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| 2008-07-02 | Beta Test of Servers Page! | 356 Views | 0 Comments |
| So this is basically a beta test for friends and family (figuratively), of our new feature we will be rolling out. To test, all you will need to know is the game's shortname and the ip and port of the server you want to check. If you don't know the shortname, all you have to do is open your xfire_games.ini (C:\Program Files\Xfire\xfire_games.ini), and look up the game. To start looking at a server's page, just point your browser to the following address: http://www.xfire.com/servers/<SHORTNAME>/<IP:PORT>/ Make sure you fill in the <SHORTNAME> with the game's shortname, and <IP:PORT> with the ip address and port. If you've done it right, the link should take you to a page. Something to remember first: We do not update these pages instantly, so you may be looking at slightly stale information. As we test the feature more, we will reduce the time that it takes for these pages to update, so don't worry. There are 3 states this page can be in. 1) Server is down. If this comes up, that means the server is truly down, or we are unable to query it. 2) Server hasn't been tracked before. This means that no one has played on the server before, that uses Xfire (No need to track servers that people don't play on). You actually don't need to play on it for us to track it, but now you have added to our list. It will only take a few seconds to get the new data, and the page will refresh when it does. 3) Server Information. This will come up if we have information for the server. You will be able to see the server's name, amount of players, and all sorts of other information. On the right side, is a map preview (more about this later). Right below the info, is a player list. You can sort by Player Name, Score, or even Ping (sometimes). You will also be able to see screenshots that people have taken on that server! Anyways, I am looking for people to help test the page, and help report anything that they see broken. All you have to do is reply as a comment to this post (or if you are already on my friends list, just message me). To help the process, please include a link to the page you are viewing, the bug you see, and anything else you think can help us fix the problem. Bugs we already know about: *** Colorized names for some games *** Non-standard server/player names *** Games with bots and no players in the server Here are some example links to get you started: http://www.xfire.com/servers/css/69.61.45.186:27015/ http://www.xfire.com/servers/cod4mp/67.228.27.191:28960/ http://www.xfire.com/servers/bf1942/68.181.188.110:14567/ http://www.xfire.com/servers/swat4/70.87.51.114:10480/ Thanks! (Please remember this is a beta, so there will be bugs) |
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