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joining the same mp server with the same callsign on 2 pcs

Postby The epic chicken » Sun Dec 26, 2021 10:36 pm

So i was bored and i thought, what would happen if i tried joining the same mp server with the same callsign on 2 different computers.

so i tried it, and it sorta works but only for a few seconds
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Re: joining the same mp server with the same callsign on 2 p

Postby vanosten » Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:24 am

You cannot have the same callsign twice on the same MP server - and if the MP server is connected with other MP servers (many are), then not across. How should the protocol find out, which is which?
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