Hello, I am behind the project for Gamespy replacement master server. I contacted 333Networks, they had a coder who was updating the master server and basically forgot about compatibility for STBC. During updates, the new code broke the link for STBC, as it had added new ports that STBC does not support, that seem to be required by the new code. So, an exception in the master server code needs to be added, and maybe some other things (I don't do networking). This requires me and the 333networks lead dev to be online at the same time. I live in US, EST, and he lives somewhere in eastern? Europe. We are always both working, so finding the time has been hard. But trust me, we are still working on it. As for now, yes you are limited to direct IP connections, local network (LAN), or via Hamachi, etc.