1.    What are the minimum requirements for a Daikatana Server?

2.    Why should I host a dedicated server?

3.    Can I host a dedicated server and still _____?

Streaming video (sucks bandwidth which the game could use)
Memory/processor/hard drive intensive utilities.
No defragging while others are playing.
Playing Daikatana on the same machine while the dedicated server is up.

4.    How do you set up a dedicated server?

D:\Games\Daikatana\DAIKATANA.EXE -dedicated [options here, see below]

Further down the list you'll find a list of common options that you can set for your server, along with a brief description of each option, and some examples.

5.    Can I create a shortcut on the desktop that starts the server?

Target: C:\games\daikatana\DAIKATANA.EXE -dedicated +set dm_same_map 0
Target: "C:\Program Files\Daikatana Demo\DAIKATANA.EXE" -dedicated etc.

6.    How can I list my server with the master server?

7.    Why would I want to list my server with a master server?

8.    What are some options I can enable/disable on the server?

• map

  Set starting map, such as E1DM1.

  This list includes the Map Pack maps, and makes no distinction about which maps shipped with the game and which are part of the pack. Format is mapfilename, gametype, episode-mapname.
  • e1dm1, deathmatch, E1-Gibbler on the Roof
  • e1dm1a, deathmatch, E1-Gibbler (Original)
  • e1dm2, deathmatch, E1-Storm Sector 7
  • e1dm2a, deathmatch, E1-SS7 (Original)
  • e1m1b, deathmatch, E1-Marsh Part Deux
  • e1m3b, deathmatch, E1-Solitary Beatings
  • e1dm3, deathmatch, E1-Medieval Future
  • q1dm3, deathmatch, E1-Abandoned Base
  • e2dm1, deathmatch, E2-Trials of Olympus
  • e2dm2, deathmatch, E2-Decay of Heroes
  • e2m2a, deathmatch, E2-Catacomb Carnage
  • e2dm3, deathmatch, E2-Acropolis Arena
  • e2dm4, deathmatch, E2-Gladiator
  • e2dm5, deathmatch, E2-Circe of Death
  • e2dm6, deathmatch, E2-Wrath of Ares
  • e3dm1, deathmatch, E3-Wizard's Roost
  • e3dm2, deathmatch, E3-Shallow Grave
  • e3m1c, deathmatch, E3-Plague Poundings
  • e3dm3, deathmatch, E3-Forsaken Outpost
  • e3dm4, deathmatch, E3-Hellkeep
  • e3dm5, deathmatch, E3-Bloodkeep
  • e4dm1, deathmatch, E4-The Dojo
  • e4dm2, deathmatch, E4-Hard Lesson
  • e4m5a, deathmatch, E4-Hideout
  • slicedm1, deathmatch,Slice N' Dice
  • e1ctf1, ctf, E1-CTF Gibbler
  • e2ctf1, ctf, E2-Intolerance
  • e2ctf2, ctf, E2-Olympus CTF
  • e3ctf1, ctf, E3-The Place
  • e3ctf2, ctf, E3-The Outlands
  • e4ctf1, ctf, E4-Mirror Image
  • e1dt1, deathtag, E1-Hellish Havens

• set hostname _____

  Sets your hostname to whatever you want it to be. If your hostname contains spaces, be sure to enclose it in quotation marks.

• set dedicated

  Setting this to 1 runs Daikatana as a dedicated server

• set dm_use_skill_system

  Set to 1 as default. Setting this to 0 should disable the skill system (ie, no more levelling up your stats)

• set dm_item_respawn

  1 by default. Set to 0 and items will not respawn

• set dm_footsteps

  1 by default. Set to 0 to turn off footstep sounds

• set maxclients

  Number of clients allowed to play

• set fraglimit

  First person to reach set fraglimit wins.

• set dm_friendly_fire

  Turn on/off friendly fire. 0 by default.

• set dm_teamplay

  Team Deathmatch. 0 by default

• set dm_allow armor

  Enable/disable armor powerup. 1 by default

• set dm_allow_health

  Enable/disable health in levels. 1 by default

• set dm_allow powerups

  Enable/disable runes in levels. 1 by default

• set dm_falling_damage

  Enable/disable falling damage. 1 by default

• set dm_force_respawn

  Force player to spawn, instead of player having to click in. 0 by default

• set dm_same_map

  Force server to play same map again and again. 0 by default

• set dm_spawn farthest

  Player spawns farthest from other players. 0 by default

• set dm_weapons_stay

  0 by default. If set to 1, weapon stays where it is. You pick it up, use the ammo, then must find more ammo, or forget about using it again.

• set dm_skill_level

  0 by default. I suppose this would set either the max skill level a player can attain, or set the default skill level for all players. Haven't been able to get this one to work.

9.    How about you just give me a simple command line to set up my own server?

This sets us up for a 10 player game that starts off on Gibbler, where the first person to 30 frags wins. The map then cycles on to the next map. (Note: Please don't use the servername DaikaHooHah. Why in Gwog's name would you want to, anyway?)

10.    What is a .cfg file?

With Quake2, one could call C:\games\Quake2.exe +exec SERVER.cfg. The file SERVER.cfg would contain all of the server flags and their settings, one for each line.

11.    Can I use a .cfg file in Daikatana?

12.    How do I control a Daikatana server remotely?

(If you haven't done so already, you should REALLY have a server.cfg, as mentioned previously. You can have different cfg files that do different things. Say you want to run a Team DM without falling damage?? Edit your existing cfg, and save it as a different name, indicating what type of game it is. This way you will only have to run a different cfg rather then restarting the server. )

There are a couple of steps to setting up rcon. First, is to set the password for rcon sessions. In ALL of you server cfg files, add the line:

rcon_password [password]

Remove the []'s and choose a unique password. You wouldn't want people getting into your server and screwing with your players :)

Now that you have set the password on the server, you can now issue server commands from the DK's console. To access the console, you must launch daikatana.exe with +set console 1 on the command line. This will allow you to access the console by pressing the "~" key.

Sending console commands is very simple with rcon. The first time you send commands, you need to include the rcon password with your command.

rcon [password] status

This sends the "Status" console command to the server. If your rcon password is correct, you should see the status of your server in the DK console. Once you issue a successful rcon command you do not need to send the password again, during that session. So if you wanted to check the status again, you would enter:

rcon status

What if you have different servers you need to admin remotely?? Not a problem. You can specify which server to send your commands to by using the rcon_address command. In you client's console type"

rcon_address [address]

You will now be able to admin the other server(s).

Here are some other commands that were left out of the previous list.

status - This is used on server consoles to see who is on your server, what their pings are, their scores, what map is being played, and what their userid is (more on that in a minute). Just type "status" (without the ") to see. (This can be issued using the rcon command)

kick - This useful command will "kick" a user off of the server. To kick a person, you will need to know the userid the server has assigned to the player. You can get this info by issuing a "status" command. The userid is a number, not the players name. Find the userid and type the following: