Setting up a Server
Command Line Options
In the file actioncube_server.bat (or the respective .sh file in linux) you can add or change command line options. The possible command line options can be optained from the cube config documentation. ActionCube behaves mostly like Cube, there are a few differences though:
- Unline cube, ActionCube uses the ports 28763 and 28764 (UDP)
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The command line option -x specifies the master password:
-xFOOBAR
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The command line option -r specifies a maprotation file:
-rconfig/maprot.cfg
See the next chapter for more information about the effect of new command line options.
Maprotation
In the maprotation file specified on the command line (default: config/maprot.cfg), you can specify the map, mode, time and voting for your server. Each line defines one round. Example:
// server side maprotations // WARNING: You can NOT use CubeScript in there // use the following scheme: // map:mode:time:allowVote // tdm ac_complex:0:10:1 ac_depot:0:10:1 ac_desert:0:10:1 ac_mines:0:10:1 // ctf ac_mines:5:10:1 ac_depot:5:10:1
The first line, ac_complex:0:10:1, means, the map ac_complex is played in mode 0 (Team Deathmatch) for 10 minutes. The connected players are allowed to vote.
Administration
Master
ActionCube comes with a very simple implementation of a master console. If you set a master password for your server, you can connect to it and login using this command:
where FOOBAR is the password you set. If your login attempt fails, you will be kicked from the server.
Kick and Ban
Once you are logged in as master, you can kick and ban people from the server. Type this command into the console to get the master menu that lets you select the players to kick/ban:
Banning players means, any connection attempts from their IP will be refused for the next 20 minutes. To remove the bans, select Remove Bans in the master menu.