KF2 Dedicated Server Tutorial.

wbakunis · Apr 15, 2015

I got the KF2 Dedicated Server installed and running this morning (4/15/15 - 8:30AM EST).

WARNING:
I'm setting this server up blind. I do not have KF2 Beta on steam to actually see if this is public or not. I'm just going off experience with running KF1 servers.

Killing Floor 2 Dedicated Server can be found in Steam's tools list. The download is about 3.3GB(at first download). Download size as of today (4/19/15) is 988mb. This took me about 1 hour to download. Running the dedicated server will not make steam think its' actually running the game like KF1 did.
http://i.imgur.com/gTNyKZo.png

Dedicated Server Folder Directory:
http://i.imgur.com/3DXgjCW.png

_CommonRedist contains the c++ redistributable.
Binariescontains the main server executable and app extensions (.dll)
Enginecontains the game engine files
KFGamecontains the game's scripts, maps, webadmin, etc.
KF2Serveris a batch file that will start your server.

Setting up the server:

Directly running KF2Server will start a localhost server unless you have the proper ports open. The batch file also includes your admin password. I recommend changing the password to something much stronger. Right click on the batch file and open with notepad++

Code:

start .\Binaries\win64\kfserver kf-bioticslab?adminpassword=xxxxxx

Ports:

I port forwarded on a NetGear n600 (DGN2200v3)

http://i.imgur.com/cAurZzg.png

7777/UDP - MainServer port
20560/UDP
27015/UDP
8080/TCP - WebAdmin

Using WebAdmin:

If you want to use webadmin, you will need to set bEnable to true. Open up PCServer-KFEngine.ini with notepad++ and scroll to line 874. Once this is set to true, start your server with KF2Server and open up a server browser. For me, the link webadmin address is 192.168.0.8 due to me portforwarding to this PC. You can also use your Public IP adress plus the webadmin port

8080).

To log into the webadmin, you will need to enter the default id & password (admin , password). Make sure you change your password to something stronger. To change your Password, go to Access Policy & Administration Password.

http://i.imgur.com/EAgPR5D.png

Code:

[IPDrv.WebServer]
ApplicationPaths[0]=/ServerAdmin
ApplicationPaths[1]=/images
ListenPort=80
MaxConnections=18
ExpirationSeconds=86400
bEnabled=true

You should now be running a public server. If you have any errors let me know.

http://i.imgur.com/qWQ7yqu.png

Amoutsukasa · Apr 15, 2015

KFGame\Config is there where the .ini file is? I changed the line to true but when I launch it's not reading it as true.

** Nevermind figured it out. It's not PCServer-KFEngine.ini It's KFWeb.

EPM Cortez · Apr 15, 2015

wbakunis said:
I got the KF2 Dedicated Server installed and running this morning (4/15/15 - 8:30AM EST).

WARNING:
I'm setting this server up blind. I do not have KF2 Beta on steam to actually see if this is public or not. I'm just going off experience with running KF1 servers.

Killing Floor 2 Dedicated Server can be found in Steam's tools list. The download is about 3.3GB. This took me about 1 hour to download. Running the dedicated server will not make steam think its' actually running the game like KF1 did.
[url]http://i.imgur.com/gTNyKZo.png[/URL]

Dedicated Server Folder Directory:
[url]http://i.imgur.com/3DXgjCW.png[/URL]

_CommonRedist contains the c++ redistributable.

Binariescontains the main server executable and app extensions (.dll)

Enginecontains the game engine files

KFGamecontains the game's scripts, maps, webadmin, etc.

KF2Serveris a batch file that will start your server.

Setting up the server:

Directly running KF2Server will start a localhost server unless you have the proper ports open. The batch file also includes your admin password. I recommend changing the password to something much stronger. Right click on the batch file and open with notepad++

Code:

start .\Binaries\win64\kfserver kf-bioticslab?adminpassword=xxxxxx

Ports:

I port forwarded on a NetGear n600 (DGN2200v3)

[url]http://i.imgur.com/cAurZzg.png[/URL]

7777/UDP - MainServer port

20560/UDP

27015/UDP

8080/TCP - WebAdmin

Using WebAdmin:

If you want to use webadmin, you will need to set bEnable to true. Open up PCServer-KFEngine.ini with notepad++ and scroll to line 874. Once this is set to true, start your server with KF2Server and open up a server browser. For me, the link webadmin address is 192.168.0.8 due to me portforwarding to this PC. You can also use your Public IP adress plus the webadmin port 8080).

