Configuring the Steam server may be required to be able to change game settings and user experience. The suggested settings are for Counter Strike, but can be used for other games as well.
Instructions
Step 1
Click the "Start" button to bring up the main menu of the system and go to the "Run" item to perform the procedure for setting up the Steam server.
Step 2
Enter cmd in the Open field and click OK to confirm the execution of the Command Prompt tool.
Step 3
Use the following values of the launch switches to configure the selected parameters: - autoupdate - to automatically update the server when updates are released; - console - to start the server in console mode (no GUI); - game - to determine the desired game; - ip - to determine the IP of the server with a multiplicity of choices; - port - to define the connection port (port 27015 will be used by default if the port is not specified); - + maxplayers - to determine the maximum number of players allowed on the server; - + map - to determine the starting map.
Step 4
Enter the following values to configure server.cfg: - hostname "yourhostname" - to display "yourhostname" as the server name in the player server browser - rcon_password "password" - the authentication password to change the server configuration with the client account; - sv_aim # - setting auto-targeting for players, where # = 1 for "enabled" and = 0 for "disabled" - sv_cheats # - to set cheat settings for one player, where # = 1 for "enabled" and = 0 for "disabled"; - sv_contact "[email protected]" - to determine the administrative contact email address; - sv_maxrate # - to determine the maximum bit rate per second; - sv_region # - to determine the region specified by the server as a location, where # = - -1 - the whole world; - 0 - US East Coast; - 1 - US West Bank; - 2 - South America; - 3 - Europe; - 4 - Asia; - 5 - Australia; - 6 - Middle East; - 7 - Africa.
Step 5
Specify the following CVARs to control resource management: - sv_allowdownload # - specify value 1 to download data on the client and value 0 to disable downloading; - sv_allowupload # - specify value 1 to allow uploading custom sprays to the server and value 0 to disable prohibition; - hpk_maxsize # - to limit the size of the spray downloads file. A value of 0 cancels the restrictions; - sv_downloadurl - to allow the use of another server for downloading data; - sv_filetransfercompression # - value 1 enables file compression, value 0 - disables; - sv_send_logos # - value 1 allows sending custom sprays; value 0 - prohibits.
