What's wrong with my config file?

(Bono) #1

I play Brink in single player, and run my own dedicated server in order to unlock the frame-rate limiter - otherwise, Brink, in SP, is just too choppy.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1884049

This is a nice trick, and it works well, except that now I can’t run the two new DLC maps. I believe that the map names are founders and lab. Here’s my config file. I pretty much copied it straight out of that Steam link above.

si_rules sdGameRulesCampaign
applyServerConfig Standard
campaign set campaign_resistance
si_playMode 1
si_onlineMode 2
si_needpass 1
g_password password yourpassword
si_maxRank 4
si_botDifficulty 2
net_serverAllowHijacking 0
spawnServer mp/aquarium.entities

Obviously I’m merely replacing the ‘aquarium’ with ‘lab’ in order to start on the new map. The new maps, by the way, can be be played normally, but as ever they’re very choppy.

The error message I get when I execute the above config file is this: “Failed to create creationInfo required to start map”

What am I doing wrong?

(DrD3ath) #2

Think you need tp update dedicated server files so it has the maps too.

(Bono) #3

How do I do that? I’ve already re-installed the Brink dedicated server in the Tools section of Steam. Is their a problem with the syntax of my config file though?

(DrD3ath) #4

you run the steam update tool from within the dedicated server ? Not sure tbh. But that si what you do with a paid for server.

(gimpymoo) #5

Have you tried changing:

applyServerConfig Standard

to

applyServerConfig Custom

(DrD3ath) #6

g_mapRotationFixed “mp/ccity, mp/aquarium, mp/reactor, mp/refuel, mp/resort, mp/sectow, mp/shipyard, mp/terminal, mp/lab, mp/founders”

Maybe you just need to add them to your dedicated server map rotation as above, in any order.

(Bono) #7

Okay, thanks for those suggestions, guys. I’m away from my PC right now but I’ll try the suggestions when I get back home.

(Bono) #8

If I change this

si_rules sdGameRulesCampaign

…to this

si_rules sdGameRulesObjective

…then it works.

I’ve no idea what the difference is? This is single player only of course. But wow, I really like the look of this Lab map. Really nice. Thanks for the help, guys.

(WALLIEDIRT) #9

To update your server the easy way make a .bat file

To make one just open note pad paste the line below and than save as FILENAME.bat

hldsupdatetool -command update -game “brink” -dir C:\WHATEVER YOUR SERVER FILES ARE LOCATED

When done just run it and it will update for you. Hope that kind of helps.