Sysygy Image Viewer Help
First setup


First setup

To host a server, you first have to start the SysygyServer.exe. After that, a screen like this sould appear:

Sysygy Server
(Start screen of the server)

This is the main page of the server.
  • Server name: this is the name which will be visible in the server list.
    You have to enter a name with at least 3 characters.
  • Server Port: this is the port, the server is bound to.
    Make sure that the port is not used by any other program.
  • Server Password: if you want to protect your server with a password, you can enter it here. Only users, who know this password will be able to connect to your server
  • Maximum Players: depending on your connection and on your hardware, you should enter a value between 2 and 16. This number specifies how many visitors will be able to visit the gallery simultaneously.
  • Maximum Connections: this number specifies how many visitors should be able to connect to this server at the same time.
  • Server news: if you want to broadcast a server news to every new visitor, enter it here.
    Please do not enter to long sentences here. The message should have a maxium of 60 charactes
  • Nickname changeable: if you activate this option, users can change their nick names after they have connected to the server
  • Files downloadable: if you want to allow users to download neccessary files from the server (such as the picture set), you should enable this option. If you disable this option, only players how has your picture set and the current gallery on their pc will be able to visit the gallery.
  • Broadcast to Internet: if you activate this option, the server will be registered to the master server. If that is the case, your server will be visible in the Internet tab in the main program
  • Broadcast to LAN: if you activate this option, the server will be visible in the LAN tab in the main program
After you have started the server by clicking on Start server, the Apply buttons will be enabled. After you have changed an option of one category, you will have to press Apply to send the changes to the server.
You will only be able to start the server after you have selected the gallery and the picture set. To do this, click on Game Options. The gallery and the picture set selected will be described in the next chapter.


Select gallery and picture set

After you have setup the main options, you should select the gallery and the picture set. To do this, click on Game Options.

Sysygy Server
(gallery and picture set selection)

You will see every available gallery in the Game Map menu. Select one of them in the drop down box.
You will see every availbale picture set in the Game Gallery menu. Select one of them in the drop down box. The buttons Next Image and Prev. Image allows you to have a quick preview to the picture set.
After you have selected the picture set and the gallery, go back to Server Options and press Start server. The server will be active now.