New Server Admin = Totally Lost

[J0K3R]

Hello,

I am a new server admin and don't know where to start. I have a shared hosting game server with UT99. It came with CTF games installed. I was able to install the UTDC and ASC controllers but now I'm staring at a wall. Here is a list of problems not solved. Perhaps you can help me on the right path (and save what little sanity I have left).

I will post files if you need to look and will edit this post as problems are solved. Thanks.

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I don't have a translocator or weapons. Bots holding nothing in the air? I only want a sniper rifle. Do you recommend a good one to download and install?

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I need a spawn protection. What do you recommend? Someone told me to get RID No Run Mod but I can't find it anywhere.

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How do I get my server to show up in the UT Server Browser? Hosying company says it's automatic but I don't see it anywhere.

And how do I edit my server info in the bottom panel of the UT Server Browser to display the admin contact info ?

[][X][~FLuKE~][X][]

it would be easier to pass your server onto someone who knows what they are doing, 1 mistake and you could kill your server and have to start again.

[J0K3R]

No. I need to learn. I can't always rely on others. I will have backups in case I goof.

I have listed 10 topics that experienced people can help with with. Just think of the experience I will have after accomplishuing those 10 tasks.

[basics]

how did he learn this ?
how did most people learn, this ? by try and eror.

dont pass it on try to find server setting info treu goolge
thats how i learned to do my first server.
really eassy when u get the hang of it.
gonna read ur questions and reply on them in a sec...

[basics]

Hello,

I am a new server admin and don't know where to start. I have a shared hosting game server with UT99. It came with CTF games installed. I was able to install the UTDC and ASC controllers but now I'm staring at a wall. Here is a list of problems not solved. Perhaps you can help me on the right path (and save what little sanity I have left).

I will post files if you need to look and will edit this post as problems are solved. Thanks.

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I want all the CTF maps out. I have uploaded DM-!!{DMF}DarthThane.unr and associated files. It loads. I want to delete all the CTF maps and have DarthThane start as my default map. This is my default Command Line code:

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server CTF-Coret?game=Botpack.CTFGame ini=unrealtournament.ini port=7777 multihome=72.5.250.125

How should this read to load DarthThane at startup?

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I installed MapvoteLA13 (upload the files as stated and added the code to the UnrealTournament.ini file. I can't the map vote to come up using the ASC controller or t!vote. Any suggestions?

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I don't see any bots in the maps. What do I need to do to have bots?

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I don't have a translocator, just the default pistola and that strange air gun thing. What do I need to do to enable a translocator?

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I have the default pistola and that strange air gun thing. I only want a sniper rifle. How do I remove them from all games?

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I want a sniper rifle. Do you recommend a good one to download and install?

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I want a run mod installed. I saw one that makes you glow and lose points if you run more than a few seconds. Any help on one you recommend?

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I need a spawn protection. What do you recommend?

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How do I get my server to show up in the UT Server Browser?

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How do I edit my server info in the bottom panel of the UT Server Browser to display the admin contact info ?

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I'll add more if I can think of any. Thanks.

ok first of all most settings are in server ini....mostlikley...unreal tournament.ini

read this and try to understand it.
most things are verry eassy...

all things that u add should have be in this part of the ini....

[Engine.GameEngine]

every skin mutator mod whatever u want on the server thats used to play with should have a serveractor or serverpackage file.
most of the time its just the name of the int
like this...
blablaskin.int
=
ServerPackages=blablaskin
by doing this it wil send the file to the one that comes on ur server so it wil be useble for everyone who has it in his ut or vieuweble for everone if u use it.

this must ,contain olso the mapvote skins weapons voicepacks .
normally everything u add that has a INT
some maps contain weapons in it then its not nescesery to add this in the serverpackage list the map wil cal for it and send it to the one that connects.

serveractors=
stuff that the server must do
mods like

ServerActors=ActorCLP.ActorCLP
ServerActors=ServerAdds.ServerAdds

actor clp is a mod that wil set ur server up on server start up.
u add lines to the ini like this...

