Hosting In DS, Without Pager, world.host="Guest"

ID:728399
 
May 6 2012, 12:36 pm (Edited on May 6 2012, 12:57 pm)
Not a bug
BYOND Version:494
Operating System:Windows XP Pro x64
Web Browser:Opera 11.62
Applies to:Dream Seeker
Status: Not a bug
This is not a bug. It may be an incorrect use of syntax or a limitation in the software. For further discussion on the matter, please consult the BYOND forums.
Running a DMB without the Pager logged in causes the world.host to be set to "Guest" instead of "Guest-[computer_id]". Fortunately, this only occurs to games hosted in DS and not in DD, making a workaround rather easy.

var
    clients_connected=FALSE
    actual_host=""

world/New()
    ..()
    actual_host=world.host

client/New()
    ..()
    if(!clients_connected && world.host=="Guest")
        actual_host=key
        clients_connected=TRUE
May 7 2012, 5:57 am
This isn't really a bug. There isn't so much a concept of using specific guest keys for hosting, just for joining games. All a guest host means is you don't really know anything about the host. The hub at any rate doesn't have the info to know the specific key, so there would be no way to report one on the website.
May 7 2012, 5:57 am
Lummox JR resolved issue (Not a bug)
May 7 2012, 10:50 am
Yes, but if you host it through DD, without the pager, it will still give you the correct host, "Guest-[computer_id]". Shouldn't this at least be revised to adhere to consistent behaviour?