Problems hosting NS2

Cask

I have gone through all the instructions on the wikipage and I've got as far as having the server show up in the browser. The problem is no-one can join the server.

Here is the error log from <i>"launchserver.cmd"</i>

C:\steam\steamapps\common\ns2_dedicated_server>Server.exe -name "All Maps - Spaw
nPointGaming.org" -config_path C:\steam\steamapps\common\ns2_dedicated_server -p
ort 5003 -map ns2_tram -limit 16
Press Tab to open the console window
Press Ctrl-C to exit
Build 229
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 4920
Steam_: BugslayerUtil.DLL not found
Connected to Steam servers
{ TIC00 M4::ServerLoadJob::Run
{ TIC01 M4::ServerLoadJob::Run sections
} TOC01 0.000001s M4::ServerLoadJob::Run sections after Physics_InitializeT
hread
{ TIC01 M4::ServerLoadJob::Run sections
{ TIC02 M4::ServerWorld::Initialize
{ TIC03 M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections
} TOC03 0.000001s M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections after mods s
tuff
{ TIC03 M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections
} TOC03 0.000043s M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections after more m
ods stuff
{ TIC03 M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections
} TOC03 0.000975s M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections after lotta
subfunctions
{ TIC03 M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections
} TOC03 0.000174s M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections after init p
hysics
{ TIC03 M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections
} TOC03 0.000009s M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections after init p
athing
{ TIC03 M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections
} TOC03 0.000161s M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections after load g
ame_setup.xml
{ TIC03 M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections
VAC Enabled
Loading config://ServerConfig.json
Loading config://ServerAdmin.json
Loading config://BannedPlayers.json
Loading config://MapCycle.json
Loading config://ConsistencyConfig.json
Hashed 1 game_setup.xml files for consistency
Hashed 641 *.lua files for consistency
Hashed 32 *.fx files for consistency
Hashed 13 *.screenfx files for consistency
Hashed 63 *.surface_shader files for consistency
Hashed 3 *.fxh files for consistency
Hashed 2 *.render_setup files for consistency
Hashed 2 *.shader_template files for consistency
} TOC03 1.818124s M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections after LoadSc
ript
{ TIC03 M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections
{ TIC04 M4::World::LoadMap
{ TIC05 M4::World::LoadMap sections
{ TIC06 M4::World::UnloadMap
{ TIC07 M4::World::UnloadMap sections
} TOC07 0.000012s M4::World::UnloadMap sections
} TOC06 0.000486s M4::World::UnloadMap
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map
{ TIC05 M4::World::LoadMap sections
{ TIC06 M4::World::OnPreLoad
{ TIC07 M4::World::OnPreLoad sections
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} TOC06 0.000470s M4::World::OnPreLoad
Loading 'maps/ns2_tram.level'
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ad
{ TIC05 M4::World::LoadMap sections
{ TIC06 M4::GameLevel::Load
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oad
{ TIC05 M4::World::LoadMap sections
{ TIC06 M4::World::CreateMapEntities
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apEntities
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hysics
{ TIC05 M4::World::LoadMap sections
} TOC05 0.008713s M4::World::LoadMap sections after CreateP
athingGeometry
{ TIC05 M4::World::LoadMap sections
} TOC05 0.000014s M4::World::LoadMap sections after Script_
RegisterHeapObject
{ TIC05 M4::World::LoadMap sections
{ TIC06 M4::World::OnPostLoad
{ TIC07 M4::World::OnPostLoad sections
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/effects/halo_blue.model'
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/effects/halo_rounded_blue.model'
Building pathing mesh for level maps/ns2_tram.level
{ TIC08 M4::PathingMesh::BuildMesh
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{ TIC09 M4::PathingMesh::BuildMesh sections

{ TIC10 M4::PathingMesh::BuildMesh:md5T
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dMesh:md5Timer
OK! Loaded tile cache grid from maps/ns2_tram.level-server.tile_cache_grid
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Tiles sections
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Tiles sections
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Tiles sections
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PreProcessTiles sections
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h sections After preprocess tiles
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} TOC07 2.688737s M4::World::OnPostLoad sections
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Finished loading 'maps/ns2_tram.level'
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oad
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} TOC04 4.907972s M4::World::LoadMap
} TOC03 4.908363s M4::ServerWorld::Initialize sections after LoadMa
p
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} TOC02 6.732000s M4::ServerWorld::Initialize
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/props/refinery/refinery_fan128_blades.animatio
n_graph'
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/props/refinery/refinery_shipping_hologram_anim
ated.animation_graph'
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/props/refinery/refinery_tram_repairarm.animati
on_graph'
} TOC01 7.812247s M4::ServerLoadJob::Run sections after world->Init
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truekruse

When you say no one can join the server, does that include yourself?

Cask

Strange... I wake up this morning and now I can join.

If I wanted to host more than one server is it simply a case of creating another "launchserver.cmd" file and editing the name of the server, the port number and maps? How can I run a server with all maps... My "launchserver.cmd" currently has the following information:

Server.exe -name "SpawnPoint Gaming (spgaming.org)" -config_path C:\steam\steamapps\common\ns2_dedicated_server -port 5003 -map ns2_tram -limit 16

However the instructions on the wiki page talk about MapCycle.json which is set to the following right now:

{
"mode": "order",
"maps": [ "ns2_docking", "ns2_mineshaft", "ns2_refinery", "ns2_summit", "ns2_tram", "ns2_veil" ],
"time": 30
}

Do I copy and paste the MapCycle.json into my launchserver.cmd file?

Whosat

Hi Cask, I'm Whosat over at your forums as well (;

Check the wiki out bro, there's all the info there.

I guess you managed to get your second, third and fourth servers up seeing as I saw them in the server list this afternoon :)

By default, the MapCycle.json created contains all the official maps on a standard rotation of 30 minutes per cycle.

Note that your port needs to be +2 from your previous server's port. Because each ns2 server instance takes up 2 ports. (e.g. -port 27015 will require 27016 as well as 27015 to be opened and forwarded to the server)

NINJA EDIT: Just saw your first post sorry. What message shows when you try to connect to your server?

EDIT2: Helped the OP via teamspeak. His problems are solved for now :)