[GUIDE] Installing Metamod to SRCDS

[CaRnAgE!]

Hey everyone. For those of you out there that want some mods on your dedicated server, but cant because metamod wont work? Well here is my guide to installing it successfully, so you can run your mods

Getting Metamod Installed

1) First things first! Download metamod source from HERE

2)In the file that you download, there will be either a server.dll or a server_i486.so For now, take that file and put it on your desktop, so we can find it easily when we need it.

3)Then, go to your

C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\USERNAME\Source Dedicated Server\cstrike

when you are there, if you dont have it already, make a folder called addons. Inside the addons folder, create another folder called metamod.Then, make another folder inside metamod called bin.

4)Now, go back the the metamod folder, and create a new text document called metaplugins.ini
This part is tricky, so pay close attention to the following instructions.

Make a new text document with notepad. If you dont know how to open notepad, go to: START>RUN>notepad.exe
Without typing anything into the document, go to FILE>SAVE AS
Type metaplugins.ini into the file name, then where it says SAVE AS TYPE, select All Files

5)Now that you have all these folders, take the server.dll or server_i486.so from your desktop and place it inside the bin folder that you just created.

6)Now, go back to the cstrike directory. In there, there should be a file called gameinfo.txt. If there is not, then you need to run your dedicated server at least once, before it appears.

If it is there, then open it up. Inside, you will see a whole bunch of writing. At the bottom, you should see something like this:

SearchPaths
{
Game |gameinfo_path|.
Game cstrike
Game hl2
}

Replace ONLY THAT PART with this:

SearchPaths
{
GameBin |gameinfo_path|addons/metamod/bin
Game |gameinfo_path|.
Game cstrike
Game hl2
}

7)The gameinfo.txt file will automatically get overwritten when you run your dedicated server, so you need to make it read only. Do this by right clicking it, and going to Properties. There will be a little box near the bottom that says Read Only. Make sure this box is checked.

8)Now start your dedicated server and type meta list into console. You should get a message in console. If it says Unknown Command: meta then either you incorrectly installed it, or you should try server.dll or server_i486.so


Installing a Mod


Now that you have metamod installed and running, you want a mod. Lets use ManiMod for example.

1) Download Mani BetaO of ManiMod from HERE
Other versions may NOT work.

2)Open up the file you downloaded, and you will see four folders: addons, cfg, materials and sound. Drag them all to your desktop so we can easily grab them when we need them.

3)Now, go to

C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\USERNAME\Source Dedicated Server\cstrike

When you are there, drag all the files (addons, cfg, etc..) into your cstrike folder.

4)Now go to Source Dedicated Server\cstrike\addons\metamod and open up the metaplugins.ini file you made earlier and add the line

addons/mani_admin_plugin/bin/mani_admin_plugin_mm

5)Then, go to your server.cfg, in the cstrike/cfg directory, and add the line

exec mani_server.cfg

If you do not have a server.cfg file, go Here to make one

6)Restart your server, and type admin in console. If you get an Unknown Command: admin error, then you need to try re-installing it again.

7)If you do not get that error, then you can go on adding yourself as an admin, by going to cfg\mani_admin_plugin\
and opening the adminlist.txt file. add your steam id to the bottom of the file, without the \\ in front. Then, change the map, and type admin in console to open an in game menu.

[CaRnAgE!]

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[turok2431]

thx alot for the guide hunter, i followed your instructions, but now when i try to start the dedicated server, it gives me some weird error, about some cache being unable to "read" and needs to be updated, i searched and can't find anything on the next (in english) about the error, can u help me?

[CaRnAgE!]

it has something to do with the version of mani that your running. try installing a different version until it works. im not sure right now which ones work and which ones dont, so guess and check.

[turok2431]

i tried running the one off of this website, its all set up and ready to go, u just have to extract it correctly, but i'll try using ur guide with other versions, thx

[turok2431]

i downloaded mmsource, off of its website and now meta mod works, but mani doesn't,


the only thing is that it (sorta) recognizes it, when i put exec mani_server, in the counsel it gives me a LARGE list of uknown mani commands, "burn, slay, drug", i'm happy because i got it half working, but how do i get mani working with meta mod?


__EDIT__

i found that the server.cfg does execute mani admin, but then it just gives me the long list, with ****finished executing mani_server.cfg*******

but for some reason non of the mani commands are recognized

[turok2431]

i read in a mani forum that its installed right when u get the memory error, and i just need to wait for a mani update