The easy way to grab an empty server (the console)

**Exploding_Silver** · 11-18-2008, 09:38 PM

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have you created a lobby and then invited friends and then have trouble getting a server ?

I found an easy solution tonight

in the options enable console

then press ~ (top left of keyboard, above the tab)
enter command OPENSERVERBROWSER and press enter

you can then find an empty server and join it and your friends can then join on you
you can see ping of servers as well
I find friends tab and history tab work, but not the other search tabs

Once in a server you can vote changes to campaign and difficulty (if you vote change on difficulty then check to level hasnt changed after each map change)

=Sarc= · 11-19-2008, 01:10 AM

For the most part, I think it's easier to start a local server. The pings really aren't that bad when somebody hosts. On release night, my team tried to get on a dedicated server and we all had horrible pings. We finished off the map and decided to continue with one of us hosting.

**kormendi** · 11-19-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by =Sarc=

For the most part, I think it's easier to start a local server. The pings really aren't that bad when somebody hosts. On release night, my team tried to get on a dedicated server and we all had horrible pings. We finished off the map and decided to continue with one of us hosting.

Agreed. For the campaign mode, the host only has to serve to 3 clients. Most connections can handle that. At least well enough for fighting computer controlled zombies. I'd want to stick with a dedicated server for VS mode.

**Exploding_Silver** · 11-20-2008, 08:03 AM

TG server appears to be there now

I suggest;

enable console
open console ~
type connect 70.87.55.28:27015
thats loads the map
the splash screen server graphics are not TG branded yet
play games
then latter ...
open console ~
type openserverbrowser
goto history
favorite TG server
in future join through the browser

EDIT
@admins
just had something weird happen
zed was on our server and I joined on him and went into a lobby, could just be one-off thing or maybe not
could join server through browser though

**peardog** · 11-23-2008, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exploding_Silver

TG server appears to be there now

I suggest;

enable console
open console ~
type connect 70.87.55.28:27015
thats loads the map
the splash screen server graphics are not TG branded yet
play games
then latter ...
open console ~
type openserverbrowser
goto history
favorite TG server
in future join through the browser

EDIT
@admins
just had something weird happen
zed was on our server and I joined on him and went into a lobby, could just be one-off thing or maybe not
could join server through browser though

How do you enable Console in L4D??

=Sarc= · 11-23-2008, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peardog

How do you enable Console in L4D??

In the Mouse/Keyboard options. Enable the dev console.

**Superfast** · 11-24-2008, 05:18 PM

If you have a non-us keyboard you may have problems taking up the console. It's a bug.

So i read around and this worked for me.

go to steam -> My games and right click on L4D - choose properties.

Click on "set launch options" and type in "-console"

This will bring up console automatically as soon as the game starts. you can now type in "bind [key] to console".

I used F11 and it works even when i restart the game. awesome