Subj : game server not working...
To : Digital Man
From : Martin Kazmaier
Date : Fri Dec 19 2025 09:15 pm
* In a message originally to Martin Kazmaier, Digital Man said:
> Re: game server not working... By: Martin Kazmaier to Digital Man on
> Fri Dec 19 2025 05:41 pm
> > * In a message originally to Martin Kazmaier, Digital Man said:
> > > Re: game server not working... By: Martin Kazmaier to All on Fri Dec
> > > 19 2025 01:24 pm
> > > > I have to go through the entire login process (welcome to
> synchronet,
> > > these
> > > > keys do this, what shell do you want, what avatar do you want,
> here
> > > > are
> > > your
> > > > caller stats, etc....) then the game starts. This is far from
> ideal
> > > Those files (e.g. "welcome to synchronet") can be simply deleted or
> > > overwritten with whatever text you prefer, if any.
> > Ok, what are the files?
> As documented at
https://wiki.synchro.net/config:text_files, the
> files I think you're asking about are text/system.msg and
> text/newuser.msg
> > > > and it says the user name is a dupe even though it's not.
> > > Maybe it's the user's real name that's a duplicate? More information
> > > would be needed.
> > It's not a dupe, it's invalid.
> In what way?
I don't know, it simply says that the name is a duplicate or invalid. It
doesn't seem to like a single word name.
> > > > I've got rlogin_auto_xtrn=true set, which shows because the game
> does
> > > > start
> > > before
> > > > the menu, but after all the rest of that stuff... What am I
> doing
> > > wrong?
> > > Did you also set [logon] rlogin_xtrn_logon = false in your modopts?
> > >
https://wiki.synchro.net/module:logon
> > No, that wasn't listed in the game server info. It is now.
> I'm not clear what you mean by "game server info". Please clarify. --
> digital man (rob)
The game server wiki. By it is now, I meant that I have that line in my
modopts.ini. It made 0 difference.
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