Hyperlobby

1. ABOUT

HyperLobby (or just HL) is an online gaming lobby primarily designed to support online flight simulation and other online games. The client is written in Visual Basic 6.0. HL is a chat that is enhanced by game launch and other features. For communication, HL needs connection into the Internet by TCP port 1698, and for latency calculation betwen clients uses an ICMP echo reply protocol. I started the HL project in summer 2000 as an experiment to create an alternative place to fly Jane's WW2 Fighters. Due to its popularity, HL was enhanced to support more games ...

2. FEATURES

HL is still under development . From version to version HL gets more features, so the feature list displays only key features:

User identity is protected by callsign and password (passwords cant be retrieved) HL has a very good banning system to avoid abusers and impostors Ignore feature to avoid communication from abusers The data communication channel is encrypted to avoid exploit of security-sensitive data, such as username-IP pairs HL does not include any scripting components driven by the HL server; client features are hardwired and can't be changed from the outside Executables have self-check to avoid hacking, cracking, and infection by viruses Pager: an instant messaging system designed to send and receive short text messages (with spooler for offline users) Support for some voice communication applications such as RW and BC Simple friendlist that can show online friends from the actual game room Some game rooms support joining games in progress, and show enhanced settings of the game hosts User interface is fully skinable Small download size (about 1Mb)

3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows 2000 or later (XP, Vista, W7) About 3 MB free space on your hard-drive Properly installed games from the original CD and updated with the latest patches