Destroying a server

[Drepple]

Hello,

I am working on a project in which people can choose to host or join a server. If a client leaves he gets disconnected fine, but when the host leaves he has to restart the game if he wants to create a new server on the same port. So I assume game maker frees the port when the game is closed, just as how a client gets disconnected when closing the game. Luckily there's a function for a client to disconnect (network_destroy) so they don't have to restart the game. So I was wondering if there's a function for the host to free the port when exiting to the menu so he can create a new server on the same port without restarting. If not it would mean people had to enter ports as well as ip adresses and I want to keep it as simpel as possible.

thanks in advance, Jesse

 

[YellowAfterlife]

network_destroy is used for both client and server sockets - you would give it the value you've got from network_create_server[_raw].

 

[Drepple]

Oh, i get it, thanks. Does this send a message to the clients? Like how the server gets a message when someone diconnects?

 

[Drepple]

network_destroy is used for both client and server sockets - you would give it the value you've got from network_create_server[_raw].

And if so, is it possible to use (async_load[? "type"]) as the client, or does the server has to send a buffer saying he has disconnected?

 

[YellowAfterlife]

Oh, i get it, thanks. Does this send a message to the clients? Like how the server gets a message when someone diconnects?

It does not - you should send a message and also generally handle timeouts (nothing coming through for >X seconds despite connection remaining to be valid)

 

[Drepple]

I see, thanks!