I came from CrystalShire, EO, and Eclipse, where it was very easy to open the client and server. However, here at Intelsect I'm struggling. Could someone help me, please? I downloaded the engine from GitHub, .NET and Visual Studio Code.
 

Is there anything else missing? There are several folders, but none of them contain the game executable. Furthermore, all the files that open in Visual Studio don't seem to be the executables, because in VB6, opening the client and server code required just pressing F5 to run the engine. I don't know if it's different here.
 

I appreciate anyone who can help me get started, please.

# Use an official mono runtime image

FROM mono:6.8

# Set the working directory to /app

WORKDIR /app

# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app

COPY . /app

# Install additional dependencies or libraries required for your server (if any)

RUN apt-get update && \

    apt-get install -y \

    glib2.0-dev \

    libpng-dev \

    libjpeg-dev \

    libgif-dev \

    libtiff-dev \

    libexif-dev \

    libx11-dev \

    libfontconfig1-dev \

    gettext \

    make \

    g++ \

    && apt-get clean

# Install miniupnpc to enable UPnP support

RUN apt-get install -y miniupnpc

# Expose the necessary ports for your Intersect Engine server

EXPOSE 5400/udp

# Define environment variables (if needed)

ENV SERVER_PORT=5400

ENV OTHER_ENV_VARIABLE=value

# Set the command to run your Intersect Engine server

CMD ["mono", "Intersect Server.exe"]

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////

docker run --cpus=2 -m 2g -p 5400:5400/udp intersect-server

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 |_   _|     | |                        | |  
   | |  _ __ | |_ ___ _ __ ___  ___  ___| |_ 
   | | | '_ \| __/ _ \ '__/ __|/ _ \/ __| __|
  _| |_| | | | ||  __/ |  \__ \  __/ (__| |_ 
 |_____|_| |_|\__\___|_|  |___/\___|\___|\__|
                          free 2d orpg engine
Copyright (C) 2020 Ascension Game Dev
Version 0.7.2.64
For help, support, and updates visit: https://www.ascensiongamedev.com
Loading, please wait.

Server has 1 registered players.
Game time is now: Saturday, October 7, 2023 12:33:40 AM

Server Started. Using UDP Port #5400

Connection Information:
   Public IP: 186.154.0.255
   Public Port: 5400

Type exit to shutdown the server, or help for a list of commands.
>
Server is now closing. Please wait while your game and player data is saved!

Main server shutdown completed. If your server is stuck you may safely kill it.

[Unit]
Description=Intersect Game Server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=XYZ
Group=XYZ
WorkingDirectory=/home/XYZ/Intersect/Server
ExecStart=/home/XYZ/Intersect/Server/IntersectServer
Restart=always
RestartSec=10

# Allow input (required for Intersect's console)
StandardInput=tty
TTYPath=/dev/console

# Logging
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal

# DataProtection directory
Environment=ASPNETCORE_DATA_PROTECTION_DIRECTORY=/var/aspnet/DataProtection-Keys

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

I’ve set up my game server using Intersect Engine, and it runs fine on my local machine. However, when I try to connect from another device, it either times out or fails to establish a connection. I’ve double-checked that the server is running, and I can connect using localhost, but external connections don’t seem to work.

I’ve already tried port forwarding on my router, ensuring that the correct ports are open. I also disabled my firewall temporarily to see if that was the issue, but I still can’t get clients to connect. I suspect it could be a networking configuration issue or something specific to how Intersect handles connections. Could it be related to my ISP blocking certain ports, or do I need to adjust something in the server settings? Checked https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/cannot-connect-to-certain-game-servers/223bf30c-48bc-4411-a0ae-c478b24bd0cb-Salesforce Administrator guide related to this and found it quite informative.

Has anyone else run into this problem? Are there specific troubleshooting steps I should follow to ensure my server is properly accessible from outside my local network? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!!

As mentioned someone had reported the same problem

And this was the answer he got.

What I mean is that there are things that I don't understand because my English is limited. It's easy to write this message from my language to English using Google Translate, but when it's the other way around it's a little complicated, especially if they're talking about technical things. So if someone could give me a solution I would really appreciate it.

