MP servers not visible from game lobby

[Ben Zwycky]

I have never seen any servers visible via the lobby, even when they are visible in the in-game browser. I mentioned this to Eclipse, and he says he hasnÔÇÖt seen any servers in the lobby either.

I tried running my own local server, and at the end of the startup sequence I received the following messages:

Server (10.100.14.13:2304) MP0000 Init Succeeded

GameCQ: Could not load the GCQInterface DLL

This message appears in both console mode and graphics mode.

[Supreme Cmdr]

Works just fine.

I just loaded the lobby and could see three UCAWA servers online.

I just started a local and internet server and they loaded just fine.

If you didn't install the GameCQ lobby software correctly, then you need to re-install it.

There are several registry keys that the GameCQ installer creates. If they are incorrect, then it won't find that DLL.

e.g.

quote:

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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE3000adGCQServices]

"Path"="folder where GameCQ is installed"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE3000adUniversal Combat A World Apart]

"path"="folder where game is installed"

"program"="ucmpGCQ.exe"

"version"="1.00.04"

"postcommand"="/logchat"

"lobbyprogram"="GCQL.exe"

"lobbypath"="folder where GameCQ is installed"

---

[Ben Zwycky]

Hmmm. The path variable is not present in

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE3000adUniversal Combat A World Apart].

I'll try uninstalling and reinstalling, but talking to Jack on Teamspeak, he doesn't have that variable in his registry either.

Anyone else?

[Supreme Cmdr]

Its not required for UCAWA; but you can try adding it to see if that makes a difference. I doubt it.

[Ben Zwycky]

No, no difference. Uninstalled/reinstalled both, no change- annoying. Doesn't matter that much, as we can still start the game using the Join server shortcut.

[Eclipse]

I tried hosting a server both with the console and graphical, they both show up in the server list, no DLL issues.

The problem I had with the servers not showing up was do to me not putting GCQ to the right lobby.

[Ben Zwycky]

OK, uninstall/reinstall did solve the DLL issues, but I still can't see any servers in the lobby. How exactly did you "put GCQ to the right lobby", if you'll excuse my total incompetence?

[Supreme Cmdr]

First click on the Lobby button. You should then see several lobbies depending on which game (UC, UCAWA, UCG, UCO) you have installed. Choose a lobby (e.g. UCAWA). Then press the Play button to display the servers for that lobby.

This is in the GameCQ documentation as well as in the UCAWA manual btw.

[Ben Zwycky]

Doh! How did I miss that?

Sorry.

[Supreme Cmdr]

heh. So it works now then?

[Ben Zwycky]

yep

Me. Big. Fool.

[Supreme Cmdr]

heh, you're not alone. Eclipse had the same problem.

[Ben Zwycky]

Well, with this thread here, maybe less people will get caught out. Is there some way to set a particular lobby (e.g. the AWA lobby) as default?

[Supreme Cmdr]

Nobody would be caught out if they actually read the provided docs. There is no excuse for that.