Eclipse Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Ok I tried it Papi's way: that brought up the ingame browser to connect to a server. so that way works. I tried again with the steps I posted above and it is still working over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 I found out what's wrong. If you have friends logged you can launch game through selecting your friend and selecting the joypad icon with Eclipses parameters and it brings you straight to the server where your friend is. But if there's none of your friends already online and you try to select > Tools > Launch > Universal Combat Multiplayer, it doesn't work with +connect parameters. So the best way is to use Eclipses parameters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted May 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 That makes sense because Eclipses method uses the +connect parameter which sends you directly to the server. Since you have friends connected and XFire is passing the +connect and other params (thereby bypassing the in-game browser), this will work and thats why it does. If you don't have friends connected and you try using +connect, then it won't work because there is no IP to pass to ucmp.exe. In which case, it will be ignored and then try to start the game. Of course, it won't start without the /c parameter which launches the in-game browswer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehankg Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Hey, Anyone who wants a friend on Xfire that has UC can add me, my SN is wolf57. and on AIM its realgothchick323 (That started as a joke but i kept it anyway) I look forward to hearing from some fellow UC'ers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted May 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 I think I should create a master friend group, this way anyone invited to that group, is automatically friends with everyone in it. Think I'll do that today. Anyway, I am working with Chris on this and I think we've found a solution which will be in the next update. Basically, if you use /c and +connect in the shortcut, the +connect will override the /c and instead of launching the in-game browser, will attempt to use the +connect to join the target server. So, if you added /c to Eclipse's version, it will work if you try to join your friend who is currently online, since it will use +connect to join. And if you just try to run the game without joining someone, if you have /c without the +connect, it will work fine. So someone needs to test if this variant works in both Papi's and Eclipse's cases. code:[4211] LongName=Universal Combat Multiplayer ShortName=ucmp Icon=uc.ico LauncherDirKey=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE3000adUniversal Combatpath LauncherExe=ucmp.exe LauncherPasswordArgs=+password "%UA_GAME_HOST_PASSWORD%" LauncherNetworkArgs="+connect %UA_GAME_HOST_NAME%:%UA_GAME_HOST_PORT% %UA_LAUNCHER_PASSWORD_ARGS%" InstallHint= Launch=%UA_LAUNCHER_EXE_PATH% %UA_LAUNCHER_NETWORK_ARGS% /c ServerStatusType=FARCRY CanBeUpForGame=TRUE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 Has a master friend group been created yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted May 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 doh, no I forgot. But if you want to create it, be my guest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: doh, no I forgot. But if you want to create it, be my guest. That's what I'm going to do tonight when I get home. Sooo... I need everyone who wants to join in the 3000ad friendlist to tell me their XFire username, so that I can add it to 3000ad friendlist. I tried to look for XFire usernames in the profiles, but just few has it in their profiles. Please add it to your profile or send a pm to me. BTW SC, can I use 3000ad as a master friend group name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I forgot to ask if it would be possible to add XFire username to fleet db profile too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted May 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Papi: BTW SC, can I use 3000ad as a master friend group name? Sure quote:Originally posted by Papi: I forgot to ask if it would be possible to add XFire username to fleet db profile too? I'll have Mark (the webdude) look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I've greated 3000ad profile to XFire. Just search for 3000ad as a username and request to be added. You don't have to send any information here or to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordax Blyrr Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Nice eh! Now we can finally arrange some good games without polluting the forum! One worry less for our SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 One thing, you must set your status to "Up for a game: Universal Combat Multiplayer" if you're online and not playing, otherwise you won't be seen by others. If you're already playing UCMP others can see you online and join the game you're in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlek Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 As a second quick tip (thanks to Papi for creating a 3000ad profile btw), I've just installed Xfire and found that deleting the 'testuserxxx' account at the bottom got rid of all the 'random' players I was presented with. This way, you'll only see friends of the profile '3000ad' instead of some of the sucky games I was presented with when I first installed Xfire. It'll make it easier to browse the games list you're interested in (UC ) and the users who are up for a game of UC but not playing a game right now. Hope it helped in some small way; it was beginning to annoy me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted May 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Yeah, I deleted that testuser too btw, Papi, I'm going to leave you in charge of accepting invites sent to the '3000ad' group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Roger that boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordax Blyrr Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 Can I be your sidekick Papi, as the first official member added to the 3000ad master friend list?? Well, can I, can I? *jumping up and down impatiently* No for real, this XFire thing is great. Thanks for creating the master friend list Papi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain McMahon Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 um how do I delete the testperson and get 3000ad added? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordax Blyrr Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 just press the little + icon at the bottom left of the XFire console. Then type 3000ad in the 'Username' box and press search, after its found press "send" button. To delete the common friend, just rightclick on its name and choose delete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Be Advised: Whenever XFire updates itself, it also re-sets the .INI file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Lindsey Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 I posted on their forum. MAybe that will poke them with a stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordax Blyrr Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Good tip! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee_101 Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Do you think it might be possible to load XFire onto a 24/7 computer to host the 3000ad master profile? Right now its logged off, which kind of defeats the purpose of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordax Blyrr Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Why would that be so? The master friend is only a central point for all players. Doesn't matter if its on or offline. You can always check the profile of 3000ad in XFire to see what members have registered to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee_101 Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 I misunderstood how XFire works... thats all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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