Hello everyone,

In multiplayer right now the only way you can select server or client is by PHYSICALLY typing in the -sv -cl commands in the command line. but when the game is published then there is no way
player can type -sv -cl. The solution to this is :

1. use MP launcher which is not there still in conitec

2. use session_ open commands. They work with starting a server , but client doesnt connect properly wioth the session_connect.

It feels really sorry that we dont have such a basic feature and if anyone knows it , please share with all of us as having an MP executable without ability to select server or client is simply pathetic.

Thanks to all in advance for any help.

Sichlid !

You could use the exec funtion:

(from Manual)
exec("%EXE_DIR%\\acknex.exe","samples\\terrain.hmp"); // open terrain in another engine window
(where you can insert the -sv -cl commands)


to start gamestudio itself as a client.
And then exit the old program.

You have to write a "login" GUI then , to let the
user input the ip of the server, and use this to set the
parameters for the "re startup"

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The missing startoption for multiplayer is known and complained about
for many years.
Its another reason why you SHOULD NOT use the native gamestudio Multiplayer functions.

Better use one of the external plugin-dlls,
where you can implement this much more flexible
during runtime of the engine.

Thank you Damcoles for the reply.

What i need to understand is the function session_connect(session_name) should connect a single player game to a multiplayer client session with the session_name server name. Now in my code i am able to start a multiplayer session and but with session_connect i am not able to connect to the already started server on the same machine. this is a bug i feel and hence conitec should correct it or not give this function as it is useless if it doesnt work.

ok guys .. got it working by using the session commands. anyone needs it let me know . it is simple.

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