'ello everyone! damn, been a while since i've been in these parts. Still loving soldat though :)
Anyways, ever since 1.2.1 came out I haven't been able to get a game (on a nearby server) via the lobby. This is not a simple case of 'lobby server not responding', it is somewhat complex. And quite possibly not directly related to 1.2.1.
I often have troubles getting a complete listing of servers from the lobby - this has been happening for pretty much as long as I remember. My connection could be a factor here (still on 56k), but sometimes halfway through downloading the list it will just stop.
Now, behaviour under 1.2.0 was kinda interesting - I hit 'Request servers', and the button changes to 'Downloading X servers'. The list is cleared and disabled, and starts filling up. Here's the interesting part - after about 10-15 seconds (at which point my list is far from complete), a couple of things happen:
1) The button changes back to 'Request servers'
2) The list becomes re-enabled (it's not greyed out anymore)
But, as soon as the next packet is recieved from the lobby the button changes back to 'Downloading X servers' and more servers get added to my list. I know when it has really finished because the line above the list changes to "Servers: X Players: Y" (Even at this point it sometimes stops before my list is complete, so I might have to retry a couple of times but I eventually get a full list of servers)
Now, 1.2.1 acts the same up until the 10-15 second period. At which point the button changes back to 'Request servers', the list becomes re-enabled, and gets sorted by ping.
And then, nothing. My list doesn't update anymore, making it impossible for me to download the full list of servers (and I rarely get any servers with below 400 ping in that first batch).
This happens every time I try to grab the list, so now my persistance gains me nothing but frustration :(
Anyways, ever since 1.2.1 came out I haven't been able to get a game (on a nearby server) via the lobby. This is not a simple case of 'lobby server not responding', it is somewhat complex. And quite possibly not directly related to 1.2.1.
I often have troubles getting a complete listing of servers from the lobby - this has been happening for pretty much as long as I remember. My connection could be a factor here (still on 56k), but sometimes halfway through downloading the list it will just stop.
Now, behaviour under 1.2.0 was kinda interesting - I hit 'Request servers', and the button changes to 'Downloading X servers'. The list is cleared and disabled, and starts filling up. Here's the interesting part - after about 10-15 seconds (at which point my list is far from complete), a couple of things happen:
1) The button changes back to 'Request servers'
2) The list becomes re-enabled (it's not greyed out anymore)
But, as soon as the next packet is recieved from the lobby the button changes back to 'Downloading X servers' and more servers get added to my list. I know when it has really finished because the line above the list changes to "Servers: X Players: Y" (Even at this point it sometimes stops before my list is complete, so I might have to retry a couple of times but I eventually get a full list of servers)
Now, 1.2.1 acts the same up until the 10-15 second period. At which point the button changes back to 'Request servers', the list becomes re-enabled, and gets sorted by ping.
And then, nothing. My list doesn't update anymore, making it impossible for me to download the full list of servers (and I rarely get any servers with below 400 ping in that first batch).
This happens every time I try to grab the list, so now my persistance gains me nothing but frustration :(