Mike Oldfield

Updating this: I've managed to set successful and low ping connections with GameRanger. Server configuration is entirely ingame, which might be limited compared to a server.cfg, but I guess console commands can change any setting I want. EternalJK failed when we tried it with GameRanger, and there's no information about it online, which is a shame. It does work fine with OpenJK, and it has been good enough for me.

As it's Hamachi, we're using the "Local" section of the server browser, so the master server really isn't necessary. When I host I can find it on the list or connect directly through the console. He tried connecting through the console and got stuck on "Awaiting connection". On my part, he did not show up on the dedicated server console. This is what his ingame console looked like while attempting to connect: I think he hasn't been able to connect to my server through our Hamachi network, even though the network itself is funcional (we can ping each other). Ditto for when he tried to host. In this situation, connecting through the server browser or the console won't make a difference. I've got no clue on how to push forward on my quest to get a Hamachi-based server.

Thanks to the answer, the bit about self-hosted servers connecting to Raven's master server was enlightening. Apologies for the late reply, I was hoping to get things working and only then reply, and guess what, I'm still stuck. I can't port forward because of CGNAT, I've known this since I tried a Minecraft server last year. Now me and my friend tried Hamachi using this guide. I managed to launch a server and join it, but he couldn't find it in the Local server list. We found out we couldn't ping each other, fixed that after changing firewall settings and he still can't find it. He'll try port forwarding on his own, but will take some time to get it done - we still don't know if he, too, has CGNAT. It should be straightforward if he doesn't, but otherwise the Hamachi workaround has so far reached a dead end. If it helps: I'm using this as my server.cfg, server.bat and serverjoin.bat: The sv_master1 line is probably useless in a pseudo-LAN server. For the serverjoin, we've tried with both of us connecting to my address, and each one having a different file, and it didn't make a difference.

A friend started playing this game a couple weeks ago with zero knowledge of multiplayer. I've played for a long time but my understanding of its technical aspects is hardly any better. As soon as he got it, it has been my intention to play brief matches with him. Both of us have used OpenJK and connected to existing servers just fine. However, when either of us attempted to host a private, non-dedicated server from within the game, we were unable to find each other through the server list. An attempt to set a non-dedicated LAN connection through Hamachi also failed. I presume setting a server from within the game doesn't actually connect to the functioning community hosting? We could briefly set dedicated servers just for ourselves, but that requires more effort. Is a non-dedicated server, run entirely from within the game, still possible? What am I forgetting to do?