Creating a Dedicated Server

noodles · Post by **noodles** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:38 pm

so wen i make this new cfg file is it basically a list of commands such as the amount of rubber that the dedicated server uses?

but i still havnt read the documents =s will take ages to know wat the hell is going on XD if only there was like a mega awsome step by step.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:42 pm

noodles wrote:so wen i make this new cfg file is it basically a list of commands such as the amount of rubber that the dedicated server uses?

Yep.

noodles · Post by **noodles** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:56 pm

ugh sorry to keep asking questions im probably annoying you all but instead of creating 2 new cfg documents because i dont know how, instead i have just duplicated one of the already made cfg's and deleted it and renamed it, i think thats ok.

but im guessing now that i have done that i need to read the whole of settings_dedicated.cfg so that i understand a little more?

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:29 am

noodles wrote:ugh sorry to keep asking questions im probably annoying you all but instead of creating 2 new cfg documents because i dont know how, instead i have just duplicated one of the already made cfg's and deleted it and renamed it, i think thats ok.

Deleted = emptied? Then yes.

noodles wrote:but im guessing now that i have done that i need to read the whole of settings_dedicated.cfg so that i understand a little more?

I'm sure that would help.

noodles · Post by **noodles** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:39 am

soz about my last post but i am starting to get these cfgs. because i go to school and i dont have a huge amount of time which is what is needed to create my server.
if i can just get my server up and upload a cfg file that someone else has made, is that possible?

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:52 am

Yes. You just need to save that configuration file in the folder with the other configuration files and you should be all set.

noodles · Post by **noodles** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:30 pm

YAYA now i just gotta convince someone to give me the files. hopefully Destiny from the wild west clan may be able to help, but if any one knows where to get the cfg files for swampland or ctf that would be awomo.

ivantis · Post by **ivantis** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:55 pm

the nixda.net servers are hosted in Australia. i think there were a couple more a while ago too

noob13 · Post by **noob13** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:36 pm

ivantis wrote:the nixda.net servers are hosted in Australia. i think there were a couple more a while ago too

Someone's lied to you ivantis.

the nixda.net servers are actually hosted in Berlin, Germany.

Post by **epsy** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:32 pm

austria*

noodles · Post by **noodles** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:07 am

lol i have been to a few of those hosting sites and you need to pay so i just want to host it in my computer but im getting there, im still waiting on some cfg files from someone on the site. but if anyone has any cfg files that would be cool.

noodles · Post by **noodles** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:45 am

also i need to know something about creating cfg files. in the sample cfg files they have titles and stuff like like that, do i need to have titles or can i just have like...

INCLUDE .....
INCLUDE .....

ect. all underneath each other.

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:49 am

You don't need titles. Everything after a # sign is a comment and is ignored by the config file parser.

noodles · Post by **noodles** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:55 am

oooooo smart little cookie this server thingo is.

but good news people helping me...i understand alot more now, i have just created my own cfg file (actually copyed it from flynn's arcade #2 cause it was a short list of commands) but it works and i get the idea of creating cfg files.

but i am unsure of something... "CYCLE_DELAY" and also why in servers do they repeat commands for example this is flynn's server.

CYCLE_BRAKE 150
CYCLE_BRAKE_DEPLETE 0.5
CYCLE_DELAY 0.088
CYCLE_SPEED 30
CYCLE_ACCEL 15
CYCLE_BRAKE 50
CYCLE_DELAY 0.00999999
CYCLE_RUBBER 20
CYCLE_BRAKE_DEPLETE 1
CYCLE_SPEED 5
CYCLE_RUBBER 8
CYCLE_ACCEL 7

he repeats himself and changes settings. im confused, however this painful learning process is soon coming to an end =D my server(s) is getting closer and closer to being complete.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:34 pm

CYCLE_DELAY is the minimum time between turns (in seconds, like everything else).

If you repeat a setting the most recent one takes effect. You might repeat settings if you want to keep a simple log of server settings, e.g.:

Code: Select all

# Original settings:
CYCLE_SPEED 20
CYCLE_ACCEL 15
# Changed on 2008-10-13:
CYCLE_SPEED 25

Just thinking out loud. You might have other reasons. But the server doesn't care.