> >How do you run 2 servers on a single box with one ip and > using the -port > >27015 and -port 27016 from separate shortcuts, but then > have them run > >separate map cycles?
Duplicating your entire dir structure is a waste of space, AND will cause a performance hit. Because the files are in different locations, the file cache manager (Linux or Winnt/2000) will assume c:\half-life\hlds.exe is NOT the same file as d:\half-life\hlds.exe. So, even if the former is cached in RAM, the latter is not, and it will have to be loaded from disk, even though an indentical file is already cached in RAM. This goes for all the map files and so on. So, to answer your question, it is better, from a performance and storage perspective, to have 1 copy of the game files set, and tweak your config files to allow running multiple servers with different settings. You'll need to do this for both the input files (.cfg's) and for your output files (banned.cfg, for instance). I know this has been covered before, but as I'm not doing it, I don't remember exactly how to pull it off. I know that it is possible to create different versions of autoexec.cfg, server.cfg, mapcycle.txt, and so on. You give them a different names, such as autoexec1.cfg, server1.cfg, mapcycle1.txt, and so on. Then, on the target line of the launching shortcut (or in the batch file) for each server you want to run, you add a dash "-" something string to tell HLDS to use the alternate file names, instead of the default names, for the config files. You specify in the command line to HLDS that you're using a different file that the default it will look for, but I can't remember the -xxx strings to do it. So, on your command lines you'll have something like: c:\half-life\hlds.exe -game cstrike (this is the 1st server, so use the defaults) d:\half-life\hlds.exe -game cstrike -port 27016 -xxx autoexec1.cfg -xxx server1.cfg etc. Damnit, I can't remember where I read about it, and I don't think it was a post here. I'm pretty sure HowndDawg knows about this, or might even have it in his FAQ. Is HowndDawg still around?? Anyone have a link to his FAQ? Someone help out plz...I've got him half way there. :) StanTheMan TheHardwareFreak www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 6:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [hlds] Multiple Servers & Different Map Cycles > on one box? > > > I'm doing that right now. I just cloned my HL installation > into another > directory, changed the shortcut for the second server to look > in the new > directory and to use port 27014, and that was all it took. I > had a spare > 60GB drive that Maxtor sent me to replace my brand new failed > drive. It was > an "oem recertified" - translation - we took someone else's > bad hard drive, > did a low level and shipped out to you, you poor sucker. > Anyhow, I didn't > trust the thing, it had scratch marks on the side from being > shoved into > drive bays again and again, and I just didn't trust the piece > of junk. Great > for a half-life server though! I'm using maybe 10G of a 60GB > hard drive, I > have more hard drive then I know what to do with. > > 63.230.175.147:27015 Ooks Portland/Seattle 1001 Maps Pit of Death! > 63.230.175.147:27014 Ooks 1001 Maps Pit of Death ICE Server! > > >How do you run 2 servers on a single box with one ip and > using the -port > >27015 and -port 27016 from separate shortcuts, but then > have them run > >separate map cycles? Do you have to have a whole separate > HLServer and > >subfolders setup that each shortcut would separately > reference? Seems like > >a lot of wasted MB's...but I could do that. Thanks > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
