ERROR 404 ? http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/wiki/Dedicated_Server

Tetelestai · February 2013

I've been trying to set up my own dedicated server for a few days now. Every piece of information about setting up a NS2 Dedicated server online leads to http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/wiki/Dedicated_Server . That site is down

Can anyone help?

Whosat · February 2013

You should list your hardware specifications here before we start.

1. For security's sake, create a new Steam account which has no paid games on it. This account will be used to download the server files and to keep it updated in the future.

2. Download steamcmd from https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD

3. Extract steamcmd in its own folder in an accessible location e.g. C:\steamcmd\

4. Open command prompt and run steamcmd.exe to let it update.

5. Login with your account which you created in #1 using the command

login <username> <password>

6. Create a directory to which your server files will be downloaded e.g. C:\ns2server\

7. In the steamcmd command prompt, point the force_install_dir to that locaton.

force_install_dir C:\ns2server

8. Initiate the command to download the server files using this:

app_update 4920 validate

9. Once that is done, you should see quite a number of files in C:\ns2server. Right-click on server.exe and create a shortcut to it.

10. Edit the shortcut's target line to include the following parameters:

-file C:\ns2server\config\config.txt

(edit the location according to where you specified #6)

11. Now, create a text file called config.txt in that folder as stated above.

12. In it, type the following:

-port 27015
-map ns2_veil
-limit 16
-config_path "C:\ns2server\config"
-modstorage "C:\ns2server\modstorage"
-name "NSPlayer's Server"
-webadmin
-webport 8080

Those are configuration parameters which you configure your server with. They are pretty self-explanatory. Post here if you want to configure your server with mods - that's the next level.

13. Now, run that shortcut and you should be able to see your server in the server browser. If you do not, ensure that the port you specified in -port AND that port + 1 is forwarded. e.g. -port 27015 means both ports 27015 and 27016 needs to be forwarded to the computer.