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OS X Q3 server consle window?
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:09 pm
by lost-ReMiX
I've been setting up a dedicated Mac Q3 1.31 server. When I click create after setting it up, the regular Q3 screen disappears and a Quake3 app is running but there's no console window as you get on the PC (and as I recall seeing from running an OS 9 Quake 3 server many years ago) and no way to control the app. The mouse pointer disapears too so it can only be force quit.
The server is running, I can see and join it from other computers (PC and Mac) and even control it via /rcon. But it would be nice to have a proper console window on the host machine. Anyone know how to fix this?
thx
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:14 am
by Canis
There is no fully supported mac Q3 server app. They sorta put one together but never completed it. I dont know if there are third party apps that can access the command line of a dedicated server, but that would be the only way to do it.
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:29 am
by lost-ReMiX
Interesting. It appears more or less functional bar the fact that I can't control it from the host. It doesn't always appear in the browser at first click but maybe that's because it's on a wireless network... (I'm using an iBook as the server). Will do some further testing as once the server's running OK it doesn't need that much input anyway...
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:37 am
by Canis
You might try this little app:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22615
It's the only server administration tool for Q3 that I know of.
Doesnt Seem to work
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:51 am
by RaZ
The Link doesnt seem to work....any other Server tools?
Try this...
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:29 pm
by NjR_Shrapnel
Wow. Haven't been here in a while. Anyway, if you're still interested, here's a couple things to try.
You said 1.31 server? I think that only runs under OS9, right? In that case, you need to start the application with a control click? (command click? I don't remember, it's been so long since I used OS 9). But one of those will give you a window to let you pass arguments to q3. You have to start q3 with dedicated 1, so want to pass something like this...
+set dedicated 1 +set vm_game 2 +set vm_cgame 2 +set vm_ui 2 +exec myq3config.cfg
That should start you up in dedicated server mode with a window, as I recall.
If, however, you meant 1.32 on OSX, (there is a 1.32 dedicated server - but it has no pb support), start it from Terminal using something like...
/Games/quake3/Q3DedicatedServer1.32 -RetailInstallationPath /Games/quake3 +set dedicated 1 +set vm_game 2 +set vm_cgame 2 +set vm_ui 2 +exec myq3config.cfg
Of course, replace /Games/quake3 with your actual path to your q3 folder.
Hope this helps.
- Shrapnel