Quake 3 internet servers

[VolumetricSteve]

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?

[Eraser]

Is there a master server node hosted at Id somewhere?

Yes

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.

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

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

[VolumetricSteve]

Is there a master server node hosted at Id somewhere?

Yes

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.

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?

[Lieutenant Dan]

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.

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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..

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.

[CZghost]

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I am afraid these servers are not running these days (why to keep it for such outdated game?), I think these are listed only for historical purposes and master servers are no longer needed to run your own server.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...

[Wishful Thinking!]

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