[Zazalng]

It became this for long time And I don't see and resolve this because no one in internet experience this. I will tell in-short story as must possible with a thing that I discovered along when try to help my friend

First off, my friend was related about VACbans (ofc) but that was not a point. I set my game console "-insecure" to disable VAC related along that vac-friend.

By using console "map bruh_brruh_bruh" to fire up server, He just use "connect [ip:port]" that working fine but when using create lobby (play with friend) with local hosted was selected, He can't join lobby nor direct join after match started and always got these error message "one or more members of this game have blocked you from joining them" (even it just me and him)

My last hope was dedicated since it very configurate and plugin came along we might have more fun but still ended fated like "create lobby" only that vac guy can't join nor invite, connect, serverbrowser

From my researching I found out that "Create lobby" and "Dedicated server" using "gameservermaster" that allow "matchmaking" but from this time I just want to know how to disable this "gameservermaster".

[Bacardi]

What kind cvar settings you have in server.cfg, autoexec.cfg and/or launch parameter ?

...I remember badly, you could disable "lobby connection" from L4D dedicated server and let them join straight into game.

[Zazalng]

Originally Posted by Bacardi What kind cvar settings you have in server.cfg, autoexec.cfg and/or launch parameter ? ...I remember badly, you could disable "lobby connection" from L4D dedicated server and let them join straight into game.

I never handon in .cfg because it very variant (I read most of console list and didn't see what i expect nor understandable) I left it with default (aka fresh install with deleted in root game) but from my though is just disable matchmaking was not a point here because gameservermaster was main reason and still tie with VAC

If talking about my dedicate I just have
-insecured -console +map bruhbruh

[Zazalng]

Here what I try yesterday
-nomaster (no affected)
-sport xxxx // steamport (no affected/maybe cannot be set)
+sv_lan 1(affected to nor connect outside local network)

Here what I expect to try but don't know how to config it


Actually I have tested with these config with I see some progress and new error from my friend screen but forget to capture it (It talking about cannot create a session), but a behavior is whenever my Dedicate server was hibernating and my friend joining my console said that there was no lobby_id to create game from this point I think due to Dedicated was trying to create lobby by steam_api (because it can be connected to steam), but If I join first and lobby was create then it back to same error "one or more members of this game have blocked you from joining them"

[Bacardi]

https://github.com/ambaca/Bacardi-Du...#L6133C2-L6136

"sv_allow_lobby_connect_only" = "0" ( def. "1" )
FCVAR_RELEASE 
- If set, players may only join this server from matchmaking lobby, may not connect directly.

Run again like

-console -insecure -game left4dead2 +map c1m1_hotel +sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0

I don't know, is your friend in same room (LAN connection)



*edit
Try ad this in server.cfg
sm_cvar mp_autokick 0
sm_cvar sv_hibernate_when_empty 0

[Zazalng]

Originally Posted by Bacardi https://github.com/ambaca/Bacardi-Du...#L6133C2-L6136 "sv_allow_lobby_connect_only" = "0" ( def. "1" ) FCVAR_RELEASE - If set, players may only join this server from matchmaking lobby, may not connect directly. Run again like -console -insecure -game left4dead2 +map c1m1_hotel +sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 +mp_autokick 0 I don't know, is your friend in same room (LAN connection)

Nah, not same local network surely (not same room), I mostly play with online friend tgt. But I will try this one out tonight and will edit reply after test it out. Thanks for reply, wish me luck

[Bacardi]

...in one Reddit post they say: To unblock person from Steam (profile)

:/
But this could relate to lobby connection.

[Zazalng]

Originally Posted by Bacardi https://github.com/ambaca/Bacardi-Du...#L6133C2-L6136 "sv_allow_lobby_connect_only" = "0" ( def. "1" ) FCVAR_RELEASE - If set, players may only join this server from matchmaking lobby, may not connect directly. Run again like -console -insecure -game left4dead2 +map c1m1_hotel +sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 I don't know, is your friend in same room (LAN connection) *edit Try ad this in server.cfg sm_cvar mp_autokick 0 sm_cvar sm_cvar sv_hibernate_when_empty 0

That's work perfectly, Thanks for helping me.

[Bacardi]

Nice to hear

[Zazalng]

Originally Posted by Bacardi Nice to hear

Can I ask a little more? I think steamcmd before I can host dedicated l4d2 as anonymously (No sure what it called) but it supposed to host while I also can play on same PC.

In summary, While I host dedicated it popup on my steam client as i'm playing it and I can't start game due it said I already launch game.