Automatic server, difficulty, type of game parameters?

[desm 329]

Hello community,

 

I'm starting to play online in "free play" to farm with my chars but it can be a little pain to have to re-enter all the time the server name, the difficulty level and the type of game.

 

So, is there a way to have the fields automatically set to my preferences?

 

I saw this topic http://darkmatters.org/forums/index.php?/topic/19231-dedicated-serverpossible/page__p__6933141__hl__%2Bserver+%2Bname__fromsearch__1#entry6933141 but I'm not familiar with command lines and bat files and all.

 

What I would want is something like, "I join the lobby on the net", click on "create game" and my fields are already filled. Same thing when I disconnect from my current game so that I don't have to manually re-enter all the parameters. Lot of time saved at finish and farming would be a lot more effective.

 

I tried at least to put the server name in the optionscustom.txt but it doesn't seem to work.

Egally I tried the various commands shown in the above post but I didn't manage to have it to work.

 

It would be greatly appreciated, thank you very much for your help.

[lujate 578]

The thread you reference is talking about a LAN game.

[desm 329]

hmm yes, I didn't pay attention at this.

 

There's a command "-nondedicated", would it be a solution?

Anyway I don't know how to launch the server apart from the game itself...

[lujate 578]

I stand corrected, that thread also mentions Open Net, not just LAN.

 

In that thread, I give an example DOS command to start a stand-alone LAN game, but (in theory) you can start an Open server by changing one of the parameters. The EXE is in the same folder as the game itself.

[desm 329]

Thanks Lujate for porting interest in my little "problem".

 

I tried the dos command in Execute (s2gs.exe -name=mySacredServer -connmode=opennet -diff=silver -mode=hardcore -type=free) but Windows says it doesn't find the file s2gs.exe and displays the error. That's all. Of course the s2gs.exe is there, in my Sacred 2 Gold/system folder.

 

And if I make a bat file in the system folder with this command line, the processus starts well but ends at FsArchive:FsArchive(../pak/), then I can wait, nothing happens (same thing with -connmode=lan)

 

So I don't know...

 

Edit: I tried to see if I saw the server anyway while the dos window is there but nothing, in lan or opennet.

Edited October 13, 2011 by desm

[desm 329]

Finally got it to work, at least in lan mode. Not open net. I don't know what did the trick so I can't tell

I think it's good and answers to what I asked, thanks Lujate

 

See you.

[lujate 578]

If you are playing by yourself, LAN should be sufficient. I have a BAT file that runs a LAN server but I never tried Open. I understand that firewalls can be a real problem with Open.

[desm 329]

yes I play alone for now but too bad the open net doesn't work.

 

I just wonder one thing:

What if I put mode=softcore while I play a harcore char? I didn't try (in case to ruin my char).

Oh well ,I will test with a test perso to see.

 

Edit: well that's good news I think, I simply don't see the server (putting softcore while playing hardcore char).

 

Ok, nice, see you.

Edited October 14, 2011 by desm

[desm 329]

I've managed to have my server to show in Open net but now, I don't know why, the connexion to the lobby is impossible

 

Anyone has an idea? maybe it has to do with the -lobby_cdkey<keypool>=<key> but I don't know what the keypool is and the fomat of the key (the Sacred2 one or the Ice and Blood one? with or without the "-"?)

 

If you have some ideas it would great

Thanks.

 

btw for the open net you only have (I think) to put your logins, like:

 

s2gs.exe -lobby=eu.sacred2.net -lobby_port=6800 -lobby_name=xxxxxx -lobby_pwd=xxxxxxx -port=7011 -name=WastelandFr -connmode=opennet -diff=gold -mode=hardcore -type=free AND to open the 7011 port for the s2gs.exe for me on my routeur.

 

Edit: hmm maybe, like I'm already logged in for the server, I can't connect to the lobby?

 

Edit2: well in fact I can connect to the lobby but only after I have joined my server one time, it's already that

 

I think problem is solved, great!

 

Thanks again Lujate, see you.

Edited October 14, 2011 by desm