NeXoSE wrote:

Omicron wrote:
Is there a way to bypass that initial “information fill out dialog” when a server is first started? I’m looking into using FLServer under Wine as an automatic startup item.

Essentially, I just want it to start without having to press the okay button.

Try config your server in Freelancer.ini, And then, start your FLServer with flserver.exe /c

Awesome, thank you good sir. Sorry for posting this request here.

And FLServer seems to be working internally with the latest compiled version of Wine and Debian 6.0.1. I’ve yet to thoroughly test it though, but there is only one way to find out…

Cracks knuckles

Is there a way to bypass that initial “information fill out dialog” when a server is first started? I’m looking into using FLServer under Wine as an automatic startup item.

Essentially, I just want it to start without having to press the okay button.

Hiren’s Boot Cd - Victoria - Your HDD - F1 - F2 -Advanced Remap - Loop Test

May help to restore hdd

The drive itself suffered physical platter damage and was no longer covered by warranty. Otherwise, yeah, I would have attempted recovery. I might just work on it again this upcoming break though.

sumanuti wrote:
GLS => SEARCH…
http://the-starport.net/freelancer/download/singlefile.php?cid=1&lid=6

Whoops! Beaten to it. Forgot about this step.

Your FLServer contributes its information to a GLS/GUNS/Global List Server so other players can connect to it. It is like a login server or authentication server. In a way, it is like an electronic phone book.

Another additional step you might look into is compiling FLHook. It provides an administration console system + customizable experience to your server. Additional information can be be found on this forum.

That is something I need to research further actually. I never came close to reaching those capacities. It is quite possible though.

Once finals are over, I will look into it. Unless, of course, one of the experts on this can clarify further edits.

This isn’t a video, but I hope these steps might clarify the process:

1. This assumes you are running a Windows OS. The steps under Wine/Linux might be slightly different.

2. Install Freelancer + Any Mods you are using. I assume you installed it to the default directory under your C drive.

3. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Freelancer\EXE. If you are using a 64 bit operating system, you will choose “Program Files (x86)” instead of “Program Files”. If you installed it with another directory, navigate to Freelancer under that directory.

4. Locate “FLServer.exe” within the “EXE” folder you just opened. Double click on it.

5. Here you have text fields with a Name, Description, Password, and Player Limit. Name and Description are the details shown to players from the global list. Leave Password blank if you do not want one, or give it a value if you do.

6. The fields for Allow New Players, Make Your Server Internet Accessible, and Allow Players to Harm Other Players should be pretty self-explanatory. Note that if you choose to make your server accessible, look at the next step.

7. Sadly, I will need to be vague here. To host your server on the internet, you will need to port forward incoming “UDP” packets on port 2302 to your computer. If you do not want 2302 as the port, you can run “-pXXXX” as a command line on your FLServer.exe. Replace “XXXX” with the port number you want. Depending on your network configuration, you can also map different incoming ports to other ones internally. Different networks are configured different, so Googling guides to port forwarding may be your best bet.

Sorry it isn’t a Youtube video. I may get around to making one eventually though.

Update: These limits are cosmetic to the console only. The server will still prompt a default player limit.

I hope this is a good place to post this. After looking around for a while, I found no information for how to change the maximum limit of players for FLServer.exe. If this was posted before, ignore this.

This should be in the same notation everyone else posted in:

flserver.exe 006A3E 80->FF = Increases player multi count to 255, GUI Limit ~Omicron 
flserver.exe 006A3F 00->00 = Multiplier for player count, GUI Limit ~Omicron 
flserver.exe 006C45 80->FF = Increases player multi count to 255, Conditional Check ~Omicron 
flserver.exe 006C46 00->00 = Multiplier for player count, Conditional Check ~Omicron

This works for version 1.1 of FLServer, however it might also work on 1.0.

The “006A3E” offset is the actual player count allowed by the GUI box when you first start the server. By default, it is set to 128.

“006A3F” appears to be a multiplier for the last value. It is set to “00” above, but setting it to “01” multiplies the last value by 2. For instance, it you have it set to 255 characters, this will allow you up to 511 characters. “02” allows 767 in this case, and “03” allows 1023. As of current, FLServer resets input values over 999 back to zero.

The next two offsets are the values used in a conditional statement when you click “okay” on the GUI prompt. Rule of thumb, set these two values to the same values of the first two.

Oh man, I disassembled the GLS/GUN protocol through WireShark and emulated the packet transactions through a Java program a few months ago. It had full client support, and I was finishing up the server listing support on it before my hard drive crashed. Wish I backed that up…

… ROFL!!!

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