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Hi, So I'm trying to design a map. I had it in mind to design a chasm with bridges between each edge so teams could shoot across at each other but could potentially travel across the bridges to attack. I discovered the waterlevel parameter which is cool except that a tank starts it seems it always h...

Hi,

Is there a way to disable bad flags completely? Not just for me, for a game being hosted ... we're only playing for fun so bad flags are just a pain. I'm not even sure where to look to configure them, map, server config or server command line.

Thanks

James

Thanks for the help.

I have got it all working now

James

OK, So I got it all working (including across the country to my daughter) using the provided "Start Server (Simple Jump Teleport 1 shot)" option however I couldn't get it to work if I started the server from the main play screen ... any idea why that might be? Now I'm trying to figure out ...

You may need to go into advanced firewall settings and make sure that 5154 TCP/UDP is opened for both Private and Public networks. A test to see if the firewall is at fault would be to just disable it for a moment and see if you can connect. Brilliant! That worked so it's definitely the Windows fir...

Hi, I am trying to get BZFlag working over a network (and eventually over the internet) so I can play against some family and friends while we all self-isolate due to the dreaded coronavirus :) In principle what I am trying is dead simple and seemed easier to do a decade or so ago. I am using two ma...