RO2 Dedicated Server
Downloading and Running the SteamCMD Update Tool
- Download the SteamCMD Update Tool:
- Extract the contents to a directory (Windows example: C:\SteamCmd\).
- Do not extract the contents of the updater tool to the regular Steam Client folder or to a folder that has the older HLDSUpdateTool program.
- Launch SteamCmd
- NOTE: To automate this process for future updates, see #Automating SteamCmd.
- Open a command prompt in that directory and start SteamCmd
- Windows: Type steamcmd
- The program will automatically update and enter you in to a Steam> prompt. Type help for more information.
- Open a command prompt in that directory and start SteamCmd
- Log in with your Steam Account. We recommend server admins set up a server steam account for this process.
- You must log out of the regular Steam client in order to properly log in to SteamCMD Update Tool (if you use your personal steam account)
login username password
- 4a. If you receive a Steam Guard error, check your e-mail for your access code and execute the following commands (you'll only need to do this once):
set_steam_guard_code yourcodehere login username password
- 5. You should see a message stating that you have successfully logged in with your account.
Downloading the Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad Dedicated Server
- This describes the process of updating the RO2 dedicated server application. These steps are required every time the game is updated. To automate this process for future updates, see #Automating SteamCmd.
- 1. If you aren't proceeding from the previous set of instructions, first launch SteamCmd.
- 2. At the Steam> prompt, set your RO2 Dedicated Server install directory.
- Examples:
- Absolute Path:
force_install_dir c:\RO2Server\
- Up one folder:
force_install_dir ..\RO2Server\
- In the Steam Command folder:
force_install_dir .\RO2Server\
- 3. Install or Update RO2.
- If this is your first time installing or if you are trying to verify the integrity of the server files:
app_update 212542 validate
- If this is simply an update to an existing RO2 dedicated server:
app_update 212542
- If Tripwire is currently running a beta update of the dedicated server files:
app_update 212542 -beta "branch name"
Where "branch name" is the current beta branch. Currently there is not a live dedicated server beta branch.
- 4. Once finished, type quit at the Steam> prompt to properly log off of the Steam servers.
Automating SteamCmd
There are two ways to automate SteamCmd.
- 1. Add commands to the command line. Example:
SteamCmd +login user password +force_install_dir ./ro2_ds +app_update 212542 validate
- 2. Create a script.
- a. Put your SteamCmd commands in a text file. Example:
// update_ro2_ds.txt // login user password force_install_dir ./ro2server app_update 212542 validate exit
- b. Run SteamCmd with the +runscript option. Example:
SteamCmd +runscript ro2_ds.txt
Starting the Server
Use the batch file downloaded with the server or create your own. To launch a server with default settings on Territory Apartments use the following batch script:
start .\Binaries\win32\rogame te-Apartments?minplayers=0?maxplayers=32? -seekfreeloadingserver
Advanced Configuration
Configuring your new Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad server will be very similar to those who have set up any Unreal Engine 3 server (such as UT 3). However to those who are from other engines such as IdTech and Source there are many differences, which we'll cover here. Those who are also looking for specific sever config settings will likely find what they are looking for below.
rogame.ini
The rogame.ini file can be found under \ROGame\Config\
This file controls all the various game elements that can be configured by admins in Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad. From game modes such as Classic or Action to spectating options and death cams, everything can be set up to the admins liking from this file.
