CSiS help system: dedicated server

requirements

the dedicated was designed with pc users in mind who the dedicated server will use as little processing power as possible, in our tests, the cpu averaged at 22% and never exceeded 40% even at very low performance machines. if you happen to have a high performance (server) cpu, the number will drop significantly. the dedicated server will not initialize any graphical environment, so if you want to join a dedicated internet server that is in the same LAN (behind the same router) as your PC, you will have to enter the dedicated server's LAN-IP into the ip box in the serverlist. joining by clicking on the serverlist entry will not work.

starting the dedicated server with the csis launcher

you can use this method if you have a monitor attached to your computer or you can access your server via RDP. the launcher requires a 3d card for the animation however, if you have none in your server, scroll down for the alternative method.

after installing the CSiS application, locate the CSiS shortcut in the start menu or on the desktop, or access the \Tools folder in your installation directory and execute CSiS.exe. in the launcher, click on "host" and choose "dedicated server" in the upcoming dialogue.



enter the round time, credits, maps etc values as usual. click on "let the battle begin" and the launcher will close while the logging application will open and show you the status of your server (skip the next step and scroll down to read more).

alternative full command prompt style dedicated server

you can use this method if you do not have a monitor attached to your computer, cannot access your server via RDP and have to rely on ssh or telnet, as well as if you plan to administrate your windows machine via another computer with a different operating system, like linux.

after installing the CSiS application, locate the cli_dedi.exe binary inside you CSiS installation directory.

you can also open this binary via telnet and ssh from a remote computer, for instance if you do not have a screen attached to the server. find more details under 'telnet and ssh' below.

this application will ask you a number of questions to help you set up your server. it will require you to enter either numbers or names and confirm your input with the return (enter) key. if you enter something invalid or hit enter without typing anything, the tool will fall back to its standard values.



when you have answered all questions, the window will clear and the the application will show you the status of your current server. read more about that after the break.

the logger and command line control

"the logger" is the default view that tells you about the status of your dedicated server. in the upper 19 lines of the console window, all server- and game-relevant data will be listed, like map reloads, joins/leaves and so forth.



...while the last line of this winodw is reserved for host input. to enter a command, press the space bar on your keyboard and start typing. available commands are, for instance:



to see the whole list of available commands, enter "help" into the cli_dedi.exe.

telnet and ssh

you can start, administrate and maintain the cli_dedi on a remote server using telnet (be careful) or ssh (hard to set up in a windows environment), if RDP is not available. the console interface will be streamed to your open console window on your local machine as if you were sitting right in front of the server.



when the application shuts down, you will be dropped right back to your windows command prompt.



game commands in the dedi CLI

all in-game host console commands are available on the command line interface as well.
we recommend to use bot_min as soon as the server is up to give joining players some opponents to play against until other contestants come online.