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MackTheHunter:
--- Quote from: Ephialtes on February 11, 2011, 05:11:27 AM ---As I recall there were a lot of issues with getting Blockland's TCP/HTTP objects working correctly within WINE and they'd cause spontaneous crashes or just not work at all. I don't think the solution is as simple as doing webcom_postserver(); over and over again.
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This is what I was thinking, because the console window clearly says that it is posting to the master server and RTB server. I'm not sure if webcom_postserver(); even does anything right now.
EDIT: All webcom_postserver(); run the same command that it runs every couple minutes, posting to the master server and RTB server. You can still only access the server through IP.
Is there a specific reason behind the server just leaving the server list?
Sheath:
--- Quote from: MackTheHunter on February 11, 2011, 08:25:09 AM ---Is there a specific reason behind the server just leaving the server list?
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This is the same thing that happened to the Mac edition of Blockland recently, Badspot fixed it. Maybe in WINE on the Windows version something similar occurs.
Night Fox:
If it really matters enough and is that much of a problem, use a different OS.
Kalphiter:
--- Quote from: Ephialtes on February 11, 2011, 05:11:27 AM ---As I recall there were a lot of issues with getting Blockland's TCP/HTTP objects working correctly within WINE and they'd cause spontaneous crashes or just not work at all. I don't think the solution is as simple as doing webcom_postserver(); over and over again.
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I had some problems involving scenarios where the connection is closed by the remote host, which applies to almost all situations where you are the client.
DontCare4Free:
--- Quote from: Sheath on February 11, 2011, 12:41:35 AM ---Linux takes up a small market share, especially for gaming. The Linux community will be less inclined to purchase a program that is shareware too, since Linux is a community devoted to the sharing of free software. Seems like a waste of time to me, especially since the few people that want it in Linux seem to get along well enough with WINE.
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Actually, in the HIB#2 the average payment for Linux was the double of the average Mac OS X and Windows payments.
Anyway, I can confirm that the little I have tested Blockland under wine, it has worked.