How to Start Dedicated server with steam version

Hi all. I started up this old game and noticed that it was only 1 server online. Is the game that dead? 45 player/day seems to be standard. So I started to try put up a server my self. Couldn't find any server files :(

FS 2013 Dedicated server steam version

I made the impossible possible :) The maker say: An extra Farming Simulator 2013 license per Dedicated Server Software license is required
(Steam version of Farming Simulator 2013 is not supported)

But Now It Is :)

If you got a extra copy of the game on a different account, or a nice friend maybe. Or else bay a new.
Don't forget to turn on show file name extensions in File Explorer!

1. You need a extra account with the game on.
2. You need a spare pc that works with steam installed (and password saved).
3. Login in to steam on spare pc with extra account and download FS2013
4. Start the game and goto multiplayer create game and put in your settings.
5. When map is up and running, Press ESC and save game and then abort.

Okej now you can go the easy way Or u jump to nr:10

6. Make shortcut to Farming Simulator 2013\x64\FarmingSimulator2013Game.exe
7. Right click, properties and at the end in targetline a space and -server so it looks something like this.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Farming Simulator 2013\x64\FarmingSimulator2013Game.exe" -server

8. Start the shortcut and the deicated server should start. If not try run as administrator.
9. Now try to join the server, if you happy thats it. But if u want more then continue.

Okej The little harder way, so the server is running in the background nice and tidy.

10. Make a new textdocument named FS13Dedi.bat next to, Farming Simulator 2013\x64\FarmingSimulator2013Game.exe and put this inside.

@echo off

FarmingSimulator2013Game -server

11. Win key and start typing taskschd click it when comes up.
12. Create task. Marked red on pictures is the most important



13. OK and you need to put in your password
14. Make sure steam is set to NOT start automatically when you restart pc. Shutdown steam.
15. Right click task and Run, Check in task manager that GIANTS Engine starts after a while.
16. Try connect. If it works you done all successfully.
17. If you set FS2013 server to run on win botup, restart pc and check it starts.

Ok now you are on the way, but you may have noticed a error in the log of a missing file. So now you need to make a new dedi folder to get rid of the error.

18. Goto C:\Users\Your Username\Documents\My Games\farmingsimulator2013
19. Make a new folder named dedicated_server open it.
20. Make new textdocument named dedicatedServerConfig.xml and put this inside.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no" ?>
<gameserver>
    <settings>
        <game_name>Your Farm Name Here</game_name>
        <admin_password>YourAdminPasswordHere</admin_password>
        <game_password>ServerPassword</game_password>
        <savegame_index>1</savegame_index>
        <max_player>12</max_player>
        <port>10823</port>
		<matchmaking_server index="2">Continental Europe</matchmaking_server>
        <language>en</language>
        <auto_save_interval>180</auto_save_interval>
        <stats_interval>360</stats_interval>
        <use_upnp>false</use_upnp>
        <difficulty>2</difficulty>
        <dirtInterval>3</dirtInterval>
        <pause_game_if_empty>true</pause_game_if_empty>
        <mapID>Map01</mapID>
        <mapFilename>default</mapFilename>
    </settings>
    <mods>
        <mod filename="FarmingSimulator2013ClassicsPack" isDlc="true" />
    </mods>
</gameserver>

21. Edit game_name (Max 23 characters), admin_password, game_password, max_player (Max 16 Players)
22. Edit matchmaking_server, there is 3 options:

index="1">Deutschland
index="2">Continental Europe
index="3">International

23. <auto_save_interval> if you put in 1 it saves every 1 min (jerky feeling if save to often).
24. If you got more mods you need to fill them in under, for example:

    <mods>
        <mod filename="FarmingSimulator2013ClassicsPack" isDlc="true" />
        <mod filename="SuperPlowToTheMAX" isDlc="false" />
        <mod filename="MayorSuperTractorToTheMAX" isDlc="false" />
    </mods>

25. Don't forget: isDlc="true" for DLC and isDlc="false" for mods.
26. Shut of server if you havent already, and restart it, connect and test.
When shutting down server you need to open task manager, find GIANTS Engine (32 bit) and press End Task. You also need to find Steam (32 bit) and press End Task. Or if its to messy, restart PC :)

If you followed all, and I didn't miss any :) It should be a running FS2013 Server using your steam version
Of course you need to port forward and so on...

And don't forget to login so u can use the money :) Press U
And Press U again
I searched all over after Dedicated files for FS2013 but no luck :( So I made this and it seems to work fine. If any 1 got them or know were to it would be nice. If someone is interested I also got the web interface working, but very limited :(

A BIG Tanx to Sam that found the dedicated server files :)

Happy Farming to All

[Sam]

Yo Freddy I don't have the Dedicated Server software but i might know where you can find it.

[Freddy]

Hi!
Yes, doesn't matter.

[Sam]

If you had the Dedicated Server files, would they even work with Steam version?

[Freddy]

Hope It Helps some1