Server Help

[u dont exist]

Hey peeps!

So, I'm trying to sort things out with my dear Subgame2 app. I use Windows 2000 with Apache 2, MySQL and Serv-U software. I've gone through the shanky.com instructions a coupla times, even used others configuration settings and gone through FAQs and forums but still i can't link up to the billing servers. I've tried disabling all the different kinds of software and I've talked to my ISP and they tell me there's nothing on their side stopping communication (meaning, the traffic i want to work with isn't in no case whatsoever firewalled (dunno about proxies tho)).

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So here's my tidy server.ini:
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[Custom]
ArenaMode=0

[Arena]
ArenaMaxPlayers=200
ArenaDesiredPlayers=100
ArenaMinimumPlayers=25
SpawnKeepScores=1
MaxArenas=2000
MaxArenasMemory=64000

[Comms]
MaxQueueToLogin=16
PacketHistoryMax=2000
IncomingBufferSize=131072
OutgoingBufferSize=131072
EncryptMode=1
UnreliableBufferSize=128
TransportBufferSize=160

[Misc]
DisableShareware=0
RegisterKickShareware=0
MaxSharewarePlayers=-1
MaxPlayers=200
MaxSharewareTime=90000000
DisableSharewareNames=0
DisableSharewareShips=0
DisableSharewareScores=0
MenuKickOutDelay=12000
NoAntiInSafe=0
LockFreqs=0
PositionDataAccess=2
AlertCommand=cheater
AllowPubScorereset=0
AllowPvtScorereset=0
TimerDropFlagTerritoryRadius=8
ShipTypeSwitchResetPeriod=0
CheckWeapons=1
CheckFastBombing=0
FastBombingThreshold=30
ForceObsceneCheck=0
NoFlagRewardLimit=0
LogPoints=0
PointUpdateDiff=500
JackpotBroadcastPoints=0
ServerLog=1
KeepAliveDelay=500
DefaultLevelFile=_bzw.lvl
Port=7000
AllowVIEClients=1
StaffChat=
ForceContinuumOnly=0
ServerIP=

[CPU]
LoopDelay=0
ProcessMaxTime=4
SleepPerIteration=0
SlowIterationWarningLevel=100
SleepTime=0

[Permission]
AllowBadMachineId=1
AllowLowBandwidth=1
MinimumSecondsToLogin=0
PermissionMaxPoints=0
PermissionMode=0
AutoPermissionPoints=0
AutoPermissionIDList=0
AutoPermissionMessage=Congratulations

[Password]
SysopPassword=greebleop
EnergyPassword=greeblenrg
ModeratorPassword=greeblemod
SuperModeratorPassword=greeblesmod
VIPPassword=greeblevip

[Billing]
LogMessages=0
IP=127.0.0.1
Password=
ServerName=Zone: Deranged
Port=185
ServerId=7000
GroupId=1
ScoreId=7000
ReconnectTime=12000
AttemptTime=6400

[Advertise]
SendMode=0
DisplayMode=0
Duration=6000

[Validation]
CheckMod=0
CheckSMod=0
CheckSysop=0
LogPubCommands=*
LogPvtCommands=*
DisablePubCommands=
DisablePvtCommands=

[Directory]
IP=sscentral.ds98.com,sscentral.subspace.inet.fi,sscentral.subspace.net,sscentral.subspacehq.com
Description=Deranged SubSpace zone
NamePassword=
Port=4991
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and here goes my subbill.ini:
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[Misc]
AllowNewUsers=1
SysopPassword=
BillingPassword=
MaxQueueForLogin=50
LowPriority=0
KickOutDelay=24000
Port=185
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here's what the subbill2.exe console says:
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Mon Feb 24 14:10:19: Ext: Re-reading D:\Program Files\Continuum\server\moderate.txt
Mon Feb 24 14:10:19: Ext: Re-reading D:\Program Files\Continuum\server\smod.txt
Mon Feb 24 14:10:19: Ext: Re-reading D:\Program Files\Continuum\server\sysop.txt
Mon Feb 24 14:10:19: Ext: Re-reading D:\Program Files\Continuum\server\vip.txt
Mon Feb 24 14:10:19: Ext: Re-reading D:\Program Files\Continuum\server\server.ini
Mon Feb 24 14:10:19: SubSpace Game Server v1.34.12
Template.sss read, 348 entries found
0 both advertisements found
0 shareware advertisements found
0 registered advertisements found
Mon Feb 24 14:10:28: Attempting to establish link to billing server...
Mon Feb 24 14:10:48: Attempting to establish link to billing server...
Mon Feb 24 14:11:08: Attempting to establish link to billing server...
Mon Feb 24 14:11:28: Attempting to establish link to billing server...
Mon Feb 24 14:11:32: ERROR: Could not connect to billing server.
Mon Feb 24 14:11:32: Starting server in stand-alone mode.

