- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: UXB
Posted by: lpjuunin
I made a shortcut on my desktop with haloded v1.06, and I double click that to run.OK I thing I see your problem. You have to tell the Dedicated server where to find the init.txt file. You can do this a couple of ways. The preferred way is by using a batch file. I am going to assume you have a standard installation. So:
To create a startup batch file:
Open Notepad (or a similar pure text editor)
On the first line enter:
REM: Startup batch file
REM: Start the dedicated server
Start C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\haloded.exe -exec C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo init.txt
REM: END Batch File
Click "File" > "Save As" and then navigate to where you want to save the file and name it "HaloStart.bat" - Change Save as Type to "All Files" and Encoding to "Ansi" then click "Save"
Now you can double click on the HaloStart.bat file to start the dedicated server.
The halo Dedicated server accepts command line arguments to tell it how to run. The command "-exec {filename}" tells the server to use that file as the initialization file (init.xt).
See this reference:
Dedicated Server Command Line arguments
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?nid=316
OMG, I used your secondary idea, (the -exec (filename) ) and it works great. All my gametypes, my rcon password, and most importantly, my server title works wonderfully. Thank you SO VERY MUCH for helping me out, man. =D
Now only if I can start getting people to join it...xD