First admins will want to configure this file to update the WebAdmin, server password and other settings that you do have access to. Here is an example of a very simple ROGame.ini settings admins will want to change first:
Server Passwords
- [Engine.AccessControl] in ROGame.ini:
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| AdminPassword | Alpha numeric character combinations. Example: Abd32Sdn53 | This is the master server administrator password |
| GamePassword | Alpha numeric character combinations. Example: cl4ng4m3 | This sets a password players will need to enter to join the server |
Server Name
- [Engine.GameReplicationInfo] in ROGame.ini:
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| ServerName | Alpha numeric character combinations. Example: Yoshi's House of 32 Compressed Pancakes | This is the displayed server name to all players in the server and the server browser |
General Global Game Settings
- [ROGame.ROGameInfo] in ROGame.ini:
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| RoundStartScreenTime | Numbers in seconds. Example: 8 // This is 8 seconds | The time at which players will spawn into the game before pre-start time ends. Valid entries are in seconds. |
| bLANServer | True or False | Sets the server to broadcast to the internet if set to False. Sets the server to be local network only if set to True. |
Team Balance
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| bBalanceTeams | True or False | True turns on auto-team balance functionality |
| bAutoBalanceTeamsOnDeath | True or False | Sets the server to auto-team balance dead players only. True turns this on. Only works if bBalanceTeams=True |
| MaxTeamDifference | Numerical values between 1 and 63. Example: 2 | Sets the maximum number of players the teams can be unbalanced by. Only works if bBalanceTeams=True |
Game Rounds, Ready Up System and AI Difficulty
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| RoundLimit | Numerical values between 0 and X | Sets the amount of rounds in a match. This is how many times a map will be played before moving on // 0-Best 2 out of 3, 1 = 1 round, 2 = 2 rounds, 3 and above = Best out of X. |
| EndOfMapDelay | Numerical value in seconds. Example: 45 | Sets the amount of time after a match before the server loads the next map |
| GameDifficulty | Numerical values between 1 and 5. Example: 2 | Sets the AI difficulty level in the server. At higher values the AI will be more accurate |
| bUseReadySystem | True or False | Sets the server to use the Ready Up system if set to True. This means players will need to ready up before the first round will play |
Hero Count and Battlefield Commissions
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| MaxHeroes16Player | Numerical values between 0 and X. Example 2 | Sets the amount of Hero slots allowed per team in a 16 max player sized server |
| MaxHeroes32Player | Numerical values between 0 and X. Example 3 | Sets the amount of Hero slots allowed per team in a 32 max player sized server |
| MaxHeroes64Player | Numerical values between 0 and X. Example 5 | Sets the amount of Hero slots allowed per team in a 64 max player sized server |
| bEnableBattlefieldCommissions | True or False | Sets the ability for players to receive in game battlefield commissions for doing well in a round. This allows them to select an already filled role |
In Game Admin Messages to Players
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| ServerAdvertisementMessages | String of text. Example: Server Rules: No TKing, have fun! | Sets an admin message to be printed to all players in the server. It shows up in the text chat area |
| ServerAdvertisementInterval | Numerical value in seconds. Example: 60 | Sets the rate at which the Server Advertisement Message is sent to players |
Minimum Amount of Players For a Round to Start
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| MinNetPlayers | Numerical values between 1 and 64. Example: 1 | Sets the amount of players needed on the server for a round to start |
Friendly Fire Settings
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| FriendlyFireKillLimit | Numerical values between 1 and X. Example: 6 | Sets the amount of TK's a player can have before the server will punish the player |
| FriendlyFireDamageLimit | Numerical values between 1 and X. Example: 800 | Sets the amount of friendly fire damage (non TK) a player can have before the server will punish the player |
| FriendlyFireScale | Numerical values between 0 and 1. Example: 1 | Sets the global friendly fire damage scale for small arms to the player hit by friendly fire. 0 is no damage, .5 is half damage and 1 is full damage |
