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FAQ + How to get started using FS2NetD

It's probably just that there are no servers up at the moment. The multiplayer community is quite small at the moment. If you suggest a time to play you're more likely to find other players than simply wandering online hoping to see some.
 
I'd like to add something, if it hasn't been said before; if you can't seem to see ANY game on IP or FS2NetD, try forcing the port to one of the two that you opened up on your router. Go to the Network tab in the launcher, and go down to "Force Port" - there should be a box with a zero in it. Put in one of the ports and try that :)
 
While we're talking ports can anyone tell me what port 7117 is actually for? I've grepped the code and run an ethereal trace while playing on FS2NetD and I haven't seen shit.
 
Good lord,
I'm extremely impressed with the amount of work and fervor FS2ers have applied to keeping their games active. We should all be so zealous in every aspect of our lives. If anyone feels like playing a game right now, I've already got one up. Name's Vermillion, I'm looking to see what everyone has learned over the years of playing freespace. I also have an idea for another squadwar, how many active members do you think freespace has total?
 
Check Spam folder.

And...is the server down? I did everything you said.
I have FS2_Open 3.6.9
The .cfg file.
No mods on
Network is set

But it refuses to connect to the server.
 
fox, here's my tip on trying to getting the verification email.

At the immediate moment of this post, the fs2netd server happens to be down, so it is not worth pulling your hair out to try to connect at the moment. Fyi, you can now check the status of the fs2netd here.

Now, when the "FS2NetD web site via ip" entry shows a status of "Online", you'll definitely need the config file. Just in case you don't have the cfg file, you can always get the latest version here:
http://www.game-warden.com/fs2open_pxo.cfg

EDIT: Removed link to game-warden.com via i.p.
 
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FOX2PRO said:
Done. Now what?
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You've got two options when it comes to multi...

1. When the FS2NETD service is online, you just fire-up FS2, make sure that the box for PXO is checked in multi options, and go through the bay doors.
(Fyi, you can check the status of the fs2netd here.)

2. When FS2NETD is not running, you can still join a game by ip. A lot of fs2-ers are posting their instant message ids and the irc channels that they can be found in over on the multiplayer forum, so check that out.
 
Glad to see this local is back on line.
Now, if you would Please, Whats the status of the FSTNET and the stand alone servers?

The Drunks would surely enjoy returning to the BEER we left in orbit chillin.
And if we just happen to shoot a few along the way :D

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FS2NetD will hopefully be fully functional tomorrow. It's partially setup right now, but it is not in a very usable state and remains firewalled until it's ready. Most of the day has been spent on DNS and mail server issues (which should get rid of the spam filter problems that everyone has) so I haven't had time to get FS2NetD up and running too like I had wanted.

It is installed, and about 90% setup, and the DNS changes should fully propagate in the next 12 hours or so. The website still needs to be reconfigured, which will likely wait until later tomorrow, but actually playing games may be working in the next few hours or so (assuming I don't hit any database issues).

Oh and the server IP will now be 64.92.160.250, or if you are using a very recent FSO build (such as http://icculus.org/~taylor/fso/willrobinson/gamma_test.rar) you can just use fs2netd.game-warden.com instead of the IP.
 
miles32 said:
couldnt you just edit the config file with the correct ip?
Or will that not work?
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Yes, that will. The advantage of specifying the domain name (available in builds gamma and above only!) is that - should the ip address ever change - you will not need to scratch your head as to why you can't connect.
 
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