GameSpy master server
The GameSpy master server (master.gamespy.com) is used to find servers for playing Soldier of Fortune multiplayer games on the internet. GameSpy were expected to shutdown their master server on 2014-05-31, but it kept running until 2014-07-26.
I'm running a replacement master server at:
- sof1master.megalag.org (for SoF clients)
- sof1svmaster.megalag.org (for SoF servers)
Another master, provided by Qtracker, is available at:
- gsm.qtracker.com
Configuring the master server for SoF clients (for players)
To use the replacement master server:
- Download and install SoFplus client 20130606 or newer
- Select 'sof1master.megalag.org' in the SoFplus settings menu
- If you don't want to use the menu, manually set the _sp_cl_master_gamespy cvar to 'sof1master.megalag.org' or to 'gsm.qtracker.com'
Configuring the master server for SoF servers
To use the replacement master server:
- Download and install SoFplus server 20130322 or newer
- Set the _sp_sv_master_sofplus cvar to 'sof1svmaster.megalag.org'
- Set the _sp_sv_master_gamespy cvar to 'gsm.qtracker.com'. This has to be done on the commandline (i.e.: 'SoF.exe +set dedicated 1 +set _sp_sv_master_gamespy gsm.qtracker.com'). If _sp_sv_master_sofplus is set correctly, the value of _sp_sv_master_gamespy doesn't really matter, because the megalag.org and qtracker.com masters exchange server lists. By configuring the Qtracker master here, at least one master will keep working if either megalag.org or qtracker.com is down.