To log into the webadmin, you will need to enter the default id & password (admin , password). Make sure you change your password to something stronger. To change your Password, go to Access Policy & Administration Password.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/EAgPR5D.png[/URL]

Code:

[IPDrv.WebServer] ApplicationPaths[0]=/ServerAdmin ApplicationPaths[1]=/images ListenPort=80 MaxConnections=18 ExpirationSeconds=86400 bEnabled=true

You should now be running a public server. If you have any errors let me know.

[url]http://i.imgur.com/qWQ7yqu.png[/URL]

Seems the copy i've downloaded is 8GB, are you sure your dedicated package was 3.3GB?

chief0 · Apr 15, 2015

Do you have the console command to direct connect via IP

ort?

Im trying to determine if my server is actually listed online. Ive found the game port and peer port as 7777 and 7778(and changed them to 7778 and 7779) but I have another game running atm that needs 27015 and I cant find in any of the configs that references this port...

Could someone attempt to connect and test? - 24.156.212.187:7778

gothroach · Apr 15, 2015

chief0 said:
Do you have the console command to direct connect via IPort?

Im trying to determine if my server is actually listed online. Ive found the game port and peer port as 7777 and 7778(and changed them to 7778 and 7779) but I have another game running atm that needs 27015 and I cant find in any of the configs that references this port...

Could someone attempt to connect and test? - 24.156.212.187:7778

If you change the game port, the other ports will change by the same amount.

Easy way to determine the query port: 27015 + ([game port] - 7777).

Amoutsukasa · Apr 15, 2015

chief0 said:
Do you have the console command to direct connect via IPort?

Im trying to determine if my server is actually listed online. Ive found the game port and peer port as 7777 and 7778(and changed them to 7778 and 7779) but I have another game running atm that needs 27015 and I cant find in any of the configs that references this port...

Could someone attempt to connect and test? - 24.156.212.187:7778

I read on another page it's "Open (ip)"

And yeah connected fine.

chief0 · Apr 15, 2015

Thank you to whoever it was that connected from TekSavvy

Amoutsukasa · Apr 15, 2015

Can't reply for some reason.
*Never mind.

Anyways it's "Open [ip]" without brackets.

And yeah your server is up.

Deadbot · Apr 16, 2015

for some reason my server its not listed on server browser to me, but people can join in my server...

any solution?

Isotonic · Apr 16, 2015

Deadbot said:
for some reason my server its not listed on server browser to me, but people can join in my server...

any solution?

Are you hosting this on your own computer/network? Use localhost

ort if so.

gothroach · Apr 16, 2015

Deadbot said:
for some reason my server its not listed on server browser to me, but people can join in my server...

any solution?

If you're on the same LAN as the server you're running and NAT reflection is not set up on your router you won't be able to see it in the server browser or connect to it using your WAN address. You'll have to add it to favorites using the local IP, then it should work just fine.

wbakunis · Apr 19, 2015

EPM Cortez said:
Seems the copy i've downloaded is 8GB, are you sure your dedicated package was 3.3GB?

Yep mine was 3.3gb at first download but as of today its' 988mb. The download window shows 8000mb.

MBOmnis · Apr 21, 2015

wbakunis said:
I got the KF2 Dedicated Server installed and running this morning (4/15/15 - 8:30AM EST).

WARNING:
I'm setting this server up blind. I do not have KF2 Beta on steam to actually see if this is public or not. I'm just going off experience with running KF1 servers.

Killing Floor 2 Dedicated Server can be found in Steam's tools list. The download is about 3.3GB(at first download). Download size as of today (4/19/15) is 988mb. This took me about 1 hour to download. Running the dedicated server will not make steam think its' actually running the game like KF1 did.
<a href="http://i.imgur.com/gTNyKZo.png" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/gTNyKZo.png

Dedicated Server Folder Directory:
<a href="http://i.imgur.com/3DXgjCW.png" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/3DXgjCW.png

_CommonRedist contains the c++ redistributable.

