DEDICATED SERVERS
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GENERAL
Setting up your own private server(s) for TOXIKK is really easy. Just follow the steps below and launch your own match, on your machine, with your rules. You don't need any extra tools, extra server binaries or anything like that, because it all comes with the original game files.
UPDATE FEB. 05
Instead of reading through this guide, you may as well check out FWKAwesome's recently updated VIDEO GUIDE.
NOTE: You don't have to own the game to launch a dedicated TOXIKK server. Servers can be launched by everyone. I.e. they do not require a STEAM client running in the background. You only need to authenticate yourself when acquiring updates for your server through the STEAM service.
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STEP 1:
INSTALLATION
Download TOXIKK via your standard STEAM client. If you're setting up a dedicated TOXIKK server on your main machine, you can do this just like installing any other game from STEAM (the server functionality comes with the main game files). If you've already done that, you can SKIP TO STEP 3 OF THIS GUIDE.
If you want to setup TOXIKK on a remote machine, you should download it via SteamCMD (a simple command line version of the STEAM client that was developed for this exact purpose) onto that PC. Install SteamCMD (it doesn't really matter where you put it. C:\Steam for example).
Now, use a text editor to create a batch file in the directoy you installed SteamCMD to. Name this file something like TOXIKK_Server_Updater.bat (because that's what it will be used for). It only needs one line of code:
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steamcmd.exe +login <your steam username> <steam password> +app_update 324810 validate +quit
Launch the batch file and SteamCMD will automatically install everything you need (SteamCMD might ask you to enter a GuardCode to be sent to you via email since you're logging in to your Steam account from "a new computer". You know the drill). Every time you launch TOXIKK_Server_Updater.bat again, your server will automatically be updated to the latest available official build.
STEP 2:
INSTALLING REDISTRIBUTABLES
NOTE: This step applies to servers being installed on remote machines (e.g. root servers). If you want to run the server on the same PC you're running the game on, the following redistributables were already installed during your original game installation process.
Your remote server will require certain redistributables to be installed (.NET, Microsoft Visual Studio C++ and DirectX). You will find these files in Steam -> SteamApps -> common -> TOXIKK -> _CommonRedist. In _CommonRedist you'll find three directories. Launch the following executables in each of these directories: DXSETUP.exe, dotNetFx40_Client_x86_x64.exe and vcredist_x86.exe.
STEP 3:
CONFIGURATION AND LAUNCH
Now that you've installed everything on your PC (or on a remote machine), let's get into configuring your server(s). Since setting up and managing multiple UnrealEngine servers on one machine can be quite a painful process, we tried to make things a little easier for you by providing a One-Click-Server-Launch tool, *drumsroll* ...the TOXIKKServerLauncher!
It is located in your TOXIKK directory (usually located here: Program Files (X86) -> Steam -> SteamApps -> common -> TOXIKK). Then go deeper to TOXIKK -> TOXIKKServers -> TOXIKKServerLauncher. Here you'll find a little file named TOXIKKServerLauncher.bat. Launch it and it will create a ServerConfigList.ini configuration file. In this file you can edit the settings for our default servers (or simply append more lines using the same style to add more servers). Depending on your hardware and internet connection, you can launch as many servers as you like on one machine, but the tool only supports the most basic settings so far (will be extended as the game grows).
Launch TOXIKKServerLauncher.bat again and select which server you want to launch (simply by typing in its ID number). Note that the TOXIKKServerLauncher.bat shows all the servers you've edited in the ServerConfigList.ini, or, if you didn't add any, our two default servers.
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TOXIKK DEDICATED SERVER LAUNCHER v1.0
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DEFINE YOUR SERVER SETTINGS (NAME, GAME MODE ETC.) IN SERVERCONFIGLIST.INI
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ID 1 - My_BL_Server
ID 2 - My_SA_Server
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Enter the ServerIDs (sep. with space or ,) or leave it EMTPY for launching all.
Enter ID:_
Ports will be automatically assigned to the servers by the tool and increased by 5 with every new server. If you just hit ENTER it will look like this:
Launching: My_BL_Server
Gameport : 7777
Queryport: 27015
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Waiting a moment for launching next server.
Launching: My_SA_Server
Gameport : 7782
Queryport: 27020
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YIKES... IT DOESN'T WORK!
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Make sure TOXIKK isn't blocked by your firewall and the required ports are open! If things don't work as expected, it's probably because of TOXIKK being blocked by your firewall (make an exception for it in your firewall settings) or because of your port configuration:
If you are on your main PC, using the Steam desktop client and your Router supports NAT-Traversal you'll need to portforward the query port/udp in your router (there should be an option for that in the admin panel of your router).
If your router does not support NAT-Traversal and/or if you're not using the STEAM desktop client, you'll also have to portforward the game port in your router.
If you're running the server on a remote machine (i.e. a root server in a data center) then you most likely don't need to worry about port forwarding, but simply make sure that you have set the required exceptions set for TOXIKK.exe in your firewall.
APPENDIX
LIST OF BASIC ADMIN COMMANDS
This is just an early list of currently working Admin Commands. More will be enabled at a later point. As an admin you can use the following commands on your servers in the console:
- AdminLogin <adminpassword> - Log in to your server as an admin
AdminLogOut - Logs Out from your server
AdminKick <playername> - Kick a user
AdminKickBan <playername> - Kick a user and permanently ban him (remember IP/NetID)
AdminRestartMap - Restarts the map
Admin Addbots <number> - Adds bots and new player slots
Admin Killbots - Kills all bots in your match
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UPDATE (FEB. 02, 2015):
You may also want to try out Pheonise' TOXIKK SERVER MANAGER which can be downloaded HERE.
That's it for the guide. If you have questions, feel free to ask them below...
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