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Nolf 2 Standalone Server

Version 1.3

Readme File

February 3, 2002

 

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About This Document:

 

This document contains information about setting up and running the Nolf 2

Standalone Server application as well as important information for operators

of Nolf 2 multiplayer Hosts. Please be sure to read the Nolf 2 Manual and

Readme file included on your Nolf 2 CD as well as the v1.2 Readme file

supplied with the update before attempting to run a dedicated server.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

I. System Requirements

II. Setting up your Server

III. Running a Server

IV. The SCMD System

V. SCMD Commands

VI. Advanced/Debug commands

VII. Limiting Bandwidth

VIII. Recommended Player Limits

IX. Dedicated servers and Hardware T&L

 

 

I. System Requirements

===========================================================================

 

The following items are required to run a Nolf 2 dedicated server

 

1. A broadband Internet connection or LAN connection

2. A FULL installation of No One Lives Forever 2. The dedicated server cannot

operate with a minimum installation.

3. A system that meets or exceeds the minimum system requirements for the game,

which are:

 

* Windows 98,Windows98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

* 500 MHz Pentium® III or equivalent processor.

* 128 MB RAM (256MB for Windows XP)

* A 32MB Hardware T&L video card

* A 16-bit DirectX compatible sound card with support for EAX 2.0.

 

NOTE: It is possible to run a dedicated server on a machine without a hardware

T&L card. Please see the section near the bottom of this document entitled

"Dedicated servers and Hardware T&L" for details.

 

 

II. Setting up your Server

===========================================================================

 

To set up a server, just follow these steps:

 

1. Select Multiplayer (Internet) or Multiplayer (LAN) from the main menu

2. Select the game type (i.e. Cooperative or Deathmatch)

3. Click Host

4. Set your game options and levels. For help, please see pages 12-14 of

your game manual.

5. For the Dedicated Server option, select Yes.

6. Click Launch.

 

The game application will now close, and the standalone server application

will start. Once your server is running, clients can search for and join it

in the same way they would a normal host.

 

Once your server is configured and launched for the first time, you will

only need to run the game application again if you wish to change settings.

If you have shut the server down and want to launch it again with the same

game mode, options, and levels, you can simply double click on the

Nolf2Serv.exe file in your Nolf2 installation folder.

 

NOTE: Server options are specific to player profiles. If you have more than

one player profile, and you run your server by doubleclicking on the

executable, you will be prompted for the profile that you want to use.

If you are running your server from a batch file or the command line and

you want to specify which profile to use, add "-profile (profile name)" to

the command like this:

 

Nolf2Serv.exe -profile player

 

III. Running your Server

===========================================================================

 

When the server starts running, the following information appears:

 

 

SERVER INFO

-----------

 

SERVER NAME: This is the name of your server as seen by players when

they are searching for servers to join.

 

GAME TYPE: Displays the game mode that the server is currently

running, such as Deathmatch or Cooperative.

 

RUNNING TIME: The time elapsed since the server was launched.

 

PEAK PLAYERS: This shows the highest number of players that were on your

server at one time.

 

TOTAL PLAYERS: This shows the total number of players that have joined

your server since it was last launched.

 

STOP SERVER: This will shut down the server.

 

 

PLAYERS

-------

 

PLAYERS: This section provides information about the players that

are currently connected to the server, including their

player name, ping, kills, tags, score, and the time elapsed

since they began playing.

 

CURRENT PLAYERS: This shows the number of players currently

connected and the maximum number of players you

specified when you launched the server.

 

AVERAGE PING: The average ping of the players currently connected to your

server.

 

BOOT PLAYER: Clicking this button will disconnect the player whose name

is currently highlighted. To highlight a player name, just

click on it.

 

MISSIONS

--------

 

This window shows a list of missions with current level that the server

will be running and the order in which they will run. The current mission

is indicated with a black dot to the left of its name.

 

TIME IN LEVEL: This shows the time elapsed since the level was loaded.

 

NEXT MISSION: Ends the current level and immediately loads the next

mission.

 

SELECT MISSION: Ends the current mission and immediately loads the

highlighted mission. Double clicking on the level name

will have the same effect.

 

CONSOLE

-------

 

This shows a scrolling display of the server's internal commands and status.

