HL closed connection, ctd

Post Newbie Joined: Apr 06, 2010 Posts: 6

I wonder if it possible to turn off the auto disconnect feature?
Once In while I let run HL in background to check out which server are most populated, but connect without HL(due to different game versions*).
Now, if HL disconnects in the middle of game, it causes a crash back to desktop, and a result I lose force feedback which means I can restart the mission. Not so much fun if you just spent 20min just to climb up to 7km... Sad

*which makes me wonder: is it possible to have multiple installations of HL with different game paths?

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:33 pm

One reason HL closes inactive users to save bandwidth.

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:49 pm

Yes it is. Create new shortcut to the hyperlobby.exe and add there commandline parameter:

Post Newbie Joined: Apr 06, 2010 Posts: 6

Thx for the quick replies.
Very Happy

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:37 am

Does the -i parameter work with all Window versions?

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:52 pm

HL is supported in xp,vista,w7 and may work with w2k and wine.

Hyper Staff Joined: Jan 14, 2004 Posts: 506 Location: USA

There may be an easier way of doing this than installing multiple versions of Hyperlobby. You can do it in the settings. For example:

[IL-2 Sturmovik 1946]
joinDelay=20
clientRate=8000
;Determine the client source port. Useful when is more that one user behind the NAT router.
;Must be diferent for each user behind the same NAT router
localPort=21000
;This detecting right IP address for systems with more that one network adapters
;Default is 1 (on)
DetectLocalIP = 1
;Set to 1 when both server and client are behind a router
using
;private network address and both are behind one public ip address
loopback=0
;When is loopoback set to 1
here must be specified private ip address
; of the server behind a router
loopbackip=
Difficulty=2
serverPort=21000
MaxPlayers=8
Description=
gamepath=D:\Forgotten Battles
;gamepath=E:\1946stock
;gamepath=D:\1946up
;gamepath=G:\1946hsfx

All you need do is go into settings before going on a mission and rem out the versions you aren't playing, and enable the one you are. The ; in front of the command line is what rems out that line.

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:05 am

I thought there might be a difference on how W7 handles user accounts and registry compared to W2K.

I am running 1946 servers on a W2K box/.I will give it a try.

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:27 pm

Well

All the above isn't a multiple installation of different HL's which is what he asked about.

Smile

Hyper Staff Joined: Aug 18, 2010 Posts: 140

But you gotta admit that its pretty cool to be able to do that.

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:57 pm

Do what one ?

The multiple paths >

gamepath=D:\Forgotten Battles
;gamepath=E:\1946stock
;gamepath=D:\1946up
;gamepath=G:\1946hsfx

still needs you to close HL and search the exe's.

the -i 1 cant run 2 instances of the HL at the same time.

just saying........

Smile

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:58 pm

I had to give one shortcut the -i 1 parameter and the second shortcut the -i 2 parameter to get them to keep their own log in information.

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:14 pm

Bingo

Missed that one.

Ok so its possible to run 2 instances of HL using one installation.

parameters

-i 1
-i 2