| FriendlyFireArtilleryScale | Numerical values between 0 and 1. Example: 1 | Sets the artillery friendly fire damage scale to the player hit by friendly fire. 0 is no damage, .5 is half damage and 1 is full damage |
| FriendlyFireExplosiveScale | Numerical values between 0 and 1. Example: 1 | Sets the grenade/explosive friendly fire damage scale to the player hit by friendly fire. 0 is no damage, .5 is half damage and 1 is full damage |
| FriendlyFireArtilleryPunishScale | Numerical values between 0 and 1. Example: 0.1 | Sets how much damage a player who has injured or killed teammates with artillery receives as on his limit before he is punished |
| FriendlyFireExplosivePunishScale | Numerical values between 0 and 1. Example: 0.1 | Sets how much damage a player who has injured or killed teammates with grenades/explosives receives as on his limit before he is punished |
| FriendlyFirePunishment | Numerical values between 0 and 2. Example: 1 | Sets the punishment for players who have exceeded the friendly fire or damage limits. 0 = kick, 1 = session ban, 2 = perm ban |
| bEnableTeamKillForgiving | True or False | Sets if players are allowed to forgive TK's in game by typing "NP" after a TK in the player chat |
Visability of Friend Player Names
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| FriendlyPlayerNames | Numerical Values between 0 and 2. Example: 2 | Sets the conditions on when friendly player names are visible to players |
Punkbuster Levels of Security
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| PunkbusterServerProfile | Numerical Values between 0 and 3. Example: 2 | Sets the level of Punkbuster security. 0= Off, 1 = Server screenshots only, 2 = Standard security checks on players, 3 = Stringent security checks on players - This level may impact player performance. |
Voting
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| bEnableMapVoting | True or False | Sets if players can vote for the next map at the end of a match. If not, map cycle will auto rotate. |
| MapVotingTime | Numerical value in seconds. Example: 30 | Sets the amount of time after a match is done that players have to vote for the next map if map voting is enabled. |
| bEnableKickVoting | True or False | Sets if players can kick vote players from the server |
| bAnonymousVoteKicking | True or False | Sets if players can kick vote anonymously if kick voting is enabled |
| bEnableKickVoting | True or False | Sets if players can kick vote players from the server. |
| KickVotingTime | Numerical value in seconds. Example: 30 | Sets the amount of time a kick vote has a chance to succeed in before it will fail without the needed amount of votes. |
| bEnableRoleVoting | True or False | Sets if players can kick vote players from roles such as sniper, squad leader and commander for poor performance |
| RoleVotingTime | Numerical value in seconds. Example: 30 | Sets the amount of time a role vote has a chance to succeed in before it will fail without the needed amount of votes. |
| bUseScoreAsVoteWeight | True or False | Sets if players with higher scores will have multiple votes counted based on their score |
| bAllowMidGameVoting | True or False | Sets if map voting can happen mid match instead of just at the end |
| MidGameVotingPercentage | Numerical value between 1 and 100. Example: 50 | Sets the percentage needed for a successful vote |
| EndGameVotingPercentage | Numerical value between 1 and 100. Example: 50 | Sets the percentage needed for a successful vote |
| MapRepeatLimit | Numerical value between 0 and X. Example: 1 | Sets the amount of times a map be voted back to before players will no longer be able to select it |
Communication
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| bEnableVOIP | True or False | Sets if voice over IP is enabled on the server |
| bDisablePublicVOIPChannel | True or False | Sets if the public voip channel is enabled |
| bDisablePublicTextChat | True or False | Sets if the public text chat is enabled |
| bEnableDeadToDeadVOIP | True or False | Sets dead players can talk to each other |
| bPartitionSpectators | True or False | Sets spectators having the ability to talk and chat with non spectators |
| bPositional3DVOIP | True or False | This is a non functional setting |
| bPositional3DVOIPAllHear | True or False | This is a non functional setting |
Game Mode
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| RealismLevel | Numerical value between 0 and 3 | Sets the game mode for the server. 0 = Realism, 1 = Action, 2 = Classic, 3 = Custom |
Specating
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| SpectatingMode | Numerical value between 0 and 3 | Sets globally. 0 = 3rd person (and 1 and 2), 1 = Locked 3rd person ( and 2), 2 = 1st person only |
| bAllowDeadRoaming | True or False | Sets if dead or spectating players can freely roam around the map |
