Finding games when PXO is down

Canuck · Post by **Canuck** » Sun May 23, 2004 1:06 am

Couldn't be easier,

I use http://d3.descent.cx/tracker.d3
get the ip addy enter it when in direct TCP IP and yer off to the mines.

Lotsa servers out there pilots, lets use em!

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Sun May 23, 2004 9:33 am

There's also PlanetDescent's TCP/IP Tracker.

/shameless plug

Sergeant Thorne · Post by **Sergeant Thorne** » Sun May 23, 2004 3:15 pm

Better yet, have it make you a batch file and save it to your desktop--no having to remember/write down IPs (don't forget to include your own D3's command line options, if you've set any).

Sergeant Thorne · Post by **Sergeant Thorne** » Sun May 23, 2004 3:15 pm

Better yet, have it make you a batch file and save it to your desktop--no having to remember/write down IPs (don't forget to include your own D3's command line options, if you've set any).

Sergeant Thorne · Post by **Sergeant Thorne** » Sun May 23, 2004 3:17 pm

I was wondering if that might have happened.. there's a first time for everything. I guess I should have tried something else when "You cannot make another post so soon after your last; please try again in a short while." came up after clicking the "submit" button.

WarAdvocat · Post by **WarAdvocat** » Sun May 23, 2004 5:24 pm

yeah and if you go back and edit the double/triple post so that each contains useful info instead of repeated stuff you can play it off like you meant to do that.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Sun May 23, 2004 5:47 pm

Canuck wrote:I use http://d3.descent.cx/tracker.d3

Uhm, anyone know what port to open (besides 2092 os.) to have a tcp/ip game listed there ?

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Sun May 23, 2004 7:17 pm

[Grendel] wrote:
Canuck wrote:I use http://d3.descent.cx/tracker.d3
Uhm, anyone know what port to open (besides 2092 os.) to have a tcp/ip game listed there ?

You also need your server's Gamespy port.
The default Gamespy port is 20142.

Sergeant Thorne wrote:Better yet, have it make you a batch file and save it to your desktop--no having to remember/write down IPs (don't forget to include your own D3's command line options, if you've set any).

Better yet, use Testi's D3Alias tool. Just run the program and type in the ip address of the game.

Games are also joinable from d3.descent.cx, Gamespy Arcade, Kali, and See Me Play Me.

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Sun May 23, 2004 7:22 pm

ahhh! Look at my typo's...haha. It's a wonder the code works at all

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Sun May 23, 2004 7:42 pm

Tried opening 20142 before posting

I'm using D3Server2 BTW. I remember there's another port 71xx used by D3, but I don't think that would help. Maybe I should rephrase my question -- how do I let the games tracker @ http://d3.descent.cx/tracker.d3 know about my server ?

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Sun May 23, 2004 7:52 pm

Make sure there's a file called gamespy.cfg in your main Descent 3 directory with the following contents:

Code: Select all

 ----------------------------------
  0  
 master0.gamespy.com:27900 
  0  
 tracker.kali.net:22999 
  0  
 tracker.descent.cx:27900
 ----------------------------------

esa · Post by **esa** » Sun May 23, 2004 9:47 pm

[Grendel] wrote:I'm using D3Server2 BTW.

It should be a breeze with D3Server2:

1. Check the "Use game trackers" checkbox under each server configuration

2. In the dialog box that opens, check "Descent.cx"

3. Permit the game tracker port (20142 by default, but must be different for each server if you're running multiple servers) on your firewall.

4. Either configure "Connection type" as TCP/IP, *or* check the "Automatic switch to TCP/IP when PXO is down"

If you can't make it work, please drop me an email at <esa@descent.cx> with your [firewall] IP address and I'll check the tracker logs.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Mon May 24, 2004 12:02 am

esa wrote:1. Check the "Use game trackers" checkbox under each server configuration

Gee, stupid me -- thx for pointing that out !

Edit: works as advertised

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon May 24, 2004 10:45 am

hey sunch and testi......... were can i get my hands on that app

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Mon May 24, 2004 11:05 am

Planetdescent > D3 Files

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Mon May 24, 2004 11:24 am

Ace: www.metallisoft.com/downloads

I havn't tested it in XP, tho', so you're on your own if it doesn't work. I wrote it for 98, where there are no registry permissions, and I don't recall if the last build I posted included the registry location change (from HKLM to HKCU)

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Mon May 24, 2004 11:31 am

Couldn't get it to work w/ XP..

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Mon May 24, 2004 12:51 pm

Welp, apparently I didn't!

I'll be updating this proggy soon since I'll be trying XP Pro on the game box, since everyone says it's done a fair job of running games.

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Mon May 24, 2004 1:27 pm

Testiculese wrote:I havn't tested it in XP, tho', so you're on your own if it doesn't work. I wrote it for 98, where there are no registry permissions, and I don't recall if the last build I posted included the registry location change (from HKLM to HKCU)

[Grendel] wrote:Couldn't get it to work w/ XP..

Works fine for me in XP. What problems are you having?

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Mon May 24, 2004 2:21 pm

Selecting main.exe won't work (you can pick it in the browse dialog but it won't be passed to the input line). Typing in the path works tho. I missed at least one of option (-subpixelcorrect, -nomotionblur IIRC), not sure if that's on purpose tho. Got impatient and copied & pasted my usual line w/o -launched and -player. Never saw the IP input line, launching D3Alias just launched the game so I dumped it..

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Mon May 24, 2004 3:29 pm

Hmm. I have a different version from the one on PlanetDescent. I'd put it up for download but I'm not sure if testi wants me to distribute it.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon May 24, 2004 4:01 pm

ill gladly wait for a XP Version. thats NP for me

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