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GHOST RECON DEDICATED SERVER TIPS
This page last updated on Dec 5, 2003
TIP INDEX
How to Create a Dedicated Server
Creating Two GR Dedicated Servers on One Computer
How to Configure Map Rotation
How to Host From Behind a Router
Voice Communication
How to Play GR in a Window
HOW TO CREATE
A GHOST RECON DEDICATED SERVER
The first thing you need
to do is launch the normal game executable C:\Program Files\Red Storm Entertainment\Ghost
Recon\GhostRecon.exe and go to the Options screen, then the Multiplayer tab. At the bottom of that tab
are two very important items: Remote Access Password and Allow Remote Access checkbox.
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After
you have set the remote access password,
and enabled the remote access check box
go ahead and exit the game. On your desktop,
or anywhere else where a shortcut would
be handy, create a shortcut to the Ghost
Recon Executable. C:\Program Files\Red
Storm Entertainment\Ghost Recon\GhostRecon.exe
Now, in order to tell Ghost Recon you
want to start the server in the “dedicated”
mode, you need to add the "–autoserve" (without the quotes and making sure you include a space before typing -autoserve) switch
to the shortcut. This is done very simply.
Right click on your shortcut and select
properties, and then add the switch as
indicated in the image below:
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Now,
when you run this shortcut the GR server
is started in the dedicated server mode.
Ghost Recon launches in a 640x480 window
that should look something like this one:
As
the host you can still edit server options
by clicking on the "Edit Server" button
on the dedicated server GUI. Since you
enabled remote access, anyone with your
password can also edit the server settings
seen below:
That’s all there is to it. If you run
into trouble, feel free to post in our
forums!
CREATING TWO GHOST RECON DEDICATED SERVERS ON ONE COMPUTER
Thanks to the hard work of xxxGIJoe and Anubis of
WOLF Gaming.net, GR fans now have a very useful step-by-step guide
on How to Setup Two GR Dedicated Servers
on One Computer. Wolfservers is already doing this, and you can check out how smooth running two games on their
one ded server rig is by checking out their Wolf Tracker
for GR.
So why bother having two servers on one machine? A dedicated server on even a (relatively) low-end
Pentium 4 1.5 GHz system uses only about 30-40% of its system resources. For those of you who have invested in a
GR dedicated server, this guide helps you make the most use out of your machine!
HOW TO CONFIGURE MAP ROTATION
You can setup the map rotation for your
dedicated server by editing the following
file:
Ghost Recon\Data\Save\Script\default.ass
This is an XML file but editing it with
Notepad should be straight-forward.
HOW TO HOST FROM BEHIND A ROUTER
To host from behind a router, you must access the setup software inside your router
and find the "Forwarding" section (usually under "Advanced" settings). Port forwarding is used to set up
public services on your network. When users from the Internet make certain requests on your router,
they will be redirected to the specified IP.
After identifying the IP address of the computer you are hosting on,
set "Service Port Range" to 2346-2348, then in the Protocol section, pick "Both TCP and UDP".
VOICE COMMUNICATION
You can take multiplayer GR to the next level by using third-party
voice comm software. The two voice comm programs we recommend are:
TeamSpeak 2 - includes the ability to use temporary/sub channels and be hosted
on a dedicated server
Roger Wilco
HOW TO PLAY GR IN A WINDOW
Some of you may have enough screen real estate to play GR in a window
while running other programs. This may come in handy if you are taking screenshots of the game, or making a machinima movie.
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So how do you run GR in a Window? Here are the steps: (Note that you do this at your own risk ...
GR-R is not responsible if you subsequently have problems with your GR installation.)
Find the "options.xml" file in the Ghost Recon folderRename the file "options.txt"
Open the options.txt file in NotepadFind the "Fullscreen" tags and change "TRUE" to "FALSE"
Rename the file back to "options.xml" and run the game
You can set the size of the window in the game's Option Menu. To be able to use your cursor outside the game window,
just ALT-TAB to whatever other apps you are running concurrently.
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