Sysygy Image Viewer Help
Lobby of a server


Chat window

After you have connected to a server, this lobby window will appear

Note: While playing, you can allways access the lobby by pressing F1 or by clicking on the corresponding entry in the ingame menu
Lobby window
(server lobby)

In this lobby, you can execute every neccessary option on the server. The first tab is the chat window. There you can send messages to everybody, who is connected to this server, too. To do this, click on the edit-field below Say and enter your message. After you have finished your message, press Return or click on Send.
Note: If you want to send a chat message while playing, you just have to press T or Z. These short cuts can be changed in the Input tab in the options menu.
  • Disconnect: close the connection to the current server and return to the main menu
  • Leave gallery: if you are visiting the current gallery, you can leave it by pressing this button. This will only close the level. After that, you are still connected to the server.
  • Hide lobby: if you are visiting the current gallery, you can hide the lobby by pressing this button.


Gallery

In the 2nd tab, you can enter the gallery or download neccessary files from the server.

Gallery
(gallery tab)

  • Download: if you see this button, you can not join the gallery until you have downloaded every important file from the server.
    • This button will only be visible, if an important file could not be found on your local disc
    • Some servers might deny you downloading files. If that is the case, you will not be able to join the gallery until the server changes the settings or until the server chooses a map, you have on your local disc
    • Sysygy Image Viewer is not optimized for file downloadings yet. The transfere rate might be slow. The transfere rate is be influced by the server connection and by the number of simultaneous downloads by other users, too.
  • Join gallery: after pressing this button, Sysygy Image Viewer will load the current level of the server and you will be teleported to the level.
    You will not be able to join the server if the number of visitors has reached the server limit. If that is the case, a message will appear in the chat window.


Server

In the 3rd tab, you can view the server settings and log in to administrate the server.

Server
(server tab)

  • Login for admin: This button allows you to register as admin on the server. After clicking this window, a password dialog will appear. After entering the correct password, you will get administrative rights for this server.
    • You will not get any message if the password was right or wrong. If you get admin-rights, the ingame menu will be extended. To open this menu, you have to hide the lobby and press Esc.
    • Every login promt will be stored in the server log. If you try to find out the password, the real admin will recognize this you might get banned.


Visitors

In the 4th tab, you can see everybody who is connected to the server and you can change your nickname.

Visitors
(visitors tab)

The list is seperated into two categories. The first one contains everybody, who is visiting the gallery at the moment. The second contains everybody, who is connected to the server without visiting the gallery.
  • Change nick name: You can change your nickname by pressing this button. Everybody will be notified by a chat message.
      Some servers might deny you to change your nickname. If that is the case, this button will be disabled.