Difference between revisions of "Hosting a Dedicated Server in OS X"

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Like linux, you can also host a dedicated bitfighter server on mac.
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The Bitfighter program can be launched into a headless dedicated server mode by executing the program in the Terminal using the "-dedicated" argument.
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Easier, you don't even have to build it, all the files are already there.
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*First, locate your game, bitfighter.app
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The core program is located at "[path to Bitfighter.app]/Contents/MacOS/Bitfighter", so just type that in and add " -dedicated" to the end and hit enter.
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*Navigate through Contents > MacOS > Bitfighter
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*Open the application terminal, located in Applications > Utilities
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*Drag the bitfighter executable into the terminal window
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**After that is done, type a space, and then input -dedicated
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**press enter when your done and open the main .app game to see if your server is up
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'''Command line options'''
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If your copy of Bitfighter is in your Applications folder, you'd type this into Terminal:
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/Applications/Bitfighter.app/Contents/MacOS/Bitfighter -dedicated
  
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along with -dedicated, other commands can be typed in before pressing enter.
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This will launch an instance of Bitfighter in a headless dedicated server mode.
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more than one command may be used
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-dedicated [bindAddress] starts Zap as a dedicated server
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To make it more convenient, you can make a command file to launch it for you. Type the command into a plain text editor and save it with the extension ".command". Then give it the necessary permission: open a Terminal window, type "chmod a+x", drag the file in and hit enter.
  
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-name [playerName] sets the client's name to the specified name and skips the name entry screen.
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You can add more arguments to apply temporary settings that override settings in the bitfighter.ini. Arguments are listed at this page:
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[[Command line parameters]]
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-levels ["level1 level2 level3 ... leveln"] sets the specified level rotation for games
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-hostname [hostname] sets the name that will appear in the server browser when searching for servers.
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-maxplayers [number] sets the maximum number of players allowed on the server
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-password [password] sets the password for access to the server.
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-adminpassword [password] sets the administrator password for the server.
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*these methods are obsolete. there isn't really any reason to use them anymore*
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-server [bindAddress] hosts a game server/client on the specified
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        bind address.
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-connect [connectAddress] starts as a game client and attempts
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        to connect to the server at the specified address.
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-master [masterAddress] specfies the address of the master server
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Excerpt: bitfighter readme.txt
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Latest revision as of 05:34, 8 March 2017

The Bitfighter program can be launched into a headless dedicated server mode by executing the program in the Terminal using the "-dedicated" argument.

The core program is located at "[path to Bitfighter.app]/Contents/MacOS/Bitfighter", so just type that in and add " -dedicated" to the end and hit enter.

If your copy of Bitfighter is in your Applications folder, you'd type this into Terminal: /Applications/Bitfighter.app/Contents/MacOS/Bitfighter -dedicated

This will launch an instance of Bitfighter in a headless dedicated server mode.

To make it more convenient, you can make a command file to launch it for you. Type the command into a plain text editor and save it with the extension ".command". Then give it the necessary permission: open a Terminal window, type "chmod a+x", drag the file in and hit enter.

You can add more arguments to apply temporary settings that override settings in the bitfighter.ini. Arguments are listed at this page: Command line parameters

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