 2025-02-18 01:23:15.933 [Error] Client Packet Error! [Packet: AttackPacket | User: ozzybrb | Player: Ozzybrb | ]
2025-02-18 01:23:15.943 [Error] {"DataKeys":0,"MessageLength":45,"StackTraceLength":1839,"InnerException":false,"Source":"Intersect.Server.Core","TargetSite":"CalculateDamage","TargetSiteDeclaringType":"Intersect.Server.General.Formulas","Type":"System.ArgumentNullException"}
2025-02-18 01:23:15.947 [Error] Client Packet Error! [Packet: AttackPacket | User: ozzybrb | Player: Ozzybrb |]
2025-02-18 01:23:15.947 [Error] See logs for more information.

https://ascensiongamedev.com/resources/filehost/a81e545b228af32a539be136552bb1bc.log

My Editor Error Log;

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2023-11-25 06:28:42.257 [Error] NotSupportedException: Unsupported localization type for Mapping.InstanceTypes: Intersect.Localization.LocaleDictionary`2[[Intersect.Enums.MapInstanceType, Intersect Core, Version=0.8.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null],[Intersect.Localization.LocalizedString, Intersect Core, Version=0.8.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null]]

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2023-11-25 06:28:42.513 [Error] NotSupportedException: Unsupported localization type for Mapping.InstanceTypes: Intersect.Localization.LocaleDictionary`2[[Intersect.Enums.MapInstanceType, Intersect Core, Version=0.8.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null],[Intersect.Localization.LocalizedString, Intersect Core, Version=0.8.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null]]

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2023-11-25 06:28:44.389 [Error] NotSupportedException: Unsupported localization type for Mapping.InstanceTypes: Intersect.Localization.LocaleDictionary`2[[Intersect.Enums.MapInstanceType, Intersect Core, Version=0.8.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null],[Intersect.Localization.LocalizedString, Intersect Core, Version=0.8.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null]]

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2023-11-25 06:28:53.463 [Error] KeyNotFoundException: The given key '' was not present in the dictionary.
    Stack:    at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.get_Item(TKey key)
   at Intersect.Editor.Forms.Editors.Events.FrmEvent.InitLocalization() in C:\Intersect-Engine\Intersect.Editor\Forms\Editors\Events\frmEvent.cs:line 974
   at Intersect.Editor.Forms.Editors.Events.FrmEvent.frmEvent_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Intersect-Engine\Intersect.Editor\Forms\Editors\Events\frmEvent.cs:line 820
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, WM msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

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How can i fix that?

2023-09-18 03:59:42.209 [Error] KeyNotFoundException: La clave proporcionada no se encontró en el diccionario.
    Stack:    en System.ThrowHelper.ThrowKeyNotFoundException()
   en System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.get_Item(TKey key)
   en Intersect.Client.Entities.Player.GetSpellRemainingCooldown(Int32 slot)
   en Intersect.Client.Entities.Player.TryUseSpell(Int32 index)
   en Intersect.Client.Entities.Player.TryUseSpell(Guid spellId)
   en Intersect.Client.Interface.Game.Hotbar.HotbarItem.Activate()
   en Intersect.Client.Interface.Game.Hotbar.HotbarItem.Update()
   en Intersect.Client.Interface.Game.Hotbar.HotBarWindow.Update()
   en Intersect.Client.Interface.Game.GameInterface.Update()
   en Intersect.Client.Interface.Interface.DrawGui()
   en Intersect.Client.Core.Graphics.Render(TimeSpan deltaTime, TimeSpan totalTime)
   en Intersect.Client.MonoGame.IntersectGame.Draw(GameTime gameTime)
   en Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.DoDraw(GameTime gameTime)
   en Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.Tick()
   en Microsoft.Xna.Framework.SdlGamePlatform.RunLoop()
   en Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.Run(GameRunBehavior runBehavior)
   en Intersect.Client.MonoGame.IntersectGame.MonoGameRunner.Start(IClientContext context, Action postStartupAction)
   en Intersect.Core.ApplicationContext`2.Start(Boolean lockUntilShutdown)
 

Can anyone help me with this error? It seems that it does not allow access to the client, what is the cause? 

