Creating A Dedicated Server For Dummies

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• sir_cumference Join Date: 2003-12-23 Member: 24692Members

  January 2004

  No idea whatsoeva <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

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• TromPT Join Date: 2003-02-17 Member: 13673Members, Constellation

  January 2004 edited January 2004

  hlds +sv_lan 0 -game ns +exec server.cfg +map ns_hera +maxplayers 14 +ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx +servercfgfile calns.cfg
  
  server.cfg is a file that came with the ns client/server.
  
  calns.cfg is a file u can get from the calleage web site.
  
  this is a command line. u can put this in a file named server.bat and run it.
  u can also make a shortcut of hlds and add the command line arguments.
  
  i asume u want to run the server in a win32 enviroment.
  
  EDIT: may be i wasnt clear enough, sorry.
  
  im still supousing u want to set up a server in a computer running some windows operating system.
  
  so, grab notepad or some text editor
  
  copy and paste this line.
  
  hlds +sv_lan 0 -game ns +exec server.cfg +map ns_hera +maxplayers 14
  
  then save this file as runserver.bat in your half life directory. lets say c:sierra\half-life\
  
  then double click on the runserver.bat file to run the <span style='color:red'> DEDICATED </span> server.
  <span style='color:red'> DEDICATED </span> server is the server that runs w/o the graphical enviroment, u only see a black dos window with some text.
  this is the console and u can put any half life command like, map, kick etc.
  
  
  <span style='color:red'> EDIT2: thanks jabs for let me know my typo. </span>

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• jabs Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10773Members

  January 2004 edited January 2004

  Listen servers are the servers that run while the player is playing the game. Dedicated are with the console. WIth a dedicated server, the player must connect to the server from a different computer, or the server will lag like a ****.

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• Licho Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 3858Members, NS1 Playtester

  January 2004

  <!--QuoteBegin--jabs+Jan 13 2004, 06:40 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (jabs @ Jan 13 2004, 06:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Listen servers are the servers that run while the player is playing the game. Dedicated are with the console. WIth a dedicated server, the player must connect to the server from a different computer, or the server will lag like a ****. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
  Where did you get that idea? It wont lag, just set process priority of server to higher (if you have windows in your task manager..)
  
  
  and simplest way to start server is just
  
  hlds.exe -game ns +map ns_eclipse -maxplayers 16
  
  All other switches are not needed for server...
  
  NOTE: if you want to play on same server from same machine, specifiy client port by adding hl.exe -port 27016 (or any other port different from port server is running at..)

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• chis1 Join Date: 2004-01-13 Member: 25281Members

  January 2004

  or you could do it throw the ingame menu goto internet games, hit create server and hit the "dedicated" server tick <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

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• Rebound Join Date: 2004-02-02 Member: 25963Members

  February 2004

  i´m new to this game and having my problems too...
  
  i dont have HL or CS. i´m playing NS thru steam. how do i start a dedicated server from that base?
  
  or in which folder do i put my startserver.bat and what is stated in it?
  
  does anybody know?
  
  thx!

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