To configure a game server:
On this page you can adjust the following settings:
Setting |
Description |
Game server name |
The name that you would like to call your server. |
Configuration file |
Select the configuration file that will be used for this game server. This drop-down list contains all configuration files available for this game mod. To edit the selected configuration file, click the Edit button on the right. |
Operation mode |
If your server is going to be restricted to LAN clients only, select the Server is running in LAN-Only mode option. If you are serving both LAN and Internet clients, select the Server is running in LAN & Internet mode option. |
IP address |
Specify the IP addresses at which the game server will be accessible |
Game server port |
The port number the game server will work on. |
Maximum number of players |
The maximum number of players who can simultaneously connect to your game server |
Game server auto update |
Use this to automatically update the game server through the Internet upon each start. |
Use WON authorization server |
If you set up a game server in LAN without Internet access, and do not want your game server to connect to WON authorization server, leave this checkbox deselected |
RCON password |
Remote Console password is required if you wish to manage the game server remotely. The RCON password is also used by Plesk for restarting the game server |
Game server entry password |
If you wish to restrict access to your game server, specify the password that the authorized users will use for entering this game server |
See the Advanced Configuration section about how to fine tune your game server.
When a server runs, it uses settings from the basic configuration and those from a special configuration file that contains commands used to fine tune game servers and games. You can set several configuration files for each game server or use the same configuration file for all game servers. Advanced configuration means editing configuration files.
To access the Configuration File management page:
Click the Configuration Files button on the Game Server management page.
On this page you can do the following operations:
You can view a list of existing configuration files on the Configuration File management page. The list has the following columns:
Name - configuration file name
Mod title - game modification title
Description - optional description of the configuration file
Used - number of game servers that use this configuration file.
To create a new configuration file:
To remove a configuration file:
Note: You cannot delete the default configuration file! You can only edit it.
To edit a configuration file that you created,
Click its name in the list and specify the same settings as you did when created this file.
Note: changes made to the configuration file will affect all game servers that run on a given configuration.