[cod] server not looping through server.cfg

Tue Aug 10 23:05:18 EDT 2010

Yea no need for space in your mapRotation string, just make sure +map_rotate is at the end of your server startup command

Daniel Lang

On 11/08/2010, at 5:52 AM, Geoff Goas <gitman at gmail.com> wrote:

> hmm.. i've never had to add a space to the end of the rotation on any of the linux call of duty servers that i've run in the past. as robert already pointed out, you only need to add +map_rotate to your start command.
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> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Jonathan Reed <jreed777 at gmail.com> wrote:
> thanks Jeff, I was still having trouble getting the map rotation to work properly but i gave up the last few weeks with other stuff to do. the server is idle so i'll throw in your suggestion.
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> You guys heard if there are dedicated linux servers for black ops or not? In your experience, how soon do the cod develops release the server once the game has been released? I'm assuming it would be shortly after?
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> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Jeff <jfcampocasso at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> As you're running your server on a linux OS (CASE SENSITIVE), you must add a space at the end of the map rotation line unless it will not loop. I had the same problem running a cod4 server on a debian.  
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> Like this ===>     set sv_mapRotation "gametype tdm map mp_dome gametype tdm map mp_hangar gametype dm map mp_asylum "
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> You can also try to build the rotation only in tdm mode first, and once it's fully fonctionnal, change the first map's mode to the one you want, then the second map's mode, etc etc ... There are many map modes issues due to bad mapping (even if the mapper says it works on all modes)
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> I hope it will help you 
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> cya Guys
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> PS: Sorry for my poor frenchy english ;)  
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> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:58:34 -0400
> From: gitman at gmail.com
> To: cod at icculus.org
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> Subject: Re: [cod] server not looping through server.cfg
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> there really is no reason to clear sv_maprotationcurrent because the value of this is not carried throughout restarts. also, if he does add that line, then everytime he re-execs his config for whatever reason, its going to restart the rotation from the beginning.
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> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Seth Sauls <wizz220 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes as Ronny said the maps must all be on one line. Example
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> set sv_mapRotation "gametype tdm map mp_dome gametype tdm map mp_hangar gametype dm map mp_asylum"
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> Also move this part and place it before the sv_mapRotation line
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> set sv_maprotationcurrent ""
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> Wizz
> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Jonathan Reed <jreed777 at gmail.com> wrote:
> jreed at misc:~/codwaw-linux-server$ ls -l server.cfg 
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 jreed jreed 8149 2010-07-23 00:33 server.cfg
> 8kb is the size.
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> attached is the actual file
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> thanks man
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> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Seth Sauls <wizz220 at gmail.com> wrote:
> How big is your server.cfg file?
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> Wizz
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> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Jonathan Reed <jreed777 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a server.cfg file, I can exec it but i dont know how to make the server loop through the configuration in the file once its in place. I can start maps etc but once maps start for the some reason the reason doesnt loop through the maps i have declared in my config file.
> 
> Heres what im typing in green.
> me at host:~/codwaw-linux-server$ ./codwaw_lnxded
> ....
> ....
> Server: Game Version [Call of Duty Multiplayer COD_WaW MP build 1.7.1144 CL(241023) BUILD Wed Feb 11 12:46:58 2009 linux-i386]
> exec server.cfg
> execing server.cfg from disk
> sv_punkbuster is write protected.
> net_ip will be changed upon restarting.
> Build 1144 BUILD 241023 CL(Wed Feb 11 12:46:58 2009)
> logfile opened on Fri Jul 23 15:00:02 2010
> 
> dedicated is read only.
> sv_cheats is write protected.
> sv_punkbuster is write protected.
> sv_maxclients will be changed upon restarting.
>  Server: PunkBuster Server for WAW (v1.761 | A1409 C2.215) Enabled
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> How do I get the server to loop through my config file? I tried map_rotate but that just starts dome and thats it. perhaps my config is incorrect? Would you need to see my server.cfg file?
> 
> Also, how do i declare logging of server events? ie debugging to help me fix problems like these on my own.
> 
> sorry fellas, its my first time running a MP server. if you can link me to some documentation, or help me out, that'd be great.
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