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cod4415 17 Mar, 2024 @ 8:06am

trying to host a hl2 dedicated server but it crashes

i had to copy my hl2mp folder into the folder of source dedicated server, and when i press start it will say that it's loading the server, but then it crashes less than a second later. can anyone help?

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dr.N0 17 Mar, 2024 @ 12:12pm

you need to set launch parameters. copy the .exe for srcds to your desktop and rename it if you will. go to properties and try like one of these

C:\servers\hdn\srcds.exe -game hidden +map hdn_docks -maxplayers 9 -autoupdate -port 27034 -verify_all -retry

C:\servers\dab\srcds.exe -game dab -ip 192.223.31.114

C:\servers\l4d2\srcds.exe -game left4dead2 +map c1m1_hotel -port 27029

C:\servers\anh\srcds.exe -game anhsource -ip 74.91.123.66 +map anh_killhaus -27033
^^ this is my launch param for my own hl2dm mod thats online.

if any of these configs are not working it, make sure you have all your other key files in your cfg folder like server.cfg mapcycle_default.txt mapcycle.txt motd.txt i have all 3 pure_server.txt files server_blacklist.txt and i also have a trusted_key_base.txt file made as well. these all should be in your mods cfg folder. if that isnt doing it i would say double check your ports if your on windows server 2019 use the advanced firewall settings to manually open and label the ports for each server, i also make sure theres no firewall running on my server itself as well.