missing characters over a LAN game (Please help)

[LuRcH]

hey guys
my brother and i realy like this this mod. we both have it installed on our computers which are connected on a LAN. we would like to have it so that one of our computers hosts a game from "establish a kingdom" and we can play our characters over a LAN. we always run a game with the "LAN game" box ticked and "store characters" "on client". sometimes our characters work but sometimes our caracters do not show up and it just sas "create new" for all slots. but weirder still wen we join an internet game our characters are there??? can someone help me setup our computers so that we can just "establish a kingdom" and both play over a LAN connction wth our characters always available??
thanks guys

 

[Thothie]

You have to make sure sv_lan 1 is actually in the host servers listenserver.cfg - and that there's nothing there that turns it off or switches to FN mode.

You also need to make sure your name isn't in your config.cfg - If you change your name, the server thinks you want to use a different character on LAN.

 

[LuRcH]

ok i did the sv_lan 1 and i removed the name from the config . but it still says create new for all of the character slots? what do you mean about turning it off with FN because i only changed the listenserver and the config files???

 

[Thothie]

Make sure exec fuznet.cfg is not in the listenserver.cfg. (Betapackage gives you an option to add this automagically, and if you clicked yes...)

Make sure your name is set to your old character's name before you enter the server. (name "manly_heroic_name" - or whatever it was, in console before you join.)

 

[LuRcH]

so in the config file somewhere it says name "LuRcH" which is my characters name.

 

[LuRcH]

ok ive done everything you have said but it still doesnt bring up my character

 

[LuRcH]

ok i have remover the exec fuznet.cfg line from my listenserver.cfg file. my characters name is LuRcH and in my config.cfg there is a line that says (name "LuRcH"). is this all right because i still do not get my character. please help me fix thisproblem cos i realy like this mod

 

[Blasto121]

chances are this whole time you have not been playing lan, to know for sure check the save folder in the MSC directory. If you truly have lan characters you should see:

LAN_[character name]_1.char
LAN_[character name]_1.char.backup

where [character name] is the name you gave the character.
the numbers could also be 2 or 3 it just represents slot number.

if you can't find your lan characters then I have them and can send them to you if you wish I would just need your steam ID to find it.

 

[LuRcH]

yeh they are ot there. how do i find our my steam ID for you to send them to me? my account name is jamescare and my brothers is tomcare if thats wat it is

 

[Blasto121]

connect to any server in master sword and type status in the console it should spit out your steam ID.

 

[LuRcH]

i dont know wat it all means but this is what it said when i typed status


] status
hostname: miragN's Server[FN]
version : 47/1.1.2.0 3647 insecure
tcp/ip : 192.168.1.140:27017
map : thornlands at: 0 x, 0 y, 0 z
players : 4 active (7 max)

# name userid uniqueid frag time ping loss adr
# 1 "Simplicity" 35 STEAM_0:0:1301702 2 08:35 102 0
# 2 "P" 36 STEAM_0:0:339655 10 07:00 96 0
# 3 "LuRcH" 37 STEAM_0:1:8177322 0 03:42 307 0
# 4 "ManInBlack" 38 STEAM_0:0:4987489 9 02:26 109


thanks heaps

 

[Blasto121]

i dont know wat it all means but this is what it said when i typed status


] status
hostname: miragN's Server[FN]
version : 47/1.1.2.0 3647 insecure
tcp/ip : 192.168.1.140:27017
map : thornlands at: 0 x, 0 y, 0 z
players : 4 active (7 max)

# name userid uniqueid frag time ping loss adr
# 1 "Simplicity" 35 STEAM_0:0:1301702 2 08:35 102 0
# 2 "P" 36 STEAM_0:0:339655 10 07:00 96 0
# 3 "LuRcH" 37 STEAM_0:1:8177322 0 03:42 307 0
# 4 "ManInBlack" 38 STEAM_0:0:4987489 9 02:26 109


thanks heaps

# 3 "LuRcH" 37 STEAM_0:1:8177322 0 03:42 307 0

this is all I needed, actually

STEAM_0:1:8177322

this is all I needed.

if you have any other characters you want me to pull I need there steam ID as well.

 

[LuRcH]

"Tom" 197 STEAM_0:1:10403267 0 00:40 245 0


now we have made characters all over the place but we only realy need the latest ones we have made thanks

 

[LuRcH]

now once i have these characters and everything, can some one please direct me as to how i can prevent this happening again, how can i host a listenserver and have our characters stored on our own computers in the SAVE folder??? btw you will need to tell me what to do and undo with the config files cos i have changed them in the way thothie informed me to so if i need to retype anything thats fine, just let me know.
cheers

 

[Blasto121]

ok this is how it all works click here for the zip file

once the download is complete you will find 5 files, copy the listen server over the one you have in your MSC folder, this will make sure you are running nothing but lan from now on.

Now for the characters you will note that they end in .char and there are four of them, the ones with all the numbers are the raw character files. The ones with your names are ones I went ahead and renamed to work with a lan setup for you.

So copy the two character files that start with LAN and put them in the MSC/Save folder

start MSC establish Kingdom and start playing and enjoy.

 

[LuRcH]

thank you so much. you realy went to alot of trouble to sort this ot for us. thanks heaps. so i can put that listenserver file on both of our computers and it will work???

thanks again guys

 

[Blasto121]

yup you can put it on both, but be warned the computer that hosts the server should always host the server, there can not be switching between the two.

all character data is saved on either yours your your friends computer not both.

 

[fsanozuke]

i have the same problem...

but i dont have any characters on SAVE folder


i never play this before... i want play in lan with my friend

i cant create new chars......


can you help me please?
thx

 

[Tull]

i have the same problem...

but i dont have any characters on SAVE folder


i never play this before... i want play in lan with my friend

i cant create new chars......


can you help me please?
thx

Did you get the newest patch of the game? That should make it possible to create a character on any map.
If you still wanna play the old MSC 1.0 version, you need to start the server in Edana to be able to create characters.

 

[fsanozuke]

i start server on edana

select create new..
put my name..
select male..
select weapon..

back to create new
my char is not there



how can i play on internet?



i have half-life 1 with 1.1.1.0
windows xp
good computer
i have steam to


thx for help
im from Brazil

 

[fsanozuke]

some one can told me


i need half-life 2 ?



sry... im noob

 

[Jelly]

No, you don't need Half-Life 2, but I strongly suggest that you get the beta package and update your game. The new version is so much more fun than 1.0.