This subdirectory contains scripts and a config file that can be used\r
-to start a dedicated Xonotic server on linux, mac or windows systems\r
+to start a dedicated Xonotic server on Linux, Mac and Windows systems\r
and also some tools that help with maintaining your server.\r
\r
-You will need to copy the right script for your system into your\r
-Xonotic main directory, where the normal binaries are. You then need\r
-to copy and ADJUST the config file which is called server.cfg. You\r
-can copy it either into the Xonotic/data directory where the big\r
-data*.pk3 file is or when running on linux or mac you can as well copy\r
-it into a special directory named '~/.xonotic/data'. After you have\r
-setup everything and have adjusted the config file you can start the\r
-server by running the server script.\r
-\r
-Please make sure your server is always uptodate! Just signup the\r
-Xonotic release mailinglist to get informed about new releases.\r
-https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xonotic-releases\r
-\r
-An important thing is to make sure that your firewall does allow\r
-players to connect to your server. This typicly means you will have\r
+You will need to copy the right server_* script for your system into\r
+your Xonotic main directory, where the normal binaries are. \r
+You should then COPY the provided server.cfg to user's game directory\r
+(Linux: '~/.xonotic/data'\r
+ Mac: '~/Library/Application Support/xonotic/data'\r
+ Windows: '%UserProfile%\Saved Games\xonotic\data')\r
+\r
+After you have setup everything and have adjusted the config file \r
+you can start the server by running the server script.\r
+\r
+An important thing is to make sure that your firewall allows\r
+players to connect to your server. This typically means you will have\r
to open or forward the port (see the line that sets the variable port\r
-in your config.cfg for the right port number, default is 26000) to the\r
+in your server.cfg for the right port number, default is 26000) to the\r
computer running your server. How to do this does depend on your\r
computer and network setup.\r
\r
+If you want to run a dedicated server and a client on the the same\r
+machine, they need to have session ids that differ from each other.\r
+To start the server with a custom session id (different from the\r
+default id that the client uses) run it with the argument "-sessionid"\r
+followed by a session id of your choice.\r
+Example: server_linux.sh -sessionid server\r
+\r
If you plan to install custom maps on your server you should read the\r
file Xonotic/Docs/mapdownload.txt to learn how to setup automatic map\r
-download.\r
+downloads.\r
\r
-In case you want to rename the server.cfg file, e.g. because you want\r
-to run several servers on one machine, you have to edit the script and\r
+In case you want to rename the server.cfg file (e.g. because you want\r
+to run several servers on one machine), you have to edit the script and\r
change the name there too.\r
\r
A very useful tool for running and controlling a server is the\r
application 'gnu screen'. It should be available for all usual\r
operating systems. You can find some hints about its usage here:\r
-http://jmcpherson.org/screen.html\r
+http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html\r
\r
The options in the config file are only the most interesting and\r
important ones. You can get a list of all available commands and\r
variables with 'cmdlist' and 'cvarlist' in the server console.\r
\r
rcon.pl is a perl script that implements rcon which can be used to\r
-remotely control your server.\r
+remotely control your server. Refer to the file itself for usage.\r
\r
rcon2irc is a Xonotic server to irc gateway. It allows you to watch\r
-and communicate with active players on your server via irc. Read its\r
-rcon2irc.txt to learn how to setup and use it!\r
+and communicate with active players on your server via irc.\r
+Refer to rcon2irc.txt for usage and instructions.\r
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help.cfg is a Xonotic config file providing a simple help message\r
system. It prints all the messages from a list, one after the other\r
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