Player chat, connections, disconnections, and other text is also displayed

here.

 

You can use the console to enter commands to control and maintain your

server. Please see the SCMD and advanced commands sections below for more

information on this topic.

 

 

IV. THE SCMD SYSTEM

===========================================================================

 

The SCMD interface is used to execute server side commands through a text

based console. SCMD sends commands to the server to control settings from

the hosting client, a remote client or the standalone server. It offers a

generalized user interface that works on all three of these entry points.

On a hosted or remote client, commands are entered through the chat

interface. On the Stand-alone server, commands are entered through the

console interface.

 

To use SCMD, just follow these steps:

 

1. Before launching your server (either hosted or dedicated), set the

"Allow SCMD" option to "Yes" and then specify a password.

2. Launch the server.

3. Type SCMD and press <Enter> on the command line of your dedicated

server, or in the chat interface on a host or client to see a list of

available commands. You will need to scroll up to see the entire list.

4. Log in to the system by typing SCMD followed by the password that you

specified in the host options.

 

Once you have successfully logged in, you can then use any of the other

SCMD commands. Note that only one host or client can be logged into the

system at once. The format for all SCMD commands is:

 

SCMD command [arg1] [...]

 

Example: You are logged into SCMD through a client connected to a

dedicated server, and one of the other players becomes abusive. With SCMD,

you can boot the player through your client like this:

 

Type "SCMD listclients". This will display text similar to the following:

 

Client List format: clientid) [name][ping][ip]

0) [smiley][0][0.0.0.0]

1) [Cheater][80][123.456.789.012]

2) [Player0][120][321.654.987.210]

 

From here, you can type "SCMD bootname Cheater", or "SCMD bootid 1" to

remove the problem player from the server.

 

Then, if the player logs in again and continues to cause trouble, you can

locate his IP address from the client list, and then ban that IP. For

instance, if the IP address was 123.456.789.012, you would ban it by typing

"SCMD addban 123.456.789.012". For a full list of commands, please see the

section below.

 

 

V. SCMD COMMANDS

===========================================================================

 

Following is the list of commands currently supported by SCMD:

 

Command Description

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Help Shows a list of all commands

Login Logs into server.

Logout Logs out of server.

ListClients Lists all clients connected.

BootName Boots a player by name

BootId Boots a player by clientid

ListBans Shows all currently banned IP's.

AddBan Bans IP with mask support

(e.g. 123.456.789.012 or 123.456.789.*)

RemoveBan Removes an IP from the banned list.

BanClient Adds a client's IP to the list of bans.

ListMissions List all missions in current campaign.

Nextmission Goes to next mission

SetMission Sets the mission by mission index.

ListGameOptions List all game options that can be set.

SetGameOption Sets a game option by its index.

 

 

VI. ADVANCED/DEBUG COMMANDS

===========================================================================

 

Advanced commands can only be entered via the dedicated server command line

and not through the SCMD interface.

 

Command Description

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Say Allows the server operator to chat with players.

Chat text must be contained within quotes.

LeashLen Specifies the allowable distance between the

client's position and where the server thinks the

client should be. Defaults to 16.0.

LeashSpring Specifies the distance inside of which the server

will interpolate the server's position to match

the client's position. Outside of this distance,

the server's position will be forced to the

client's position. Defaults to 50.0.

LeashSpringRate Defines how quickly the interpolation will happen

between the server and client positions, in the

range 0.0-1.0. Lower numbers lead to slower

interpolation.(Which gives smoother movement,

but greater error.) 0.0 will stay at the server's

position, and 1.0 will teleport the server object

to the client's position. The default value is 0.3.

BandWidthTargetServer Target bytes per second to send over the network

layer. This MUST be set correctly to avoid send

overflow. For a detailed explanation of how to use

this feature, please see the section of this

document labeled "limiting bandwidth".

IPDebug Show debug messages for the TCP/IP layer (addresses

& ports for connection/disconnection/etc.) (0 or 1)

ShowConnStats Turn on the connection bandwidth usage spew.(0 or 1)

 

 

VII. Limiting Bandwidth

===========================================================================

 

Nolf 2 allows server operators to limit the amount of data that's being

sent to players on high bandwidth connections. When used correctly,

this feature can greatly improve performance.