I can't say i find anything wrong with the settings. Can you? Btw, do tell me if you need more info, it'd be nice to get this running.

[wEaViL]

I cant say I see anything wrong either. Did you open the subbill.exe 1st then open the subgame2.exe? With the settings it seems as though it would work... you are opening the subbill.ini right? (sounds like a odd ?, lol)

[wEaViL]

Also to get rid of the server using 100% cpu set the CPU in the server.ini to read this

[CPU]
LoopDelay=0
ProcessMaxTime=4
SleepPerIteration=1
SlowIterationWarningLevel=100
SleepTime=15

[Guest]

Ok, thx for the adjustments in the settings... I guess it's something with my computer then...
I guess i'll have to do some reinstalling and configuring... Of course, I guess it's needed but I would like to choose my own time of doing it..

[Gravitron]

At server.ini under [billing] set IP=localhost
Seems that priitk screwed something with continuum and subgame, so that 127.0.0.1 somehow malefunctions.
Also if you have a firewall, make sure that the 185 port is opened.

[reel bad]

is 185 subbill?

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reel "too lazy to look it up" bad

[wEaViL]

Yup it is <short sweet and to the point>

[SOS]

185 doesn't need to be opened if it's a local biller...
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[u dont exist]

ok, so i actually got this to work without having to redo the *entire* computer... whew!

I had to delete *everything* that even remotely resembled the server files, and even move it to another directory... (somehow i just couldn't get things to act right on "d:\program files\continuum\server", which is a bit odd") and it WORKS! I did all the other changes in server.ini as you suggested, thank you and I've started handing out my zone.
Thank you very much. There will be another reply to this thread stating another problem i got (lets just hope I wont be one of those guys who's asking every and all questions, tho... )

[u dont exist]

Now, I can't say I have too much experience with this kind of server and all, but i do know how to follow instructions..
I did read up about making sub-arenas and it seems to work out fine. But I've also heard that there's a way of making a sub arena in the "reversed order". Ie, you first enter your soon to be sub arena with the ?go command, and then type "?setlevel [mapname].lvl". Now I get an error stating "Unable to open file: [mapname].lvl" each time I do this, if I don't state the FULL path ("?setlevel d:\sserver\[mapname].lvl").
Now, if I state the full path, the new level/map loads. But with one quirk, which I haven't fully understood yet. The new map overwrites the main arenas current map, taking its place...?
Now, it might be because I've misunderstood everything but what is ?setlevel actually about, then?
And how would you go about replacing a sub arenas map with ?setlevel. Lets also imagine that you have the .lvl-file on your harddrive and want it uploaded to the server (which is located elsewhere). Since I've had some problems with this, I was thinking of adding this to the FAQ, if Shanky'll let me...

[Dr Brain]

1st, the ?setlevel command loads from the continuum directory by default, so if oyu are lazy and just want to ?setlevel mymap.lvl put it there

Ok, 2nd, the ?setlevel command attaches the map to the cfg (not physicly) of the current arena, so if you are attaching it to the main arena, it means that you arent in a unique subarena.

You can just *putfile a cfg for your subarena, OR you can change the ArenaMode in server.ini to something other than 5. The comments should help you out with this. This will make the server create a new .cfg for the arena when you enter it. You can then do a ?setlevel on it and change any settings you need to (as the settings are now independent of the main arena).

And 3rd, if you want to add to the FAQ, you want to talk to MGB, not Shanky .
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[Gravitron]

?setlevel and ?setsetting used to have the ability to specify a path incase the file isn't at the local dir, another thing which priitk managed to screw up (at least in the zone I was at with continuum and I belive they have latest subgame, it had a problem with one of the two refusing to upload a pathed file and only uploading if its local and pathless).