Doom 3 multi???

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:10 pm

Is it just me or what?

I've tried joing a zillion games and it either tells me it's full (when it's not cuase the browser says 1/4 etc) or it keeps asking me for a PW which is wierd since I applied a filter for passworded and full games.

Yes, it is a legit copy.

Tetrad · Post by **Tetrad** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:30 pm

I'm having the same problems. Try using some server browsing software and joining by IP.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:43 pm

hehe.. that's because they are.

Merlin, go into Kali and check the Dm3 games on the browser. They are ALL Full. this is the hottest game of the year, all servers are going to be packed. There are several thousand Q3 servers and most have ppl in them.

I expect to see at least that many Dm3 servers in the next year or so.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:03 am

Duper, I can understand that but when the in game browser says there is only 1/4 persons in it, it's weird when I try to join it then tells me it's full. That's a bug and should be fixed.

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:43 am

CDN_Merlin wrote:Duper, I can understand that but when the in game browser says there is only 1/4 persons in it, it's weird when I try to join it then tells me it's full. That's a bug and should be fixed.

Not quite.

You make the assumption that the status of the server would remain static for the time you are looking at it, you don't consider the fact that it might've changed after the server list was sent to you.

For all we know, three other people where in the prosess of connecting when the info go to you, and had already succedded by the time you chose a server to join.

with a cap of 4 players, servers would get full very fast.

com_showfps is your friend.

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:53 pm

Random q, but do multiplayers give shadows? I know that the singleplayer doesn't, unless enabling a very buggy console option.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:42 pm

Flip, I refresh the server list often, I mean like every 2 seconds and try to join a game.

Shadows are on by default on HIGH settings. Not sure about lower ones.

Tetrad · Post by **Tetrad** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:47 pm

I think he's talking about self-shadows, and yes it does.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:13 pm

http://www.fileplanet.com/section.aspx?s=99111&v=0

self shadows is a mod if you want.

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:00 pm

well...

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 5:02 am

Finally was able to join a game last night but I had to scroll down to a 300+ ping server. OH well.