CREATING A PUBLIC SERVER

[rabdalla]

Hi all, i'm just a new guy here.

I run BZFLAG in WinXP, and I would like to know what should I do to create a public server.

I was reading the man pages, and I build this file:
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#This is a bzfs configuration file.
#Copy and paste into a simple text file and name it like sample.conf.
#Use it like bzfs -conf sample.conf

#Require UDP
-requireudp

#Public description for the server
-public "Test server"

#Server Message displayed when player joins
-srvmsg "Test server"

#Message that is broadcast every 15 minutes
-admsg "Welcome! This is a TEST server and may be rebooted at any time!"

#Write score to stdout whenever it changes
-printscore

#Increase debugging level
-d
-d
-d
-d

#Minimum count of votes required to make a vote valid
-votesRequired 66

#Flags can exist on buildings
-fb

#Maximum number of players n, or max players per team n,n,n,n,n,n
-mp 10

#Maximum Team score limit on game
-mts 1000

#Maximum Player score limit on game
-mps 500

#Tanks can jump
-j

#Ordinance richochets
+r

#Mandatory flags
+f good{7} +f bad{6} +f V +f A +f OO +f F +f MG +f GM +f L +f R +f SB +f IB
+f ST +f T +f N +f SH +f SR +f SW +f PZ +f G +f JP +f ID +f CL +f US +f MQ +f
SE +f TH +f BU +f CB +f LT +f GT +f M +f B +f JM +f WA

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People could find me in the find server list, but when anyone came in, on their first shot, they left the server...

PLZ, anyono can help me? Sending an example of CONF file or telling me what I'm doing wrong??

Thanks in advance.

[SGI]

Check here:
http://bzbb.bzflag.org/viewtopic.php?t=1497
http://bzbb.bzflag.org/viewtopic.php?t=1523&highlight=

And here...probably is better
http://brlcad.org/bzflag/man/

[blast]

I run BZFLAG in WinXP, and I would like to know what should I do to create a public server.

Hosting on Windows has been know to have problems. Clients get dropped randomly, there is more lag, etc.

#Require UDP
-requireudp

People could find me in the find server list, but when anyone came in, on their first shot, they left the server...

Sounds like they can't get a UDP connection to your server. The -RequireUDP setting will kick them as soon as they shoot if they don't have a UDP connection.