Racer Information
- Path to Sim
This field tells VROC where to look when it launches your sim.
It must be complete and correct., e.g.: C:\games\sierra\gpl.
- My Local IP / IP Override:
If VROC reports an incorrect IP address or not.found
for your machine, enter the correct one. See the explanation
here.
Note: If you're hosting behind a gateway and VROC reports the
nonroutable address of your machine, don't change it. See below.
- Player
VROC allows you to choose among all players defined in GPL. The
player you choose will be the player which you will be driving
as after you launch GPL. This is also the name that will show
up in the race list when you host.
- Class and Car Preferences
The class and car/team you enter here will be what you're driving
when you join the race, unless the Host has limited the race
to certain classes or a particular car. If you leave this setting
at the default, then the sim will use whatever car the player
name you chose above was last using.
- Password
VROC will pass this to the sim when it launches. If you are hosting,
this will become the password others must use to join, unless
you change it within the sim.
VROC will ignore any of the following special characters:
< > * | ' & $ ! # ( ) [ ] { } ` " ,
- Bandwidth
This allows you to choose the bandwidth settings which GPL will
use when communicating between client and server. For most conditions,
the Typical setting is best. If you host, and you choose any
setting except "Use core.ini settings", all of your
clients will use the same settings that you specify. See bandwidth settings for more
information.
- Enable Old Synch Method and Clock Adjust Delay
These allow you to override GPL 1.1's default clock synchronization
method, and make it use the clock synchronization method from
GPL 1.0. This only has an effect if you are a client. See GPL 1.1 Release Notes for more information.
For Hosting Behind a Gateway
- Gateway IP
This indicates the IP address which VROC will use for communicating
with the machine which is running your server(s). It should be
the Internet address of your gateway machine.
- Host Port
This is the port on which GPL will listen for clients who wish
to join. You only need to change it if you are hosting races
on more than one machine connected through a gateway or firewall.
Each machine connected through the gateway must use a different
port, and there must be at least 19 ports free after each Host
Port.
The default is 32766.
- Echo Port
This is the port which VROC will listen for clients who wish
to determine their ping time to you. You only need to change
it if you are hosting races on more than one machine connected
through a gateway or firewall. Each machine connected through
the gateway should use a different port.
The default is 6969.
See the Internet
Plus LAN section of Eagle Woman's GPL
Online FAQ for more details about hosting and joining from
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Hosting Information
- Dedicated
See the explanation here.
- Maximum Ping
A value entered in this field will cause the sim to limit the
latency of racers joining. The units are milliseconds. VROC will
convert this to seconds for the sim's use in the Maximum Latency
field.
- Maximum and Minimum Classes:
By default, the sim will allow the range of classes given in
your core.ini - normally unrestricted. You can limit the race
to GP, F2 and F3, or whatever you think will be fun.
- Clients Use Same Car
If you check this box, all racers will be forced into whatever
car you are driving, as selected above. This allows "spec"
races. Racers will not be forced to use your setup.
- No Checkpoints
If you check this box, GPL will not use any checkpoints in the
races. This will help prevent bogus black flags for cutting the
course, which can occur when there are latency problems on the
routes between you and your clients.
On the downside, it will allow unscrupulous drivers to shortcut
certain corners without penalty, so use with care.
- Connection
This info will appear in the race list when you host a race.
Please be truthful. If you claim a better connection that you
have, and lots of folks join, they'll get disconnected and you'll
get a bad reputation.
- Upload Baud
If you've got a cable modem or other fast link, this informs
other racers of the exact speed of the upload side of the link,
which is the critical communications factor impacting the number
of players you can host. As with Connection Type, please be truthful.
- Country/Region:
This info will appear in the race list. Many people like to know
this about the hosts they are joining. This can help them to
make a more educated guess about the quality of the connection
they may have to your server.
- Comment:
What you enter here (up to 50 characters) will appear in the
race list.
Note to the Wary
The information you enter will be stored
in a file on your machine, and hosting information will be sent
to the VROC server. It will not be recorded permanently on the
server. Your name will be used only to identify you to other
potential racers when you host a race session. The executable
path you enter will be used only for launching your sim.
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