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Diffstat (limited to 'src/game.cpp')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/game.cpp | 21 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp index 1a036d03a..5a3b10879 100644 --- a/src/game.cpp +++ b/src/game.cpp @@ -2403,7 +2403,26 @@ bool Game::connectToServer(const std::string &playername, wait_time += dtime; // Only time out if we aren't waiting for the server we started if ((*address != "") && (wait_time > 10)) { - *error_message = "Connection timed out."; + bool sent_old_init = g_settings->getFlag("send_pre_v25_init"); + // If no pre v25 init was sent, and no answer was received, + // but the low level connection could be established + // (meaning that we have a peer id), then we probably wanted + // to connect to a legacy server. In this case, tell the user + // to enable the option to be able to connect. + if (!sent_old_init && + (client->getProtoVersion() == 0) && + client->connectedToServer()) { + *error_message = "Connection failure: init packet not " + "recognized by server.\n" + "Most likely the server uses an old protocol version (<v25).\n" + "Please ask the server owner to update to 0.4.13 or later.\n" + "To still connect to the server in the meantime,\n" + "you can enable the 'send_pre_v25_init' setting by editing minetest.conf,\n" + "or by enabling the 'Client -> Network -> Support older Servers'\n" + "entry in the advanced settings menu."; + } else { + *error_message = "Connection timed out."; + } errorstream << *error_message << std::endl; break; } |