Gamespy support, Gamespy™ support, Descent – Saitek III User Manual
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Descent
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GAMESPY™ SUPPORT
Descent 3 supports GameSpy server queries. This means that you can
configure your server (dedicated or or non-dedicated) to send 'heartbeat'
messages to the GameSpy master server. To do this, you need to enable the
GameSpy configuration file. Use the "-gspyfile
the GameSpy heartbeat and allow GameSpy to see your game. The default
configuration file, which you can edit to set your own specific options, is
called gspy.cfg. You can also rename gspy.cfg to gamespy.cfg to enable the
GameSpy heartbeat by default.
The format of the file is simple. The first line specifies the numeric
geographical region your server is in. Here are the current region
codes:
Region 0:
No Region Specified (any Region)
Region 1:
Southeast US
Region 2:
Western US
Region 3:
Midwest US
Region 4:
Northwest US, West Canada
Region 5:
Northeast US, East Canada
Region 6:
United Kingdom
Region 7:
Continental Europe
Region 8:
Central Asia, Middle East
Region 9:
Southeast Asia, Pacific
Region 10:
Africa
Region 11:
Australia / NZ / Pacific
Region 12:
Central, South America
The next line is the IP address and port of the server you want to
send heartbeat signals to. The format is
sample gamespy config file might look like this:
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master03.gamespy.com:27900
If this file is configured properly, Descent 3 will automatically
send heartbeat signals to the specified gamespy server any time you
start a multiplayer game.
For more information on GameSpy, go to http://www.gamespy.com on the
internet.