 

You can adjust your bandwidth limit in the host options screen before

launching your server via the bandwidth or custom bandwidth options.

 

The preset values available to you are as follows:

 

Preset Max bandwidth

------ -------------

56k 56kbps

DSL (low) 128kbps

DSL (High) 256kbps

Cable 256kbps

T1 1500kbps

T3 10000kbps

 

When you first set up your server, you should set this option to match as

closely as possible with the upstream bandwidth rating of your Internet

connection. This information can be obtained from your ISP. If none

of the available options are suitable for your connection, use the custom

bandwidth setting to enter the correct value.

 

Dedicated server operators can fine tune this setting in the console

while the server is actually running. To do this, just type

"BandWidthTargetServer" and the value you wish to use in the console,

and then press <Enter>. Values entered must be in bytes per second, not

Kilobytes per second. For instance, if you wanted to change the maximum

upstream bandwidth to 128k, the bandwidthtargerserver valirable should

be changed to 128 x 1024, which equals 131072.

 

The final comand in the console would then be:

 

BandWidthTargetServer 131072

 

NOTE: It is VERY imporant that you set this value correctly. Setting

the limit too high may result in very poor performance for players

with a high ping. Similarly, setting it too low may result in choppiness

for low ping players. You may want to experiment with different values to

find the best setting for your particular situation.

 

 

VIII. Recommended Player Limits

===========================================================================

 

The number of players that your server can realistically handle depends

heavily on your connection speed. Use the table below to determine the

maximum number of players you should specify in the host options when

setting up your server.

 

Connection # of Players

--------------------------------------------------------------

56K | 2 (including host) |

128k Upstream (low-end DSL) | 4 |

256k Upstream (High-end DSL/Cable | 8 |

1500k+ (T1-T3) | 16 |

--------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

IX. Dedicated Servers and Hardware T&L

===========================================================================

 

The dedicated server does not require a hardware T&L enabled graphics card.

Unfortunately, the Nolf2 menu interface that must be used to set up your

server does. This can present a problem for server operators who don't want

to devote a T&L card to a machine that will only be used for this purpose.

 

However, there is a way around this. When you set up your server, the data

is saved to your player profile and other mode-related text files.

If you install to a machine without a hardware T&L card, and then copy these

files over to that machine, then you can run a server from the command line

without ever launching Nolf2.

 

Here's the list of files and folders that you will need to copy in order to

do this (assuming you installed to the default folder).

 

C:\Program Files\Fox\No One Lives Forever 2\profiles

C:\Program Files\Fox\No One Lives Forever 2\DMMissions.txt

C:\Program Files\Fox\No One Lives Forever 2\TDMMissions.txt

C:\Program Files\Fox\No One Lives Forever 2\DDMissions.txt

 

From the Readme file Nolf 2 game:

 

KNOWN ISSUES

===================

 

Global:

 

Make sure that all applications that are running in the background such as

Virus scanners, Desktop Utilities (menus/toolbars), Media Players, and chat

programs are disabled before running No One Lives Forever 2.

 

Task-switching with ALT-TAB or the Windows Key back to the desktop while

running the game is not recommended.

 

 

WINDOWS® 2000/XP:

 

Windows XP users must have access to the Computer Administrator's account in

order to install and play No One Lives Forever 2.

 

Windows 2000 users please download the latest service pack (Service Pack 3)

before you play No One Lives Forever 2.

 

Striking the Shift key five times may cause the 'Stick Key' feature to become

enabled in Windows 2000. If this happens, the feature will task switch to a

desktop dialogue box with options related to this feature, including one to

disable it entirely.

 

 

WINDOWS® 98/ME:

 

If you're experiencing the game not restarting just after exiting the

game, initiate the Windows Update program that's usually located on top of

the Start Programs Menu. Make sure that you have all the Critical and

Recommended Updates to resolve this issue.

 

 

GRAPHICS:

 

SYSTEMS WITH VIA CHIPSETS:

Always update the 4 in 1 drivers to avoid possible instability problems with

your graphics card. You can find these here:

 

http://downloads.viaarena.com/drivers/4in1/VIA_4in1_443v.zip

 

ATI RADEON SERIES:

Mouse cursor flickers on screen during game after changing in-game

resolution. Make sure that the latest Radeon Catalyst drivers are installed.

