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> >I started a race last night and it was fixed setup.   Half the people
that
> >joined loaded the
> >setup and I noticed that I had the qual setup so i exited.. some reloaded
> >and others
> >didnt.. but I as admin loaded the race setup and half did.. Those that
didnt
> >had the
> >qual setup and some had the race setup..  Half the field blew up in 3
laps.
> >.lol  So
> >fixed setup will allow you to run 2 setups concurrently and maybe even
> >more..

> I'm missing something here.  How can you load a different setup if the
host
> selects 'fixed'...?

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> > I selected a SETUP...   Some people came in and loaded it.. I backed out
> > so I could select the other setup.. half were running one or the other
> > setup..

> > don

> The answer is simple.  Don't do that.  If you need to load a different
> setup, terminate the server, and restart it with the correct setup.

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> > I selected a SETUP...   Some people came in and loaded it.. I backed out
> > so I could select the other setup.. half were running one or the other
> > setup..

> > don

> The answer is simple.  Don't do that.  If you need to load a different
> setup, terminate the server, and restart it with the correct setup.

> > > I selected a SETUP...   Some people came in and loaded it.. I backed
out
> > > so I could select the other setup.. half were running one or the other
> > > setup..

> > > don

> > The answer is simple.  Don't do that.  If you need to load a different
> > setup, terminate the server, and restart it with the correct setup.

> I'm confused as to how this could even happen without restarting the
server.
> Once the server is started with a particular fixed setup and the
boss/admin
> leaves, when he rejoins (if he left the server running) he is pushed the
> same setup that was selected at startup, correct? - Just like any other
> connecting client. The only way to change which setup is pushed to the
> clients is from the server setup screen, no? Once it is selected there and
> the server starts, that is the setup that everyone that connects is
handed,
> regardless of how many times they disco and reconnect. The ONLY way to
> change the fixed setup that I am aware of is to terminate the server and
> restart with a different setup. As discussed here at length, even tweaking
> the included, default setups does not work since the actual setup *data*
> from the admins' chosen setup is what is pushed to the connecting
> clients...not just the filename, not even assoicated with a filename to
> anyone but the admin at startup.