working a dedicated server.

[mr. roshi]

when i create a dedicated server off my comp the esf closes and the hlds.exe loads up indicating ppl connecting, fps, map, and all the chat that takes place.

i was wondering what sorts of things u can do in this shell or if there actually IS anything to do with it.

i know u can chat int he server from it but would i need to play in my server off another comp to actually do anything?

 

[ph34r t3h Cute]

you can do anything you can normally do with the console, change levels, kick and ban people, etc, and yes you will need to have anouther comp too join the server

 

[mr. roshi]

also i forgot to mention it automatically creates for bots for me in the server but the addbot features and adjustments dont seem to be working in the shell..?

 

[Eon]

alright you can type to people, by typing "say" then your message, and I've heard you can play on your own dedicated server, on the same comp, you have to join from a different plugin or something of that sort

 

[RaVe]

Originally posted by Gackt
yes you will need to have anouther comp too join the server

actually you are wrong there,you can join your own server if you know what youre doing,its the ports

just add this line to your shortcut

-port 27016

and you should be able to join your own server,but you might suffer from alot of lag,i did

and for bot commands,always add a bot prefix so you can actually use bots,like adding a bot,done with the command below

bot addbot

That should add a bot.

Learn more about dedicated server here

 

[mr. roshi]

tihx guys

 

[bata]

Originally posted by Gackt
you can do anything you can normally do with the console, change levels, kick and ban people, etc, and yes you will need to have anouther comp too join the server

hi i'm a noob to this esf just wanted to let ya know if u have installed the dedicated server package on ur system and also have ur normal hl game installed it is possible to run the dedicated server and connect to it from the same system. u will need to change the port of the server to be able to connect tho. altho this is possible there is no real reason to do this unless u are experimenting with ur games have fun

 

[Evil_Trunks]

And if you are going to make a server and then join the server from your own computer you might as well just make a regular game. That sort of defeats the purpose of a dedicated server.

 

[RaVe]

Originally posted by Evil_Trunks
And if you are going to make a server and then join the server from your own computer you might as well just make a regular game. That sort of defeats the purpose of a dedicated server.

Very true,unless you are rich enough to buy a high-end server-machine then youre better off with a listenserver(default ones)

Because if you run a dedicated server,it will use your computers resources,and if you were to join the game,it would eat up all you resources causing [/b]lag[/b]