[TUTORIAL] DoomSeeker for Mega Man 8-bit Deathmatch

[sa173533]

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!

I can't find the .exe file for Zandronum.Can you help me,CutmanMike? :?

[Dr. Crasger]

I can't find the .exe file for Zandronum.Can you help me,CutmanMike? :?

It's where you've installed 8BDM to.

[sa173533]

I can't find the .exe file for Zandronum.Can you help me,CutmanMike? :?

It's where you've installed 8BDM to.

How do I FIND the .exe file? :?

Edit:Nevermind. I tried connecting to a Justified Classes server,but the game held me up at a screen similar to the console.What do I do? :?

[Luize]

A bit new to the forums, but not so much to the scene of Deathmatch...sorta.

Anyway, I've been playing it for awhile and recently decided to try and get in on some online action since there's only so much I can do with bots. I've done everything in the tutorial (at least, to my knowledge) and each time I try to start, I get this message just as soon as Skulltag is about to run;

>Script error, "MM8BDM-v4a.pk3:actors/player/megaman.txt" line 65:
Invalid state parameter a_scalevelocity

Anybody know what's the cause of this? Do I need to redownload/reinstall something? Or perhaps I placed something in the wrong area...?

[*Alice]

Oh, this isn't using Skulltag anymore.

We have been using its spiritual successor, Zandronum ever since version 3.
It looks like their website is not really working at the moment, though.

[sa173533]

I'm trying to get in to a Justified Classes server,but DoomSeeker won't let me.It says"Client binary cannot be obtained for Zandronum,please check the location given in the configuration.",and then it says this."Executable for Zandronum client:C:/Program Files/Zandronum/Zandronum.exe is a directory or doesn't exist.".After that,it takes me to the configuration screen with the same blank area."Custom parameters".Please help me connect to a server.

[TailsMK4]

You need to set up a path link to your Zandronum file. There should be a category in the Configure section labeled Engines, and check the settings for Zandronum.

[sa173533]

What settings should I check?

[Russel]

Why don't you try...I don't know...looking through the configuration options?

It's under options/configure.

EDIT: Wait seriously? You just asked a question he answered. Wow ok.

[sa173533]

I'm in the Configuration Menu and it has Zandronum selected.What should I do next?

[Dr. Crasger]

What should you do next?
First you:

(click to show/hide)

Then, you:

(click to show/hide)

We've told you this earlier:

You need to set up a path link to your Zandronum file. There should be a category in the Configure section labeled Engines, and check the settings for Zandronum.

I can't find the .exe file for Zandronum.Can you help me,CutmanMike? :?

It's where you've installed 8BDM to.

Also, a quick look at the previous pages of this thread could've answered your question:

Your "Path to Executable" needs to point to Zandronum.exe.

Well, you're pointing Doomseeker at your MM8BDM zip file instead of Zandronum.Exe. In Options -> Configure -> Engines -> Zandronum, there should be a field labeled "Path To Executable". Navigate to where you extracted MM8BDM to and select Zandronum.Exe. Once you do that, try to join a server.

You only need to double click a server in Doomseeker and it'll load Zandronum, along with MM8BDM, which will automatically connect to the server.

This is still relevant for any issue you might encounter, sa173533.
(Modified for relevance)

Spending more than 3 seconds looking at the page/program could of answered your question before you even asked it.

I have a question for 'ya, do you read what we tell you to do, or do you just skim them because you don't want to read it all?
If you're too lazy to read and do stuff you will definitely fail at things.

If you skip this post because it has lots of text, I SWEAR TO GOD...

[sa173533]

I'm not skipping this post.I'm gonna read this tomorrow and connect to a server.Okay?

Edit:I did what you posted,but it seems I didn't set Zandronum.exe to ANYTHING.

[FirePhoenix]

Mmmmmh...Mike ?

I'm new to this forum, and i'm french.

I don't understand a thing.I don't even know what "quiery" means.Could you help me by making this easier for me ?


Thanks !

[PotatoStrike]

En gros, "Query" c'est une sorte de liste de serveurs dans la barre d'outils en haut de la fenêtre de Doomseeker. Si tu télécharges MM8BDM, tu n'as que Zandronum. Et donc tu cliques sur tout sauf l'icone de Zandronum. Ce que veut dire Mike, c'est que si tu fais ça, tu accéléreras le processus de connexion par le fait que Doomseeker n'aura pas besoin de chercher les serveurs d'Odamex, Chocolate Doom et Vavoom.

Voilà. J’espère t'avoir aidé mon ami!

[Dr. Crasger]

Look at that French.

Well...

speaking of involving multiple languages, will we ever have translation patches?