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bzfs error message

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:38 am
by cepris
When I try to run bzfs in my terminal, I get:
Note: no acceleration limit has been set. Players using "mouse
enhancements" may cause problems on this server due to very high
acceleration rates which are not handled well by dead reckoning
algorithms. To eliminate this warning, set the -a switch in your
configuration. '-a 50 38' is recommended for standard-speed servers.
Higher speed servers will need higher values for -a in order to not
affect gameplay. '-a 0 0' may be used to shut this message up without
affecting any players, including those using "mouse enhancements".
ERROR: Unable to start the server, perhaps one is already running?
Help!?

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:54 am
by JeffM
it's a warning... and it tells you EXACTLY what is wrong just read it.

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:27 am
by cepris
But I am sure I have no server already running. After that it just does nothing??

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:35 am
by JeffM
the server app is not interactive, so it doesn't "do" anything.

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:55 am
by cepris
Ohh. Uh oh.. does that mean my server went public, or not lol?

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:12 am
by Bambino
Nope. You actually need to configure it to go public. It just went private; server: localhost port: 5154

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:17 pm
by cepris
Ah. I see. How do i turn it off?

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:25 pm
by JeffM
To eliminate this warning, set the -a switch in your
configuration

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:23 am
by joevano
JeffM wrote:
To eliminate this warning, set the -a switch in your
configuration
Entirely too nice Jeff... you already told him to read! ;-)

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:30 am
by cepris
I'm confused .. I'm kinda new to this stuff, I don't know anything about it at all.. where do I find the configuration ?? All I was really wanting to do was test my map, and I get so much annoying stuff to deal with lol..

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:34 am
by joevano
Creating a server is not trivial. It requires a bit of reading and testing on your part...

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:07 am
by blast
You don't need to worry about that. It is just a warning, not an error. Ignore it if you want, and the server will work just fine.

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:22 am
by cepris
blast: thanks :)
joevano: I'm not trying to set up a server, just test my map..lol

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:39 am
by macsforme
Since the server is what opens the map file and makes a bzflag world that you connect to, you need to use a server to test your map. For this type of server usage, usually only minimal settings are needed.

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:02 pm
by A_Thousand_Suns
wildrune11 wrote:When I try to run bzfs in my terminal, I get:
Note: no acceleration limit has been set. Players using "mouse
enhancements" may cause problems on this server due to very high
acceleration rates which are not handled well by dead reckoning
algorithms. To eliminate this warning, set the -a switch in your
configuration. '-a 50 38' is recommended for standard-speed servers.
Higher speed servers will need higher values for -a in order to not
affect gameplay. '-a 0 0' may be used to shut this message up without
affecting any players, including those using "mouse enhancements".
ERROR: Unable to start the server, perhaps one is already running?
hi wildrune :) i get the same thing.i read the posts following this topic and i am under localhost 5154 and wen i press start server and select a file for it to read, it comes up with random and thats all.

HELP! lol

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:05 am
by Bambino
Do you have another server running? Did you make a *working* config file and tell bzfs to use it? Did you specify what map bzfs should use?

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:02 am
by blast
Don't bother using the in-game "start server" crap.

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:19 am
by A_Thousand_Suns
i dont. terminal dosent work and start server dosent either. and yes, it is crap. and also i dont have another running.

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:32 am
by macsforme
If you think you don't have another server running, perhaps you should log out and back in or reboot the computer to make sure there are no bzflag server processes running. Then try starting the server again.

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:21 pm
by Propane Tank
Or instead of logging out and back in or a reboot, open task manager and find a process called bzfs.exe and click end process.

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:15 am
by allejo
Propane Tank wrote:Or instead of logging out and back in or a reboot, open task manager and find a process called bzfs.exe and click end process.
Why are you reviving a 4 month old post? And just FYI the word "Terminal" was used so this is not Windows, so Task Manager can't be used as it is Windows junk. :P

Re: bzfs error message

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:21 am
by Gamma Ray
If you have bzfs running on a Unix/Unix-like OS (basically not Windows) select the window in which bzfs is running and press CTRL + C.

HOWEVER, the next time you run the server make sure you include the -password option so you can use /shutdownserver when connected to properly shut down the server.


If the post has been revived might as well at least answer it.