!!! HOW TO USE DRAGONBALLS WITH STEAM !!!

[Ultimate 17]

Well, I've read about 4 or 5 thread this morning asking this same question, and its more than likely due to EVM-- but for the sake that its ESF related and can be used with or without EVM, I made this tutorial.

:: FOR DRAGONBALLS ON A STEAM ESF SERVER ::
Go into your ESF folder and open your game.cfg and listenserver.cfg (for dedicated, server.cfg). If the following line is not in either text document, add mp_gamemode "2" to both. If they have mp_gamemode "1" just change it to "2". This sets dragonballs as your game play mode. Run your game like normal and create a new game. Choose your map, but not all maps will run dragonballs. Good maps for dballs are esf_cellarena_b3 and esf_afm.

For quick respawning of dragonballs so you don't have to wait, type mp_dbrespawntime 1 into your console. This sets the db respawn time to 1 second after the model shadows appear.

If you would like to specify a number of players on your server, you've gotta make a shortcut to your esf. (right-click ESF in you Steam games list, and then there's an option for shortcut) The esf menu for creating a game does not have a player slot option, so the default of 32 slots (I think) will be on your server if you don't do this.

Now go to your short-cut that is on your desktop. Open it's properties menu. Find the target box. After the [-game esf], add...

+maxplayers X +map esf_city.bsp

You will need to change the X for maxplayers to the amount of players you wish to host on your server, and then you can change esf_city.bsp to the map you wish to run. Click apply to set in your new options, and then click OK to exit the properties window. Run your short-cut. It should automatically load your listen server with the max number of player slots you specified and the map you specified.

Note: Dragon Balls only work on certain maps. If you are looking for fast wishes, load the esf_cellarena_b3.bsp and in console, set mp_dbrespawntime to 1 so they respawn 1 second after the model shadows generate.

If an admin wishes to **STICKIE** this, thats fine with me. This was made for the HELP forum, but I'm sure it would be useful in the SERVER HELP forum as well.

 

[Mr. Satans]

So how is this different than WON?

And all you need to do is delete GAME.CFG then all you need to do is add it in listenserver.cfg or server.cfg

 

[DracoHeart]

THANKS! you guys are lifesavers!

 

[DracoHeart]

Er this question might be stupid..... I made game cell_arena_b3 I saw the 7 dragonballs but HOW DO IT MAKE A WISH???? LOL

 

[!XxShAdOwxX!]

You can use the edit button more than once you know

Anyways, to make a wish hit the use button (defaulted to "b"). A menu comes up then you can select the wish of your choice.

What Steam does is when you create a server it looks for the game and listenserver.cfg files (server.cfg if you run a dedicated server). Then it uses that information instead of the information you put in while creating the server while ingame. If you delete:

• GAME.CFG
• SERVER.CFG
• LISTENSERVER.CFG

Then when you select CTDB mode when creating a server ingame it should work. It does for me anyways. Although you can't name your server because ESF doesn't support it on Steam yet (it only can be done through those 3 files).

 

[CG]

i tryed what u said but i still cant get it to work im using 1.2.3 full installer dose the ctdb work at all on the maps ya get with it

 

[[SAS]Orion]

this thread is over a year old, its dead for a reason you know
It does not work with all maps

 

[CG]

ok riverside map works with DB. but non of the other map have em but! on some maps the radar shows 1 dragon ball why is this?

 

[[SAS]Orion]

I don't believe the dragonball mode is finished yet, and the dragonballs spawn in funky places.

But due to the length of this thread, i'm closing it.