Developer console in lobby?

[354332]

Servers up and running (cheers efrag!) but I can't use the console in the lobby to use mm_dedicated_force_servers.

Is this happening to anyone else or am I having a blonde moment?

Edit: On L4D2 btw

[Maddog]

yep me to can get consol to work in lobby

[MonkeyFiend]

Didn't have any problems this end... you have gone into the options and enabled developer console haven't you???

[Jackbhoy]

Ye i got the same, just type in the command before you make the lobby and it works, done it this morning

[davejp84]

had this problem, but as said, setting the address before making lobby sorts it out.


Has anyone managed to get the server to output its logs to HLSW yet?...

The demo servers always ignored the request, and now the full server is too

[354332]

Originally Posted by MonkeyFiend

Didn't have any problems this end... you have gone into the options and enabled developer console haven't you???

Certainly have ^^

I tried setting it before the lobby but we just ended up local hosting, but hey, i'll keep tinkering and something'll turn up.

[mussard]

How exactly do you set the address in advance before creating the lobby? I didnt see these options anywhere. Whats the console command for it?

[Jackbhoy]

mm_dedicated_force_servers IP:Port

iirc, start typing and it'll pop up

[mussard]

So with that command we can use our own servers. Im guessing the lobby can then be adjusted for any gameplay modes we would want and push that onto the server.

[Jackbhoy]

Yeah pretty much mussard, it'll join your server on the lobby settings (versus or campaign etc etc) and you can change anything you like in the server .cfg or with plugins

ofcourse, actually keeping the server empty so that you can connect is a pain in the ass and sometimes takes a few reboots if it fills up to fast