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https://github.com/sungaila/newdarkglobalserver
A global server providing a game server list for Thief 2 Multiplayer.
https://github.com/sungaila/newdarkglobalserver
csharp darkengine dotnet dotnet-core dotnet6 game game-server ipv4 multiplayer newdark server server-list socket tcp thief2
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A global server providing a game server list for Thief 2 Multiplayer.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/sungaila/newdarkglobalserver
- Owner: sungaila
- License: mit
- Created: 2022-02-04T20:19:46.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-11-09T15:33:10.000Z (6 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-11-09T16:24:10.726Z (6 days ago)
- Topics: csharp, darkengine, dotnet, dotnet-core, dotnet6, game, game-server, ipv4, multiplayer, newdark, server, server-list, socket, tcp, thief2
- Language: C#
- Homepage:
- Size: 108 KB
- Stars: 6
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
#  NewDarkGlobalServer
[](https://github.com/sungaila/NewDarkGlobalServer/actions/workflows/dotnet.yml)
[](https://github.com/sungaila/NewDarkGlobalServer/blob/master/LICENSE)
A global server providing a game server list for [Thief 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief_II) Multiplayer.
## How to setup Thief 2 Multiplayer
1. Get yourself a copy of the game (e.g. on [GOG.com](https://www.gog.com/de/game/thief_2_the_metal_age) or [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211740/Thief_II_The_Metal_Age/)).
2. Note: A few fan missions will not work after installing the multiplayer patch. So consider to create a copy of the Thief 2 game folder for singleplayer purposes.
3. Download the latest version of [T2Fix: An Unofficial Comprehensive Patch for Thief 2](https://github.com/Xanfre/T2Fix/releases).
4. Install T2Fix and make sure to select the component "Thief 2 Multiplayer".
5. Open the file `dark_net.cfg` in your game folder with a text editor.
6. Replace the last two lines with the following:
```ini
global_server_name thief2.sungaila.de
global_server_port 5199
```
6. Read the text file `mp_release_notes.txt` for more information.
7. Enjoy! Start the game with `Thief2MP.exe`. Windows might prompt you to install [DirectPlay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectPlay) on first launch.
- Select `Multiplayer` and then `View Server List` to see all running game servers.
- Host your own game with `Host a game` (UDP port `5198`). You will show up in the server list if clients can connect to you. If your game shows `Connected to global server.` **but others cannot see you in the global server list**, then a connection cannot be established (firewall, NAT, IPv4-only ...).
- Sometimes selecting `View Server List` crashes the game. Hosting a game (seeing the player list), cancelling and then selecting `View Server List` seems to circumvent this weird issue.
## How to setup your own NewDarkGlobalServer
1. Download [the latest release](https://github.com/sungaila/NewDarkGlobalServer/releases).
2. Launch `NewDarkGlobalServer.exe`.
- Default TCP port is `5199`
- You can change that port with the command line argument `--port=YOURNUMBER`
- Note: IPv4 is the only supported protocol (IPv6 is not)
3. Make sure all your clients have updated their `dark_net.cfg` file with your name and port.
## Command-line options
Use the `--help` argument to show all available options.
```
Usage: NewDarkGlobalServer [options]
Starts a server providing a game server list for Thief 2 Multiplayer.
Options:
-p, --port=VALUE Sets the port for this global server. Default is
5199.
-s, --timeoutserver=VALUE Sets timeout for game servers in seconds. Default
is 180 seconds (00:03:00).
-c, --timeoutclient=VALUE Sets timeout for game clients in seconds. Default
is 3600 seconds (01:00:00).
-u, --timeoutunidentified=VALUE
Sets timeout for connections to indentify as
client or server in seconds. Default is 10
seconds (00:00:10).
-b, --showheartbeatminimal Shows HeartbeatMinimal messages in the log. Each
connected game server sends one every 10 seconds
so the log may become cluttered.
-f, --hidefailedconn Hides failed connections attempts (due to invalid
or unknown messages) from the log.
-t, --printtimestamps Adds timestamps to the log output.
-v, --verbose Shows more verbose messages in the log.
-h, --help Prints this helpful option list and exits.
```