New & raw web based Dominion II game server

Johan K · #1 February 15th, 2004, 01:37 AM

I tried to test it. But I got this error message when I tried with port 6677 and later with port 16563. (0 vp, 0 req vp, map aran)

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An error occurred while attempting to launch game:

You must specify a valid port

Esben Mose Hansen · #2 February 15th, 2004, 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
Looks nice. Did you check out the server threads here? such as this one?

You went with starting a full service tcp/ip game. Nice setup. The community thanks you.

I was going to try and go the other way. Some sort of web-based upload of the .2h file is about the only hangup I think. Then it would be easy to provide a web-based download of .trn files. That would allow a "host at midnight" run thru all the game files. Alot more games could be done on one machine but its taking a long time to iron out.

Yeah, I did check out the server threads, and will do so again now that I have the basic setup. To get some more ideas. And you're all welcome --- thank me by playing with me

I chose the TCP/IP setup over the mail-based setup simply because I liked the feel of a TCP/IP server. A mail-based server would be able to handle a substantial load, though, so that would be great, too! I think my little server would be able to handle perhaps 5--10 TCP/IP game before becoming too slow.

Also, I think it is perhaps a bit more challinging to make a mailbased server. If I did, I would base it on a sendmail clone and a CGI webpage. Then I would have each game have it's own (maybe virtual) mailbox, or maybe filter on subject. When the server has run I would simply email the turns back. This would require a registration of email addresses, hence the CGI-page.

I won't be implemented this anytime soon though. But I'll certainly help if I can & if somebody want to do it

Esben Mose Hansen · #3 February 15th, 2004, 09:23 AM

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Originally posted by Johan K:
I tried to test it. But I got this error message when I tried with port 6677 and later with port 16563. (0 vp, 0 req vp, map aran)

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An error occurred while attempting to launch game:

You must specify a valid port

My fault. I only allow ports between 2300 through 2400. This is to make it easier to understand my firewall logs. This should have been written in the error response.

I'll update the page soon. I wanted the port to be a dropdown selection in any case.

Esben Mose Hansen · #4 February 15th, 2004, 09:26 AM

OK, to reply to the rest of the replies in one fell swoop:

The server is not too hard to break.Only the dominions II part should break. I have a change in my head which should make it much harder to break, but that would have to wait.

I don't know what the tempfile problem is (Gandalf writes that it is a windowsthing), but restart of the server is certainly possible if it become an issue. It would actually be the same change as above, funny enough.

Enjoy!

PhilD · #5 February 15th, 2004, 10:09 AM

OK, I'm feeling stupid this morning.

I started a game, and the site tells me it's fine, running on port 2350 and all...

But I cannot find an IP address to connect to. Did I miss something, or is there, somewhere, a Dominions 2 server that's accepting connections, only nobody knows where?

Esben Mose Hansen · #6 February 15th, 2004, 10:58 AM

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Originally posted by PhilD:
OK, I'm feeling stupid this morning.

I started a game, and the site tells me it's fine, running on port 2350 and all...

But I cannot find an IP address to connect to. Did I miss something, or is there, somewhere, a Dominions 2 server that's accepting connections, only nobody knows where?

You may be feeling stupid, but not as much as I do

The IP is now on the page (it's 80.161.86.108). Somehow I figured that people would know it's mosehansen.dk since that is where the webpage is served from. And that is wrong in so many ways...

Sorry for the inconvience... I have already joined your game, BTW. It's me playing Man. And I'm no good at this game, BTW, but I will learn :-D

PhilD · #7 February 15th, 2004, 11:01 AM

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Originally posted by Esben Mose Hansen:

Sorry for the inconvience... I have already joined your game, BTW. It's me playing Man. And I'm no good at this game, BTW, but I will learn :-D

I joined as well, as Abysia. We can do a few turns if you like (I wasn't really looking for a new MP game, but since we're both in Europe and it's sunday anyway...