How do i run a dedicated server from my computer?

[Scar]

just looking for a game where me and a friend can chill out together

*edit* downloaded dedicated server from tools, except i have no idea what to do

[Pantera]

Some videos you can watch explaining it all.
Its not that hard really most of the settings are in the dedicated.yaml in
SteamLibrary\steamapps\Common\Empyrion - Dedicated Server

& also you want to make sure you put a password on the server for only people you want to join so you dont get random people joining.

short video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8-c_gaJZ9o

longer tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIUnk-891hM

[Scar]

thanks ill have a look

[Scar]

I've added 30000 to the port mapping and trigger but it doesnt appear in the list :/

[Space Dummy]

Originally posted by Trickster:

I've added 30000 to the port mapping and trigger but it doesnt appear in the list :/

If you look at the video it says that if you run empyrion on the same computer you have to use other ports ;-) wich ones is also explaned in the video

[Pantera]

Originally posted by Trickster:

I've added 30000 to the port mapping and trigger but it doesnt appear in the list :/

Have you added the start port as 30000 & the end port as 30004 as the port range ?
& both tcp & udp set on that rule also.

[Scar]

external port is 30000/30000 internal is 30000/ 30000 (is greyed out) tcp/udp

[piddlefoot]

You need to acess your MODEM and set all the ports up and it will work perfectly for you, its all a matter of getting the MODEMS ports configured first.

My modem is 10.0.0.138 local, yours will be something like that to access your modem.

C / network, map the network, select modem.

Once you have the modem set up, then adjust the dedicated server YAML file entry where it says port number, put the port number you assigned Empyrion on the modem in here.

Assign the modem to a different port than the 30,000 range, I use 26000 for my modem and 30000 for my client to connect. Server will need up to 3 listening ports so you would assign 26000 and 26001 and 26002 and 26003 for modem and leave the default ports on the client alone and they will stay at 30,000 --to--30,003, follow ?

[7Griffins]

Originally posted by piddlefoot:

You need to acess your MODEM and set all the ports up and it will work perfectly for you, its all a matter of getting the MODEMS ports configured first.

Exactly, this is the most important thing you must know and do!
The rest is quite easy as the others explained, see videos and read about in the forum. My server runs perfectly from the first day on from my local machine.

[Scar]

I've logged into my router, and tried to setup port forwarding, but it just doesn't seem to appear :/

[Scar]

ive entered the port numbers

[Kryzzk]

When I had a server I never did get 30000 to work, I used 27015 as the port, TCP and UDP.

[piddlefoot]

On your Modem, did you create a profile for Empyrion ?
Make sure you set it up for TCP and UDP.

Check your firewall isnt blocking the program. [Empyrion]

Check any other anti virus software on your PC isnt blocking the connection comming in or out.

DONT FORGET that after you have set the modems port number up, you MUST make sure that port number is reflected / same, in the Dedicated YAML file.

Just out of curiosity ...
Do you have a second PC to run the server on ?
That would make setting it up a bit easier and would run alot better client side.
For just 2 or 3 players you could run a system with a 2.6GHTZ or better CPU and 6 to 8 GB of RAM and your in business with a pretty smoother server for 2 or 3.
Alot of old laptop have specs as good or better than that, got one lying around by any chance ?

[Scar]

Originally posted by Kryzzk:

When I had a server I never did get 30000 to work, I used 27015 as the port, TCP and UDP.

i guess i could give that a try

@piddlefoot, i did create an extra profile and i'm only using 1 machine to run the server off

[Scar]

Originally posted by Kryzzk:

When I had a server I never did get 30000 to work, I used 27015 as the port, TCP and UDP.

None of them worked even after disabling firewall :(

[Pantera]

In your dedicated.yaml what is the server port set to ?

this line:

ServerConfig:
Srv_Port: 30000