Joining a server

"Join us, you won't regret it" — Onys Mentea, Former Cult Member
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Joining a StoryForce server takes 3 steps: connect, log in to an account, and pick a character.

Some servers do not let you sign up yourself. Self-registration is controlled by the server host, so you may need an admin to create your account and gives you the details.

Connecting

Once the mod is loaded, StoryForce servers appear in the in-game server browser, and you join them there like any other Jedi Academy server. You can also connect straight to an address from the console.

/connect play.storyforce.example.com:29070

Getting an account

There are 2 routes to an account, and the server decides which one applies.

An admin creates it

An admin with clerical rank or above runs /comadmin create and passes you the username and password. Change the password once you are in.

Registering yourself

This route is only possible if the server has opened registration. If it has not, the command fails:

On a server with open registration, the command creates the account and logs you in at once:

Usernames are 4 to 8 characters, letters and numbers only. Passwords are 4 to 16 characters, also letters and numbers only.

Logging in

The login screen opens automatically when you join, so most of the time you will not type this.

If you ticked Remember on this server on an earlier login, the screen fills in your details for you.

If the server changes map, it restores your session rather than dropping you:

Changing your password

Do this as soon as an admin hands you an account, because they know the password they set.

Checking your account

Further lines report when the account was created and last used. They also show how many characters you have, which one is your default, and which one is active now. See accounts and login for the full output.

Why you start as a spectator

The server holds you in spectator until 2 things are done: you are logged in, and you have a character selected. Having an account alone is not enough.

If you are logged in and still cannot join, you have no active character. Go to your first character.

Things to note

  • Getting your password wrong locks you out briefly. The wait is 3 seconds by default.
  • Registering has much longer cooldowns. On servers where guest registration is open, a successful registration blocks the next attempt from your address for 10 minutes by default.
  • Logging out does not remove you from play immediately. You stay in the world for 20 seconds by default. Log in and select a character within that window to keep playing without a respawn.
  • You can be logged in from more than one place. However, the same character cannot be active twice at once, and the second attempt fails with a message that the character is already in play.

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