:DHello
I have a server at Gameservers.com who run public L4D2 games,
how do I switch to confogl, clan war server, and how do i control it

Thangs Slice44

First of all, do you have FTP access to it?

Yes i have FTP

(Many game hosts have a one-button install for some mods, you should check your game server panel for those under Add ons or similar. A number of hosts, such as Massive Game Servers, only have out of date mods there but they may be kind enough to update them if you ask)

Manually installing an AU-CG compatible Confogl configuration on a L4D2 server:

You need to know a few things first:

1. Your FTP IP
   
2. Your FTP username and password
   
3. Whether the server is being hosted on Linux or Windows (You can get away without knowing this but it's annoying)
   
4. Your steam ID
   
5. Your Left4dead2 server IP and PORT
   

Once you've got this information, you need to download the following files:

1. Metamod:source for the appropriate (windows or linux) platform: http://www.metamodsource.net/ (Currently 1.8.5)
   
2. Sourcemod for the appropriate platform: http://www.sourcemod.net/downloads.php (Currently 1.3.6)
   
3. Confogl http://code.google.com/p/confogl/ (Currently 2.2.2)
   
4. The Metamod VDF from http://www.metamodsource.net/vdf
   

Step 1

Create a directory on your local disk called "left4dead2". Inside it, unzip all the above files. You should end up with a directory that looks like this:
You can ignore the .txt files.

Step 1b

Put the .vdf file you downloaded into addons

Step 2

Edit the file cfg/confogl_personalize.cfg, add the following entries:

Step 3

Edit addons/sourcemod/configs/admins_simple.cfg, add the following entry:

Step 4

Using your FTP client, copy the contents of addons into the addons directory on the server, copy the contents of the cfg directory into the cfg directory on the server.

Step 5

Restart your server.

Step 6

Edit/create your autoexec.cfg file (on YOUR computer, in your SteamSteamAppscommonleft 4 dead 2left4dead2cfg dir) and add the command:


This will mean that any lobbies you create will preferentially try and land on your server (just use Official server as the setting in L4D2).

Step 7

Fire up Left4Dead 2, start up a Campaign game with just yourself and hit start. You should now arrive in your server. You can verify this by typing !admin into chat, it should get you the sourcemod admin menu.

Now if you're in a versus match on your server, you can type !forcematch to begin a confogl match, or anyoen can type !match (and the other team !match) and then have a confogl match.

There are no doubt things I have forgotten, or extra suggestions other people have. Please note that you can easily screw up your server by mucking around with this stuff (although your server people can reset it any time), so if you're not sure, maybe get the server people to do the install for you.

If you are thinking about getting a server, I have used the following three hosts:

Hypernia: Did not auto-update l4d2 install, making using the server a real pain.

STiPE/Massive Game Servers: Unbelievably quick support, good ping, one-button mod installs but the mods were out of date, had some problems with sudden latency but could never nail it down. Auto-updates: Yes, Rating: Good, Platform: Windows, Cost: Expensive

Molten: Slowish support, confusing signup and CP processes, server has been excellent so far however with good ping and reasonably reliable. Auto-updates: Yes, Rating: Good, Platform: Linux, Cost: Fairly cheap

In general, all the server hosts seem to have weird home-made control panels that use way too much ajax and flake out all over the place, but since you only ever need to access them to get your FTP details and reboot the server it's not really a big deal.

It is important to note that prior to any serious matches or whatever, you DO want to restart your l4d2 server. The server itself does tend to crash with mods installed after some time, particularly if you run up sv_cheats for practice or whatever.

Phir for admin!

THIS WHAT I HAVE BEEN TELLING EVERYONE! Molten clearly the best.

Try the live support Phir, Syke, Neon and co. are usually there

Every Since Hypernia have stopped letting customers upload .dll files, they have become less popular. It's so annoying, especially in the CS:S community.

Yup, poor Phil had quite the adventure getting the downtown .dll's on ours.
Excellent writeup Phir.

tl;dr; Phir


Edited once, 18/2/11 - 11:32am.

To Phir
I am very happy, thank you very much for your help.

Sincerely Slice44