Steamcmd

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steamcmd is the command-line version of the Steam client for dedicated servers. It uses SteamPipe to download content and primarily used to set up game servers that are available through Steam.

Installation

Adding the Steam license

First it is needed to accept the Steam License(s):

If a global license file is used for all packages:

root #echo "games-server/steamcmd Steam license(s)" >> /etc/portage/package.license

Else in it's own licence file, per package, as example:

root #echo "games-server/steamcmd Steam license(s)" >> /etc/portage/package.license/steamcmd

Emerge

root #emerge --ask games-server/steamcmd

Server deployment

There are known bugs requiring these commands to be ran several times rather than once.

Note
see external resources at the bottom of this page for a list of game mod numbers for other mods.

hlds

steam ~/steamcmd/./steamcmd.sh +login anonymous +force_install_dir "../hlds/" +app_set_config 90 +app_update 90 validate +quit

cstrike

steam ~/steamcmd/

./steamcmd.sh +login anonymous +force_install_dir "../hlds/" +app_set_config 90 mod cstrike +app_update 90 mod cstrike validate +quit

server

hlds

steam ~/hlds/./hlds_run +maxplayers 32

cstrike

steam ~/hlds/./hlds_run -game cstrike -autoupdate +maxplayers 32 +map de_dust2

Metamod

We will use metamod and amxmodx to make administration of your new servers easy.

Note
replace <mod> with the hlds mod you're using. example 'cstrike' for counter strike.

steam ~/hlds/<mod>mkdir -p addons/metamod/dlls

Warning
Commands under this bar are experimental & not yet tested extensively.

Download Metamod:

steam ~/hlds/<mod>/addons/metamod/dlls/wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/metamod/Metamod%20Binaries/1.20/metamod-1.20-linux.tar.gz

Decompress Metamod:

steam ~/hlds/<mod>/addons/metamod/dlls/tar -xf metamod*.tar.gz

Remove Metamod Archive:

steam ~/hlds/<mod>/addons/metamod/dlls/rm metamod*.tar.gz

Activate Metamod:

FILE ~/hlds/<mod>/liblist.gam

gamedll "cstrike/addons/metamod/dlls/metamod.dll"
gamedll_linux "cstrike/addons/metamod/dlls/metamod_i386.so"

Note
At this point restart the server and note if metamod version and copyright dates come up.

amxmodx

As amxmodx is a metamod plugin, you will need to tell metamod to load amxmodx.

steam ~/hlds/<mod>

echo "linux addons/amxmodx/dlls/amxmodx_mm_i386.so" >> addons/metamod/plugins.ini

steam ~/hlds/<mod>

wget http://sourcemod.otstrel.ru/amxmodx-1.8.2-base-linux.tar.gz

steam ~/hlds/<mod>

tar -xf amxmodx*.tar.gz

steam ~/hlds/<mod>rm amxmodx*.tar.gz

Then download amxmodx mod specific files and install them to addons/amxmodx/ (sitting next to metamod)

http://www.amxmodx.org/downloads.php

amxmodx requires steam ids to know who has administrative powers over your server. To extract steam ids from halflife & mods open a game terminal using ~ & type status, look for your in game player name & copy down the id for later insertion into server files. See:

Fast download FTP

Install a FTP server to enable fast downloading. Rsync maps and other resources to a FTP directory mirroring the hlds information with out copying passwords or exposing critical configurations.

Downgrading steam packages

Packages can be downgraded with workflow described here Steam/Client troubleshooting. AppID, DepotIDs, ChangelistIDs and paths should be replaced with proper values for this package.

External resources