Games

• Adding new games
  • Fields
    • Code
    • Start code
    • Game name
    • Game engine
    • Engine version
    • Steam App ID
    • Steam App Set Config
    • Local repository
      • Examples
    • Remote repository
      • Examples
• Adding new mods
  • Fields
    • Game
    • Name
    • Repositories
      • Local repository
        • Examples
      • Remote repository
        • Examples
• Editing mods
  • Main settings
    • Mod name
    • Repositories
    • Default startup commands
      • Basis shortcodes
      • User-defined shortcodes
  • Variables
    • Examples
  • RCON commands
    • Kick command
    • Ban command
    • Name (nickname) change command
    • Restart command
    • Map change command
    • Send message command
    • Set/change password command
  • FastRCON commands

Adding new games

The control panel supports the launch and basic control of any game servers and applications. If the panel does not contain a game you need, you can add it.

To add a new game, go to “Administration” -> “Games”, then select “Add Game”.

After adding the game, add the first mod of this game and specify the the game server start parameters.

Fields

Code

Game code is a unique value. Usually, this is a game name abbreviation, for example for “7 Day To Die”, the code is 7d2d. The code must be unique. You can enter any, but it must be unique.

Start code

Start code is usually specified in the start parameters. This value can be anything, but more often it matches the game code. It may match with other games.

Game name

Just enter the full game name.

Game engine

Game engine is the system where the game is written. Half-Life, Counter-Strike are written in the GoldSource engine.

Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike Source are written in Source. Sometimes you do not know the game engine, in this case, you can enter the game code or some game abbreviation.

For games written in GoldSource and Source, enter the exact engine name. For games written in Unity, it’s better to enter some game abbreviation, for example Rust is written in Unity, but the engine name is rust. Minecraft is written without using any engine, so the engine name is also “Minecraft”.

Engine version

Numeric or string value of the engine version. You can specify any semantic value, for example, “legacy”, “beta”, and so on.

Steam App ID

Game server ID on Steam. Used to install the server through SteamCMD. You can find SteamID on [Steam official wiki] (https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Dedicated_Servers_List), or in the SteamDB.

Steam App Set Config

Additional options for installing the server through SteamCMD. You can find some values on Steam official wiki

Local repository

Path on the dedicated server to the archive or to the directory with the game build used as a template. This path must exist on the dedicated server where a new game server is installed. When adding a new game server, the archive will be unpacked into the game server working directory.

The following archives are supported: Zip, 7z, Tar, XZ, Bzip, GZip.

RAR archives are not supported.

Examples

Example game server working directory /srv/gameap/servers/example-server

Remote repository

Link to a remote source. This must be a URL to an HTTP or FTP resource. Archive must be accessible via direct link without any intermediate pages that require waiting or additional action. Links to Yandex Disk, Google Drive, etc. are not supported.

You can find some builds on the [official GameAP repository] (http://files.gameap.ru/).

Examples

Example game server working directory /srv/gameap/servers/example-server

Adding new mods

Each game can have many mods, each has its own features, settings, startup parameters, configuration files, etc.

To add a new game, go to “Administration” -> “Games”, then select “Add Mod”

Fields

Game

The game which the mod belongs to.

Name

Mod name. This may be the name of the addon, build, kernel, any feature, etc. Enter the full name at your discretion.

Repositories

The mod may have its own set of files and settings written over the files of the main build. You can include any additional plugins, additional content, sounds, music, etc., in the file archive. Local repository fields are optional.

The following archives are supported: Zip, 7z, Tar, XZ, Bzip, GZip.

RAR archives are not supported.

Local repository

Path on the dedicated server to the archive or to the directory with the game mod files used as a template. This path must exist on the dedicated server where a new game server is installed. When installing the game server, the archive will be unzipped over the main build into the game server working directory.

The following archives are supported: Zip, 7z, Tar, XZ, Bzip, GZip.

RAR archives are not supported.

Examples

Example game server working directory /srv/gameap/servers/example-server

Remote repository

Link to a remote source. This must be a URL to an HTTP or FTP resource. Archive must be accessible via direct link without any intermediate pages that require waiting or additional action. Links to Yandex Disk, Google Drive, etc. are not supported.

You can find some builds on the official GameAP repository.

Examples

Example game server working directory /srv/gameap/servers/example-server

Editing mods

After making a mod, you can further configure it by specifying additional parameters such as “Default startup commands”, startup variables, various RCON commands.

Main settings

Main settings include parameters such as mod name, repositories, and default startup commands. Pay special attention to the startup commands.

Mod name

Repositories

Read more in Adding new mod, repositories

Default startup commands

When adding a new game server for the selected mod, this command will be automatically assigned to it. If the command is empty, nothing will be assigned and you should specify the startup command for each game server manually. The game server cannot be started without a startup command.

You can use shortcodes in startup commands, they will then be replaced with the values of server variables. Shortcodes are words without spaces in braces {, }, for example, {ip}, {port}, {maxplayers}, etc.

Basis shortcodes

These shortcodes are always available, they do not require adding additional variables in the mod settings.

User-defined shortcodes

You can define these shortcodes for each specific game mod yourself. Depending on individual server settings, these shortcodes will be replaced with values of the game server parameters. Read more in Variables.

Variables

You can add individual settings for each game server. Then these settings can be edited by administrator or regular user on the settings page (“Server List” -> “Administration” -> “Settings”).

Examples

RCON commands

These commands allow more advanced game server administration. If the game supports working with RCON or if the console is supported, you can do the following: kick players from the server, ban players, change the server map, send text messages to the common chat, set a password.

Some features may be limited by the game itself or by the mod. For example, not all game servers support server login with a password.

Kick command

You can set the RCON command to kick a player from the server.

You can set shortcodes for the command that will be replaced with the data of a certain player

For many GoldSource/Source games, this is the command:

kick #{id}

Ban command

You can set a command that will be used for a temporary or permanent ban of a player on the server.

You can set shortcodes for the command that will be replaced with the data of a certain player

For many GoldSource games (Half-Life, Counter-Strike 1.6, etc.) running AMX Mod X, this is the command:

amx_ban "{name}" {time} "{reason}"

Name (nickname) change command

With this command, you can change the selected player’s nickname.

You can set shortcodes for the command that will be replaced with the data of a certain player

For many GoldSource games (Half-Life, Counter-Strike 1.6, etc.) running AMX Mod X, this is the command:

amx_nick #{id} {new_name}

Restart command

You can set the command to soft restart the server, without restarting the game server process. Usually, this command restarts the game map or round. Not supported by many games.

For many GoldSource/Source games, this is the command:

restart

Map change command

With this command, you can change the game server map.

For many GoldSource/Source games, this is the command:

changelevel {map}

Send message command

With this command, you can send a text chat message to all players on the server.

For many GoldSource games (Half-Life, Counter-Strike 1.6, etc.) running AMX Mod X, this is the command:

amx_say "{msg}"

Set/change password command

You can set a password for the game server, so only players who know this password, can log in.

For many GoldSource/Source games, this is the command:

password {password}

FastRCON commands

You can specify your optional RCON commands. For example, server status command, receiving statistics, receiving list of recently disconnected players, etc.