Download: Using the FarCry dedicated server (Linux)

Using the FarCry dedicated server (Linux)

2004-09-28 © 2019 Crytek 1,

Using the FarCry dedicated server (Linux)...1

Profiles...3 Starting dedicated server...3 Running a server without profiles...4 Mapcycle...5

Running the server on a specific network adapter and port...5 Having your server listed on Ubisoft.com...6

Features included in FarCry Linux Server...6 FAQ...6 Contact...7 © 2019 Crytek 2,

Profiles

FarCry dedicated server should ideally be used with a server profile created inside the games multiplayer create game menu. Load up FarCry and go to the multiplayer create game section. Enter the server name, initial map and game mode, time settings and adjust any other settings you wish to use in the server. When you’re done adjusting the server settings, click on “save profile” and save the profile you have created, for example “myprofile1”. If you intend to run an internet dedicated server, you must create the game in the internet tab of the multiplayer menu. This will automatically try to register the server through UBI.com in the profile and allow the server to be seen in players server listing. You must log in to UBI.com before you can do this! The profiles are stored in the profiles/server directory in the FarCry root folder. You can edit a profile with any text editor and make changes later.

Starting dedicated server

To run FarCry Linux Dedicated Server on your PC, your Linux distribution must have a libstdc++ 6 installed with the respective link in /usr/lib. FarCry Linux Dedicated Server must dynamically link against /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6. After you downloaded the bin32linux.zip, unpack it into your FarCry root dir in a new created folder named "bin32linux". The dedicated server needs write permissions to the FarCry root folder as well as to the FCData- folder, run chmod (–R) 755 to the respective folders. It is not recommended to install it as root and start it with a less authorized user. After doing above-named steps you will continue with these: 1. Open a Shell and switch to the bin32linux folder 2. Type in ./farcry_linuxsv and the Server starts Optional: If you want to start the server without being in the specific bin32linux directory, you just set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH to your bin32linux folder (for example in the .bash.rc, .profile or .ld.so.conf): export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$( LD_LIBRARY_PATH ):/directory_of_farcry/bin32linux/ In the command line of the dedicated server you can issue commands: Begin by setting the games log_verbosity to 8. This will allow you to view any warnings or errors during the game. Type this into the command line of the dedicated server. You can use auto complete by typing the first few letters and hitting tab to cycle through the commands. It’s important to enter any additional commands before this point. © 2019 Crytek 3, To load the profile you created in the multiplayer/create game menu, type the following (case sensitive): SProfile_run So to run the profile we created earlier, type SProfile_run myprofile1 The profile will now run. If everything was configured correctly, the server should be visible in the multiplayer game listing of FarCry. You can issue other commands once the level has finished loading. You can create a shortcut on your desktop that will automatically launch the dedicated server and your profile as follows: Reminder: For this you must set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH to your bin32linux folder as explained above. 1. Create a new shortcut "link to application" to wherever you wish to launch the game from and set the path (command) under menu point execute to /directory_of_farcry/bin32linux/farcry_linuxsv 2. Then add the following after /directory_of_farcry/bin32linux/farcry_linuxsv: “SProfile_run myprofile1” 3. Set a check on "Run in terminal" to get the Server starting in a shell It should look something like this Rather than typing the full path, you can also add a link into a PATH contained in $PATH like this: ln –s /directory_of_farcry/bin32linux/farcry_linuxsv /usr/games/farcry Make sure you have the permissions to do so.

Running a server without profiles

You can also run a FarCry multiplayer game without creating a profile (although we recommend using profiles, as it will save you typing a lot of variables each time you wish to start the server). 1. Run the ./farcry_linuxsv in your shell 2. Set the log_verbosity to 8 3. Specify the gametype you’re using with g_gametype. You can choose from FFA, TDM or ASSAULT. Make sure the map supports the game type you specify! 4. Specify the server name with sv_name © 2019 Crytek 4, 5. Specify any other settings, such as gr_timelimit or sv_servertype (see the "Server Command list" document for a list of commands) 6. Initiate the server with the command start_server

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