I do believe it's servercfgfile and mapcyclefile I don't remember there being one for autoexec file.
On Mon, 2001-10-15 at 21:38, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > > >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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
