Doomseeker Setup Guide for MM8BDM, Updated for V3A!

[Orange juice :l]

Note: Although there is a guide to setting up Doomseeker, it's very, very outdated. This version is for V3A and covers the transition to Zandronum.

WHAT IS DOOMSEEKER?
Doomseeker is a Doom Port Server Browser, which gives you a list of all available servers for Zandronum, Skulltag, Odamex, Vavoom, and ChocolateDoom. Don't worry, we'll only be using one of them: Zandronum.

WHY DO I WANT DOOMSEEKER?
Doomseeker is amazingly convenient and fast compared to the internal browser.

How to use the internal browser:
Load MM8BDM.
Navigate through the clunky browser.
Get server info.
Download all missing wads manually.
Reload MM8BDM with wads manually.
Navigate to server.
Connect and play.

How to use Doomseeker:
Load Doomseeker.
Select server.
WADseeker automatically downloads all missing wads for you.
Connect and play.

Doomseeker is easily ten times faster, so once you've installed it, you can get right into multiplayer games and frag away!

INSTALLATION GUIDE:

I will update this with pictures and/or video ASAP to make the process more user-friendly.

1. Download and install. http://doomseeker.drdteam.org/
2. In "Query" in the toolbar, uncheck everything but "Zandronum". This makes querying slightly faster and slims down your results.
3. In "Server Filter" (The funnel), enter "megagame" in the field labeled "WADs". This excludes servers hosting Doom, Doom2, HeXen, and other games running on the same engine.
4. In Options > Configure > Engines > Zandronum > Path to executable, navigate to wherever MM8BDM was extracted to and select "zandronum.exe"
5. MAKE SURE that "Masterserver address" is "master.zandronum.com:15300" without quotes.
6. Uncheck "Testing Releases" if it's checked.
7. In the same Configure menu, select "File paths". Select the folder you extracted MM8BDM to and ensure that you put all .pk3 and .wad files in that folder.
8. In the same Configure menu, select Wadseeker > General. Select the folder you extracted MM8BDM to under "Directory where Wadseeker will put wads into". Wadseeker automatically downloads mods for you that you don't have.
9. In Wadseeker > Sites, ensure you have the following URLS in the large white field. If you don't, copy and paste them into the white bar below and click "add". These are the two most-used sites for MM8BDM, though some very obscure mods may use other sites.

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http://www.best-ever.org/wads
http://wadhost.fathax.com/e107_files/downloads/wadseeker.php?search=%WADNAME%10. Hit "Get servers" (Double red down arrow). A list should show up.
11. Try connecting to any server with the only wad listed being "MM8BDM-v3a.pk3"; one server as of the time of writing this is ":: [BE] New York :: MM8BDM CTF".
12. If you connect, Doomseeker is set up!
13. Try a server with another mod; use ":: [BE] New York :: MM8BDM TLMS" as a test, this server won't be running any private beta test mods.
14. If you complete the downloads from Wadseeker and connect, Wadseeker is also configured correctly and Doomseeker should be working perfectly. Go wild.

A list of dedicated servers to basic game modes can be found here.

FAQ:
No servers are popping up, and there's a message saying I'm banned from the Zandronum Master Server! Why?
Sometimes, the Zandronum Staff needs to ban a range of IPs to keep a known cheater or troll out of the servers. Sometimes, players get caught up in these ranges and are banned before they can even play. If that happens to you, follow these instructions and you'll be unbanned.


Now that you've installed Doomseeker, feel free to use this post for any questions you have about Doomseeker Tech Support!

[Zard1084]

Nice guide Orange juice This covers the most asked questions for doomseeker

[CutmanMike]

For now I'm going to copy/pasta this information into the real topic (because the launcher links to that one) but I will link it here in the future I guess.

[Master of Time]

Erm, i'm having a bit of a problem. When I attempt to connect to some servers it will show that one of the WADs connected to a site called "floorchan.org" that won't download. Every time that site pops up, I can't get the WAD and can't connect. A little help, please?

[Master of Time]

Erm, i'm having a bit of a problem. When I attempt to connect to some servers it will show that one of the WADs connected to a site called "floorchan.org" that won't download. Every time that site pops up, I can't get the WAD and can't connect. A little help, please?  :?

[Orange juice :l]

I can't see any MM8BDM servers with a URL like that. Is it an MM8BDM server or a Doom server you're trying to connect to? If it's the latter, I wouldn't know where to get the WADs, sorry.