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Gamespy – Late - Entry Fix For Insane
Before
Altering this file make a Backup
With
this easy fix you can allow people to join your games after you start them,
people
won't have to IP in the old way.
1.
Open up "C:\Program Files\Gamespy Arcade\Services\full.cfg" in
Notepad or your favorite text editor.
2.
Search for the line "[insane]"
3. Go
down roughly 15 lines below "[insane]" to where it says
"lateentry=0", and change that to "lateentry=1"
4.
Now Save full.cfg and restart Gamespy.
5
optional
While
you're in the file,
If
you let the game room fill to 8 before launching into game change the line
"maxplayers=8" to a higher
number, like "maxplayers=9".
This
helps ensure that your room won't fill up,
because
if your room is full when you start it people will not be able to late-join
afterwards,
even
if some players drop out.
Note
If
you have the late entry fix and launch your game before it fills then leave
it at maxplayers=8
This
will help prevent game.exe errors.
Example
If
your room is full with 8
and
you have any watchers when you go back to the in-game lobby it will crash /
lock up.
Note.
in
the Gamespy Lobby – when a user has the late entry fix.
Under
the Room Name Tab the icon will show a green arrow
meaning late joining is enabled.
To
join just double click the room.
Under
the Players Tab only the people in the room lobby at the start will show
here.
Late
joiners do not show so be aware If you try to join the room maybe already
full
so
you will not be able to join you will return to the main Gamespy Insane
lobby.
Tip
Say
only 1 room is open with late entry and is only showing 2 people in there
look
to see how many people are in game by looking at the gamers in the right of
the Chat area
you
will see an orange rocket in front of their name.
Late Joining by The Buddy List
Most of the
time when there is a game open they do not show like they should
This means
that you will need to join by the Playspy Buddy List.
To get your Buddy List to show You
will see a Green
dot 
in the
top right of the gamespy window Click it to open.
If you have no Buddy’s in your list you will
need to add them
Adding
Buddy’s
Right click a players name in the Chat window
then select Add To Playspy List.
When a room is up and running and any of your
Buddy’s are playing
It will show Playing Insane under their name in your Playspy List
To late join
Make sure you have done the Late Join Fix –
info above
Now you just have to Click were it says Playing
Insane and you will join.
if you do not have the late join fix
then the buddy list join will not work
because you would not be able to click Playing Insane
DO-NOT
Late-Join
Online Games with add-on Vehicles.
Unless
you have been given permission.
If your
last online game was with an add-on then it’s safer to switch to a standard
before joining
The
person joining will automatically switch to the hosts game mode.
you
don't go straight in you are in watching mode Be sure you ask before You join.
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