Shifter SERVER
- for admins only!
Download
server files, Shifter.exe :: Self extracting
.zip archive (for latest T2)
or server files :.zip
file version (extract to c:/Dynamix/Tribes2 folder)
(for latest T2)
optional Maps Advanced
CTF Bot Maps (extra server side bot missions)
optional Maps 30
small serverside missions (maps with flag distances
under 600m apart)
optional T2 patch, version 25034 of Tribes 2, 80
meg patch via FTP (released November 20th, 2002)
optional Shifter
Vehicles, this file is needed for the .zip download
server version if you want to set $host::serverside="0";
to enable HERCs etc
Just run the Shifter.exe
file and it will extract itself(self extracting zip),
then run the server using
one of the shortcuts in the Tribes2/GameData
folder (they are .bat files)
or make a new shortcut for the mod using "-dedicated
-mod Shifter"
or
- download Shifter.zip to your Tribes2/GameData folder
- right-click and select "Extract to Folder "Shifter"
( check that you dont have two shifter folders, it should
be only Tribes2/GameData/Shifter and not Tribes2/GameData/Shifter/Shifter/
)
- delete all the folders in Tribes2/GameData/base (you
may want to backup your prefs if this is an update)
start server using shortcut -dedicated -mod Shifter
NEED HELP? If you cannot get the server working after
you read the instructions then drop by the Shifter
Server forums to get expert advice (from the guys
who host the servers which are up now)
you must
ALWAYS make sure that ALL .dso files are removed from
the base folders before you install or run any mod,
the previously mentioned batch files will do this for
you so be sure to use them!
Root
Folder Structure
Base Folder
contents
Shifter options are in shifter/prefs/shifterconfig.cs
and shifter/prefs/serverprefs.cs,
use notepad to edit .cs files and change any settings
you wish. eg to make shifter serverside so anyone can
join the server edit serverprefs.cs and find $host::serverside="0";
and change the 0 to a 1.
Shifter Server : Players
- You do not need this download unless you are going
to host a dedicated server.
To run Shifter Server under Linux
use the Shifter.zip
and look at this
topic
| Shifter
Installtion Instructions |
| How
To Install Shifter As A Dedicated Server : |
| PLEASE FOLLOW THESE EXACTLY.
delete the SCRIPTS folder in GameData/Base
- do NOT run tribes 2 until you have set up shifter,
if you run 'base' you will always need to delete
the scripts folder before running Shifter! (if
you dont you might have to reinstall shifter)
delete your serverprefs.cs from
base/prefs and delete the .dso files in prefs
too
- 1) Double-click the Server file
and it will extract to the default Tribes2 folder
(C:/Dynamix/Tribes2/)
- 2) Double-click the Shifter_Dedicated_Server.bat
file in Tribes2/GameData (it will delete .dso
files in base and run the dedicated server)
- 3) Load tribes 2 and join your
own dedicated server
If this does not work you can try
the sure fire method.
1: Copy the Tribes2 folder from
the CD onto your HD anywhere you like (this will
be your Server)
Do not run it yet
2: Copy the T2 patches into your new GameData
folder and run them all to patch your new T2 up
3: Install the shifter mod, make sure the Shifter
folder is in the GameData folder of your new T2
folder
4: Create a shortcut to your new Tribes2.exe and
edit its properties (the target box, refer to
picture below)
5: Now you can run it, but make sure you start
it using a shifter mod shortcut so it does not
run base!! (check below)
use -dedicated in the shortcut to make a dedicated
server
!!: Do not run base T2 in your new folder - if
you do you can fix it before running shifter by
deleting all the folders in the GameData/base
folder (nothing in them is needed, all the required
files are in the .vl2 files in base)
Ispawn.exe keeps your T2 server
online all the time and restarts the server after
it crashes, run it using a shortcut with a Target
that looks like this C:\\Dynamix\Tribes2\GameData\ispawn.exe
28000 Tribes2.exe -dedicated -mission Katabatic
CTF -mod Shifter
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| How
To Install Shifter As A Stand Alone Game : (for
making maps etc) |
| PLEASE FOLLOW THESE EXACTLY.
- 1) run the Server file and it
will extract to the default Tribes2 folder (C:/Dynamix/Tribes2/)
- 2) Delete the Scripts folder
from Tribes2/GameData/Base (to remove the .dso
files in base)
- 3) Make a copy of the Tribes2
short cut that you want to use to start your
game.
- 4) Add the option -mod shifter
to the end of the Command in the Short Cut properties.
Right click on the Tribes2 short cut and click
properties.
Should look like the screen shot.
- 5) run it
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