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[WilliamS]

When my server is created, it says: Ded: No or something like that.
People cant connect. This is my open port. Should it be like that?
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5392/blocklandca8.png

And what does the "Ded" thing mean in the server list?

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[Marcem]

When my server is created, it says: Ded: No or something like that.
People cant connect. This is my open port. Should it be like that?
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5392/blocklandca8.png

And what does the "Ded" thing mean in the server list?

are you exiting the server? then looking at it?

[WilliamS]

No, when I create it. And open a new blockland on my computer, the server says Ded No, same goes when my friend tries. Are the port correct?

[Badspot]

Change TCP to UDP

[WilliamS]

Thanks :) Hope it works.

[Vidios]

The "Ded" column in the join a server list says if a server is dedicated or not.
A dedicated server lets you host without being within the server, and are usually run for long periods of time.

Also, don't quit an instance of blockland when you are running a server in it, because that closes the server and will make it have a "Dead" ping.

[WilliamS]

How do I create a dedicated server. Thats what my server is. And also, it seems to crash when I get back all the time after a few hours.

[Vidios]

How do I create a dedicated server. Thats what my server is. And also, it seems to crash when I get back all the time after a few hours.

Run Blockland\dedicated.bat . it'll execute your addons and give you a server with bedroom map.
Then, after it says "Posting to master server," go run blockland normally and join the server with the name that's set. Or, pick connect to IP and put 127.0.0.1 as the IP, if you are running BL on the same comp as the dedicated server.

Why your server crashes I have no idea.

[WilliamS]

Okay thanks, why cant me and my friend play on the same server with the same cdkey? Authentication error after a few minutes.

[WilliamS]

But I need to set a server name. How do I do that?

[TheCannon187]

You can only use one CD key per household/IP address, regardless of what server you are on. You set the server name in-game, and it saves your settings.

[WilliamS]

How can I set it in the game? From the consol?

[TheCannon187]

From the "Start Game" menu.

[WilliamS]

But if the dedicated server is launched from the bat, and you join it. You are alerady in the server. And cannot change the server name.

[Vidios]

Before you start your dedicated, edit the following file:
%Blockland%\base\config\server\prefs.cs
Where %Blockland% is wherever you installed blockland.
In this file, edit this line to change the server name. Whatever is in the quotes will be the name you get.

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$Pref::Server::Name = "Blockland Server";
The following line is the welcome message line, which shows when somebody logs into a server, keep in mind you can color it with the \c# color codes. (type /colortest in game for numbers that correspond with which colors) That, and putting %1 into this line puts the player's name there.

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$Pref::Server::WelcomeMessage = "\c2Welcome to Blockland %1.";
That line will make it say "Welcome to Blockland WilliamS." That is, when WilliamS is your ingame name.
Good luck with your server running!