Setting up a server

[Basha]

Hi all, sorry to start another thread on the subject but i need an idiots guide to getting a server up on our dedi box, this server will be home to the =BKHZ= a UK based team, i have read and tried to digest what has already been told in the main thread and have so far done the following...

set up a Steam account on the Dedi box..

uploaded the files as stated in the main thread

parts folder with just the core in it
Launcher.exe
Launcher,exe.config
launchergdf,dll

so what i need to know is the correct place to put the files in the Steam folder and the set Steam to launch the server


Thx for any help you give and remember im an "Idiot" ;)

[ATAG_Bliss]

Hi Basha,

We're all idiots during this learning process :D

Anyhow we installed the "complete" game via steam. To run as a dedicated server simply go to your library in steam and right click on IL2COD / properties / Set launch options. Type in the word "-server" without the quotes and say ok.

Now when you fire up the game, you should see a dos/dedi server window and your server is running!

Now you could make a .cmd file named bkhz.cmd and put in the documents/1csoft/il2cod folder (same place as the confs.ini)

inside your command file could be:

missLoad missions/Multi/Dogfight/yourmissionname.mis
battle start


missLoad to load the mission
battle start to start the battle
The directory should be self explanatory :)

So now all you need to do to run your mission is open up your dos/dedicated server box and type f bkhz.cmd and press enter. Then away you go. You should be up and running :)

[Basha]

Thx Bliss, still in idiot mode here...

I have the full game installed on the box now i did the -server launch option and fired the game up and got the DOS box saying "failed to load steam service

I then typed in f bkhz.cmd and pressed enter but its saying it cant find the file.

The OS on the box is Windows 2008 so i dont know if that make a difference to the location of the files :S

I created the .cmd file with this content

missLoad missions/Multi/Dogfight/Blue vs Red - Isles of Doom.mis
battle start





and also tried it with the difficulty settings

missLoad missions/Multi/Dogfight/Blue vs Red - Isles of Doom.mis
battle start


difficulty AntropomorphicControl 0
difficulty ComplexEManagement 0
difficulty TorqueGyroEffects
difficulty EngineTemperatureEffects 0
difficulty FlutterEffects 1
difficulty WindTurbulence 1
difficulty StallSpins 1
difficulty Vulnerabilty 1
difficulty BlackoutsRedouts 1
difficulty Realisticgunnery 1
difficulty RealisticBombing 1
difficulty LimitedAmmo 1
difficulty LimitedFuel 1
difficulty CockpitAlwaysOn 1
difficulty NoOutsideViews 0
difficulty HeadShake 0
difficulty NoIcons 1
difficulty NoPadlock 0
difficulty Clouds 1
difficulty TakeoffLanding 1
difficulty RealisticLandings 1
difficulty NoMapIcons 0
difficulty NoMinimapPath 1
difficulty NoAutopilot 1
difficulty NoReplacementPlace 0
difficulty NoReplacement 0
difficulty NoSelect 0
difficulty NoReplacementArmy 0
difficulty NoSelectArmy 0
difficulty NoCreate 0


im missing something here i guess, anymore infos would be great :)

[Basha]

Joy something happened

i typed f bkhz without the .cmd bit just going see if its showing in the browser...



I seem to be getting somewhere but the server would n,t or could n't find the "Blue vs Red - Isles of Doom.mis" so i loaded up one of the missions that somebody made 128Francev1_6 in fact and added that map name to the .cmd file then started the server again the server appears to be running but how can i tell if it is ? i typed "?" in the DOS window and got the available cmds, i tried "host" and "socket" and i am getting infos back.

Also the server isnt showing in the browser even after adding the extra line to the launch option, i have also tried a direct connect to the server and i am getting a reply about the server being a different version so from that i guess the server is running(mayb), i will beta patch the server next....

[ATAG_Bliss]

All of the factory missions do not run in the dedi box. It's almost as if they are SP missions I believe. So that part is normal.

Are you able to direct connect to the server? The server needs to be up for a couple hours to have the steam handshake take place. It won't happen instantaneously. If you add your server ip as your favorite it will show up on the list, but the next time you fire up steam it will not (unless the handshake took place)

So 1st thing you need to do is your run your mission, say it's the 128france1_v and see if you can direct connect to it. If so, just leave it running for a bit and all should be good!

[Ataros]

the server appears to be running but how can i tell if it is ?

You can go to Steam >> Servers >> LAN to see if it is up.

Also try adding it to Favorites in Steam. But it will not appear in Steam Favorites but in game favorites instead.

