Team Fortress 2 - guide server.cfg

[Mooga]

You have to change the mapcycle.txt

[Bango's B.B.Q. Sauce]

Hey guys I am a toal noob at this Dedicated Server thing

However using this code posted in this forum in post 8:

Code:
// this is your server name as shown in the server list
hostname "BLA BLA BLA BLA"

sv_password ""
// your server password. a pair of double quotes means it is not set and anyone can join

// start rcon settings

rcon_password "BLA BLA BLA BLA"
// your rcon password to log into the dev rcon console or HLSW rcon console
sv_rcon_banpenalty 5
// Number of minutes to ban users who fail rcon authentication
sv_rcon_maxfailures 10
// Max number of times a user can fail rcon authentication before being banned

// end rcon settings

// start cvars for balancing un-even teams

mp_autoteambalance 1
// 0 is off and 1 is on. if 1 then should be used in conjunction with the following 3 commands
mp_autoteambalance_delay 60
// Time (in seconds) after the teams become unbalanced to attempt to switch players
mp_autoteambalance_warning_delay 30
// Time (in seconds) after the teams become unbalanced to print a balance warning
mp_teams_unbalance_limit 2
// Teams are unbalanced when one team has this many more players than the other (0 disables)

// end cvars for balancing un-even teams

// start cvars for round and game times

mp_enableroundwaittime 1
// Enable or disable timers to wait between rounds. 0 is off 1 is on
mp_bonusroundtime 20
// Time after round win until round restarts (in seconds)
mp_restartround 20
// Time the current round will restart (in seconds)
mp_stalemate_timelimit 120
// Timelimit (in seconds) of the stalemate round
mp_timelimit 30
// game time per map in minutes

// end cvars for round and game times

// start cvars for win conditions

mp_maxrounds 4
// Max number of rounds to play before server changes maps
mp_winlimit 3
// Max number of rounds one team can win before a server changes maps

// end cvars for win conditions

// start client specific cvars

mp_forcecamera 0
// force dead clients to first person mode disabling freelook. 0 is off 1 is on
mp_allowspectators 1
// enable or disable spectators on the server. 0 is off 1 is on
mp_friendlyfire 0
// 0 is off and clients can do harm to team mates. 1 is on and players can kill or injure team mates
mp_footsteps 1
// footsteps on or off. 0 is off and 1 is on
sv_cheats 0
// allow cheats to be used by the client. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_timeout 300
// the amount of time in seconds that a client is booted for no input
sv_maxspeed 320
// the maximun speed a client can move at
sv_consistency 1
// Force clients to pass a consistency check for critical files before joining server. 0 is off 1 is on
decalfrequency 10
// the pause in seconds between a decal being sprayed

// end client specific cvars

// start cvars for communication

sv_voiceenable 1
// allow players to use a microphone. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_alltalk 0
// toggles whether both teams can hear each others voice comms or not. 0 is off 1 is on. recommend it being off
mp_chattime 10
// players can chat for this amount of time (in seconds) after a game is over

// end cvars for communication

// start download cvars

sv_allowupload 1
// allow custom decals to be uploaded. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_allowdownload 1
// allow files to be downloaded from the server. 0 is off 1 is on
net_maxfilesize 15
// Max download file size. Default is 15
sv_downloadurl ""
//redirect download location

// end download cvars

// start bandwidth rates/settings

sv_minrate 20000
sv_maxrate 30000
decalfrequency 10
sv_maxupdaterate 100
sv_minupdaterate 66
sv_mincmdrate 66
sv_maxcmdrate 100

// end bandwidth rates/settings

// start server logging

log off
// enable or disable server logging. on is on off is off
sv_logbans 0
// Log server bans in the server logs
sv_logecho 1
// Echo log information to the console. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_logfile 0
// Log server information in the log file. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_log_onefile 0
// log everything in one file

// end server logging

// start cvars for general operation

sv_lan 0
// is this an internet or LAN server. 0 is internet 1 is LAN
sv_region 3
// server location. -1 is the world, 0 is USA east coast, 1 is USA west coast, 2 south america, 3 europe, 4 asia, 5 australia, 6 middle east, 7 africa
sv_contact blah@blah.com
// contact email for sysop
sv_pausable 0
// enables or disables whether the server can be paused. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_pure 1
// forces all clients on the server to use content that matches what is on the server. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_pure_kick_clients 1
// kicks clients that do not have content that matches what is on the server

// end cvars for general operation

// start execute ban files

exec banned_user.cfg
exec banned_ip.cfg

// end execute ban files


The only thing i changed in this was the server name, the region location to zero and the password.

The server will work fine and let players join, however, when i suicide(i used demoman and soldier), there will be no respawn timing and then the server will crash giving me WARNING CONNECTION ERROR.

[Drocona]

Doesn't have anything to do with the config I think, did you install any mods?

[Bango's B.B.Q. Sauce]

no mods were installed

just recently, it said i had to update my server so i did that and so far the suicide crashing has stopped

if it comes back, i will alert you but thanks a lot for your help ;]

[Drocona]

Alright, sounds good

[Tonsko]

Is there an mp_* cvar that stops teh server killing everyone who's alive on the winning team when the map changes?

[Jest]

Thanks, I needed this.

[fiber-optics]

hi im in SA and none of my friends sees my server and i need help

[Mooga]

fiber-optics Wrote:hi im in SA and none of my friends sees my server and i need help

That has nothing to do with this thead.
please read the FAQ secotion of the forums.

[Goldendog]

Probably a basic question, but I setup my TF2 server with this thread (many thanks btw), but now I need to update it.

Lolz. How do I update my TF2 server running through the Vista CMD?

Please and thank you!

[Drocona]

Same way as you installed it

[Goldendog]

Alright, well I re-started the HldsUpdateTool

Here's hoping it doesn't overwrite the cfgs XD

[beck92]

Hello, new to this server thingy, i created the server.cfg file as textdocument and placed it in C:\srcds\orangebox\tf\cfg. How do i do so when i start the server it will use these settings?

[realchamp]

It will automaticly load it, you just have to insert the CVars.

[SilentJudge]

Whats the cvar to set to make it so dead players can only see players on their team?