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Insane Quaker
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PostPosted: 07-05-2015 04:23 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


So I've been playing since about 2001 and I have yet to fully grasp exactly what's happening when you go to the multiplayer menu and look for 'internet' games.

Is there a master server node hosted at Id somewhere? Are there different master nodes world-wide? If/when these all die someday where will that leave us?




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Cool #9
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PostPosted: 07-06-2015 12:07 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


VolumetricSteve wrote:
Is there a master server node hosted at Id somewhere?

Yes

VolumetricSteve wrote:
Are there different master nodes world-wide?

I think so, not all official id Software servers though. I think Quake 3 itself by default only polls the id Software master server though. If you want to use different master servers, then you need to change some cvars.

VolumetricSteve wrote:
If/when these all die someday where will that leave us?


With a server browser that does not report back any Internet servers.




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Insane Quaker
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PostPosted: 07-06-2015 10:33 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Eraser wrote:
VolumetricSteve wrote:
Is there a master server node hosted at Id somewhere?

Yes

VolumetricSteve wrote:
Are there different master nodes world-wide?

I think so, not all official id Software servers though. I think Quake 3 itself by default only polls the id Software master server though. If you want to use different master servers, then you need to change some cvars.

VolumetricSteve wrote:
If/when these all die someday where will that leave us?


With a server browser that does not report back any Internet servers.



How does one set up one of these servers? If there are non-Id boxes out there hosting this data, can't the community make their own....ring?




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Mew Legs!
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PostPosted: 07-08-2015 05:04 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Does anyone know the specific address of the still active master servers?

I have these pulled from the config of a server I used to host years ago.
Code:
seta sv_master1            "master3.idsoftware.com"
seta sv_master2            "master.quake3arena.com"


Neither of these respond to ping requests, but that may be by design..

VolumetricSteve wrote:
If there are non-Id boxes out there hosting this data, can't the community make their own....ring?


I know it can be done, a few of the Dreamcast sites I still regular visit host their own master servers to separate the still online Dreamcast servers from the rest of the pool. Not sure what they're using to host these though.




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The hell good boy
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PostPosted: 07-08-2015 05:31 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Internet browser can't load up these servers, instead it tries it in search engine - what design do you talk about?

I am afraid these servers are not running these days (why to keep it for such outdated game?), I think these are listed only for historical purposes and master servers are no longer needed to run your own server. I think you only need public IP address and public access to your server computer running the quake3 dedicated server or find a good host for your gaming server and set up the server you need.

Does anybody use Hamachi? I used it once when playing with friends, but we set up LAN server, not the Internet one. I do not know if Hamachi supports public access, if someone use it to run Internet dedicated server, tell me...



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PostPosted: 08-18-2015 05:49 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Should also add a reference to the QTracker master server, it's one of the only working game server browsers that still work in the year 2015, and it also uses it's own MS :D



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