Binariescontains the main server executable and app extensions (.dll)

Enginecontains the game engine files

KFGamecontains the game's scripts, maps, webadmin, etc.

KF2Serveris a batch file that will start your server.

Setting up the server:

Directly running KF2Server will start a localhost server unless you have the proper ports open. The batch file also includes your admin password. I recommend changing the password to something much stronger. Right click on the batch file and open with notepad++

Code:

start .\Binaries\win64\kfserver kf-bioticslab?adminpassword=xxxxxx

Ports:

I port forwarded on a NetGear n600 (DGN2200v3)

<a href="http://i.imgur.com/cAurZzg.png" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/cAurZzg.png

7777/UDP - MainServer port

20560/UDP

27015/UDP

8080/TCP - WebAdmin

I'm being unable to host.
First of all, if I try to run Killing Floor 2 Dedicated Server from Steam, it gives a "missing executable" error.

If I try running it from KF2Server.bat, it apparently initializes without any problems (the log goes up to the message "Initializing Game Engine completed") but then I can't find it on the server browser. I have forwarded the above ports on my D-Link DIR-600 and they seem to be properly open.

I'm going to assume the main issue is with this "missing executable" Steam accuses when I try running the Dedicated Server from it. What can I do? I already verified the cache integrity on both softwares (Dedicated Server and KF2 itself), and it downloaded 800 KB more for the Dedicated Server and another 2.3 GB for the game.

What can I do about this? I really want to be able to host my own server for me and some buddies.

EDIT: I see your server image lists the final line as "Steam Game Server UID:", and that is not the case when I try to run a server. What gives?

EDIT2: I deleted and then installed the Dedicated Server again. I ran it and the server opened up normally, as it seemed, since I got up to the "Steam Game Server UID:" line. But then I couldn't run KF2!
I verified KF2's integrity cache, had to download 2.3 GBs of files again, and after that I could run KF2... but the Dedicated Server doesn't get up to that least "Steam Game Server UID" line when I run KF2Server.bat. Seems like it's an either/or situation, and I'm stumped.

EDIT3: Nevermind the second edit. The server is up and running, and I was able to spot it in my LAN tab. However, it doesn't seem to be public, and I can't access the web admin (I did forward the 8080 TCP port).

Rock_Steady · Apr 22, 2015

Ok, we can't figure out how to change the game lengths in the server settings. We want to play a game with more than 7 waves, is there a configuration line i am overlooking? or is there a line i can add to make the games have 10 waves? plz halp

Acebaker · Apr 22, 2015

KF2 Dedicated Server Tutorial

KF2 Dedicated Server Tutorial

I made a guide on youtube on how to setup the KF2 Server properly, with the correct files from SteamCMD, hope this stuff helps you guys out, it's really simple.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RosSDkmlVqo

tfrengler · Apr 23, 2015

Rock_Steady said:
Ok, we can't figure out how to change the game lengths in the server settings. We want to play a game with more than 7 waves, is there a configuration line i am overlooking? or is there a line i can add to make the games have 10 waves? plz halp

Don't have the files on hand right now but reasonably sure the setting is in PCServer-KFGame.ini under [Engine.GameInfo]. It's called Length or Gamelength or some such.

tijolol · Apr 23, 2015

Rock_Steady said:
Ok, we can't figure out how to change the game lengths in the server settings. We want to play a game with more than 7 waves, is there a configuration line i am overlooking? or is there a line i can add to make the games have 10 waves? plz halp

There are 3 ways i know of to do this:
1- In the .bat that launches your server add "?GameLength=2" without quotes, with "?". (length 0, 1 and 2 stands for 4, 7 and 10 waves respectively).
2- In the webadmin interface. If you've enabled it just connect to your ip:8080 on the browser. If you haven't changed anything default admin login and password are "admin" and "123".
3- Search in the .ini's of the server (not the default ones, never the default ones) for "GameLength" under the correct game type.

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