Hello everyone, Just thought I'd post a simple guide for people/clans wanting to set up a scrim server!

Firstly you will need either a admin tool. Pick either BF3CC or Procon (BF3CC has a better interface, but Procon is better imo, BF3CC can crash servers when trying to restart it - only a bug for now)

http://phogue.net/
http://bf3cc.com/

Next you will need to set up your server with the correct settings. If you can log into your server panel through the host you purchased your from, try and find somewhere to modify "Startup.txt". I made a simple config that I will update when new commands or rules are added. Copy and paste the config shown at the end of this post into it.

Lastly you can now use the admin tool to log into your server. You need the server IP, the ADMIN port (which isn't the ingame port - should be provided from your server host) and the admin password (which you can change in the startup.txt config). Once logged in you can adjust any settings if you wish, move people between teams and restart the round. To change maps I just go into the maplist section, remove all the maps and add the map you wish to play, and press run next round.

#Commands for Unranked Servers
vars.ranked false
vars.unlockMode all
vars.unlockMode "all"
vars.allUnlocksUnlocked true
punkBuster.activate

#Change these values
admin.password "youradminpasswordhere"
vars.gamePassword "yourserverpasswordhere"
vars.serverName "CyberGamer #1"
##vars.MaxPlayers "20"

#Standard Commands
punkBuster.activate
vars.bannerUrl ""
vars.serverDescription ""
vars.noInteractivityTimeoutTime 2500
vars.idleTimeout "2500"
vars.teamKillCountForKick 100
vars.teamKillValueForKick 200
vars.teamKillValueIncrease 1
vars.teamKillValueDecreasePerSecond 0
vars.miniMap true
vars.miniMapSpotting true
vars.3pCam true
vars.vehicleSpawnAllowed true
vars.nameTag true
vars.regenerateHealth true
vars.onlySquadLeaderSpawn false
vars.hud true

#ModifiedOptions
vars.killCam false
vars.3dSpotting false
vars.roundRestartPlayerCount 1
vars.roundStartPlayerCount 1
vars.autoBalance false
vars.friendlyFire true

#Variables
vars.playerManDownTime 100
vars.playerRespawnTime 100
vars.vehicleSpawnDelay 100
vars.bulletDamage 100
vars.soldierHealth 100
#TicketRatio(Change to 63 for 64p Bazzar)
vars.gameModeCounter 100

Edited 12 times, last edited 17/1/12 - 11:00pm.

thanks hamz_BABE, no way possible to make servers unranked atm.. ?

Not yet.

Thanks for the info. Also your DP I like

Hehe Thanks and no problem.

Wouldnt adding custom settings make the server unranked

Every server you get on currently will be ranked. The "unranked" feature isn't working yet.

Must be very hard to code in >.>

Golden mate.

thanks redding, any word on working reserved slots yet for either program?

Sorry, I haven't really played around with reserved slots.

OK

can someone explain what im doing wrong here

vars.ServerName [here]
admin.password [password]
vars.gamePassword [password]
punkBuster.activate
vars.ranked false
vars.friendlyFire true
vars.noInteractivityTimeoutTime 300
vars.teamKillCountForKick 5
vars.teamKillValueForKick 4
vars.teamKillValueIncrease 1
vars.teamKillValueDecreasePerSecond 0
vars.autoBalance false
vars.killCam false
vars.miniMap true
vars.3dSpotting false
vars.miniMapSpotting true
vars.3pCam true
vars.vehicleSpawnAllowed true
vars.vehicleSpawnDelay 100
vars.bulletDamage 100
vars.nameTag true
vars.regenerateHealth true
vars.roundRestartPlayerCount 1
vars.roundStartPlayerCount 1
vars.onlySquadLeaderSpawn false
vars.AllUnlocksUnlocked true
vars.soldierHealth 100
vars.hud true
vars.playerManDownTime 100
vars.playerRespawnTime 100

the password just doesnt work at all, and i still need 2 players to connect. Is it possible to run a server with 1 needed to start (unranked of course)?

Have you tried using quotation marks browny? Seems to be in the other thread.

We were having issues last night, not sure how it was resolved though...

Mmm yeah that worked, thanks.

Still unable to get 1 player start though :/

anyone know how to set the server as unranked?