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Hi guys...
I was going to play OPENTTD when I thought: "Why don't make a Server?"
The questions are:
How can you make a server?
Does it cost making a server?
Don't you get money if some people connect on my server?

joshua peli wrote:How can you make a server?

Multiplayer -> Start Server (Make sure you have your ports forwarded)

joshua peli wrote:Does it cost making a server?

If you don't count electricity and bandwidth, then no.

joshua peli wrote:Don't you get money if some people connect on my server?

No.

Also, starting OpenTTD with -D will start a dedicated server.

thx, but, have I to stay connect the whole time?

joshua peli wrote:thx, but, have I to stay connect the whole time?

That's what a server is, isn't it? Running non-stop...

joshua peli wrote:thx, but, have I to stay connect the whole time?

It doesn't, but it obviously will be accessible only when it is running.

THX GUYS!!!

I've edited your first post to remove the caps from the topic title. Using all caps is considered shouting, which is not very polite. Please don't use all caps next time.

OK...sorry...I'll avoid to write with all caps letters...

joshua peli wrote:Hi guys...
I was going to play OPENTTD when I thought: "Why don't make a Server?"
The questions are:
How can you make a server?
Does it cost making a server?
Don't you get money if some people connect on my server?

1) You can make a server with any old hardware you have lying around. I have a Pentium 4 @ 2.53 Ghz with 1 GB of RAM as my server machine, and it can comfortably handle 4 servers without issues. I sometimes (often) run a 5th server on my main desktop box as well. All you really need is a PC, connected to the internet, and the ability to forward one TCP port per server to that box.

2) It costs electricity to run the server. And bandwidth. I really haven't calculated how much it costs, but I have 2 computers running 24/7 anyways, and with the fridge, lights, and everything else in this house that uses electricity I am about $75-100 a month down on electricity. I guess the 2 PC's probably cost me $10 in electricity, give or take.

3) NO you don't make any money, who would want to pay to connect to your server anyways?

Actually, I have Internet connection problems (I use a stupid wireless system)...that means that I can't make a server because it will close every 10 minutes, doesn't it???

Servers and WiFi is generally not the best of ideas, even for a stable connection.

i did not know there even was such a thing as a stable wifi connection

How can I get a port? (Please don't give me the Wiki link, but say me all passages and sites I've to go)
Thx

Well you can have a port with a lot of money. You can forward the required ports through your router settings using virtual servers

Wold wrote:Well you can have a port with a lot of money. You can forward the required ports through your router settings using virtual servers

Sorry, and completely off topic but:
That was funny!

OKOK...
but, what have I to do to have a virtual server?

what more can we do than to point you to your routers manual with regards to "port forwarding" and/or "virtual servers"?
then perhaps some certain parts of the openttd wiki might make more sense

The website http://portforward.com/ has very easy to follow guides for most brands of routers on how to enable port forwarding. You may also want to look at http://dyndns.com/ for making it easier to connect to a home PC where the IP address may change.

You should be able to host a server even with a WiFi connection as long as it is good and reliable, but if it is not a reliable connection (and free/open/public access points rarely are), then it will not be very good at all.

thx...maybe you're right, but it's just a "test" I do...maybe someone with a better connection (with wires) wants to be an admin...