Joining a Multiplayer Event

[alex_sawczuk]

The in game server list does not presently list servers.

To view servers with in your steam client click 'View - Servers' Then under filters, choose Automobilista for Game.

We will in future add a better method for joining online servers.

Thank you.

http://i.imgur.com/2tHjggY.jpg

[taylajee]

Thanks Alex, it's working now.
@Shark Dragon that's the View menu in the steam client, then choose Servers.

[alex_sawczuk]

Originally posted by xantispamx:

Hey Alex, thanks for that... can a dedicated server be run without the server connecting to a steam account? Have set up a dedicated server on our colocated server alongside GSCE and rFactor but if the server isn't logged in to steam the dedicated server crashes and if it is logged in I can't actually play/login myself without logging the server out first... only everyone else in our community :( do we have to purchase another license just for our dedicated server?

No, we will add a Steam Tool, it'll come soon.

[Mr. Popcorn]

Can you list the ports that need forwarding please

[alex_sawczuk]

Setting up Firewall to Host

If you host a multiplayer game using either the dedicated server or the ingame multiplayer option, you need to make sure that that computer is accessible from the internet for other players.

To make your server accessible, you probably need open up some ports in your firewall and potentially forward them from your router to the computer that is running the game.

The ports that the game uses can be configured in the Multiplayer.INI file that can be located in the game folder in UserData/PlayerName (where PlayerName is the name of the player profile you’ve created). The following four settings configure the ports:

Query Port Start="34597"
Port Start="34697"
Authenticator Port="8766"
Master Server Updater Port="27016"

You can obviously change these as long as you make sure these ports are actually free. For the example above the following ports need to be opened and forwarded in your firewall and router:

34597 UDP
34697 UDP
8766 UDP
27016 UDP

If you’ve successfully set up your server, it should be visible in the “Server” window of your Steam Client, as explained in the previous section. You can access that by going to the “View” menu and then selecting the “Server” option. Make sure to use the “CHANGE FILTER” option to filter on games called “Automobilista”.

[Flou]

First, thank you. Second, I've opened all of these in the firewall and router but my friend still gets "Join timed out" message :( Any ideas?

[libertycat45]

all was working well... but since I added these 2 ports to be opened (8766 & 27016)... since this.. not possible to join any servers on the steam list... "timed out" each time...
So I DEACTIVATED these 2 last ones and all came back working well I can connect to te Steam servers

[Flou]

Originally posted by libertycat45:

all was working well... but since I added these 2 ports to be opened... since this.. not possible to join any servers on the steam list... "timed out" each time...

Which 2 ports?

[libertycat45]

Originally posted by Sambo:

Originally posted by libertycat45:

all was working well... but since I added these 2 ports to be opened... since this.. not possible to join any servers on the steam list... "timed out" each time...

Which 2 ports?

sorry I updated my post : 8766 & 27016.... since I closed them again and all came back working well with servers

[Flou]

Originally posted by libertycat45:

Originally posted by Sambo:

Which 2 ports?

sorry I updated my post : 8766 & 27016.... since I closed them again and all came back working well with servers

When I deactivate them, my server is not even shown in the list. Btw I've problems with hosting not with joining servers.

[marrs]

Originally posted by Sambo:

So my friend and I we find the dedicated server I've created, with IP Search ingame! I can join because it's my network (LAN). But my friend can't join, he gets the message: "Join timed out". Just like in rFactor back in the day. But I've forwarded all the UDP ports from the multiplayer.ini in the router and the firewall, so I don't know why he's getting join timed out all the time.

Edit: Also tried changing this from 0 to 1 in the multiplayer.ini:

Announce Allowed="1"
Announce Host="1"

Didn't help either.

Sounds like somehow those port forwards are not working, or something else in your router or firewall is blocking or misdirecting packets. Opening those ports should be enough. As a first step, do you see your server show up in the Steam Matchmaker (the "Servers" window Alex talked about in the first post). If not, then that is also an indication that something is still wrong in your router.

The two settings you quote don't make any difference. You can ignore them.

[marrs]

Originally posted by libertycat45:

all was working well... but since I added these 2 ports to be opened (8766 & 27016)... since this.. not possible to join any servers on the steam list... "timed out" each time...
So I DEACTIVATED these 2 last ones and all came back working well I can connect to te Steam servers

The ports you need to open are just for hosting, there is no need to open or forward ports to join a server. So you can remove all those ports again from your setup if joining is all you want to do.

[libertycat45]

Originally posted by marrs:

Originally posted by libertycat45:

all was working well... but since I added these 2 ports to be opened (8766 & 27016)... since this.. not possible to join any servers on the steam list... "timed out" each time...
So I DEACTIVATED these 2 last ones and all came back working well I can connect to te Steam servers

The ports you need to open are just for hosting, there is no need to open or forward ports to join a server. So you can remove all those ports again from your setup if joining is all you want to do.

ok many thanks for the explanations :)

BUT : opening all these ports not helping me to create multiplayer session.... As the dedicated server here is successfully running a multiplayer session.... I do not see it appearing on the Steamserver list....
I always had problems with GSC also... was successfull game created on the deddicated server... BUT could not open GSC at same time... (if dedicated server opened GSC not opening... OR if GSC opened so dedicated server will not launch in windows....

[Flou]

Originally posted by marrs:

Originally posted by Sambo:

So my friend and I we find the dedicated server I've created, with IP Search ingame! I can join because it's my network (LAN). But my friend can't join, he gets the message: "Join timed out". Just like in rFactor back in the day. But I've forwarded all the UDP ports from the multiplayer.ini in the router and the firewall, so I don't know why he's getting join timed out all the time.

Edit: Also tried changing this from 0 to 1 in the multiplayer.ini:

Announce Allowed="1"
Announce Host="1"

Didn't help either.

Sounds like somehow those port forwards are not working, or something else in your router or firewall is blocking or misdirecting packets. Opening those ports should be enough. As a first step, do you see your server show up in the Steam Matchmaker (the "Servers" window Alex talked about in the first post). If not, then that is also an indication that something is still wrong in your router.

The two settings you quote don't make any difference. You can ignore them.

Thanks for your answer. We can see my server in the steam list and we can also find it through IP search ingame. But doesn't matter which way my friend joins he always gets "Join timed out". I've done this with many games (also rFactor or AC for example) so far and it always worked, but Automobilista just won't work.

[jan.stange]

Originally posted by Sambo:

First, thank you. Second, I've opened all of these in the firewall and router but my friend still gets "Join timed out" message :( Any ideas?

Exactly the same problem, this started to be annoying a bit.
Tried it thousand ways, open everywhere all possible ports (even firewall), tried port forwarding and virtual server in the router. Still join timed out.

For me it's inexplicable how for example Racedpartment or others can run servers, totally inexplicable ...

[CRAZEDDUCKling]

Hi,

Anyway to run a server and play the game simultaneously?

Currently, when I run the server (even when I find the executable in explorer) it will count as runing AMS through steam, making it impossible to run AMS at the same time.