Hi folks, seems a lot of negativity going around, figured I'd post something that may help a few. And if Valve by some chance haven't already figured out the problem and are working towards a fix for the problem I outline below, this just might help them as well.
Below is a server.cfg (with notes added) that I am currently running without issue on my Public server. It allows Lobby connections to find the server, regardless of game mode and the server will load the proper map, game mode and set # of players all correctly. Also allows connection to the server via Server Browser. Players changing the game settings via the Call A Vote function will not effectively "break the server" if they change it from Versus mode to Campaign (see Answer below). Copy and paste the below server.cfg, define the hostname and rcon_password, set the mapcycle.txt file and you should have a working public server. I'm not convinced the mapcycle.txt couldn't just be empty, as the server still loaded a Campaign from a Lobby when the mapname wasn't listed. Q. How do I setup a server with a specified to Campaign or Versus only? A. That would be controlled by the cvar director_no_human_zombies (0 = Versus, 1= Campaign), however currently Lobby connections looking for a Campaign will connect to Versus servers and change the server settings based upon the Lobby Game Settings. However the Lobby Connection does not seem to change the cvar director_no_human_zombies, which results in the server running as 4/8 players and AI Infected will not spawn for that campaign. This can also be broken via the Call A Vote function if Versus is defined in the server.cfg and Campaign mode is called by vote. This server.cfg is intended to allow the Lobby Game Settings defined by the players to control what the server does for them. Hope this helps some folks. Good luck. Sean (Puscifer on Steam) --------------------------------------------------------------------- // server.cfg hostname "Left 4 Dead Server" rcon_password " " // Defines Rcon password exec banned_user.cfg exec banned_ip.cfg // sv_password " " // Define this if you want to prevent Lobby Connections. Only thos ewith the password can join with this defined. // z_difficulty Hard // Do not enable this unless server is locked from Lobby Connections or will be micromanaged // director_no_human_zombies 0 // Do not enable this unless server is locked from Lobby Connections or will be micromanaged sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 // 0 allows connection via Server Browser sv_steamgroup " " // Steam Group # is available on the Group Admin page in Steam Community sv_steamgroup_exclusive 0 // 1 would restrict server connection to only your defined Steam Group. mp_disable_autokick 1 // Player using Take A Break function to go idle they won't be kicked sv_cheats 0 sv_consistency 1 sv_contact sv_downloadurl sv_voiceenable 1 sv_alltalk 0 sv_voicequality 5 sv_voicecodec vaudio_speex sv_region 1 sv_maxupdaterate 120 sv_minupdaterate 20 sv_unlag 1 sv_maxunlag .5 sv_log_onefile 0 sv_logbans 1 setmaster add 68.142.72.250:27011 setmaster add 72.165.61.189:27011 --------------------------------------------------------------------- // mapcycle.txt l4d_vs_farm01_hilltop l4d_vs_hospital01_apartment l4d_airport01_greenhouse l4d_smalltown01_caves l4d_hospital01_apartment l4d_farm01_hilltop _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