Also going back into the menus and then back into the game will also correct

this issue.

 

Detail textures currently appear washed out and dull on all Radeon cards. A

future update from ATI should correct this. In the meantime, it is

recommended that you turn Detail Textures OFF in the Display options menu

under Performance.

 

ATI RADEON 7200:

Textures on very thin polys (such as power lines) may appear to be broken

into small pieces.

 

ATI RADEON 8500:

When the hardware cursor option is enabled, the mouse cursor

may appear black and white or appear corrupted. Also, the position of the

cursor may be slightly off after changing performance options. Try disabling

the hardware cursor from the "Options" Launcher to correct this issue.

 

Some detail brushes such as intelligence items may disappear when

viewed from a distance.

 

Lockups may occur in some cut scenes and during certain gameplay situations.

ATI has fixed this issue with a special driver version. You can obtain this

driver at http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4094.html

 

ATI RADEON 9OOO SERIES:

During cinematics, semi translucent bars may appear at the top and bottom

of the screen. Please make sure that the Texture Quality option under the

ATI Direct 3d settings which can be found under Display Settings is set to

highest.

 

MATROX PARHELIA 512:

Some very early versions of this card may exhibit missing textures on some

surfaces when weapons are fired or the key chain flashlight is used.

During certain cinematics, shadows on the faces and necks of models will

appear to be very jagged.

 

Frequent lockups may also occur with all driver revisions for this card

prior to v1.01.00.080. Please be sure to update to the latest driver

prior to playing the game.

 

NVIDIA GEFORCE CHIPSETS:

Running the game with outdated drivers may result in crashes during gameplay.

It is highly recommended that you first update to the latest detonator

drivers available before playing. Refer to Section V. for more information

on the latest drivers available.

 

UNSUPPORTED VIDEO CARDS:

Any video card that's not equipped with Hardware T&L (Transform and Lighting)

will suffer either poor performance or complete malfunction. Even though the

Matrox Millennium G550 and S3 Savage Chipsets are known to have T&L support,

these cards only support this feature through their "Software" and do not

meet the minimum requirement of support through "Hardware." Please review

Section V. for the supported Video Card Chipsets list.

 

 

SOUND:

 

GENERAL:

 

If the in-game sounds and dialogue (voices) do not play, or there are

problems with the quality of these sounds, then please try each of the

following steps (in order) before playing again. Note that you should only

try one solution at a time, since trying them all can greatly reduce the

overall sound quality of the game unneccesarily.

 

1. Make sure that you have the latest drivers available for your sound

hardware installed. These can usually be found on the manufacturer's

website.

 

2. From your main installation folder (Default C:\Program Files\Fox\No One

Lives forever 2), double click on the file named WMFADist.exe, and then

follow on-screen instructions. This will manually install the audio codec

that is required by the game.

 

3. From the in-game sound options menu,change the sound quality option from

high to low, or vice-versa.

 

4. Refer to the sections below for specific troubleshooting information for

your particular sound card.

 

5. From the Nolf2 launcher application, click on the "options" button and

then click on the box next to "Disable Sound Filters".

 

6. From the Nolf2 launcher application, click on the "options" button and

then click on the box next to "Disable Hardware Sound".

 

Please note that since No One Lives Forever uses an MP3 codec for sound, the

Nimo codec pack may cause speech and sound to drop out completely. Please

uninstall the Nimo codec pack before installing No One Lives Forever 2. If

you have already installed the game, please uninstall both the Nimo codec

pack and the game, and then reinstall the game only.

 

Also, subtitles will not appear in the game if you do not have a soundcard,

or if your soundcard is not detected, or if you have disabled sound

completely in the advanced options menu.

 

WINDOWS 98:

There have been some reports of static during hitches in game performance on

various sound cards. We're still looking into this.

 

SOUND BLASTER LIVE! SERIES:

 

If you are using DirectX 9, you may experience performance problems when

enemy gunfire is heard. This is a driver issue. To fix the problem, lower

your sound hardware acceleration level in the control panel or in the sound

section of the Dxdiag utility.

