how do you make a server?

[hiddentmaps411]

Please tell i am not a noob at soldat but at servers yes i am a BIG N00B

[Clawbug]

You download the soldatserver260.zip from the Soldat website, you unpack it, then you open/edit the soldat.ini -file to match your needs, set gamemode, max players, port, admin password etc. Then you open mapslist.txt, add some maps.

(Be sure not to leave ANY spaces after/before the map name, and NO empty line after the maps, and write map names correctly, e.g.:

 Flashback
Arena
Rok

NOT LIKE THIS:

flashback
arena
rok

It is case sensitive, as far as I know.)

Then you should be ready to run soldatserver.exe. Now, you just connect to your IP(direct IP, or localhost/127.0.0.1) and to that port which you specified in soldat.ini.

If you have problems connecting, try this.

[urraka]

I sent this to a guy who asked for help. He told me to explain him as if he was retarded
It might be usefull.

1- Download the dedicated server 2.6.0 and ARSSE from http://www.soldat.pl/down-s.html

ARSSE is to administrate the server easily.

2- Forward the following ports in your router configuration page:

   23073 UDP (game port)
   23073 TCP (remote admin, same as game port but TCP)
   23083 TCP (file downloading, game port + 10)
   23196 UDP (All-Seeing Eye, game port + 123)

3- If you have no idea what a router is:

  A router is like a small box where you plug in your LAN cable and also the internet cable. It should have inputs for more than one computer, meaning you can plug 2, 3 or 4 LAN cables, apart from the internet cable.
  If you have WinXP got to Start->Run (or Windows button + R), write cmd and press enter. In the console type ipconfig and press enter. You should see like 3 ip numbers. The last one is your router ip (in case you have one). That ip number is the one you can type in internet explorer to access the router configuration. Maybe there you see what model is your router.

4- If you can access your router configuration but you don't have a heck idea what to do there, find your router in this site:

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm

That should guide you step by step how to forward the ports. I can't explain you that because it depends on the model of your router.

5- Test that you forwarded your ports properly in this link:
   http://server1.enesce.com/ptest.php

6- Unzip soldatserver somewhere u want. Open soldat.ini there and find the option Admin_Password under [NETWORK]. If you don't set that you won't be able to login from arsse to administrate the server.

7- Configure the game style you want. You do that from soldat.ini also. Here the most important options:

These are under [GAME], and set the limit to win the match.

   Deathmatch_Limit=30
   Pointmatch_Limit=30
   Teammatch_Limit=40
   Capture_Limit=5
   Rambomatch_Limit=30
   Infiltration_Limit=90
   Hold_Limit=80

This sets the game style. 0-DM, 1-PM, 2-TDM, 3-CTF, 4-RM, 5-INF, 6-HTF

   GameStyle=0

These are under [NETWORK]:

   Max_Players=4
   Game_Password=
   Server_Name=The name shown in lobby

8- To set the map list, open the file mapslist.txt. There you have to put one map name per line, without the .PMS. To make it easier to choose map you can download this application that makes a preview of the maps:

   http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=14081.0

9- Install ARSSE, (or just unzip it). Open it and enter 127.0.0.1 in host, 23073 in port and the password you set in Admin_Password in step 6. There you have some options to control the server.

10- If the server console window really bothers you (it does to me), you can download this application that enables you to minimize it to the tray.

   http://trayit.en.softonic.com/