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FS2NetD is an online FS2 game tracker.  It acts as a lobby for multiplayer games, and it tracks registered pilots and mission statistics.  When PXO is slated to be back online in 2007, FS2NetD will go away.
 
FS2NetD is an online FS2 game tracker.  It acts as a lobby for multiplayer games, and it tracks registered pilots and mission statistics.  When PXO is slated to be back online in 2007, FS2NetD will go away.
  
Related:  [[Getting Started with FS2netD]]   [[Logging On]] [[Category:Source Code Project]]
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*[[Getting Started with FS2netD]]    
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*[[Logging On]]  
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*[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,49012.0.html Multiplayer games schedule]
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*[[: Category:Multiplayer Squadrons|Multiplayer squadrons]]
  
 
==Multiplay over TCP/IP==
 
==Multiplay over TCP/IP==
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==Standalone Servers==
 
==Standalone Servers==
A dedicated/standalone FreeSpace2 server can be run on the Windows platform.  This is enabled with the [[Command-Line_Reference#-standalone|-standalone]] option. Currently, standalone servers do not work properly on FS2_Open.
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A dedicated/standalone FreeSpace2 server can be run on the Windows, Linux and Mac platforms.  This is enabled with the [[Command-Line_Reference#-standalone|-standalone]] option. Currently, standalone servers are beta and undergoing continued testing and development.
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On Linux and Mac the standalone server utilises a set of features called [[FS2_WebUI_Standalone|WebUI]]
  
Some options for the standalone server can be specified in the multi.cfg file located in your FreeSpace2\data\ directory.  For example, this simple multi.cfg file gives a default game name for a standalone server of "Nova Cafe":
 
+name          Nova Cafe
 
  
Related:  [http://www.pxo.net/faq_fs2demo.cfm Information on multi.cfg]  [[Sample multi.cfg file]]
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[[Category:Source Code Project]]

Latest revision as of 15:50, 6 December 2013

FS2NetD - SCP Multiplayer

FS2NetD is an online FS2 game tracker. It acts as a lobby for multiplayer games, and it tracks registered pilots and mission statistics. When PXO is slated to be back online in 2007, FS2NetD will go away.

Related:

Multiplay over TCP/IP

FreeSpace 2 can also be played by connecting directly to a hosting game via their i.p. address.

Standalone Servers

A dedicated/standalone FreeSpace2 server can be run on the Windows, Linux and Mac platforms. This is enabled with the -standalone option. Currently, standalone servers are beta and undergoing continued testing and development.

On Linux and Mac the standalone server utilises a set of features called WebUI