Can't join

[supervillain]

This problem happens randomly (Tested on 5 completely different PCs). Sometimes it will let you join, sometimes it wont. The N/A or ? is one of a few things. It could be the most common reason, Firewall (it dosent allow anyone to see a ping), although some people who host with a firewall have a ping displayed so its totally random stuff

My mate (NooBIE) cannot join any servers except mine but my server randomly crashes when a "Stalker" spurts green blood. This cant be a graphics or system requirements problem because we even tested on a friends pc and his pc has alot of the latest gadgets and can run every game out so far on highest settings with ease.

Where you got kicked on office might of been the bug I said where it freezes for 1-30 mins for admin then kicks everyone else and returns to play.

Other than that, I have no idea. Good luck.
SuperVillain

EDIT: This bug (stalker crashing server) has been fixed... Dont use AdminPlus Mutator

[devilman1988]

hey Fraser am having the same problems some servers I can join some I cant and its does my head i because there people on the server and the other severs are empty which int good really please people sort this out because there no fun playing alone and it take the fun out of the mod oh yeah while am here another bug last night I throw all my grenades and it kept on saying i had three grenades left and it also does it with the hunting shotgun I used all my shells it says I have one left

[starsbarry]

same problem screen goes black after i attempt to join a server and nothing happens i have all packs as you require all known packs for UT2004 to run COR and Alien Swarm : Telic exspanstion which both run perfectely i was looking forward to this and its a shame i cant actuely play

[zynthetic]

Try joining a dedicated server with less than six people that you are able to ping.
While the joining process isn't as descriptive as it could be, failing to join a full or improperly configured server has nothing to do with the mod.

[Carth]

Did you read anything I said? :\

Tell me which server isn't improperly configured, so that I can try it please. Because I can't join any server through the browser.

[zynthetic]

carth said:

Did you read anything I said? :\

No
Considering this is your first post to this thread how could I?

[Dr. Macon Dead]

carth said:

I'm sorry to say that this kind of bug will kill Killing Floor. So many people can't join servers. I can't join any server, I can't join the "shit! zombies" server, I can't join any server. I can't even join my own server. I click join and I get the menu map shown (but without the menu). And it stays like it. This isn't on full servers, or listen servers. It's on dedicated servers with 0 or 1 players.

The really weird thing is, I've hosted servers for other UT2004 mods loads of times (including v1.0 of KF) without problems, so I thought I would try something. I brought down the console while in the main menu, and typed "open 12.338.45.66:7777" (but using the IP address of one of the servers) and it joined instantly, no problems, exactly like it should. It showed the black loading screen with white text in the centre while connecting, then the map loading screen once it was loading the map, then I was in the game. When I click on the same server in the server browser and click "join", it doesn't do this. Not a problem with the server.... sounds like the browser got messed up to me. I can join all of the servers if I use the console, but none of them if I use the browser.

The bugs in 1.0 sent most of the players (including me) away; looks like the same will happen to 2.0. At least I could play the old one. Think of all the players who got these blank screens and didn't find a way around it like I did. They're gone.

I know you worked hard on it, and I will probably be told that I "have no idea" etc etc (remember last time I submitted bugs and suggestions? ). But I thought it was worth mentioning that this IS a bug that quite a few people are getting, and not just bad servers.

[zynthetic]

See kids, this is what happens when you load all new topics in tabs. Course the 1st post on this page looking like the orig problem doesnt help either
Shit Zombies is running KF1.0
PMods is running something, I dont know, probably 1.0 also. I just know I start dl stuff off the server if trying to join.
I agree that things could be made a bit more obvious concerning what is going on when attempting to connect to a server. Besides not being told what's happening the only problems I've had joining servers have been because they were full or filling up at the time, running different/older versions or had forced additional content to dl. Since you cant really tell if the connect failed or if something is downloading that makes it difficult for servers running extra (game enhancing :0 lol )mutators. Most ppl will give up, myself included. Then there are servers that dont even respond to ping requests. The latency is so high with these servers you might get as far as loading the map if you were lucky enough to connect.
The only servers I've actually (bothered) connected to had ppl playing on them, wern't full, wern't pw'd, and ping <900; and I've connected each time.

[starsbarry]

divide said:

Try joining a dedicated server with less than six people that you are able to ping.
While the joining process isn't as descriptive as it could be, failing to join a full or improperly configured server has nothing to do with the mod.

unfortunately for you when people ARE doing this and still are unable to join and failing to join it does become a problem with the mod and not an otherwise correctely configured server... aka the official one. Yes that is a problem aint it

[adverse]

I found the solution to this problem, and whoever may have missed it while reading the 3 pages should know this. The cap on players in any game is 6. Even if the server says 0/16, that does not mean that 16 players are accepted into the server. If you join a server with 6/16 and get a blank screen/loading screen. Try another server without 6 people in it, I guarantee it will work for you if you installed KF 2.0 correctly, and the server has a measurable ping. I am posting this after a successful session on Alex's server. Servers block incoming connections after the players in a game reaches 6. So, in essence, if a server host does not change the max # of players, people will continually try to join it, thinking there are free slots. However, this is not true, and will frustrate most people.

[Vicious]

I have a 50/50 shot when it comes to palying the game on a server. When ti works ,its great. The 6/7+ is obvious because maps only syupport 6 regardless, but when thers onl 2/6 it frustrating not to get in. I have no alg issues what soever on any menu (running 2 gigs, ahtalon 3200+, 6600GT geforce)

[zynthetic]

I'm still trying to find this official server.

[mrmedic]

A cookie for the person who finds it first.

[thejackal]

well, i just came from it, does that mean i can have a cookie?

and similarly its the only one i can join, regardless on wether theres 6 people in a server, wether or not the ping is showing, ive tried joining with no people in a server and a 100 ping, didnt work. think im gonna start logging all of the attempts then post them somewhere, see whats happening.

[adverse]

I just tried another server other than Alex's and it worked fine. Servers with ? or N/A ping didn't work. And another with only 1 player did not work either. 2 out of the 6 servers are connectable. I guess I was wrong about the always work part.