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Limiting Users in Multiplayer Session. 12/04/2016 at 19:16 #81810
Giantray
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332 posts 		I have just experienced some person setting routes, destroying routes, locking points, setting incorrect routes etc in a Multiplayer Session, spoiling the enjoyment of other users.

Is it possible to only have the person logged on a panel and the Host to be able to set routes on that Panel? This would stop any user watching, playing around and any other person logged on a panel interfering with other panels. Admittedly this was the first time in many years of Simsig that I have encountered this. It got rather heated and people being accused and then getting upset over a game that the majority of us play for fun.
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Limiting Users in Multiplayer Session. 12/04/2016 at 19:23 #81812
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3924 posts 		" said:
I have just experienced some person setting routes, destroying routes, locking points, setting incorrect routes etc in a Multiplayer Session, spoiling the enjoyment of other users.

Is it possible to only have the person logged on a panel and the Host to be able to set routes on that Panel? This would stop any user watching, playing around and any other person logged on a panel interfering with other panels. Admittedly this was the first time in many years of Simsig that I have encountered this. It got rather heated and people being accused and then getting upset over a game that the majority of us play for fun.
As the host, click Multiplayer -> Control Panel -> and set client commands to 'Log', 'Display' or 'Both'. This should allow you to identify the moron in the game and boot them.
"Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q)
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Limiting Users in Multiplayer Session. 12/04/2016 at 19:26 #81813
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4 posts 		Was playing saltley earlier with Log set and yet no messages displayed
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Limiting Users in Multiplayer Session. 12/04/2016 at 19:37 #81815
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3924 posts 		" said:
Was playing saltley earlier with Log set and yet no messages displayed
In the top level of your SimSig installation (Public Documents\SimSig if you've done a default installation) there should be a set of files named "SimSig Loader x", where x is a number. Open the most recent one, and you should find a log of all client actions during the game- some scrolling may be required.
"Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q)
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Limiting Users in Multiplayer Session. 12/04/2016 at 19:46 #81816
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133 posts 		" said:
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Was playing saltley earlier with Log set and yet no messages displayed
In the top level of your SimSig installation (Public Documents\SimSig if you've done a default installation) there should be a set of files named "SimSig Loader x", where x is a number. Open the most recent one, and you should find a log of all client actions during the game- some scrolling may be required.
You're a hero! Never knew about that. Hopefully we can find the guilty one and necessary action can be taken.
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Limiting Users in Multiplayer Session. 12/04/2016 at 20:15 #81817
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I have just experienced some person setting routes, destroying routes, locking points, setting incorrect routes etc in a Multiplayer Session, spoiling the enjoyment of other users.

Is it possible to only have the person logged on a panel and the Host to be able to set routes on that Panel? This would stop any user watching, playing around and any other person logged on a panel interfering with other panels. Admittedly this was the first time in many years of Simsig that I have encountered this. It got rather heated and people being accused and then getting upset over a game that the majority of us play for fun.
As the host, click Multiplayer -> Control Panel -> and set client commands to 'Log', 'Display' or 'Both'. This should allow you to identify the moron in the game and boot them.
Just a note, this feature is only available in loader simulations, it isn't available in the older .exe sims.
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Limiting Users in Multiplayer Session. 13/04/2016 at 07:17 #81821
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As the host, click Multiplayer -> Control Panel -> and set client commands to 'Log', 'Display' or 'Both'. This should allow you to identify the moron in the game and boot them.
But by Booting someone it just causes problems, if the issue couldn't happen in the first instance, no one need be booted.
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Limiting Users in Multiplayer Session. 13/04/2016 at 07:33 #81823
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4 posts 		Looking through my files, Im afraid I can't find these log files
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Limiting Users in Multiplayer Session. 13/04/2016 at 07:47 #81824
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4869 posts 		" said:
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As the host, click Multiplayer -> Control Panel -> and set client commands to 'Log', 'Display' or 'Both'. This should allow you to identify the moron in the game and boot them.
But by Booting someone it just causes problems, if the issue couldn't happen in the first instance, no one need be booted.
Don't feel bad about booting someone if they're ruining the game. Just disconnect them and don't let them back in.

If they aren't going to act sensibly with someone else's panel, they're unlikely to act sensibly on there own.
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