Hi guys,

I hope this works for you also.

The Bude have now made there own GTL Lobby which was being experimented online last night (Thursday 9th Oct 2009)and it appears to work OK.

1... To get onto the new lobby you will need to download the latest version of the Autoupdater: http://www.altbierbude.de/component/ option,com_remository/func,fileinfo/id,650/ lang,en/

2... Once installed, start the Autoupdater, this will put the file LOCAL_IP_LOBBY.TXT into your GTL installation.

3... Start GTL.

4... When you get to the part where your User Name & Password are shown you will have to re-register… see the box below these. Just put in the same details as before and also you e-mail address and hopefully it will work and you can get onto the Lobby. It will only show some of the Bude Servers. I don’t know if they are going to allow other servers onto this and charge them or what, but at least we are getting back to some normality.

5... If it doesn’t work first time restart GTL and try again.

Good luck and see you on track!!!

Gee-Deeman

Many thanks for making the lobby guys

slight bug to report... tried to join the GC Add on server and it says "You can only join during Practice sessions" (even though it shows practice in the lobby)

One of our drivers is having a problem

~I tried registering with 4 slightly different names and still would work ~ I used my old name Amy Miller, Amy M, ANM and Amy N Miller and I still get the same error message every time. ~ I have used different passwords as well ~ I only have one driver profile name ~ I can login with the antideco fine ~ I am stumped as I got online fine when I first registered ~

Can you fix within the next 30 mins ?

please???


EDIT: see http://www.gamers-crib.com/forum/showthread.php? p=89594#post89594 for the complete picture

the reason should be, that the user name and passwort in your registration are different to the login window.

the best way is to use the same passwort and user names as you registered at the first registration. If you changed the user name and password, you must correct it in the login window

Big_Ron wrote:
the reason should be, that the user name and passwort in your registration are different to the login window.

the best way is to use the same passwort and user names as you registered at the first registration. If you changed the user name and password, you must correct it in the login window

She has tried this, but it still does not work

She connected fine the first time, but the 2nd time received an error, since then she has tried many things, so it might be a mess at your end?

Does your lobby allow people to register with 2 or more different names, but with the same serial number?

The serial number is not necessary for the registration.

If you registred sucessfully for the first time, you have to take this data and have to use it also in the login window before you connect to the lobby

it works very very well!!!
Thanks!!!
P.s.: but what's "altbierbude (no addon)" server?

Big_Ron wrote:
The serial number is not necessary for the registration.

If you registred sucessfully for the first time, you have to take this data and have to use it also in the login window before you connect to the lobby

Yes thanks, we know this and have advised the same. But it still does not work

Could someone there look and tell us what the user/password is in your database?

or maybe just delete entries for "Amy Miller" so she can re-register?

do you have installed the LOCAL_IP_LOBBY.TXT?

Big_Ron wrote:
do you have installed the LOCAL_IP_LOBBY.TXT?

yes (it worked ok the first time, it must have been good)

What can you read inside the LOCAL_IP_LOBBY.TXT?

You should find the line gtl-lobby.bierbuden.de.

In your host file (C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc) you should see the line 81.3.59.61 www.gtl-server.net

Monello wrote:
it works very very well!!!
Thanks!!!
P.s.: but what's "altbierbude (no addon)" server?

It's a game with only default cars and tracks installed

Big_Ron wrote:
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In your host file (C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc) you should see the line 81.3.59.61 www.gtl-server.net

Sorry Ron that is not true, you need nothing in the hosts file (edit: to connect.)
(You only need the hosts file entry to access the online setup FTP server)

JJC wrote:
Monello wrote:
it works very very well!!!
Thanks!!!
P.s.: but what's "altbierbude (no addon)" server?

It's a game with only default cars and tracks installed

Why??? It's semi-pro too: free driving school?

Hi JJC,

sorry to tell you, that there is a unique constraint on the online key in the database and the program. I will try to change it, when there is less traffic in the lobby.
If you use the same online key on a different pc, try to use another key. You will find the online key in the registry. Search for 10tacle Studios or GTL.

The password is not stored in the database or in the log. The database contains just the hash of the password.

To get access to the online setups you need this entry in your hosts file:
81.3.59.61 www.gtl-server.net

lowspeed wrote:
Hi JJC,

sorry to tell you, that there is a unique constraint on the online key in the database and the program. I will try to change it, when there is less traffic in the lobby.

ok thanks, I think that's how the SimBin lobby works.

If you use the same online key on a different pc, try to use another key. You will find the online key in the registry. Search for 10tacle Studios or GTL.

ok I understand, but it's too late now for Amy tonight I think.

The password is not stored in the database or in the log. The database contains just the hash of the password.

ok

To get access to the online setups you need this entry in your hosts file:
81.3.59.61 www.gtl-server.net

ahh ok that's what that is for

Monello wrote:
JJC wrote:
Monello wrote:
it works very very well!!!
Thanks!!!
P.s.: but what's "altbierbude (no addon)" server?

It's a game with only default cars and tracks installed

Why??? It's semi-pro too: free driving school?

It's for the Russian drunk drivers I think

Well we had some trouble, especially me.


I had a problem that may be found by more people:

- sometimes I got 'game synchronised with server'... I NEVER had that before.
- sometimes I got what can be described as a MINOR freeze-frame, lag??
- on Cadwell the thing froze in lap 2, RELOADED THE TRACK, and left me DQ in pits.

I also lost connection quite a few times, which threw me back to lobby.
There I saw that the 'chat text window' in the lobby contained quite a few times 'reconnected to server'.
Seemed to be the same amount that I had gotten the 'freeze' effect.

Anybody noticed similar, or seen what happened when 'sort-a-froze'?
Could it be the GC server (which I was on) changing track on the other core???

For the rest, what a great connection, I have rarely seen GTL this smooth.

Hi Pizza,

I only passed information on and don't have a clue how it works but I had the same problems last night also.

I think this was more to do with my broadband connection mainly early on in the evening in the UK.

This could have been caused by more people than usual using the internet as the English Footy game was on it and not on the TV.

I would suggest monitoring it further and if you do get any disconnections check your internet out also for speed & ping etc: http://www.speedtest.net/

Cheers,

Gee-Deeman

Another reason could be working progresses on the lobby server or some updates by derDumeklemmer or lowspeed.

Maybe derDumeklemmer or lowspeed give you information about your connection problems or working progresses yesterday respectively.

Hi Pizzaman,

your problems while you are on a track may be caused by a bad internet connection.

I also lost connection quite a few times, which threw me back to lobby.
There I saw that the 'chat text window' in the lobby contained quite a few times 'reconnected to server'
This affirms my theory, because your game holds one connection to the lobby and one connection to the game server and both connections are interrupted.

If you lost your connection yesterday at 18:39, this was an unplanned restart of the lobby. When the lobby restarts and all game servers reconnects to the lobby, the game servers reloads the current track. Thereby the game server kicks all drivers.

Hi Andreas,

My problems of disconnection were definately by result of my internet going on and off frequently.

I kept checking for connectivity each time it happened and I could not get any.

Sooo it's not your great new Lobby that is causing all of the problems.

I think you have done superb work in bringing the lobby back to us all and I wish you every success.

Cheers,

Gordon aka Gee-Deeman

well done gee ,and big thanks to the guys for getting it all sorted

I can join ok but the whenever I join a server the game always loads the GT40 - whatever I select before. Any ideas?

Hi Layzee and welcome to the Bude.

The problem is that you do not have all of the cars.

The solution is simple... use the Autoupdater to install them.

I hope that works for you.

Cheers,

Gee-Deeman