What is a "Steam ID"? Just about everything that is on Steam's game launcher has a unique ID number associated with it, like the license plates on cars. Every game, every mod in the workshop, every community group, and every player account. Many games can use those Steam ID numbers for player accounts to quickly and easily identify players on your server. Those...
Most source engine games make use of RCON - a protocol that allows server administrators to remotely execute commands on the server. To set your RCON password on a Source Engine game server such as Counter Strike: Global Offensive, you'll need to follow the steps below: Head to your File Manager from within NodePanel. Browse to the /csgo/cfg directory, replacing csgo with your...
Valve now requires certain game servers to register a server with a specific Steam account. They acomplish this with a feature called Game Server Login Token or GSLT. This token will uniquely register your server with your Steam account. Creating a GSLT First you simply need to head over to the following link and login to your steam account: https://steamcommunity.com/dev/managegameservers Next...
A lot of Source Engine games such as Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike Source, etc. can be extended via the use of Metamod and Sourcemod. This guide will show you to install Metamod and Sourcemod on your Nodecraft game server. What is Metamod? Metamod is a C++ plugin environment for Source engine games. It essentially acts as a mod that sits between the...
RCON is great for remote server management. It allows remote connections to your server with unlimited access, protected by a password. To change your RCON password, simply set rconpassword "mysupersecurepassword" in your server.cfg file. If you wish to disable RCON, set the password to a blank string, like rcon_password "". > Be sure that your RCON password is very secure. Any weak passwords...
Find the IP Address of your Nodecraft CS:GO Server On the control panel for your Nodecraft CS:GO server, click on the "Overview" tab. In the "Server Information" section on the overview page will be the IP address of your server. In the screenshot below, that section has been covered up with a red box for security reasons. Copy and paste that...
While most games require 3rd party software to mod your server, several games are utilizing the Steam Workshop. While the main purpose of the Steam Workshop is to host a catalog of mods it also provides the capability to create lists of mods that you manually select. These lists can be configured to your server, which configures your server to download and use...
Valve provides its own system for recording and watching CS:GO games. Turning on GOTV on your server basically adds a Camera as a spectator. This Camera can then record and allow other people to spectate what the Camera is looking at. By following the steps below, you can use this system to record your matches and open up your server for spectators to join....
