Version 1.4 Server Setup Guide

Along with the Return To Castle Wolfenstein version 1.4 release came new functions, features and fixes that can be taken advantage of by server admins and mod teams creating for the game. Here's the complete bucket of info as supplied by TTimo of id Software.

Return To Castle Wolfenstein -- version 1.4
NOTE to server administrators and mod developers

There is a number of changes in version 1.4 of Return To Castle Wolfenstein which are particularly relevant to server administrators and mod developers. This note highlights the new features of multiplayer servers.

New vote flags configuration

The Multiplayer Server Creation menu provides a simple interface to configure which votes are allowed on the server, and which are not. If you don't use the graphical user interface, you can configure the votes in game with the g_voteFlags cvar. g_voteFlags 0 will disable voting completely and g_voteFlags 255 will allow all votes. For a more precise configuration, see the list below:

• Restart Map 1
• Reset Match 2
• Start Match 4
• Next Map 8
• Swap Teams 16
• Game Type 32
• Kick Player 64
• Change Map 128

Add up the values of the votes to be allowed and set g_voteFlags accordingly.

Server URL and mod URL

The in-game server browser has a server information button which can display URL and mod URL buttons. These buttons will close the game and open the web browser to URLs configured by the server. There are two cvars to configure the URL buttons:

• URL is a serverinfo cvar that the server administrator should set to point to a web page about his server. Game statistics, players forum, etc.

   

• mod_URL can only be set from the mod code. Mod developers should set mod_URL to point players to the official web pages of their mod. This will spread the news about your mod and get new players involved faster.

Please note that URL cvars are configured as serverinfo. Third party game browsers will be able to support these features as well.