[ActorCLP.ActorCLP]
Mutators=MapVoteLA13.BDBMapVote,StuffSwapper.StuffSwapper,BMP.UnlimitedAmmo
DefaultMap=DM-CMNboatDD
DefaultGametype=BotPack.DeathMatchPlus

this mutator wil now set ur server for....
-deathmatch
-start map= DM-CMNboatDD
-and it wil these mutators....MapVoteLA13.BDBMapVote,StuffSwapper.StuffSwapper,BMP.UnlimitedAmmo

this all happen automaticley when u start or restart the server thats what actorclp dos.
u can find it olmost everywere .

in stuffswapper u can set with weaon u can start with


top set the bots go to this section.....

[Botpack.DeathMatchPlus]
when u want translock or not...
bUseTranslocator=true

minimum players = when there are 2 players and minplayers is set to 4 then the server wil add 2 bots
MinPlayers=4
starting with count of bots...
InitialBots=4

the rest shows itself i think....
FragLimit=40
TimeLimit=0
bForceRespawn=true

for the rifle that u want u need to find the right one for ur server...most mods can be found on ....
on fileplanet


for spawnprotect i would suggeest bunnyfoofoo thats the most commonley used.


to get ur server in masterserver look if these lines are in this section...
[Engine.GameEngine]

ServerActors=IpDrv.UdpBeacon
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerQuery
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=unreal.epicgames.com MasterServerPort=27900
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=master0.gamespy.com MasterServerPort=27900
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=master.mplayer.com MasterServerPort=27900


to change server lines and info lines u need to write the ip of ur server like this.....the 00 = ur ip
http://00.00.000.000:8888/ServerAdmin/

there u can change all settings on ur server.

hope u wil find ur way a little.
for more questions let me know.
cheers.

[basics]

read this too ...
http://www.ut99.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=86

look in downloads -> Tutorials -> Manual UT Server Guide

[J0K3R]

Thanks for the info basics. That will get me started.

[J0K3R]

Basics, you are the man.

I installed ASC758, UTDCv20, StuffSwapper, ActorCLP, and BunnyFooFooV5s. Got rid of all the CTF maps and now only have DM and TDM maps displaying.

But I have no sniper rifle (or any other weapon but don't want them) and no translocator. Either do the bots. Everybody runs around pointing pretend guns at each other. This is my main concern at the moment. Here its a portion of my ini. Ask if you need more info.

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[Engine.GameEngine]
CacheSizeMegs=4
UseSound=True
ServerActors=IpDrv.UdpBeacon
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerQuery
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=unreal.epicgames.com MasterServerPort=27900
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=master0.gamespy.com MasterServerPort=27900
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=master.mplayer.com MasterServerPort=27900
ServerActors=UWeb.WebServer
ServerActors=ActorCLP.ActorCLP
ServerPackages=SoldierSkins
ServerPackages=CommandoSkins
ServerPackages=FCommandoSkins
ServerPackages=SGirlSkins
ServerPackages=BossSkins
ServerPackages=SoldierSkins_Assassin
ServerPackages=Botpack
ServerPackages=BoomSniper
ServerPackages=MJ12
ServerPackages=ClintEastwood
ServerPackages=MapVoteLA13
ServerPackages=UTDCShared
ServerPackages=UTDCv20
ServerPackages=UTDCv20dll
ServerActors=UTDCv20.SMain
ServerActors=UTDCActionMan10.SMain
ServerPackages=asc758
ServerPackages=asc7cc
ServerActors=asc758.asc_server
ServerPackages=BFFSound

[ActorCLP.ActorCLP]
Mutators=MapVoteLA13.BDBMapVote,StuffSwapper.StuffSwapper,BunnyFooFooV5s
DefaultMap=DM-!!{DMF}DarthThane
DefaultGametype=BotPack.DeathMatchPlus

I have the BoomSniper.u and BoomSniper.int in the system folder. That's all that was in the zip file.

