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Well one of the options is that you route to that port. You could easily change hosts file to route local requests to  that particular computer. Or a firewall rule, router rule etc.

Try setting com_hunkmegs to 256 .. I had same problems and sorted with setting to 256 (was 1gb).

No need to troll the thread. As far as playing a M rated game, in this case there's no nudity or foul language so if kid can handle game atmosphere (has no nightmares), why not.

Dedicated 2 should not play any roll (besides global broadcasting), as if it server is set to 1 or 2, it should still be visible on lan.  It's been a while since I actually run server on different box (for testing purposes) so my memory may be playing tricks on me, but as far as I recall, it should show up just fine. Otherwise try with 1 and see if that helped.

Although, if you have problems one option is to create a config file on your son's computer, call it server or something, dump in it connect IP and he can then simply open the console and execute the file /exec server etc.. that should solve issues since he only has to remember 2 things. Although, in that case, make sure port is always correct etc.

I think recoil has no value at all. They're bots, they'll instantly fix it since it's non-human factor involved. What I'm more leaning towards and also advocated few times already is, to more humanize bots.

I think some error level could be introduced so when you're facing 3-4 enemies one will fire at the edge of the hitbox or be more prone to miss etc.. although A.I. is anything but simple when it comes to human behaviour but with some room for calculated error, I think it would bring some more diversity.

But all together, that's a whole different issue really.

Archive extraction usually indicated problem with tmp and/or paging which can be due memory, or hdd failing. Alternatively an infected or corrupted OS would result the same. With keyboard issue as well, it seems that usb (assuming it's usb keyboard) keeps unplugging, so that's usually a hardware issue, but it's a wild guess in any way since remote analyse is hard nut to crack.

It's just a minor patch not a release so no real point changing version since it's an ongoing process.

This went completely of course. I wont really address hexing maps much as it's a topic for it self and we already bloated this one so much..But yeah, we completely misunderstood each other. I neither had nor have any plans to hex any map at all.

WolfX will eventually offer new stuff that mappers will be able to utilize (lightning, physics..), so in that sense and spirit of providing non-property assets there wont be any point any more to use outdated maps that don't utilize that new features (once in). Once, and if it comes to that stage my plans are to create new maps that will naturally also utilize new stuff..now if it's from scratch or by using a map as building start doesn't really matter. I just ran your campaign and saw potential in it, thus I asked. But as far as if it's ET or COOP etc, doesn't really matter to me, as by now you probably figure out, that any source map I would use, would need to be modified from start in order to even use new stuff, so lightning, shaders and stuff would in that sense be completely wiped out and only structures and textures would stay. 

But this is really just thinking way ahead..as there's tons of work that needs to be done before it even comes to a stage, where tackling the maps will come in equation. As far as the whole licensing goes..I'm planning to remove all property assets so it can be freely distributed, in that sense it wouldn't and it doesn't make any sense to take any non-gpl'ed or other wise incompatible way of obtaining a map, as that would be just changing the owner and not getting rid of the initial problem - property license.

But yeah, just by looking at what kinda mess we managed to create here, I think it's best that I just stick to building stuff from start on my own or deal with already released map sources and avoid any further misunderstandings and novels.

P.S. Dogster. I found the editing tutorial I wrote..if you need it that is.

I'm primary interested in city, for dm and goldrush gametype. It's perfect for that.

@dogster
Hex editing map is simple once you understand few fundamentals.  You also have to note that manipulating entities means you're only able to modify or delete stuff that's movable, destroyable etc but you cannot alter the world, world is what it is so you cannot etc remove a bunker.

In a nutshell you follow this rules:
- There can only be same amount of entities or less, not more or map will crash on load time.
- If converting SP to MP you need to add;
-- Spec spawn point (where spectator starts once player connects)
-- Axis/Allied spawns and respawns
-- Any objective you want (flagpole or documents and trigger_flagonly hook under a brush so game ends once docs are in that area).
- Additionally (if you remove enough of default entities) you can also add locations and any models in you want - stuff like trees, weapons, vehicles..
- Once all is added, you naturally need to alter or create a script so game is playable (checkpoint, obj..).

I've wrote a tutorial years ago, about how to convert SP village map in MP version by hex editing it..once you're comfortable enough with it, it takes you up to 30 mins. to convert any map to whatever you want (and is possible that is). I may still have it around, but it's around 30 pages long, wasn't spell checked and was written in one breath so grammar is surely awful. If you wish I can look if if I still have it.

Is there a possibility to obtain map files? I went thru it in wolfX and it sparked in me some interest for later on.

I would convert it to DM map..I could do that now by simply editing entities but I'm more leaning towards updating whole map with new functionality (physics..), once it's added that is.

EDIT: How it looks like in wolfX (note that I'm blind so have bright settings):
http://repository.rtcwx.com/wolfX/ss/cap0.jpg
http://repository.rtcwx.com/wolfX/ss/cap1.jpg
http://repository.rtcwx.com/wolfX/ss/cap2.jpg

This is a personally biased opinion so take it with a grain of salt.

I don't think that reducing game defaults any lower would make sense since they're already low (default) and based on a 10 years old game that's considered ancient in technology era. Specs you mentioned are severely outdated. I mean by utilizing hardware you do, game specs are the least of your problems - there's OS resources, security as well as other factors that create challenge before you even come to application layer. Additionally, if some logically common sense is used, than it's the general rule - the needs of many outweigh the needs of few. By lowering specs by default and offering bunch of settings to users that generally feel uncomfortable with regular settings let alone any more specific stuff will mean, that most of users will end up utilizing half or barely any resources simply because they wont want to change it, even although their computers would easily cope with what a 10 years old game has to throw at them.

Personally I'm always leaning towards some kinda of middle ground but in this case, it doesn't make sense. I think better approach would be to simply add a single setting in menu that would execute a pre-defined config if user desires so. It would boot with default (current settings) and offer low & high specs options, where low would downgrade some commonly used stuff like you mention to some lower (safe) levels, with picmip 2, zone and hunk usage lower etc..while max would naturally do the opposite and boost stuff to some (safe) max levels. That would be a solution I think it would work best, naturally it would still at times fall down to user's specific needs, as you simply can't put all the cvars in a config that will make everyone happy as needs vary but most of basic stuff could be utilized like that and wouldn't interfere with what majority has set now.

That's my input on it.

I see no reason why it shouldn't work on hamachi. Although I never really used it much and even that, quite while ago so can't prove any help with it but it should work I think.