Vice City Multiplayer

VC:MP => Support => Topic started by: Kaufmancab51 on July 22, 2008, 05:03:31 PM

Title: Announce.exe does nothing
Post by: Kaufmancab51 on July 22, 2008, 05:03:31 PM
Im trying to make my server public. when i try to double-click announce.exe, nothing happens, and nobody can see my server.

Does a low ping also contribute to this?

Title: Re: Announce.exe does nothing
Post by: Mattz on July 22, 2008, 05:23:05 PM
No, ping has nothing to do with it. Check is your ports are forwarded.
Title: Re: Announce.exe does nothing
Post by: ReVilo on July 23, 2008, 04:05:50 AM
As a sidetrack sort of,
what does announce.exe actually do??
Title: Re: Announce.exe does nothing
Post by: Mattz on July 23, 2008, 05:55:39 AM
It makes the server appears on the list. If you dont have it and the ports are forwarded it will not show. You have to manually put the ip.
Title: Re: Announce.exe does nothing
Post by: ReVilo on July 23, 2008, 03:15:15 PM
Hmm, mine always appeared but I never ran announce.exe :P
Title: Re: Announce.exe does nothing
Post by: Windlord on July 23, 2008, 09:38:39 PM
announce.exe auto-runs with vcmp-svr.exe

so of course you've never used it ;)
Title: Re: Announce.exe does nothing
Post by: ReVilo on July 23, 2008, 10:42:39 PM
*ReVilo slaps himself
Title: Re: Announce.exe does nothing
Post by: Kaufmancab51 on July 26, 2008, 12:25:07 AM
Quote from: Mattz on July 23, 2008, 05:55:39 AM
It makes the server appears on the list. If you dont have it and the ports are forwarded it will not show. You have to manually put the ip.

how?
Title: Re: Announce.exe does nothing
Post by: Juppi on July 26, 2008, 07:12:57 PM
Press this button:
(http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/3294/vcmpoc2.jpg)

and add the server address so you and those who know it can join the server.

This wont make the server appear in the browser though, you need to forward your ports to do that. Help for some routers can be found for example here (http://portforward.com/default.htm).
Title: Re: Announce.exe does nothing
Post by: Jack_Bauer on July 28, 2008, 04:09:14 AM
remember your local host (if you are running the server and YOU want to go in it) is 127.0.0.1
Title: Re: Announce.exe does nothing
Post by: TanaX01 on July 28, 2008, 06:32:08 AM
Quote from: Jack_Bauer on July 28, 2008, 04:09:14 AM
remember your local host (if you are running the server and YOU want to go in it) is 127.0.0.1

yea localhost:5192 or you port modific  ;)
Title: Re: Announce.exe does nothing
Post by: Kaufmancab51 on August 16, 2008, 07:38:28 PM
ok i did that but i can't forward 5192 and 5315 and i have a router