Reduced Server List

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  1. redapg

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    It's, one more Time, not really a Bug of the Game, but it affects it in a bad Way.
    Due to some Testing with dedicated Servers, i did notice, that Servers, that are shown for Others, in the in Game and also in the Steam Server List, are not visble for me.
    So i reactivated my old private Server List Website, to see what is listed there.
    And, Surprise Surprise, on that List, i see around 600 Servers, while i only see around only 200 Servers in the in Game and Steam Server List.
    How can that be?
    Maybe it's the Fact, that the in Game and Steam Server List uses the Steam Partner API and i use the "public" API?
    In the End, it is a bit frustrating, when you again and again try to find out why a Server is not visible in the in Game and Steam Server List, until you notice that it is well visible, in an own Server List, created with the Steam API.
    It would interest me, if Others can confirm that Effect.
    To compare the Lists, here is the Link to my Site.
    rFactor 2 Server List
    The Number of found Servers, is displayed in the 3rd Line
     
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  2. Goanna

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    In the new ui it doesn't show a total number of servers, just the list of them....unless it's in one of these "no so obvious" places :)
     
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    No total Number shown, that's right, but you can easily count them. ;)
     
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    Only got ten fingers and ten toes lol....tried counting, but stuffed it up around the 250/260 mark (son interrupted me).
     
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    I use the vertical Scrollbar to count them.
    When it's on the Top, i see 18 Servers.
    Then i click on the Scrollbar below of the Slider, that it shows the next Section of 18 Servers.
    And i can do that 13 Times until it reaches it's End.
    18 x 13 = 234. :)
    And that is always the Amount of Servers that i see.
    But on my Website, as said, i see ~ 600 Servers listed.
     
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    @Corti
    Just seen it, but are you sure? :)
    I think the correct Number is where the red Arrow is (sorry for my poor painting Skills).
    That says 619 now (i used the former Screenshot with the 618) and that is what i see on my Website too.

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    Its true. excuse :oops:
     
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    @Corti 873! Nice, but where can i get the 270 that i don't get shown? :D
    It's strange that there are so big Differences in the Amount of shown Servers.
    Seems as if there are some Restrictions, depending on where you live.
    But only God (S397/Steam) knows that.....
    The Server Browser that you use, is a 3rd Party Program, right?
    Do you maybe know which Method it uses for the Search?
    Does it also use a Steam API or something different?
     
  11. Alexandr Meshkov

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    In our league there couple drivers who cannot see all servers in a list. We gave them instructions to use shortcuts to enter server by ip.

    This option helped to one driver to see all list.
    unknown-1.png

    Sorry I don't know how it looks in english version of Steam
     
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    @Alexandr Meshkov I only think at the average User, that buys the Game, wants to drive online and sees only a Part of the available Servers.
    That should not happen.
    All People that did own rFactor 1 and also rFactor 2 from the Beginning on, are familiar with the Fact that they have to fiddle around with it, like editing Files manually, to get everything working as they want.
    But Today the People are used to buy a Game, start it and just play it, without to care for anything.
    And when they get too many Problems, they just deinstall it and forget it.
    And that would be a Shame, wouldn't it?
     
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    Check out the summary page with the... err... whatever view type that is: (default)

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    It shows a number! :D

    Good question on why there are different numbers. Dunno.

    I just did a fresh rF2 install, just to talk about 'new player experience', and after leaving it for a couple of hours to download the base game and then the content, when I started the game it was really hard to enter my name and nickname because the CPU was maxing out (on 1 core) as it installed all that content in the background. When I finally got my name in and hit next, it then sat on the main menu installing content (190 items remaining when I got to it) for... well, quite a while, I didn't sit around and wait for it.

    It's a jarring experience, and honestly I'm surprised we get so many new users actually turning up here with their issues. If I were new I suspect I'd give up and get a refund before the thing was even installed properly. But I digress.
     
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    @Lazza That means i don't have to count the Server anymore.
    And why is that Number only displayed in that View? :D
    Question after Question with the new UI....
     
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    Same here, i'm also no Programmer.
    I just have some limited Skills in php, sql and html. ;)
     
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    That did it for me sir, a BIG thank you to you !
     

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