I want to set up a zdaemon server - need help!

Ok - here's where I am - and where I am not.

The port forwarding works ok on my router.

Other people can see my server on the master server list

I can't - shouldn't I be able to?

It loads up default with the shareware e1m1

I thought I understood the console commands but it doesn't change
I want to load doom2 iwad
+iwad c:\doom2\doom2.wad ---- is that right?

I want to add my own map - how do I do that?

How can I see my own server on the master list and join the game?
Does it go right to the correct map level if I'm hosting a particular map?
Or do I need to set that in the server?
If so, how?

I think that covers everything. At least the new version of zserv doesn't crash on my XP machine.

It would help if the commands.txt for the console had slightly better explanations and more of them.

Brad_tilf said:

I thought I understood the console commands but it doesn't change
I want to load doom2 iwad
+iwad c:\doom2\doom2.wad ---- is that right?

No. You want -iwad. You specify the iwad with a command line parameter (which begin with -), not a console command (which begin with +)

I want to add my own map - how do I do that?

Use the -file parameter to load the pwad.

This is all covered in the zdaemon docs - look in zdaemon.txt

How can I see my own server on the master list and join the game?
Does it go right to the correct map level if I'm hosting a particular map?
Or do I need to set that in the server?
If so, how?

In the CFG :

force_password 0
master_advertise 1

This will show the server on the master server and will allow anyone to join.

You have to specify which maps you want played via "addmap", like this :

addmap "e1m1"
addmap "e1m2"
addmap "e1m3"
addmap "e1m4"
addmap "e1m5"
addmap "e1m6"
addmap "e1m7"
addmap "e1m8"
addmap "e1m9"

This will play all the levels in shareware doom. Obviously, for Doom 2, it's "map##". If you want to change the map in the server console, it's /map *map*. Or, you could use rcon map *map* in the client console, if you've identified with the rcon password. You set that in the CFG too.

set rcon_password *password*

Bind a key to "rcon_password *password*" in the client for quick rcon access.

Ya - I pretty much got it figured out and used that horrible DOS thing called a batch file (sorry - just thinking about how much people jumped on me about DOS in a post recently). The server is set up the way I want and once my map is released (the next day or two) then perhaps I can get some folks to try it out with me on zdaemon.
:-)
I've been using it on my LAN with my son and his friends using Legacy as the server and it plays great.
:-)

Check out this screenie from the map:



I got this screenie on the downside of the pulsing lights so it looks darker than it really is.
Click on the pic to see other screenies.

Brad_tilf said:

that horrible DOS thing called a batch file

BUM! Don't ever talk about DOS like that again! Hey, I thought you couldn't do any good old DOS stuff on an XP computer, I thought XP was an entire operating system. But still, batch files are very useful if you can use them.

I was being fecitious. I use DOS often, actually, constantly - even on my XP machine but I still edit on a good old 486 with DETH and ZETH.
:-)

Good :)

I use that ancient old fart DOS quite alot considering im an old fashioned boy who plays ancient games alot *8->

Some of the batch files ive created are gloriously complex. Matt u ol fossil, aint seen u in a while do u play on zdaemon now?

His Flufiness the Tedster.

Will be playing on ZDaemon again soon, and Skulltag, but at the moment I don't have Doom installed - I need to find my back-up CD cos I can't be arsed to install it all from scratch. What sort of times do you play?