Thanks again, man. I wish I could buy you a beer.

[basics]

Basics, you are the man.

I installed ASC758, UTDCv20, StuffSwapper, ActorCLP, and BunnyFooFooV5s. Got rid of all the CTF maps and now only have DM and TDM maps displaying.

But I have no sniper rifle (or any other weapon but don't want them) and no translocator. Either do the bots. Everybody runs around pointing pretend guns at each other. This is my main concern at the moment. Here its a portion of my ini. Ask if you need more info.

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[Engine.GameEngine]
CacheSizeMegs=4
UseSound=True
ServerActors=IpDrv.UdpBeacon
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerQuery
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=unreal.epicgames.com MasterServerPort=27900
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=master0.gamespy.com MasterServerPort=27900
ServerActors=IpServer.UdpServerUplink MasterServerAddress=master.mplayer.com MasterServerPort=27900
ServerActors=UWeb.WebServer
ServerActors=ActorCLP.ActorCLP
ServerPackages=SoldierSkins
ServerPackages=CommandoSkins
ServerPackages=FCommandoSkins
ServerPackages=SGirlSkins
ServerPackages=BossSkins
ServerPackages=SoldierSkins_Assassin
ServerPackages=Botpack
ServerPackages=BoomSniper
ServerPackages=MJ12
ServerPackages=ClintEastwood
ServerPackages=MapVoteLA13
ServerPackages=UTDCShared
ServerPackages=UTDCv20
ServerPackages=UTDCv20dll
ServerActors=UTDCv20.SMain
ServerActors=UTDCActionMan10.SMain
ServerPackages=asc758
ServerPackages=asc7cc
ServerActors=asc758.asc_server
ServerPackages=BFFSound

[ActorCLP.ActorCLP]
Mutators=MapVoteLA13.BDBMapVote,StuffSwapper.StuffSwapper,BunnyFooFooV5s
DefaultMap=DM-!!{DMF}DarthThane
DefaultGametype=BotPack.DeathMatchPlus

I have the BoomSniper.u and BoomSniper.int in the system folder. That's all that was in the zip file.

Thanks again, man. I wish I could buy you a beer.

ok u need to add stuffswapper in serverpackages. thats first
then u instal this stuffswapper on a working ut at ur pc
u open stuffswapper inporter en jou inport the weapons that u want.
when thats finist u open ut
klik escape to open menu.
klik on MODS on stuffswapper.
there u swapp things with what u want ....ammo with bommsniper ammo and start weapon u set boomsniper olso.
then u copy both stuffswapper ini s to ur server en reboot it.
that should work.
and for stuffswapper start weapon u add translock to
it s but searthing how this all works but u figger it out i learned same way.
smal ammound of info and try and error . heheh
cheers and have fun

and leave the beer...im already pritty drunk just came home from dancing hahaha now im of to bed
cya s

[J0K3R]

Cool man, thanks.

[[JAG]Teabag]

theres no need for stuff swapper if you just want a sniper rifle, download a clan rifle which would have a weapon swapper built into it, most include a translocater buiilt into the package too. just add the sniper rifle to server packages.
also a small tip, if you running a linux server, put all ServerActors, together in the list, then list all ServerPackages in alphabetical order, it will help things to loads smoother and faster.
Jok3r I assume the pm I sent helped with the mapvote?

Hey Basic hows it going long time no speak...

[RocketJedi]

I know im off but wtf is bunnyfoofoo not only is it a hilarious word, but is it some kind of bunny track mod or something?

[Tyris]

the foo is a spawn protect. It makes the player go all transparent for a set period. It can also be set to take health when you shoot a spawner or when the spawner shoots a player.

[RocketJedi]

Cool thanks!

[Swale]

Thank you, ill use these examples.