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A listen server is a server that is set up by a player, open for joining, and is listed accordingly by other clients when queried. Usually a listen-server is set up in-game, making it very easy to set simple server settings from the game's GUI interface. On the other hand, the advantage is that you can (usually) open a server quite easily and quickly, e.g. for a LAN session. | A listen server is a server that is set up by a player, open for joining, and is listed accordingly by other clients when queried. Usually a listen-server is set up in-game, making it very easy to set simple server settings from the game's GUI interface. On the other hand, the advantage is that you can (usually) open a server quite easily and quickly, e.g. for a LAN session. | ||
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===== Dedicated Server ===== | ===== Dedicated Server ===== | ||
In principle very similar to a listen server, the only difference is, that the server is meant to be able to run completely without any opening player. This means that it can also continue to run with zero players. The advantage is that clients and servers can run on different machines, so that usually less performance is sufficient to serve the clients. Usually it does not feature any GUI which allows it to run even in a head-less environment. If the game needs a higher bandwidth, then having it run on a machine with a sufficient connection bandwidth might also be a good reason for using a dedicated server. | In principle very similar to a listen server, the only difference is, that the server is meant to be able to run completely without any opening player. This means that it can also continue to run with zero players. The advantage is that clients and servers can run on different machines, so that usually less performance is sufficient to serve the clients. Usually it does not feature any GUI which allows it to run even in a head-less environment. If the game needs a higher bandwidth, then having it run on a machine with a sufficient connection bandwidth might also be a good reason for using a dedicated server. |
en/gaming_theory/server_types.txt · Last modified: 2022-04-02-00-50 by 7saturn