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FPSC Classic Product Chat / Keeping A Server Up

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stewygamz
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Hi Everyone,
I recently found out that in order to host servers in my FPSC game, it requires certain ports to be opened. How can I make it so you don't need these ports and/or I can keep a default server running without keeping the game up 24/7 on my computer. I'd like to add 5 or 6 servers that people can join. Will i need to get external hosting such as Godaddy? If so, how do I input it to host my FPSC game? thanks!

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GreenDixy
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Posted: 31st Mar 2010 09:25
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few options A: open the ports threw your router to allow people to connect to your ip address to play or B: buy a hosting plan thats a vps (virtual private server) running windows. i dont think godaddy has thoes types of plans i could be wrong thoe

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stewygamz
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How could I run it off of a vps?

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stewygamz
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Also how would I go about opening my ports so people can connect through there... would that be safe?

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GreenDixy
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for a vps you need a windows vps then you login threw a remote manager and just run your exe as normal as for openening ports it differs on the router/firewall you are using i am using linksys so i goto http://192.168.1.1 enter my username and password and go into port forward to figure out what ip address you need to enter to login to your router one of 2 options open up your network connections and few status or you can do start / run / type cmd into the box "Enter" a black dos box will come up you type in ipconfig and you will see something like what i provided in the screen below

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stewygamz
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@unix.... so is that dangerous letting people use your IP to play? I don't see anyway other to do it, I can't just say in the instructions, "Oh yeah, and you have to forward these ports", no games have to do that.

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GreenDixy
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giving someone your ip ain't totally bad just don't open any ports other then your game port and and any other ports you use

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SamK
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FPSC does not have a dedicated server sooooo a vps would be useless..... Unless I am missing something here and FPSC now has a dedicated server option.
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GreenDixy
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@SamK vps is not useless there is not just unix/linux vps there is also windows vps witch you can login remotly to do what you need to

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Silvester
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A VPS IS useless for an FPSC game, since we cannot host dedicated servers for our games, so PLEASE don't come and tell them kids they can get a VPS to host their game servers on, it won't work! FPSC Hosts its games with the host PLAYING in it, you can't run a program which keeps up a server 24/7.


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stewygamz
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ok so I cant use a VPS, how can I make it so when someone else hosts their own game,they don't have to screw with re-directing ports?

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Silvester
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You can't, it's what you'd need to do with ANY kind of server.


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stewygamz
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So what's the point of even making multiplayer games? No other games force a person to re-direct ports just to host a game. At least not that I know of

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Silvester
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That's because other Multiplayer game 'hosts' run off a central server with your client acting as a data handler only, not the actual server.. FPSC uses your PC as an actual HOST, rather then a data handler.

And MP is more or less an unsupported feature they tossed in near the end of development to make it look more shiny and sell more.


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stewygamz
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So your really saying that MP can only be EFFECTIVELY used for things like playing with a few real life friends, but that's about as far as it ranges?

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Silvester
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Pretty much yes.


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stewygamz
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TGC should really come out with some updates making it more useful then. If it only ranges that far, it's barely going to be used.

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Silvester
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Quote: "And MP is more or less an unsupported feature they tossed in near the end of development to make it look more shiny and sell more."

I quote myself there.


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stewygamz
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is MP any better on x10? im using regular

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Nope, the Multiplayer in X10 is exactly the same as in Vanilla.


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stewygamz
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ok thanks for the help everyone I think I'll stick to regular games lol

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