Multiplayer Servers Offline

[Supreme Cmdr]

Please check GNN for an inportant news update.

[Supreme Cmdr]

I cut my vacation short and am back waiting for the server config to finish so that I can upload the game, configure it on each and flip the switch on the game/auth/master servers.

Will keep you folks posted. In the meantime, keep staring at the server side updates in the 1.00.01 update which I will release once the servers are online. And if you haven't already, you MUST read the Multiplayer Issues section of the updated FAQ.

[ 04-07-2003, 01:42 PM: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

[Supreme Cmdr]

Almost there....check GNN for a news update

[Supreme Cmdr]

Culled from this thread

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Originally posted by ShoHashi:

Just noticed a BCMG Development Test Server up on ASE. Getting close, I'd wager! I swear the SC is teasing us!

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Yeah, I had eight servers (five on the new public site and three in my office) up earlier today and we were stress testing and load balancing.

Thinking that nobody would be able to see them (except us devs and Dreamcatcher crew) in the in-game browser (need a BCMG.EXE update), let alone be able to connect to them, I flat out forgot that those with the stand-alone ASE browser would be able to see them *and* connect!!!

Once my firewall started coughing up mothballs, I turned around and looked at one server screen. Thats when I knew that some folks were trying to connect (some did and I kicked them off)!!

So I disabled the master server reporting and all the servers disappeared from scanners.

Just be patient guys, hopefully it will be worth the wait for you as it has been for us. As of now, the hardware is all done. The ISP (xgamer.net had a problem with server #4 yesterday and it has been resolved now with replacement hardware.

[Kalshion]

Luckys! the "Join MP Server" and "Start MP server" icons in my Programs folder won't even work = I guess thats suppost to happen?

plus I thought the Multiplayer tab would be IN the game, not in my programs listing, if its not suppost to be like that SC then please lemme know I got a screen shot of it. But also why is it that when I click on either one (The start MP server I can understand) but neither one loads up, it just shows the hour class then stops loading up almost like the command was cancealed

[ShoHashi]

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Luckys! the "Join MP Server" and "Start MP server" icons in my Programs folder won't even work = I guess thats suppost to happen?

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That's because you need to go an edit your Join MP Server and Start MP Server shortcuts. The link is located here .

And even when you do edit them, until the SC has the servers up, you won't be able to join for the time being.

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Thinking that nobody would be able to see them (except us devs and Dreamcatcher crew) in the in-game browser (need a BCMG.EXE update), let alone be able to connect to them, I flat out forgot that those with the stand-alone ASE browser would be able to see them *and* connect!!!

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I was probably one of them..however I disconnected myself. My apologies, SC.

[Supreme Cmdr]

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Originally posted by ShoHashi:

I was probably one of them..however I disconnected myself. My apologies, SC.

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heh, don't worry about it. You had no way of knowing.

[Kalshion]

Thanks man, It never crossed my mind that it would be in the FAQ (oops!) ok I changed the path.. and... lol... I click on the Join MP just for fun and.. it starts up another one of my games!! (BF1942) even though the path is set to BCMG = wtf? I have NO idea what can be causing this though... strange...

[Epsilon 5]

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Once my firewall started coughing up mothballs, I turned around and looked at one server screen. Thats when I knew that some folks were trying to connect (some did and I kicked them off)!!

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ROFL

[Supreme Cmdr]

Almost there folks. Stress testing, load balancing and the like, going on now.

[Tyrn]

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Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr:

Almost there folks. Stress testing, load balancing and the like, going on now.

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Chomp, chomp...must keep busy, must keep busy....

[Commander Elio Jason]

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Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr:

Almost there folks. Stress testing, load balancing and the like, going on now.

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good to know. my new Radeon 9700 hs allowed to finnaly experience theess of BF 1942.

looknig forward to it

[Epsilon 5]

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Originally posted by Commander Elio Jason:

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Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr:

Almost there folks. Stress testing, load balancing and the like, going on now.

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good to know. my new Radeon 9700 hs allowed to finnaly experience theess of BF 1942.

looknig forward to it

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I'm about to get that card too

[jnewl]

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Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr:

Almost there folks. Stress testing, load balancing and the like, going on now.

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[Guest]

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Originally posted by mudpuppy:

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Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr:

Almost there folks. Stress testing, load balancing and the like, going on now.

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[Guest JuanFermin]

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Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr:

Almost there folks. Stress testing, load balancing and the like, going on now.

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[Guest JuanFermin]

Can we download the v1.00.01 that is listed on the updated VCF? If so from where?

