How do you password a server

[Joeteck]

server.cfg won't just run... you need to tell the game to run it, either with an autoexec.cfg file (which is executed on startup by the game) or the +exec parameter (which you should use for a dedicated server).

i.e.
nexuiz.exe +exec server.cfg

lol...thanks... that helps... Would be a good idea to put this under the FAQ...

[Joeteck]

server.cfg won't just run... you need to tell the game to run it, either with an autoexec.cfg file (which is executed on startup by the game) or the +exec parameter (which you should use for a dedicated server).

i.e.
nexuiz.exe +exec server.cfg

Looks like this does not work!

[[-z-]]

first off you should be running nexuiz-dedicated.exe with this sorry for not clarifying. 2nd the server.cfg needs to be in your Nexuiz/data directory.

I'm amusing you're on windows.

[Joeteck]

first off you should be running nexuiz-dedicated.exe with this sorry for not clarifying. 2nd the server.cfg needs to be in your Nexuiz/data directory.

I'm amusing you're on windows.

Yup...got it! thank you for all your help!

I finally read the readme.cfg file and one would think it would be there by default... just silly.

I needed to create a short cut and then add "+exec server.cfg" [without the quote] after the executable and all worked...

[GreEn`mArine]

did you leave it commented out? // means comment - i.e. it tells Nexuiz "do not read this line"

Also, 40 players? that's a bit high, most maps do not support over 16-18 well.

I took the // out, but it still defaults to 8 players....

Is this normal? all of these bugs? How can others get more than 8 players??

maxplayer setting/cmmand != menu_maxplayer setting. I assume it was made a different variable for these reasons:
- dedicated server admins configure maxplayers only anyway
- maxplayers is not a saved variable (what actually happens when starting a dedicated server w/o specifying a maxplayers value, did any1 try that?)
- menu_maxplayers is actually saved, and limiting it to 8 probably saves people who think their P3 500mhz box (on which nexuiz would at least start the menu ) could handle 64 players with more than 1 FPS per annum (yes, making fun) from starting a game that makes their PC go boooom.