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[horred the plague]

A dedicated server is much better when hosting a MP game.  The server handles only what it has to and doesn't have to mess with rendering graphics, sounds, etc that takes up unnecessary resources.  Sure one can run a MP game on the same PC as they are playing but if you get more than a handful of people online it can show lag as the host's PC renders the game client.  Even when I run a LAN game (say at work when we have a UT2003 deathmatch game) I use a unit set aside for just being a server.  Also a dedicated server is easier to keep a high uptime on versus a player's PC that is hosting the game which will more likely than not be used for more than just playing a single game.

My guide was written for a dedicated server.  The dedicated server does not have to go in any specific location.  I do not play NWN on the server...I have my normal PC for running the NWN game  (there it resides in the C:\neverwinternights\nwn folder).  I'll most likely be changing the guide to reflect how to make it easier on the server admin by changing the NWNServer path to the default neverwinternights\nwn path.

Again I remind, and quote from my readme (now I'm the one being redundant, hehe):

     IMPORTANT NOTE:  I am NOT a SQL expert. This mod was my first experience with MySQL....
PLEASE be FOREWARNED!!!! If this is a problem, choose a different module.

This applies to NWN servers, as well. And I'm not blessed with 2 or more computers--just this one old beater, that I call home.

I assume if you can do such things as set up dedicated servers on other machines, and link it all together--this should be a walk in the park for you. I struggled through this whole process. I'm a modder, not a networker. I fully admit this, and simply try to do the best I can--and even offer help, in a field I have no place doing so. Why? Because I care enough to try, that's why. How did I figure out how to set things up, even the crude way that I did? I !!!!! Of everything involved. Sometimes this involves reading scripts, too--cause some modders think it's cute to put all their instructions inside of a script (and not in with their mods), so you need a crystal ball to find them.

Edited by horred the plague, 08 March 2005 - 06:25 PM.

[udoh]

I run my NWNServer on my Drive D, Actually I run all my games from drive D, The number of times I have to reinstall Windows, woudl mean that I would be reinstalling my games all the time, so put everything like that on Drive D into a folder called... (wait for it) "GAMES"... brilliant huh...

hehehehe
udoh

[horred the plague]

Maybe some of you might find this thread useful, from the PRC forums:

Complete installation instructions for the ConvoCC

Keep in mind that this is a thread in progress, apparently we're not the only ones having some difficulties....

[qeylIS [Kahless]]

So, if Im reading this right, Tiggerlicker tried the suggested 'edit & rebuild' and it didnt work, but qeylIS [Kahless] tried it, and it did?

Confooosed.....

./Dingo

Yes - it did! Don´t know what Tiggerlicker tried furthermore. But for our Server it worked! And it worked again with Version 6

[GrapeApe]

So, if Im reading this right, Tiggerlicker tried the suggested 'edit & rebuild' and it didnt work, but qeylIS [Kahless] tried it, and it did?

Confooosed.....

./Dingo

Yes - it did! Don´t know what Tiggerlicker tried furthermore. But for our Server it worked! And it worked again with Version 6

Worked for me on my Linux install too, which doesn't have a C:, D:, or any other alpha: drive.

Followed Horred's instructions to use the advanced settings for compile/script only. Saved out, copied from windows to linux. Started it up and voila!

GrapeApe

[Tiggerlicker]

,Mar 9 2005, 07:30 PM]Yes - it did! Don´t know what Tiggerlicker tried furthermore. But for our Server it worked! And it worked again with Version 6

I haven't had a lot of time to mess with it anymore...big meeting coming up at work and I've had to turn my attention to that Hopefully after next week I'll be able to get back to the "fun stuff"...

Edited by Tiggerlicker, 10 March 2005 - 07:57 AM.

[qeylIS [Kahless]]

I haven't had a lot of time to mess with it anymore...big meeting coming up at work and I've had to turn my attention to that   Hopefully after next week I'll be able to get back to the "fun stuff"...

If you need a helping hand, send me a PM

Your marvelous installation guide was a very big help for me and our Heroes of New Nordock :thumb:

[Jaguar]

Yeah.. Horred... I actually have 5 servers I can run at once..

If you extract the NWN_Dedicatedserver_1.65 5 different times with 5 different names.. you can run 5 different servers...

i MAINLY use this for testing purposes....

I actually run 2 mods that do not use NWNX and use FireDaemon to run the server instances as windows services...

FireDaemon:
server 1: mod1 (C:\NWN_DedicatedServer_v1.65_1) -5121
server 2: mod2 (C:\NWN_DedicatedServer_v1.65_2) -5122

THEN...
NWNX
Server 3: mod3 (C:\NWN_DedicatedServer_v1.65_3) -5123
Server 4: mod4 (C:\NWN_DedicatedServer_v1.65_4) -5124

FireDaemon does a good job with restarts and crashes for mods that do not need NWNX...

BUT I like how I can edit the NWNX shortcut with the command line options instead of fooling with the ini files....

SO... I have like 2 different shortcuts with different options in the properties and do not touch the ini file....

Hope this gives a little insight....

Jag