[Tyrn]

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Originally posted by Fermin:

Can we download the v1.00.01 that is listed on the updated VCF? If so from where?

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All patches available for download will be listed on the downloads page when they are publicly available.

[Guest $iLk]

Updated my shortcut for the JoinMP and ServerMP stuff, but when I start it from the shortcut, the splash screen comes up, it looks like it's about to open up from the window, and then it dissappears... Don't know if that's supposed to happen or not before we get the patch.

[AllenKG2001]

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Updated my shortcut for the JoinMP and ServerMP stuff, but when I start it from the shortcut, the splash screen comes up, it looks like it's about to open up from the window, and then it dissappears... Don't know if that's supposed to happen or not before we get the patch.

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I get the same.

[Phacule]

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Originally posted by LBM:

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Updated my shortcut for the JoinMP and ServerMP stuff, but when I start it from the shortcut, the splash screen comes up, it looks like it's about to open up from the window, and then it dissappears... Don't know if that's supposed to happen or not before we get the patch.

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I get the same.

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[Phacule]

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Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr:

Almost there folks. Stress testing, load balancing and the like, going on now.

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Im new to the forums but have been a faithfull player ever since your first release of BC. so I will try to get off my ass add contribute more to the forums.

Is there an outside guess as to when the multiplayer servers will be available.

[Supreme Cmdr]

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Originally posted by $iLk:

Updated my shortcut for the JoinMP and ServerMP stuff, but when I start it from the shortcut, the splash screen comes up, it looks like it's about to open up from the window, and then it dissappears... Don't know if that's supposed to happen or not before we get the patch.

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Its quitting for a reason. Take a wild guess why that is.

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Originally posted by Phacule:

Is there an outside guess as to when the multiplayer servers will be available.

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Any day now.

We moved the auth/master server to its own dedicated server (it used to be hosted on game server #1) due to it chewing up bandwidth. Also, if its on a game server and that server goes down, then it affects all the game servers. So, yesterday I asked XGamer to build another dedicated server just for that. The data center tells me that it should be done today.

Then its more load balancing and stress testing, before the flipping of the switch. At which point, they'd either hold up or croak (the servers can restart themselves if that happens) - at which point, you guys will be flipping me the bird.

I remember the 1996 BC3K fiasco and so I'm not taking ANY chances with the mp launch. I'd rather it go off flawlessly and deal with any/all holes that are to come, than have it less robust and have to deal with stuff that I should've seen coming.

[Phacule]

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Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr:

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Originally posted by $iLk:

Updated my shortcut for the JoinMP and ServerMP stuff, but when I start it from the shortcut, the splash screen comes up, it looks like it's about to open up from the window, and then it dissappears... Don't know if that's supposed to happen or not before we get the patch.

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Its quitting for a reason. Take a wild guess why that is.

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Originally posted by Phacule:

Is there an outside guess as to when the multiplayer servers will be available.

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Any day now.

We moved the auth/master server to its own dedicated server (it used to be hosted on game server #1) due to it chewing up bandwidth. Also, if its on a game server and that server goes down, then it affects all the game servers. So, yesterday I asked XGamer to build another dedicated server just for that. The data center tells me that it should be done today.

Then its more load balancing and stress testing, before the flipping of the switch. At which point, they'd either hold up or croak (the servers can restart themselves if that happens) - at which point, you guys will be flipping me the bird.

I remember the 1996 BC3K fiasco and so I'm not taking ANY chances with the mp launch. I'd rather it go off flawlessly and deal with any/all holes that are to come, than have it less robust and have to deal with stuff that I should've seen coming.

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Thank you for the update. im a datacenter op myself so I know how it goes. your doing a great job. Just to let you know Im not a big gamer but this if the best i have ever seen. Thanks again

[Supreme Cmdr]

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Originally posted by Phacule:

Thank you for the update. im a datacenter op myself so I know how it goes. your doing a great job. Just to let you know Im not a big gamer but this if the best i have ever seen. Thanks again

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Thanks for understanding (as the typical BC gamer usually would).

This is the scariest venture of my entire career and I swear if I keep waking up at night in a cold sweat, the missus is going to banish me to the living room or my study.

No seriously, its that bad. I have never been this scared or nervous about any one thing at any point in my career. Especially since the feedback and outcome of this mp, will have lasting impressions on the upcoming BCG. I have visions of 1996 all over again and thats what making this worse for me. And this is only because its the first time I've done multiplayer and back in 1996 was the first time I was to ever release a commercial game. Only difference being that I had no control over it back that (we have Take Two to thank for that).