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...
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...
