TF2 Dedicated server problems

[Vortex566]

haha I will try and get on at some point over the weekend.

[Unimatrix Xero]

anyone up for a game now? 1pm GMT

[Mike]

i would but only play on uk/eu servers :p

[Unimatrix Xero]

i cant win, if i had the server in the UK the US people would have moaned about the ping and, now ive got the server in the US, UK people are moaning, just suck it up and play, my ping has always been around 100, which i dont think is that bad

[mikebiacsi]

I'll try and get on for a bit lateron tonight (7pm GMT) Lord Ortus is my steam name.

[Unimatrix Xero]

just tried to add you as a friend on steam but it couldnt find you

[Doli]

When is the next game going to happen?

[mikebiacsi]

just tried to add you as a friend on steam but it couldnt find you

Sry my bad Lord_Otrus is my ID. Don't even know my own ID :blush:

[Unimatrix Xero]

Sry my bad Lord_Otrus is my ID. Don't even know my own ID :blush:

Nope it isnt that either, i just saw someone called Coffeee in the server was that you?

In regards to the next game, its whenever we get a group of people together, im hoping to get a few in for around 7pm British time tonight

[Unimatrix Xero]

does anyone know how to alter the respawn time in the game?

[Drew]

In regards to the next game, its whenever we get a group of people together, im hoping to get a few in for around 7pm British time tonight

I should be on then so I'll come on for a bit :)

[mad_onion]

i don't think there's a cvar. i believe you would have to install a mod to do it. i think beetlesmod might be able too do but i've never done anything like that and i have no idea how hard it would be to get working.

[Unimatrix Xero]

ohh frig that but thanks anyway

[Athernar]

The CVar is mp_respawnwavetime, default is 10.

Changing this however will put your server onto the "Custom" tab in the serverbrowser.

[Unimatrix Xero]

whats the down side in that?

[Athernar]

whats the down side in that?

That most people never bother to look at the custom tab.

Your server will dissapear completely from the Internet tab and only appear on Custom, which can be a big impact on your player traffic.

[Unimatrix Xero]

ahh i think i'll leave it then, thanks Ath

[Unimatrix Xero]

The CVar is mp_respawnwavetime, default is 10.

Changing this however will put your server onto the "Custom" tab in the serverbrowser.

i think im going to add this onto the server, whats the full code i have to enter, ie how do i have to type it in

[Athernar]

I assume you know how to bring up Source's console.

Back in your server.cfg you'll have set a RCON password, that password is what lets you send commands to your server remotely. (RemoteCONsole)

Connect to your server and type the following into your console:

rcon_password yourpassword
rcon mp_respawnwavetime 10

If you want the change to be permanent, then you can also add the command to the aformentioned server.cfg.

[Unimatrix Xero]

ive added this to my server.cfg file and the spawn times are still standard

here my cfg file

// Server name

hostname "Binary Squadron (Gametracker enabled)"

// Server password

sv_password "hidden"

// Rcon Settings

rcon_password "hidden"

rcon mp_respawnwavetime 2

sv_rcon_banpenalty 15

sv_rcon_maxfailures 4

sv_rcon_minfailures 2

sv_rcon_minfailuretime 30

// Timelimit

mp_timelimit 20

// General Settings

host_framerate 0

setpause 0

mp_chattime 10

sv_lan 0

sv_secure 1

sv_pausable 0

sv_cheats 0

sv_consistency 1

sv_stats 1

sv_allowdownload 1

sv_allowupload 1

sv_timeout 30

sv_voiceenable 1

sv_voicequality 5

sv_alltalk 1

// Contact & Geo Settings

sv_contact [email protected] //

sv_region 0

// us eastcoast - sv_region 0

// us westcoast - sv_region 1

// south america - sv_region 2

// europe - sv_region 3

// asia - sv_region 4

// australia - sv_region 5

// middle east - sv_region 6

// africa - sv_region 7

// world - sv_region 255

// Log Settings

sv_log_onefile 0

sv_logfile 1

sv_logbans 1

sv_logecho 1

mp_logdetail 3

log on

// Rate Settings

sv_minrate 0

sv_maxrate 0

sv_minupdaterate 20

sv_maxupdaterate 100

sv_unlag 1

sv_maxunlag 1

// TF2 Gameplay Settings

// mp_teams_unbalance_limit = 0 // Teams are unbalanced when one team has this many more players than the other team. (0 disables check)

// mp_enableroundwaittime = 0 // Enable timers to wait between rounds.

// mp_bonusroundtime = 0 // Time after round win until round restarts.

// mp_restartround = 0 // If non-zero, the current round will restart in the specified number of seconds.

// mp_winlimit = 0 // Max number of rounds one team can win before server changes maps.

// mp_stalemate_timelimit = 120 // Timelimit (in seconds) of the stalemate round.

// mp_autoteambalance = 0

// mp_autoteambalance_delay = 10 // Time after the teams become unbalanced to attempt to switch players.

// mp_autoteambalance_warning_delay = 5 // Time after the teams become unbalanced to print a balance warning.

// mp_maxrounds = 2 // Max number of rounds to play before server changes maps.

// Ban Settings

exec banned_user.cfg

exec banned_ip.cfg

writeid

writeip

[Athernar]

Ah, sorry i forgot to say.

If you're putting the command into the server.cfg file, you can leave off the "rcon " prefix.

"rcon " is only prefixed when you're administering the server from in-game via TF2's console, such as kicking/banning.

[Unimatrix Xero]

cool ived changed it accordingly