Detect who is Host?

[CEMEH_CEMEHbl4]

In the WE Unlimited here was a half working function to detect in game who is a host!
something like "get_host"

I wonder is here in GE - some way to detect in game who is a host?

 

[Mille25]

no because bnet is always the host.

 

[CEMEH_CEMEHbl4]

no because bnet is always the host.

i dont get it...

 

[Mille25]

as far as i know there are no classic "hosts" any more, beacuse every map gets hosted by bnet itself. so once ingame there is no difference between the players at all.

 

[CEMEH_CEMEHbl4]

as far as i know there are no classic "hosts" any more, beacuse every map gets hosted by bnet itself. so once ingame there is no difference between the players at all.

I tested custom maps in beta and there is a Label near player name "HOST"!
So? Is it just for lobby kicking?

Is it possible to detect him in game?

 

[Mille25]

i think the definition of host changed with sc2.

"host" now just means that you are the one who opened the map, not that you are actually HOSTING it. (because bnet does this now).

so i would say the host label is just active for the lobby to be able to kick players. i THINK ingame there is no difference between the players any more.

sry if im wrong with it but thats how id say it.

 

[M0RT]

Well it's even called "Lobby host", which implies that it is no in-game difference. If you wanted it for selecting game mod, it can be done through game attibutes/variants, which are settnigs accesible in lobby (although bugged a little), if you need it for anything else, "thank" Blizzard and find another way.

EDIT: One thing I can think of is creating game attribute called "Host slot", which the lobby host could modify to whatever slot he will place himself later. It's however a little unelegant solution.

 

[cookies4you]

Starcraft 2 runs on dedicated servers now. Thats epic ain't it?

No more hosts, just lobby leaders.

 

[JakeCake]

Even though there is no player who are the host, people might not want to select a random player as the one to select the modes or some other important stuff for the map. So luckily, for some reason, I found, that no matter how I put myself in the lobby (slot 1, 2, 3 and so on), if it's me who is the lobby host, I will always be player one in-game. So to get the lobby-host, simply use player one

 

[Dr Super Good]

Getting the host is the easiest thing to do in SC2 as the host is always constant no matter what players are in the game.

The host will always be battlenet 2.0, thus no player is the host.

You can however use game varients and attributes in the lobby so there is no need of getting who is host as the game is pre set up. Additionally you could make a game master player attribute which only 1 player can choose.

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

The plus of this is if you don't have a static IP you couldn't host a game - in war3 - but since you dont need to be a host ever cause bnet does it, you dont need a static IP. While this is plus imagine the minus of not being a host, you just gain the ability to do a little changes to team, you cant even kick.

 

[Dr Super Good]

TheTerran that made no sense.
My ISP provides me with a non static IP and my LAN IP is not static and I could host in WC3 (although badly due to low upload of 20 KB/sec which caused lag with some US players).

 

[cookies4you]

20 KB/SEC??? LOL!

Blizzard should have added an option to detect the lobby leader.

 

[M0RT]

Exactly, you don't need static or non-static IP to host, you need a public IP. 99% of people have those (usually only wi-fi connections don't have public IP).
The problem with hosting is caused by router. If your computer is plugged in directly to the network, or you are able to set up your router correctly, then you can host.

Lobby leader will be the player #1 in 90% of cases, only if he gives the rights to someone else it will fail.

 

[Mooglefrooglian]

20 KB/SEC??? LOL!

Blizzard should have added an option to detect the lobby leader.

Mines 40 kB/sec, and yeah, hosting sucks.

I also agree that Blizzard should add many things.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Or leaves, it then automatically allocates someone else the leader.