Custom Dedicated Server Planner
From NFBSP
| Custom Dedicated Server Planner | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | UltimateSniper |
| Size | 113 KiB |
| Release Date | 18 Nov 2008 |
| Current Version | 2.0.1 |
| Prerequisites | .NET Framework 2.0 |
| CLR Compliant | No |
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Provides a large selection of options & settings for creating 4 to 8 dedicated servers for James Bond 007: Nightfire. This program must be placed in the Nightfire\ folder.
Contents |
Usage
Simply double-click it to run like any other application.
Note: This program creates a CDSP2\ folder in the bond\ folder of where it is run from. If it is not in the correct folder, the program will not work normally. It also places batch files in the same folder as the application for stand-alone servers.
Main Form
The form initially got a set of 4 server tabs (each split in to different option groups and 1 description tab (for users who arent sure about the program) there are also buttons at the top right for adding more server tabs (up to 8) and removing them. Finally, there is a button at the top left to display the program information.
Server Option Groups
Server Settings
Displays options to change hunk and heap settings for the program (to be able to run larger maps) and a list of server properties.
- Extra Hunk (for > 15MB maps) - Increases the amount of RAM used for entities, uually for large maps.
- Extra Heap (for > 15MB maps) - Increases the amount of RAM the game is allowed to use, usually for large maps.
- Option List - A list of server propertes for users to modify to their requirements.
Server Map Settings
Displays the map list for the server and allows you to add/remove maps and manipulate settings seperately for each map.
- Add - Adds the map chosen in the choicebox to the left of the button to the map list underneath.
- Current Maps - The current list of maps chosen. The first map loaded should be first in the list.
- Remove Map - Removes the map selected in the map list.
- Map Options - Opens the dialog to edit the particular settings for the chosen map.
- Allow advanced map options. - Sets up so that the maps can be given their own settings.
- Add saved maps to list on loading. - Keeps current maps when loading settings, adds saved map list to what is already there.
Port Settings
Supplies IP & Port options for the server to use.
- Port - The game port for the clients to connect to the server through.
- Query Port - The query port for the server to be queried through (for info like players, name, limits etc.).
- IP Ad. (Not Needed) - A custom IP address for the server to be started on. This is only needed in special circumstances.
Save/Load Settings
Allows users to save and load settings so that settings can be modified easily.
- Save Server Settings - Saves the settings currently being modified by the user to the server's settings so that these settings can be run.
- Load - Loads the settings from the settings of the server chosen in the box to the right of the button so that the user can edit them.
Run Server
Runs the server's last saved settings.
- Run Server - Runs the server with the last saved settings. The server can be chosen to be restarted with the application or with a seperate batch file.
- Restart on crash. - Restarts the server when it is closed/crashed (this only works when the server is being restarted by the application).
- Run as stand-alone. - Runs the server with its batch file so that closing the program will not affect the server. Auto restarting is compulsory.
Custom Commands
Allows users to enter their own custom commands for the server to load. Commands must be entered WITHOUT the - or + operator as these are entered automatically.
Executable Commands (-)
Parameters for the bond.exe program to use when started.
- Add - Adds the parameter typed in the box to the left of this button to the parameter list to the bottom left of this button.
- Edit - Loads the selected parameter in the list into the editing box above it. Here you can edit it and click on 'Update' to have the parameter changed to the text in the editing box.
- Delete - Removed the selected parameter from the list.
Console Commands (+)
Commands for the server to run when started.
- Add - Adds the command typed in the box to the left of this button to the command list to the bottom left of this button.
- Edit - Loads the selected command in the list into the editing box above it. Here you can edit it and click on 'Update' to have the command changed to the text in the editing box.
- Delete - Removed the selected command from the list.
Version History
- 1.0.0 - Original version.
- 1.1.0 - Added custom command boxes for users as there were too few options.
- 1.1.1 - Removed a big in which servers 3 and 4 saved to servers 1 and 2.
- 2.0.0 - Changed and added a lot. Shared code between servers and added map-specific commands. Made settings files go in to a CDSP2\ folder.
- 2.0.1 - Fixed several bugs, most major being that the groupboxes for settings and map settings become too large when you minimize & restore the program.
