Steamcmd
steamcmd is the command-line version of the Steam client for dedicated servers.
steam-cmd was previously packaged under the name halflife-steam.
Installation
Emerge
root #
emerge --ask games-server/steamcmd
Usage
Server deployment
There are known bugs requiring these commands to be ran several times rather than once.
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.
replace <mod> with the hlds mod you're using. example 'cstrike' for counter strike.
steam ~/hlds/<mod>
mkdir -p addons/metamod/dlls
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:
~/hlds/<mod>/liblist.gam
gamedll "cstrike/addons/metamod/dlls/metamod.dll" gamedll_linux "cstrike/addons/metamod/dlls/metamod_i386.so"
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.