| bAllowViewpointSpectating | True or False | Sets if dead or spectating players can view the map from map viewpoint characters |
| bLockTrueSpectatorsView | True or False | Sets if spectating players can only view from the first person camera |
| bAllowKillCamera | True or False | Sets if dead players will get a "kill cam" of the location they were killed from |
Reinforcments
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| ReinforcementTimeScale | Numerical value between 0 and 1 | Sets globally if the map designated reinforcement times are scaled up or down |
Honor Gating
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| MinimumHonor | Numerical value between 0 and 99 | Sets the minimum player honor needed to join the server |
| MaximumHonor | Numerical value between 1 and 100 | Sets the maximum player honor needed to join the server |
Welcome Screen and Message Of The Day
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| BannerLink | A URL to the servers banner of choice. Must be a .png. Example: http://www.heroesofstalingrad.com/ServerAd/RO2_ServerTest.png | Sets the the welcome screen banner image players see when joining the server |
| ClanMotto | Text string. Exmaple: Welcome to our Red Orchestra 2 server! | Sets the Motto line of the welcome screen that players see when joining the server |
| ClanMottoColor | Numeric Color Code. Example: (B=0,G=0,R=0,A=255) | Sets the text color of the motto line |
| ServerMOTD | Text string. Exmaple: This is our message of the day ...@nl@@nl@Please enjoy your time on our server@nl@@nl@@nl@This is the last line | Sets the MOTD text. @nl represents a line break |
| ClanMottoColor | Numeric Color Code. Example: (B=0,G=0,R=0,A=255) | Sets the text color of the MOTD text |
| WebLink | A URL to the server owners webpage. Example: www.redorchestra2.com | Sets the welcome screen link to direct players to the servers/communities website |
| WebLinkColor | Numeric Color Code. Example: (B=0,G=0,R=0,A=255) | Sets the welcome screen link color |
Maps
bUseMapList=True - This sets the server to use a custom map list you specify instead of the entire default map list.
Maps can be set to run by gametype and amount of rounds played. The following is an example map list that can be put in your rogame.ini:
| Game Map Cycle |
|---|
| GameMapCycles=(Maps=("TE-Apartments","FF-Barracks","CD-Station","TE-Spartanovka","TE-CommissarsHouse","CD-RedOctoberFactory","TE-Gumrak","FF-Station","CD-PavlovsHouse","TE-RedOctoberFactory","CD-Barracks","TE-Station","CD-FallenFighters","FF-GrainElevator","TE-Barracks","CD-CommissarsHouse","TE-FallenFighters","CD-Gumrak","CD-Apartments","TE-GrainElevator","CD-GrainElevator","TE-PavlovsHouse","CD-Spartanovka"),RoundLimits=(1,1,1,2,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,3)) |
The first part specifies the exact maps and their game types, while the round limits section (which has to match the number of maps in the cycle) determines how many rounds you want each map to play.
Enable/Disable Functionality
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| bDisableSpawnOnSquadLeader | True or False | Sets Spawn on Squad Leader system on or off |
| bHalfTimeTeamSwap | True or False | Sets teams to swap sides after the first round is over |
| bDisableOverheadMap | True or False | Sets the overhead map to be on or off |
| bDisableCompass | True or False | Sets the compass to be on or off |
| bDisableTeamDeathIcons | True or False | Sets team death icons on the main HUD on or off |
| bDisableSquadMemberIcons | True or False | Sets Squad Member icons on the main HUD on or off |
| bDisableSquadLeaderIcon | True or False | Sets Squad Leader icons on the main HUD on or off |
| bDisableEnemySpottedIcons | True or False | Sets Enemy Spotted icons on the main HUD on or off |
| bDisableTacticalView | True or False | Sets Tactical View on or off |
| bDisableTacticalSquadLeaderIcons | True or False | Sets Squad Leader icons in tactical view on or off |
| bDisablePeripheralActionIndicators | True or False | Sets Peripheral Action Indicator system on or off |
| bDisablePeripheralWhips | True or False | Sets Peripheral whips to be on or off (indicator that rounds are passing near player) |
| bDisableObjectiveForceOutput | True or False | Sets if player force indicators (silhouettes on cap bar) are visible by players |
| bDisableObjectiveNotifications | True or False | Sets if players receive messages about objectives being under attack |
| bLimitedGrenades | True or False | Sets explosive (except smoke) grenades to be limited to 1 per soldiers |
| bNoGrenades | True or False | Sets no grenades (except smoke) for all players on or off |
Information on Scoreboard
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| bShowIPOnScoreboard | True or False | Sets if server IP is visible on the scoreboard |
