Installing Manimod to SRCDS

[CaRnAgE!]

NOTE: This guide is an exact copy of my other guide in the Installation and Tweaking forum. It occurred to me that it should probably have been put here...

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.

[sinex]

nice, I never knew u could install mods on SRCDS, good job!

[CaRnAgE!]

thanks man

all the server company's do is own dedicated server boxes, whose only function is to run counter-strike servers. this guide is exactly what is done when you click "install" in your control panel, except when its done by the control panel, its done automatically. this is how to manually install things.

remember, you can do this for any mod, like cssdm. do it the same way you install mani, put cssdm_mm in your metaplugins.ini and there ya go

[YenofAH]

thanks for posting this

[CaRnAgE!]

yep. i had a lot of trouble when i first started using dedicated servers, so i figured everyone else must have had as much trouble as me =|

[XxKHAOSx860]

Originally Posted by CaRnAgE!

yep. i had a lot of trouble when i first started using dedicated servers, so i figured everyone else must have had as much trouble as me =|

yeah im completely lost
i followed the tutorial
its not working
i told u about this on steam messaging {Carnage}
if anybody who reads this knows a solution to the error message that says
host_error: bad string
when it pops up
let me know how to fix it please

[Mr.Bob]

All the tutorial code looks good. I will install on to one of my servers and see if I can duplicate the issue.