Setting up a dedicated server (Windows/Linux)

[Mehis]

Download SteamCMD

You can follow this tutorial to do that.

Downloading & Installing Source SDK Base 2013 Dedicated Server

With SteamCMD installed, run it and use the following commands:

login anonymous
force_install_dir ./whateverfolder/
app_update 244310

244310 is the app id for Source SDK Base 2013 Dedicated Server.
Once SteamCMD finishes downloading it, type quit to exit.

Get the game files

Get the latest mod files here.
Paste the files so the folder stucture looks like this: whateverfolder/zombie_master_reborn/

Maps

You can get majority of the maps by jacking them off[173.71.151.74] of other[46.4.98.131] fast-dls.
You will also need these files[github.com] to run said maps properly.

Running the server

You should already be familiar with this part but here's an example of launch options.

For Windows, create a bat file:

srcds.exe -game zombie_master_reborn -console -tickrate 33 +maxplayers 16 +map zm_docksofthedead

For Linux create a shell file:

#!/bin/sh
./srcds_run -game zombie_master_reborn -console -tickrate 33 +maxplayers 16 +map zm_docksofthedead

SourceMod

Download Metamod: Source + SourceMod.
ZMR isn't supported by SourceMod natively yet. This is why you'll have to download ZMR specific files here[github.com].

Troubleshooting

Linux is crying about some *.so files missing!
You should see another .so file with a similar name, either with or without _srv-postfix. Simply create a link/copy, and rename it as such.

ln -s soundemittersystem_srv.so soundemittersystem.so
ln -s scenefilecache_srv.so scenefilecache.so

I want to help the development by sharing crash dumps.
Run your game with the following launch options: -nobreakpad
This will generate a crash dump in srcds folder everytime the game crashes.

[Major Mozzer]

My friend has managed to get a server online but he's having some issues with adding maps to the maplist. Other then the default maps he says that any map he tried to add simply didn't work.

[Mehis]

You put the bsp files in the maps folder and put the map names in mapcycle.txt . What exactly is the problem here?

[Major Mozzer]

I'm not exactly sure but I think he's DLing old ZM maps and placing them in the map folder. Not sure about the mapcycle.txt but from what I could gather he couldn't even force the server to load up the maps he downloaded. Do older ZM maps not work on ZMR?

[Mehis]

Of course they do.

[Major Mozzer]

I'll have to speak to him again when he gets back online.

[the dog from family guy]

Hey, i'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I installed your ZM-AI and it doesn't appear to be working with my server. I have SourceMod and MetaMod setup correctly, but when I installed your ZM-AI files, it didn't appear to work.

Any help would be great.

Thanks.

[the dog from family guy]

Never mind, I googled it some more and found out you have to compile zmai.sp by yourself.

[Hungry-Man]

wow map park for freeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mehis]

Originally posted by Паучий Хуй:

Please tell me where the files are downloaded by default in the Ubuntu OS? I checked all the folders home, opt, vvv but found nothing, I also used search, I just don't know where the server files were downloaded, help

Try ~/.local/share/Steam