| bShowDateOnScoreboard | True or False | Sets if the date is visible on the scoreboard |
| bShowSteamIDsOnScoreboard | True or False | Sets if player's SteamIDs instead of names are on the scoreboard |
Clan Match Functionality
Some of these options may not yet be implemented
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| bForceDemoRecording | True or False | Forces every connecting client to record a client side demo when connecting to the server |
| bAutoEndOfMatchScoreboardScreenshot | True or False | Forces every connecting client to take a screenshot of their scoreboard at the end of the round |
| bIgnoreScoreForTieBreaking | True or False | Game will ignore team scores as a tie-breaker condition |
| bUseCapturesForTieBreaking | True or False | Game will ignore team capture points held as a tie-breaker condition |
Restrictions
| Option Name | Valid Entries | What this option controls |
|---|---|---|
| bNoVehicles | True or False | Sets if vehicles will be available on the server on combined arms and tank only maps |
| bNoWeaponLimits | True or False | Sets if the server enforces a weapon limit |
| bClassicWeaponLoadout | True or False | Sets if server will ignore ranking system and use the Classic loadouts and availability |
| bRealisticPistolLoadouts | True or False | Sets if all classes or only select roles will have access to pistols |
| bRealisticDrivingRestrictions | True or False | Sets if drivers of tanks can move the vehicle while in positions that would prohibit them from doing so realistically |
Setting Up Web Admin
To enable webadmin: Open ROWeb.ini. In the [IpDrv.WebServer] section set
bEnabled=true
By default webadmin will listen on port 8080 on the IP of the game server using, but you'll want to customize this port for multiple servers on the same IP. To change this, open ROweb.ini and modify the following line:
ListenPort=8080
Admins will now be able to log into their servers web admin panel. They can do by either connecting via a local address (if the server is local) or web address (the servers IP) followed by the port. They can use any of their favorite modern internet browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and IE. An example of what to put in the address bar of the browser is:
192.168.0.100:8080
They will be presented with a login screen. The default user is: Admin. The password will be whatever was set as the admin pass in rogame.ini. If no admin pass was set, the admin will not be able to log in.
Setting up multiple web admins
Open ROWebAdmin.ini and add the following under [WebAdmin.WebAdmin]:
AuthenticationClass=WebAdmin.MultiWebAdminAuth
Start the server once to generate a new ROMultiAdmin.ini. Now you can either add new admin names and passwords from within the Web Admin itself, or you can add them manually in the file. To do so add the following information for each admin under [Admin MultiAdminData] in ROMultiAdmin.ini
DisplayName= "AdminNameHere" // Punctuation does matter for these names Password= "123" // Any alpha numeric set of characters will work here Order= "DenyAllow" bEnabled= "True" // This enables this admin
How To Use Web Admin
Go to web admin to find out more details on how to use the system.
Setting Up Redirect
To enable redirect for third party custom maps to be able to run on their server, admins needs to install the "cooked server" files in their "\ROGame\CookedPCServer" directory on the dedicated server.
Now unless users already have the cooked client map files installed manually or previously downloaded in their clients cache, the server will need to be set up to redirect clients without the map to download it from a redirect server. To enable this, the admin must open the roengine.ini file and add a new section near the bottom of the file. The section is called [IpDrv.HTTPDownload] and should look like this:
[IpDrv.HTTPDownload] RedirectToURL=http://redirect.tripwireinteractive.com/ro2/
Where the RedirectToURL is a web location that is a repository of the client map files. The example above is the location of Tripwire's public redirect server which will host several near complete and complete custom maps. The client map file (.roe and not any supporting .upk packages) must be renamed as a .upk file. Thus RedirectTestMap.ROE should be renamed to redirecttestmap.upk on the redirect.
Known Issues to Avoid
As a redirect server can be a Linux machine, it is very important admins have the closing forward slash in the URL as well as spell all map names in lowercase. Failure to do so will result in a broken redirect and clients will only obtain a 1kb file of the proper name but not the actual files. A redirect server needs fast speeds and as much bandwidth as possible, but little else.