might be problems or it migt not work at all!

I also created a downloadable stand-alone master server. It's based on parts of unreal Tournament because the Unreal 1 version did not want to be queried. While it's from UT, it's configured to be an Unreal master server, not a UT one.

Download experimental stand-alone Unreal master server

Again, everything is still experimantal!
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Hyper · Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 2:15 am Post subject:

Update: The previous master server did not work. Because it was based on Unreal Tournament, it probably has some incompatibility with Unreal, even when the MasterServer.ini is configured as Unreal 1 master server.

I now made the experimantal master server working using Unreal 225. You can add your server to it with the following change in Unreal.ini:
[Note: This master server is experimental and will not always be up]

In the [Engine.GameEngine] section:

Hyper · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 2:09 am Post subject:

I set the next step: With help of the users at gathering.tweakers.net I found a tool to limit the CPU usage of UCC.exe. The master server works well with only 2 to 5% cpu usage on a modern CPU (depending on CPU speed)

I'll be running a semi-permanent master server (permanent minus some downtime for reconfiguring) and I created the first general release package. (v. 0.3) Details @ http://www.hypercoop.tk

More information can be found in the included manual. (Readme.txt in the master folder)
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Dynami<T>e · Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 1

Hello, New Here but not to the Unreal Community. Can we add something to the Master Server issue? If and when its ran on a server and we want the clients that play on our Game server to have this in their ini. Can we get a mod to run on our server that Inputs that line onto their Unreal.ini to allow them to ALSO query the standalone master server that we would run? If its possible let me know, Thanx in advance. Also i just wanted to Give a Thanks to Hyper, Winged, Zora, Wolf and the crews for Adding Great Ideas and Mods to unreal, It really keeps this game "Unreal." If I miss anyone that has also added their Input to unreal I appologize and thank your for your help also. Ive got a few other things in Mind also but i dont want to ask too much.

Hyper · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:54 am Post subject:

It might be possible, technically. }TCP{Wolf made a small tool called "Small Unreal Client Corrections" which changes the puregecachedays option in User.ini.

But I have some doubts about this idea. Basically, users should decide theirselves if they want to query new master servers or not. Querying more master servers might take more time on low-end connections, so it's not always something users want. Also, the current master server is not very stable yet. If all works out right, this will change with the next version of Nepthys, which will include updated master server support.
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Zombie · Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 295

Adding in new standalone masters should continue to be done manually at the choice of the user. I think it should held that way unless we were absolutely certain with solid proof (not rumor crap) the gamespy master was to drop Unreal1 support in X amount of time. If that happens it might be considered acceptable to write a new master in the user's ini, but even doing that alone would have to be well regulated with a community adopted convention standard. It would be havoc if everyone conformed to their own standard and tried to write their own choice of masters in player's ini. Their ini files would bloat up with masters, older master entries might be overwritten, possible increase of overhead....bad situations might arise.

I've expressed my opinion in another thread about custom master regulation, or in the event the gamespy master was gone. It would best work out if only the major game server hosters like TNN, OverKill systems, NewUnreal, and any major group presence host the "higher-ladder" 24/7 custom master servers. Plus, those "high-ladder" custom master hosters should agree to a policy of un-censored practices so that no particular server gets black-list blocked for whatever reason except if a major attack originated from a source IP to their masters. It would never work out if every admin/player hosted their own master. The community server listing would be spit into dozens of list domains making server selection constricted. Sure every server and client player could attempt to keep a full up-to-date master list in use, but that creates more network overhead for everyone involved.

-Zombie

Brait · Joined: 26 Feb 2005 Posts: 1

Domination???

Hyper · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:05 pm Post subject: Re: ,.