[Basha]

Cheers for the help chaps, i have the server running now with the beta patch installed and can finally connect to the server running the France mission, now in the cmd file with this will the .cmd file load all the settings becasue after setting the difficulty level to realistic and relaunching the new settings are not being read

missLoad missions/Multi/Dogfight/128francev1_6.mis
battle start


difficulty AntropomorphicControl 0
difficulty ComplexEManagement 0
difficulty TorqueGyroEffects
difficulty EngineTemperatureEffects 0
difficulty FlutterEffects 1
difficulty WindTurbulence 1
difficulty StallSpins 1
difficulty Vulnerabilty 1
difficulty BlackoutsRedouts 1
difficulty Realisticgunnery 1
difficulty RealisticBombing 1
difficulty LimitedAmmo 1
difficulty LimitedFuel 1
difficulty CockpitAlwaysOn 1
difficulty NoOutsideViews 0
difficulty HeadShake 0
difficulty NoIcons 1
difficulty NoPadlock 0
difficulty Clouds 1
difficulty TakeoffLanding 1
difficulty RealisticLandings 1
difficulty NoMapIcons 0
difficulty NoMinimapPath 1
difficulty NoAutopilot 1
difficulty NoReplacementPlace 0
difficulty NoReplacement 0
difficulty NoSelect 0
difficulty NoReplacementArmy 0
difficulty NoSelectArmy 0
difficulty NoCreate 0


New settings

missLoad missions/Multi/Dogfight/128francev1_6.mis
battle start

difficulty AntropomorphicControl 0
difficulty ComplexEManagement 1
difficulty TorqueGyroEffects 1
difficulty EngineTemperatureEffects 1
difficulty FlutterEffects 1
difficulty WindTurbulence 1
difficulty StallSpins 1
difficulty Vulnerabilty 1
difficulty BlackoutsRedouts 1
difficulty Realisticgunnery 1
difficulty RealisticBombing 1
difficulty LimitedAmmo 1
difficulty LimitedFuel 1
difficulty CockpitAlwaysOn 1
difficulty NoOutsideViews 1
difficulty HeadShake 1
difficulty NoIcons 1
difficulty NoPadlock 0
difficulty Clouds 1
difficulty TakeoffLanding 1
difficulty RealisticLandings 1
difficulty NoMapIcons 0
difficulty NoMinimapPath 1
difficulty NoAutopilot 1
difficulty NoReplacementPlace 0
difficulty NoReplacement 0
difficulty NoSelect 0
difficulty NoReplacementArmy 0
difficulty NoSelectArmy 0
difficulty NoCreate 0

i have also created a seperate .cmd file for the difficulty only and it still does not read the new settings :s

any clues plz

[Basha]

Resolved, disable steam cloud !

[Basha]

Back adain :), what info would i need to input to get friendly names only or maybe enemy also showing when close in at say 50m or less ? will the game show player name only even i dont know ?

Thx in advance.

[Ataros]

I think names can not be shown (a bug), only aircraft types, and some other info.

http://www.airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=150:mpdotrange&catid=92:icons&Itemid=163

[O_TaipaN]

Joy something happened

I seem to be getting somewhere but the server would n,t or could n't find the "Blue vs Red - Isles of Doom.mis" so i loaded up one of the missions that somebody made 128Francev1_6

Those missions will load, but you need to put the path like missLoad "missions\Multi\Dogfight\Blue vs Red - Steppe.mis" including the quotes

[O_TaipaN]

I have the full game installed on the box now i did the -server launch option and fired the game up and got the DOS box saying "failed to load steam service


Hi Basha,

Did you ever get rid of the message "failed to load steam service"?

Does it affect you at all?

I ask because ours cannot be seen in the list, only direct ip it will work, but it won't show in the list yet

EDIT: It is appearing in the list when we add it to Steam Favourites

[O_TaipaN]

Yeah but we get the message on every server start, on several computers have tried.

Seems its not important though as the server works!

[Basha]

Out of interest are there plans to make launching a server without having to use a steam account ? i have done server admin for my clan for years setting up FPS servers mods etc... we are currnently looking at running a BF3 server on our dedi box but we will have to give up our RDC access(files cant be seen) this isnt a huge problem as we also have TCadmin control panel to access servers BUT CLOD by the looks of it it cant be added to the control panel because of the way the server has to be launched, ive been talking to our GSP guy to see if they can sort it for us, has anybody here tried adding Il2 to TCadmin CP ?

[Ataros]

Out of interest are there plans to make launching a server without having to use a steam account ? i have done server admin for my clan for years setting up FPS servers mods etc... we are currnently looking at running a BF3 server on our dedi box but we will have to give up our RDC access(files cant be seen) this isnt a huge problem as we also have TCadmin control panel to access servers BUT CLOD by the looks of it it cant be added to the control panel because of the way the server has to be launched, ive been talking to our GSP guy to see if they can sort it for us, has anybody here tried adding Il2 to TCadmin CP ?

If the problem is Steam, you can register a new empty account just for the server.

If TCadmin CP can launch a .cmd file then it can launch CloD. Have a look at link #7 in my sig, maybe it would be helpful.

[Basha]

Link 7, i passed that on to the GSP man on msn chat he said something about needing the .bat file is that the same as .cmd ? re the Steam i set up a clan account for Il2 with only CLOD installed.

Thx