2023-08-23 01:25:08.894 [Error] NetException: Could not resolve host
    Stack:    en Lidgren.Network.NetPeer.GetNetEndPoint(String host, Int32 port) en C:\Users\primero\git\agd\lidgren-network-gen3\Lidgren.Network\NetPeer.cs:línea 279
   en Lidgren.Network.NetPeer.Connect(String host, Int32 port, NetOutgoingMessage hailMessage) en C:\Users\primero\git\agd\lidgren-network-gen3\Lidgren.Network\NetPeer.cs:línea 295
   en Intersect.Network.Lidgren.LidgrenInterface.Connect()
   en Intersect.Network.Lidgren.LidgrenInterface.Start()
   en Intersect.Network.AbstractNetwork.<>c.<StartInterfaces>b__54_0(INetworkLayerInterface networkLayerInterface)
   en System.Collections.Generic.List1.ForEach(Action1 action)
   en Intersect.Network.ClientNetwork.Connect()
   en Intersect.Client.MonoGame.Network.MonoSocket.Connect(String host, Int32 port)
   en Intersect.Client.Core.Main.Start(IClientContext context)
   en Intersect.Client.MonoGame.IntersectGame.IntersectInit()
   en Intersect.Client.MonoGame.IntersectGame.Update(GameTime gameTime)
   en Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.DoUpdate(GameTime gameTime)
   en Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.Run(GameRunBehavior runBehavior)
   en Intersect.Client.MonoGame.IntersectGame.MonoGameRunner.Start(IClientContext context, Action postStartupAction)
   en Intersect.Core.ApplicationContext`2.Start(Boolean lockUntilShutdown)

When starting the server and the editor/client stay in 0.7.1.120 version but all work well.

Is this normal ? If someone could explain me if it is or not, i would be grateful. Have a nice day all.

Here is a guide from VKPlay

To begin playing a client-based game, the user must create or register an existing account on the game site, log into the VK Play GameCenter with this account, download the game, and click Play.

VK Play GameCenter will launch the game client with the following command line parameters:

game_client.exe --sz_pers_id=[uid] --sz_token=[OTP hash]

The names of the parameters --sz_pers_id= and --sz_token= can be modified at the game developers' request.

The game client is responsible for transferring the parameters received from VK Play GameCenter to the game's server. The game server must then verify the parameters via the server-to-server protocol described below.

Game server protocol description

The game server and GAS communicate via HTTP. Calling a method to verify authorization must be done only once by the game server. The second and subsequent calls with the same hash parameter will cause an error.

GET, https://vkplay.ru/app/[GMRID]/gas?uid=[int uid]&hash=[string hash]&ip=[string ip]&sign=[md5 sign]

Main parameters:

https:/vkplay.ru/app/[GMRID] - the URL to which requests are sent

[GMRID] - the unique game identifier (which can be found in the developer dashboard in the "System Properties" tab.)

<uid> - the ID of the user, received from "VK Play Game Center";

<uid> - the OTP hash received from "VK Play Game Center";

<ip> - the user's IPv4 address, in the format 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx';

sign - a unique digital signature. Calculation of the signature must include all POST parameters passed by the request as well as the appid=[GMRID] parameter. More about calculating signatures. Help calculating signatures is available from the signature calculator.

The server sends a response in JSON format with utf-8 encoding.

If the request is processed successfully, the following response will be returned:

{ "status": "ok" }

Possible errors include:

// Incorrect signature {"status": "error", "errcode": 0, "errmsg": "gas_invalid_sign"} // User not found {"status": "error", "errcode": 0, "errmsg": "gas_invalid_user"} // Invalid hash parameter {"status": "error", "errcode": 10, "errmsg": "gas_otp_error"} // Access is restricted to whitelist {"status": "error", "errcode": 20, "errmsg": "gas_whitelist_error"} // Access is restricted to whitelist {"status": "error", "errcode": 30, "errmsg": "gas_whitelist_uid_error"} // User is banned {"status": "error", "errcode": 40, "errmsg": "Time of ban from '' to ''"} // User has not paid for this game (for P2P games) {"status": "error", "errcode": 50, "errmsg": "gas_no_payment"}

Interaction Scheme

Objects:

"GameCenter" - the VK Play Game Center client, which the user uses to download the game;

"GAS" - Game Authorization Service - the Platform's authorization system.