 

You may experience missing sound effects and speech with older drivers

(v.4.xx). It's highly recommended that you update to the latest series of

drivers (v.5.xx) to correct this issue. You can check your current

driver version as follows:

 

1. Click on the "Run" option from the Windows start menu.

2. Type "Dxdiag" (Without the quotes) in the command line and press <Enter>

This will initiate the DirectX Diagnostic Tool Menu.

3. Select the "Sound" tab to see information on your sound hardware.

4. In the right-hand column of this window is your sound card driver

information.

 

SOUND BLASTER PCI 128:

If you’re experiencing speech and audio dropout, please try the following:

Initiate the NOLF2 Launcher, click on options, click on the "Disable

Sound Filters" option. Also check on the Creative website and obtain

the latest driver.

 

SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY:

Weapon fire and AI voices may stop playing during heavy firefights. An

updated driver for the Audigy will fix this issue. Also, EAX sound filtering

effects on some weapon sounds may not reset correctly after climbing out of

water or other areas.

 

HERCULES GAME THEATER XP:

The volume of certain sound effects may seem unnecessarily loud. A future

driver from Hercules may correct this issue.

 

DIAMOND MONSTER SOUND I&II:

Music throughout the game may be muffled when using these cards. Currently

the manufacturer does not supply DirectX 8.1 audio drivers.

 

NVIDIA NFORCE AUDIO:

All aspects of game audio suffer from high-pitched static and popping noises.

An updated driver (V1.13) should correct this problem and can be found on

NVIDIA's website. (www.nvidia.com)

 

TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ:

If sounds seem missing or the volume of certain sounds changes erratically

throughout the game, please install the latest driver (currently v.4161) from

the manufacturer's web site. This should correct the problem.

 

AUREAL VORTEX I&II:

The last available drivers for these cards with Vortex chipsets are not fully

Direct 8.1 compatible. Therefore, these cards cannot be supported in NOLF 2.

Users of these cards may experience muffled background music, and missing or

muffled sound and dialogue.

 

PERIPHERALS:

 

LOGITECH MICE:

When the scroll wheel is set to a special function in

Mouseware, activating the scroll wheel during gameplay may have

undesired results. Setting the scroll wheel's function to "Middle

Mouse Button" in Mouseware should resolve the issue.

 

ADVANCED OPTIONS

 

If you're encountering problems running the game, you can try

tweaking some advanced settings in the "Options" window on the game

launcher (double-click NOLF2.exe and click the "OPTIONS" button).

Please note that this is for advanced users only, since tweaking

these settings could very well create other problems in the game.

 

DISABLE SOUND

If this box is checked, there will be no sound effects or subtitles

in the game. Also, dialog and lip-synching will not play correctly.

Music will still play. If you are experiencing problems running

the game and suspect your sound card may be the cause, you might

check this box and see if the problem goes away. If it does then the

problem may be due to a problem with your sound hardware or drivers.

 

DISABLE MUSIC

If this box is checked, there will be no dynamic DirectMusic in

the game. Please use this option for troubleshooting purposes only.

 

DISABLE MOVIES

If this box is checked, the intro logo movies will not be

shown. Use this if your system is having trouble playing these

movies.

 

DISABLE HARDWARE SOUND

If this box is checked, this will disable DirectSound 3D sound support and

could cause performance issues.

 

DISABLE ANIMATED LOAD SCREENS

If this box is checked, this will disable the animated loading screen.

 

DISABLE TRIPLE BUFFERING

If this box is checked, video output will not be triple buffered. With

certain video cards, this may help performance.

 

DISABLE JOYSTICKS

Disables input from joysticks and gamepads. Certain joysticks

and gamepads may interfere with normal mouse or keyboard

control in the game. If you suspect this is occurring, checking

this box before running the game may resolve the problem.

 

DISABLE HARDWARE CURSOR

If the mouse pointer is missing, flickering or otherwise

distorted in the game menus, checking this box may fix the

problem.

 

DISABLE SOUND FILTERS

If this box is checked, sound filtering effects (reverb) will be

disabled. Only cards with EAX 2.0 support will benefit from this feature.

If you experience problems such as static when firing a weapon underwater,

you may need to play with sound filtering disabled.

 

 

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Downloads - all downloads here, maps, updates, mods as well as instructions how to load them

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