I am going to host a server from my dorm room :)

Gk3 · Post by **Gk3** » 09-05-2004 02:51

I need help with getting a good deathball server going. Where do I get mapvote and where do I find admin commands?

Imaginos · Post by **Imaginos** » 09-05-2004 03:02

Why would you want to host in your dorm room?

Gk3 · Post by **Gk3** » 09-05-2004 03:05

I have a really fast connection in my room, and it never seems like there are any good USA servers.

Gk3 · Post by **Gk3** » 09-05-2004 03:05

lol I never new what the pass was on your server

CorDawg · Post by **CorDawg** » 09-05-2004 03:22

fast as in download or fast as in upload. it DOES matter

Gk3 · Post by **Gk3** » 09-05-2004 03:33

both ways, i don't know the specifics, but it is plenty fast

theberkin8or · Post by **theberkin8or** » 09-05-2004 03:45

i have pwn internet at my school but a server with 10 ppl it starts to lag for some, takes a lot to run a good server (remember those days cor?)

Gk3 · Post by **Gk3** » 09-05-2004 03:55

So, back to the point. Where do I find these things for my server, if i so choose to host one?

Imaginos · Post by **Imaginos** » 09-05-2004 07:07

http://www.unrealadmin.org has mucho guidance and tutorials a plenty. It will help you get an idea of all that is involved in serving UT to the grateful masses.

UT2004 has BDB's mapvote built-in. If you want UT2Vote, get it here: http://www.unrealza.co.za/proasm/ And if you need any help with it, just let me know.

If you plan on hosting with the maching you also play on (aka: a listen server), you will not be able to enable the voicechat. Voice only works on dedicated servers.

Should you decide that your bandwidth and computer resources are best kept for yourself, I suggest you support the heck out of the servers that are already out there. I have two Deathball servers that I spend more than a bit of time tweaking to keep the sport alive and well in NA. They are in my sig..

RaGe|DB · Post by **RaGe|DB** » 09-05-2004 07:53

When I do a lan, I do dedicated server and play on the same machine.. works for me o_O

Gk3 · Post by **Gk3** » 09-05-2004 09:15

Thanks for the info Imaginos, you rock.

[1234]Jr · Post by **[1234]Jr** » 09-05-2004 13:04

RaGe|DB wrote: When I do a lan, I do dedicated server and play on the same machine.. works for me o_O

You can open 2x UT2K4? Never tried.

Last time i tried to host a ded' server it was an accident and UT (99) minimised to my icon tray and sed it was running a dedicated server - which was nice.

Imaginos · Post by **Imaginos** » 09-05-2004 16:50

I live to serve...

And while yes, you can host and play on the same machine with a dedicated server thread running as well as a client.. keep in mind that the cpu requirements are a very high on vehicle games. If you want to get it on with ONS, the pass on my ut2k4 server is always "bud", so feel free to invite whomever you like to meet ya there. Pub/Priv voice is fully enabled, and with UT2Vote, you can set up the whole thing any way you like. (well, except node pathing..)

Gk3 · Post by **Gk3** » 12-05-2004 05:30

When I start my server with Mapvote it just keeps on restarting the server every 5 seconds or so. Any idea why?

RaGe|DB · Post by **RaGe|DB** » 12-05-2004 06:27

maptime = 5 seconds? o_O