OMG!!!! plz help i have tried everything

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Jan 5 2005, 11:08 am
OK... for some reason i can host 1 byond game but not 2 at once... i have tried changing the port there both hosted on. made 1 6112 and tha other 6113 and nothing... people can join the first but not the second. i called alltel for tech support on my DSL modem and they just flat out said "we dont support games"! god i hate tech support when it does do.. well support. Please any help would be much appreciated
Jan 5 2005, 11:10 am
Er, try not hosting two games then?

Not only will this cause lag in both games, but eat up CPU like anything.

Have one good, well hosted game instead of two terribly-laggy games.


Seriously...why would you want to host two?
It doesn't even make sense, regardless of whether you can do it or not.
Jan 5 2005, 11:11 am
In response to Elation
Because the game i am hosting is text based. and these bad boys dont lag. besides that... i would like to know i can if i ever wanted to.
Jan 5 2005, 11:12 am
In response to Odine
Odine wrote:
Because the game i am hosting is text based. and these bad boys dont lag. besides that... i would like to know i can if i ever wanted to.

You shouldn't want to.

Anyway, if you want to host two- find yourself some server that you can set up a live game on.
Jan 5 2005, 11:14 am
In response to Elation
Odine wrote:
i would like to know i can if i ever wanted to.

Elation wrote:
You shouldn't want to.

Why not? There's nothing wrong with hosting multiple games simultaneously if you've got a good enough connection. People do it all the time. If you don't like it, don't play their games. :P
Jan 5 2005, 11:16 am
In response to Foomer
Thank you Foomer. not only that i am also wanting to fix this now incase i ever did wana host it off my computer and not spend money to get somebody else to do so.
Jan 5 2005, 11:19 am
In response to Foomer
Foomer wrote:
Odine wrote:
i would like to know i can if i ever wanted to.

Elation wrote:
You shouldn't want to.

Why not? There's nothing wrong with hosting multiple games simultaneously if you've got a good enough connection. People do it all the time. If you don't like it, don't play their games. :P

Hosting two games means half the amount of bandwidth going to that game.

Are you sure it's a good idea? Halving the power of the server?
Jan 5 2005, 11:21 am
In response to Elation
well i probly wont do it... but i figure if i fix this problem it will also fix the problem where i host stuff using dream daemon and then cant join the game using byond. i mean its annoying. so not only that i can join games i host unless i am hosting them through Dream Seeker and then only the window its being hosted on i can play in.
Jan 5 2005, 11:23 am
In response to Elation
Elation wrote:
Hosting two games means half the amount of bandwidth going to that game.

Are you sure it's a good idea? Halving the power of the server?

If you have a good connection and the games aren't sucking bandwidth like there's no tomorrow, you shouldn't have to worry about it too much.

I don't suppose there's really much difference between having 10 players in one game, or 5 players in one game and 5 players in another.
Jan 5 2005, 11:25 am
In response to Foomer
Foomer wrote:
I don't suppose there's really much difference between having 10 players in one game, or 5 players in one game and 5 players in another.

There would be more CPU being drained though :)

Yeah, sorry to lash out before in the topic.
Meh, I shouldn't have. Sorry guys!
Jan 5 2005, 11:28 am
In response to Elation
Elation wrote:
There would be more CPU being drained though :)

Yeah but I think most computers these days can handle a couple of BYOND games :P Assuming they aren't programming in a way that Lummox would get hysterical about.
Jan 5 2005, 11:32 am
In response to Foomer
I dunno...didn't Aaiko say Seika 2 took up 90% of his CPU?

Or was that due to another reason?
Jan 5 2005, 11:43 am
In response to Elation
Elation wrote:
I dunno...didn't Aaiko say Seika 2 took up 90% of his CPU?

Or was that due to another reason?

Elation, stop before you get the thread closed. I'd say take it to Chatters, but Chatters is down right now :(
Jan 5 2005, 12:00 pm
In response to Wizkidd0123
I wonder how many of these "Chatty" threads consist of, "I'm right." "No I'm right." "No, I'm right." "No you're not, I'm right." "I'm still right." "No I'm right." ...
Jan 5 2005, 12:35 pm
In response to Wizkidd0123
Er, I don't see that I'm doing anything wrong.

We were just discussing it, then I mentioned Aaiko's Seika 2 taking up a lot of CPU.

And yeah, like you said: Chatters was down (at that moment).
Jan 5 2005, 3:25 pm
Have you tried hosting the first game on 6113, and then hosting the second game on 6112? Which one works then?

(I guess what I'm saying is: Is it dependent on the port you use, or on which game is hosted first?)
Jan 6 2005, 10:32 am
Basically what's happening is you have port 6112 opened (forwarded) in your modem/router's configuration. Call your ISP back and ask them how port forwarding works, then open the second port you wish to host from, or even a range of ports if you want.


As for the posts further down, if a game is programmed well it shouldn't push above 15% CPU at anytime. Hosting two games doesn't halve your bandwidth, your bandwidth usage is based on the game's resources and how many people join said game. (In the case of a textbased game this is minimal and shouldn't effect your bandwidth all that much.)

In summary, hosting two textbased games is fine as long as they're programmed good, I've even hosted two on dial-up without any noticable lag. Good luck.