1. The user sign in to the "GameCenter".

2. "GameCenter" obtains a one-time token (OTP hash) for the user's ID from VK Play.

3. "GameCenter" sends the ID/OTP hash to the game client.

4. The game client sends the ID/OTP hash to the game server.

5. The game server sends the ID/OTP hash to the system (GAS).

6. GAS verifies the OTP hash, checks the user's status (whether banned or not), registers the user's login, and returns a response containing the user's ID and authentication status.

Depending on the response code received, the game server instructs the game client to either let the user into the game or to inform the user of the error that has occurred.

An example game client and game server implementation authorization via VK Play GameCenter can be found in this archive.

I'm having an issue with Upgrading to the latest (and several of the previous) version of Intersect. I'm trying to Upgrade from 0.6.2.460 to the latest version (0.7.1.98) - although once I encountered this error I tried the three versions previous to it, too, and had the same problem.

The problem description is pretty simple. I make a backup, create a new folder, drop the old folders into the new folder. Then I drop the Upgrade folders into the folder and select Replace the old files, just like any other Upgrade I've done in the past. It's always worked before. When I start up the new server, I get the usual "Your databases need to be updated" message, and I type READY and hit Enter. The server window displays the "Please Wait" message, pauses for a few seconds, then closes. That's it. When I try again, same thing except it closes immediately instead of pausing and displaying the "Please Wait" message. 

So basically, the server tries to update the databases as usual, but crashes pretty much immediately. This happens every time I try it.

Here's the server log file: https://www.ascensiongamedev.com/resources/filehost/d917915f6127922d8bae3e98438daebd.log

How can I fix these hangs? can someone help

https://ascensiongamedev.com/resources/filehost/47a739e02af00a325d7b200e3c40a43c.log

So I've been working on my game in version 0.6.2.460 for a while (I tried updating to what was the latest version a couple months ago, but that broke some really essential things - map warp events that execute fade-in and fade-out from black using Show Image didn't work right anymore, and basic contiguous map transitions now had a moment of lag every time the player crossed the boundary - but that's a different topic. The point is my game is still working on 0.6.2.460 for the time being).

Recently, within the past couple months, my server starts up and consistently gives me this message now:

Quote

Copyright (C) 2020 Ascension Game Dev
Version 0.6.2.460
For help, support, and updates visit: https://www.ascensiongamedev.com
Loading, please wait.

Server has 5 registered players.
Game time is now: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 12:58:54 PM

Server Started. Using UDP Port #5400

Connection Information:
   Could not retreive connection information from AGD servers. Do you have an internet connection?

What happened, and can this be fixed?

Some important notes...

1. This started happening during a period in which I wasn't making changes to any part of the game, so it basically started doing it on its own without any alterations from me. No changes to the connection configuration, nada.

2. This problem occurs from multiple computers on multiple different networks; I tested it. 

3. Please note that updating the game version did NOT make the server stop doing this; in fact attempting to fix this was the reason I tried updating it in the first place. I know the common wisdom is to always have your game running on the most up-to-date version, but it didn't fix the issue and sadly once I do that I've got a whole nest of other problems to ask about because the most recent version as of July wrecked a couple of the basic features of my game. This being the case, I figured I'd roll back to the previous known working version and tackle one problem at a time instead of this problem plus several new ones.

Thanks in advance to anybody willing to field this issue. This started a while ago and I've been ignoring it, but I'd like to get it fixed if I can.

Có vẻ như trò chơi của bạn không thể tiếp cận được với thế giới bên ngoài.
Các bước gỡ lỗi (Để cho phép truy cập công khai):
   1. Tường lửa có thể đang chặn các kết nối đến máy chủ của bạn. Kiểm tra tường lửa trên hệ thống của bạn. (tức là iptables, FirewallD, Windows Firewall)
   2. Các chương trình chống vi-rút cũng có thể đang chặn các kết nối và bạn có thể cần thêm Intersect Server.exe vào các loại trừ vi-rút của mình.
   3. Nếu trong khuôn viên trường đại học, hoặc trong một mạng lưới kinh doanh, bạn có thể không được phép mở cổng hoặc lưu trữ trò chơi, trong trường hợp đó, bạn nên khám phá các tùy chọn lưu trữ bên ngoài!