Teeworlds - bridge

Hi, I'm planning to host a game session with friends where we switch maps about every 15 minutes

14:18

As I understood, I have to run a server myself for this. Is this correct?

14:23

If so, is there a map selector where I can preview the maps before I switch? The only way I found so far is the change_map command where I have to know the available map names and can't preview them

As far as I am aware, there exists no specific "map viewer" created for the sole purpose of previewing maps ingame. However, you can open the map editor using ctrl-shift-e and load the specific maps in it to check them out prior to map change. All of the default maps should be there available

bridge: Good to know, thanks

14:48

And is it right that I have to run a server myself? Or would it be possible to find and empty running server and switch through the maps there?

14:48

*an empty

fablt: I believe you can list map with some command

15:02

"maps" maybe

15:02

if you can't, we should add that :p

Dune: I think I tried typing "maps" and seeing if there was a completion, but there wasn't

ah, welp

The hint with the map editor is fine for me for the moment, but being able to list maps would be nice indeed

standard maps are all dmX ctfX

I just found the "ec_" server settings. What does external console mean?

if you want to switch maps every 15min you need to set sv_maprotation and sv_timelimit 15

Ah nice

ec_ is rcon except you access it without opening the game at all

15:06

hence "external"

So I can be in another game but still access the console of my server? Or is it accessible from the terminal?

no, external console is from outside of Teeworlds

15:10

you don't need to use it unless you specifically want the convenience of managing your server without oepning the game

I see, all right. Just out of curiosity: how do you connect to it? SSH?

uuh almost never used it, not SSH iirc

OK, never mind then

15:19

I just started a server locally to test the "maps" command

15:19

It indeed doesn't exist

oh don't, it doesn't exist

15:20

yeah

But I was suprised that someone joined the server!

15:20

How come? I thought I first have to configure port forwarding etc.

you do

Huh. So I have to check if I configured my router in the past

or you joined the wrong server

I could call change_map, so it must've been mine, I though

15:22

+t

oh, well if rcon works yeah :D

And I can see the player joining in the terminal output of the server

yeah so your ports are open

I'm just checking, I'm really curious now. That was quite a surprise :D

15:26

Indeed TCP port 5500 is being forwarded. But I ran the server without configuration file and I thought the default port is 8000something?

8303 is the default port

That's unexpected then. I have only one rule added in the port forwarding section and it says "<my local IPv4>, TCP, port 5500-5500"

weird

I'm trying with a configuration file now where I explicitly set a port other than 5500

econ uses telnet fot communication. a client like putty should work.

15:53

for

Ah, thanks!

Hm, now I started with a very small server configuration file with "sv_port 8333" and it doesn't even show up in the "Local" tab

"please join to test if the server ca"? is that the one you hosted?

16:09

Just asking, since it has the "8333" port :p

the Local tab only shows servers with ports close to the default port

16:12

8333 probably doesn't qualify

8303-8310 IIRC

we should fix the UI somehow to indicate this

16:12

don't you think @hein

16:12

heinrich5991?

hm not sure where to add it

16:13

in the LAN UI?

16:13

mentioning that we only scan ports 8303 to 8310?

That's the one!

yeah

But I can't find it in the Global tab even

fablt: your own server usually doesn't appear in the global tab

Ah, I see

it appears for others there if you don't get the "please activate port forwarding" message

16:18

if you tell me your IP, I can also check it

I'm checking it

16:19

89.14.145.20

I'm online

16:20

on port 8333

Right, I can see it in the logs

16:21

How can I join then? Via local IP?

either change the port to something between 8303 to 8310, or just enter "localhost:8333" in the address field

https://github.com/teeworlds/teeworlds/issues/2729

Warn users about the LAN server browser only scanning a small range...

I see this confusion regularly, so I think we should print some sort of warning if the player browses the LAN tab and finds zero servers there.

16:28

"list available maps" is https://github.com/teeworlds/teeworlds/issues/1972 actually

Improve map list · Issue #1972 · teeworlds/teeworlds

show available maps in the console (similar to commands) increase possible map name length (current 32), more flexible use of the memory improve removing a map list entry for the client (currently ...