You can run the Source dedicated server from the SteamUI without having to purchase HL2 first (so just make a new account and you are good to go).
- Alfred Chris Curtis wrote: > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > Not to overstate the obvious but I hope you have more than ONE > license to HL2 if you are using the Dedicated Server that comes with > it on one machine and using HL2 as a client on the second machine. It > sounds as if you have installed the same copy of HL2 on both boxes > and are running dedicated server on one and using the second copy on > the other machine to be the client. They both have to logon to Steam > to work and only ONE connection per STEAM ID can occur. You have to > either use the srcds standalone server (www.srcds.com) on the server > box (no Steam license required) or buy a second copy of HL2 to get a > second STEAM ID if you want to run Valve's Dedicated server (not as > good of a choice in my opinion) as your server. If you haven't > already. go to www.srcds.com and download/install their solution. I > also recommend Mani's Admin Plugin for managing your server. I use > SRCDS and MANI on both of my servers and am quite happy with the > combo. And I don't need to buy a second copy of HL2 to do that! > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > 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
