Server started, what now?

[Guest]

Hi all, i just started the server, added me to that ACL as ADMIN, changed some serverconfigs.

Now i join the server, AND SEE NOTHING.

I think that is because i havent " loaded " anything.

But it would be good if i knew HOW TO load stuff, change map etc.

I was reading the faqs but what they write in there is like chinese for me.

Can anyone tell me how to set gamemode/map on a brand new server?

Best wishes, Alex.

[Gamesnert]

Some basic commands:

help - Shows a list with quite a few functions.

start [resource] - Starts a resource. Usually used for optional resources.

gamemode [gamemode] [map] - Starts a gamemode with the assigned map.

stop [resource] - Used to stop resources. Used for all resources that need to be stopped.

refresh - If you've changed something in your resources folder, use this to load the changes.

restart [resource] - Restarts a resource. (applies changes made in the resource in the resources folder too, like refresh)

I don't know if you read it, but some more info is here:

http://development.mtasa.com/index.php? ... ver_Manual

Good luck with your server.

[robhol]

Some basic commands:

help - Shows a list with quite a few functions.

start [resource] - Starts a resource. Usually used for optional resources.

gamemode [gamemode] [map] - Starts a gamemode with the assigned map.

stop [resource] - Used to stop resources. Used for all resources that need to be stopped.

refresh - If you've changed something in your resources folder, use this to load the changes.

restart [resource] - Restarts a resource. (applies changes made in the resource in the resources folder too, like refresh)

I don't know if you read it, but some more info is here:

http://development.mtasa.com/index.php? ... ver_Manual

Good luck with your server.

I might add, refresh is only needed when you add/remove resources, not when you modify existing ones.

[Willy]

I use refresh when i modify resources, if i have modified a couple using refresh restarts them without needing to do them individually...

[toppe1]

Heey i have the same problem with black screen ...

so what do i do now?

do i have to do :

load the map with the resource ?

or

do i have to script the maps in or are they there

or

1

http://www.myserver.tld/directory/here

or what ? i am lost

Help plz

[Mr.Hankey]

login as an admin (if you don't know how to do it read this: http://development.mtasa.com/index.php? ... nistrators)

press f8 and use the following commands:

Commands

• changemap newmap [newgamemode] (changes the gamemode map to a new one, optionally changing the gamemode as well)
  
• changemode newgamemode [newmap] (changes to a new gamemode, optionally starting a map with it)
  
• gamemode newgamemode [newmap] (same as previous one)
  
• stopmode (stops the current mode and mode map)
  
• stopmap (stops the current mode map)
  
• maps [gamemode] (lists all maps in the server, optionally all maps compatible with a gamemode)
  
• gamemodes (lists all gamemodes

[toppe1]

when i say f8 and then say start [resource]

it says Access denied for "start"

[Mr.Hankey]

1. Where did i say to use "start" ?! The commands i wrote before are much more handy and you can't mess up things so quick.

2. The console says "access denied" because you're not logged in as an administrator. Read this again:

login as an admin (if you don't know how to do it read this: http://development.mtasa.com/index.php? ... nistrators)

[toppe1]

nvm got it now

just type this in console

login Toppexxx (pass)

[DreadfullyDespized]

Once you have logged in I would assume that you could use the GUI from the P button to start the resources and map also. Though I have tried both. The server states that they are started but I am still not getting another but a black screen with the console.

[Gamesnert]

Once you have logged in I would assume that you could use the GUI from the P button to start the resources and map also. Though I have tried both. The server states that they are started but I am still not getting another but a black screen with the console.

Don't make it so hard, just do gamemode [gamemode] ([map])

For instance:

gamemode race race-channel

If you do this, race will be notified that a map for race has been started through mapmanager resource. Making race capable of reading the map and starting the gamemode. Get it? Because that's how most of the map-based gamemodes in MTA work.