Help plz! Quake 3 server setup (updated with pics)

[ch0pzta]

Hello all!

I want to set up a Quake 3 Dreamcast server, ive tried and tried various ways, i can get it set up so it runs on my pc, i can connect to it on my PC game, but it will not broadcast itself to the outside world.

Config is fine, game is patched with 1.16n and dc map pak is used.

Is there a specific way to open ports etc to enable this server to be connected to?

[ch0pzta]

It runs on my PC, its viewable in the "local" setting in the PC game, the little blue window that the server runs is shows me two ip's on startup, one is my local router ip (10.0.0.something) and another that would look like a normal ip, i typed that normal ip with :27960 at the end into a program ive got on my PC that i used to use to scan the old Seganet servers (Pingtool) and the server appears and i can connect to it via that way, but i type in the ip on my DC and get nothing.

I link to the DC Talk master server in the config but its not scannable in game, but the list of scannable servers goes up to 6 or 7 but it only fetches four of them.

Itd be great if anyone could help, i want to get this up and running so i can play low ping games with other Aussie players who will use dial up.

[Bob Dobbs]

http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com/php ... rsetup.php

[ch0pzta]

Ive done all that, the server is running on my PC as it should, theres just something simple thats causing it not to be seen by a Dreamcast.


When i run the server, it causes the master server list on this site to add another line that says "timeout" and has an ip that doesnt match anything ive come across.

[ch0pzta]

Ok, ive tried from scratch, this is what i did, and what i got.

1) Started on a laptop with clean Windows 7 install
2) Downloaded Q3 Point Release 1.16n
3) Downloaded segapak.pk3
4) Downloaded dc map pack
5) Performed clean install of Quake 3 Arena
6) Downloaded ffa.cfg from onlineconsoles.com
7) Edited the ffa.cfg slightly, added the dc talk master server, config reads as follows....
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set sv_hostname "ch0pzta"
set g_gametype "0"
set g_inactivity "3000"
set g_allowVote "0"
set fraglimit "20"
set timelimit "10"
set sv_master1 "master.id-q3a.games.sega.net"
set sv_master2 "master.quake3arena.com"
set sv_master3 "dctalk.no-ip.info"
set sv_maxclients "4"
set sv_maxrate "12000"
set sv_cheats "0"
set sv_keywords "dreamcast"
set sv_pure "0"
set bot_enable "0"
set m1 "map dc_map02 ; set nextmap vstr m2"
set m2 "map dc_map03 ; set nextmap vstr m3"
set m3 "map dc_map04 ; set nextmap vstr m4"
set m4 "map dc_map05 ; set nextmap vstr m5"
set m5 "map dc_map06 ; set nextmap vstr m6"
set m6 "map dc_map07 ; set nextmap vstr m7"
set m7 "map dc_map08 ; set nextmap vstr m8"
set m8 "map dc_map09 ; set nextmap vstr m9"
set m9 "map dc_map10 ; set nextmap vstr m10"
set m10 "map dc_map11 ; set nextmap vstr m11"
set m11 "map dc_map12 ; set nextmap vstr m12"
set m12 "map dc_map13 ; set nextmap vstr m13"
set m13 "map dc_map14 ; set nextmap vstr m14"
set m14 "map dc_map15 ; set nextmap vstr m15"
set m15 "map dc_map16 ; set nextmap vstr m16"
set m16 "map dc_map17 ; set nextmap vstr m17"
set m17 "map dc_map18 ; set nextmap vstr m18"
set m18 "map dc_map19 ; set nextmap vstr m19"
set m19 "map dc_map20 ; set nextmap vstr m1"
vstr m1
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8) Patched the game with the 1.16n point release.
9) Placed, ffa.cfg, segapak.pk3 and dc mappack.pk3 into baseq3 folder
10) Created shortcut, renamed it, and in 'Properties>target' i changed it to this...
""C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\quake3.exe" +set dedicated 2 +exec ffa.cfg"
11) Server runs, but appears as "Timeout" on the DC Talk master list on this website, with the socket beginning with :5



Please, can anyone help?

[ch0pzta]

Just spent the last 5 hours on this, my issue seems to be the port forwarding. I followed another guide (youtube) and a guide on portforward.com but the two dont match. Do i need a static ip?

Ive followed the guide to open ports but a port checker still says they are closed.

[ch0pzta]

Ok, im almost there, heres where im at-

Server runs on my PC

I have port forwarded all relevant ports that im aware of.

I can connect to the server via my Dreamcast, by directly inputting the IP.

Other players can connect to my server by directly inputting the IP.

I have the DC Talk Master Server linked in my config file.

When i run the server, it sends out its heartbeat and resolves the master server.

When i run the server, the Q3 master page on this forum shows is as "TIMEOUT", and in the IP field it has the IP for the server but the WRONG socket/port number.

Usually, when scanning the DC Talk master list in Quake 3 it scans 4 of 4 and the 4 servers appear. When i run my server, it scans 5 of 5 or 6 of 6, but the normal 4 are the only ones that appear.

I have fiddled with Windows Firewall to the best of my limited knowledge to allow traffic inbound and outbound to the DC Talk server IP, but no luck.

I also have the onlineconsoles master server linked in my config file and the same scanning issue happens on that list too.

If someone can help me get this fixed i will be forever grateful. Im in the early stages of planning a new community hub for this game online and getting a server to work properly is my first step.

[ch0pzta]

Ok, im almost there, heres where im at-

Server runs on my PC

I have port forwarded all relevant ports that im aware of.

I can connect to the server via my Dreamcast, by directly inputting the IP.

Other players can connect to my server by directly inputting the IP.

I have the DC Talk Master Server linked in my config file.

When i run the server, it sends out its heartbeat and resolves the master server.

When i run the server, the Q3 master page on this forum shows is as "TIMEOUT", and in the IP field it has the IP for the server but the WRONG socket/port number.

Usually, when scanning the DC Talk master list in Quake 3 it scans 4 of 4 and the 4 servers appear. When i run my server, it scans 5 of 5 or 6 of 6, but the normal 4 are the only ones that appear.

I have fiddled with Windows Firewall to the best of my limited knowledge to allow traffic inbound and outbound to the DC Talk server IP, but no luck.

I also have the onlineconsoles master server linked in my config file and the same scanning issue happens on that list too.

If someone can help me get this fixed i will be forever grateful. Im in the early stages of planning a new community hub for this game online and getting a server to work properly is my first step.

Bump.... i still need help with this.

Everything i quoted above is still where im at.

[ch0pzta]

Ok, so i added the server IP's into a program i used to use back in the SegaNet days called Pingtool... it shows server lists and lets you join them from the program.

Here is my server, beside the four running on the DC Talk master... (see image)

The view inside Pingtool

These ip's were added manually, these arent linked from the master.

It STILL wont appear properly in the master server list in-game, or on this website here http://dreamcast-talk.com/forum/q3master.php

BUT, i can type in the ip on my DC, so can my friend on the other side of the country, and we can both join it on our DCs.

The server is running fine, people can connect and play on it, my ONLY hurdle now is getting the server to appear on all the relevant server lists. It seems to be HALF WAY there, as evidenced in the fact it is almost appearing (see image),

DC Talk master server

but theres something stopping it... HELP!

[Retrosanctum99]

Could it be the dmz on the router that is preventing it?
In any case at least it works.
Im also planning to set up a raspi and use it as a server for Uk ppl to enjoy better pings.