Need Help With Server WIndow Dispeering

[Vishiscat]

Ok, when i run the shortcut to srcds with the line C:/xxxx/xxxx -console -game cstrike +map de_dust -maxplayers 16 -autoupdate then i double click the shortcut and a dos promt flashes and its gone... nothing else happens, what did i do wrong?

[cryotek]

Try opening the cmd.exe and going into the srcds dir and start srcds from there as well and see what happens.

[Vishiscat]

Do i start scrds.exe or .lnk

[cryotek]

You would start the srcds.exe

so if srcds was in c:\srcds..

cd c:\srcds
srcds.exe -console -game cstrike +map de_dust -maxplayers 16

-autoupdate is for linux only.

[Vishiscat]

i can just use the srcds is the source dedicated folder in steam right?

[cryotek]

it depends on where you installed it i suppose. My forte is linux.. i would create a folder and put the steam binary in there. if you installed the source dedicated server via steam Play games GUI window.. then i belive it would be in your steam folder..

[Vishiscat]

well using the cmd, it popped up and flashed away quicker than i could say "HOLY"!

[cryotek]

it shouldn't pop anything up if you run the exe in cmd.exe instead of using the shortcut..

[Vishiscat]

you mean to say there is no "visual" prompt to see whats happening?

[cryotek]

no, there is visual.. it prints on the cmd prompt you already have open...

[Vishiscat]

well, its like it tries to open up another cmd...

[cryotek]

go into the directoy you're trying to run the command and type in dir /w copy and paste that to here, or take a screenshot.

[Vishiscat]

im re downloading the srcds just in case..

[Vishiscat]

[cryotek]

and while in that directoy, running

Code:

srcds.exe -console -game cstrike +map de_dust -maxplayers 16

doesn't work?