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Scripting


Introduction

This article deals with the server.cfg, the name means nothing, and can be called anything. The real name is determined by -config command line option when launching the dedicated server. This is a configuration file which you can use to configure various game server settings such as the difficulty level, how many votes are needed, and welcome messages. Please feel free to add more information .


Server Options

Parameter Description
passwordAdmin = "xyzxyz"; Password to protect admin access
password = "xyz"; Password required to connect to server
hostname="OFP Server # 1"; Server Hostname, the one visible in the game browser
motd[]= {"Welcome to OFP server.","Hosted by Flashpoint Webworlds.",}; Welcome message, two lines "," means 'new line'


Server Behavior Description
voteThreshold=0.33; When one third agrees, this is enough to confirm a vote
voteMissionPlayers=3; Start voting for missions when 3 players connect
reportingIP=""; Private server - no reporting ("armedass.master.gamespy.com" to report to the master server)
checkfiles[]={"HWTL\dta\data3d.pbo","dta\data3d.pbo"}; list of files to check for integrity.
checkfiles[]=kickduplicate=1; Do not allow duplicate game ids
equalModRequired=1; Require equal mod as the server


ArmA Only Parameters Description
verifySignatures=1; Enables or disables the signature verification for addons. Default = 0
disableVoN=1; Enables or disables the Voice over Net. Default = 0
persistent=1; Enables or disables the persistent battlefield. Default 0.


Example Configuration File

// comments are written with "//" in front of them.
// server.cfg
passwordAdmin = "xyzxyz"; // password to protect admin access
password = "xyz"; // password required to connect to server
hostname="OFP Server # 1";
motd[]= {"Welcome to OFP server.","Hosted by Flashpoint Webworlds.",}; // Welcome message, two lines "," means 'new line'
motdInterval=1; // if motd has multiple lines, how fast to show these in succession (default is 5 seconds).
voteThreshold=0.33; // when one third agrees, this is enough to confirm a vote
reportingIP=""; // private server - no reporting ("armedass.master.gamespy.com" to report to the master server)
voteMissionPlayers=3; // start voting for missions when 3 players connect
checkfiles[]={"HWTL\dta\data3d.pbo","dta\data3d.pbo"}; //list of files to check for identity
kickduplicate=1; // do not allow duplicate id 
equalModRequired=1; // require equal mod
class Missions {};


ArmA Demo Configuration

When running the ArmA: Demo in server mode, there are 3 multi player missions included. The following example is for the missions included with the demo only.

class Missions
{
 class MPCTF_01   // name for the mission, can be anything
 {
      template = M02CaptureTheFlag.SaraLite;
      cadetMode = 1;   // difficulty 0=veteran 1=cadet (not only AI, but radar, map etc)
 };
 class MPCOOP_01   // name for the mission, can be anything
 {
      template = M01Cooperative.SaraLite;
      cadetMode = 1;   // difficulty 0=veteran 1=cadet (not only AI, but radar, map etc)
 };
 class MPCTI_01   // name for the mission, can be anything
 {
      template = M03ConquerTheIsland.SaraLite;
      cadetMode = 1;   // difficulty 0=veteran 1=cadet (not only AI, but radar, map etc)
 };
};


See Also

Armed Assault:Dedicated Server

Operation Flashpoint:Dedicated Server