We have over 1000 game and voice servers running continuously ourselves. (both public and rental)

Our company also develops a very powerful game server management software solution called GameCreate, which is used by close to a thousand server hosting companies and private server owners. http://www.gamecreate.com/

With GameCreate, we use two master packages to roll out server software to customers, other hosting companies, private server hosters and the public servers for this GSP/ISP. Both ranked and unranked. (We are an official BF2 and BF2142 ranked provider, using Windows servers)

The methods currently required to update this mod to the latest version are incompatible with our systems as they are with several other large GSPs, so we are unable to provide up-to-date mod servers for our customers, the general public, and for the other users of our server management software.

This is very unfortunate as we provide a very quick and easy to use method for people to set up and use game servers and mods.

As other have requested, I am also requesting a package be offered for everyone, but particularly large GSPs that require a basic file package that can simply be uploaded and unpacked to update the mod.

This is a fairly standard necessity for large GSPs and I believe that the mod would have greater exposure if the server files were offered in a more standard method.

I'm happy to manually update the mod several times a week if necessary. That's part of my job. Using RSS feeds when new server builds are released is also pretty standard fair, and something I use extensively.

Sorry for the long post, but I really think the situation a lot of GSPs are in warrants an explanation and to stress the importance for server files in a particular format.

Problem Is I don't have a config xml- probably something to do with the fact my server is limited to 16 players- if I had a config then I could change that. Just sticking in a config telling it to run the updater will not work because at the moment the server launcher doodads don't reference one.

My server seems designed to only allow me to stick stuff in thru FTP, then launch through 2142cc.
I'll likely have to wait for the updater to have 2142cc compatibility with linux.

Am I right?

Renegade got our linux server and the CC working, i'd suggest you ask him at www.roguetribe.com. The guys a wiz with servers etc

Thanks bud. I'll give it a try... but afaik, its all working, I just don't know how to proceed

2) cd to your bf2142 directory and launch FirstStrikeServer.py as you would normally launch small.sh (passing any arguments needed, mod is auto passed)

- Note, it is important to set your RCON port, host, and password in the admin/default.cfg provided in order to allow the updater to monitor your server and keep it up to date.

I've blundered my way through linux and 2142cc and got FS 1.3 running .

I've stuck the server updater where i should have. Can anyone explain the above sentences in n00bish, specifically- what is my RCON port, whats the host (is it the ip of the server?) and is launching First strike via CC sufficent to complete step 2)  ?

If it's easier them if I make a First Strike server installer just like 2142 has a server installer that their automated game installing system can use I can do it simple enough, just let me know.

Can you make one and post it so that I can use it also?

I've tried everything I can think of to get this updater to work. He's right in that is DOES rename the bf2142ded.exe file because your instructions say to overwrite files when extracting to your bf2142 server.

This updater is a great idea but as many have said earlier I doubt GSP's and others are going to be able to make use of it. There are already a very limited amount of FS servers out there and we used to have quite a popular one (DrunkenMasters) however now since the updater does not work unfortunately I will no longer be able to host the server if the updater is the only option.

Im not new to installing servers or mods, and this program frankly doesn't work. I too would rather update with normal zip (rar) files even if I have to do it once a week. I don't know what im doing wrong here cause I've followed the instructions and then tried many other options I thought might work. I still get the same damn error that it can't dl any updates.

Please make a 1.4 server version that works!!!

Thank You

Extracted all files that were in the battlefield 2142 server folder to my main 2142 mods & matches folder. Ran update.exe got same error

C:\BF2142 Mods\update.exe:161: DeprecationWarning: raising a string exception is deprecated
C:\BF2142 Mods\update.exe:226: DeprecationWarning: raising a string exception is deprecated
Unhandled exception in thread started by
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "serverupdate.py", line 191, in update
  File "serverupdate.py", line 161, in fetchDownload
C:\BF2142 Mods\update.exe failed to download.

Ultimately, this will be less hassle for server admins in the long run.  We will be releasing regular updates.  I don't think you want to be updating your server once or twice a week.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "serverupdate.py", line 191, in update
  File "serverupdate.py", line 161, in fetchDownload
C:\2142 Mods and Match Server\mods\firststrike\Battlefield 2142 Server\update.exe failed to download.
C:\2142 Mods and Match Server\Battlefield 2142 Server\update.exe:161: DeprecationWarning: raising a string exception is deprecated
C:\2142 Mods and Match Server\Battlefield 2142 Server\update.exe:226: DeprecationWarning: raising a string exception is deprecated
Unhandled exception in thread started by
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "serverupdate.py", line 191, in update
  File "serverupdate.py", line 161, in fetchDownload
C:\2142 Mods and Match Server\Battlefield 2142 Server\update.exe failed to download.

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I already have 1.3 installed in my mods folder on the machine. I tried putting this folder into the firststrike folder in the mods folder and it still won't work. Exactly where is this new bf2142 server folder supposed to be extracted to? And if I have it in the right place, why won't it update?

This is really a pain and probably will turn OFF alot of server hosts like me.

Thanks

For wolfservers, I received a message today saying that they can't use this because it can't be installed by FTP.  If it's really necessary, I'll package up absolutely everything needed for a server and they can install it as an entirely separate game, as that's basically what it is now.  We have different server files from vanilla 2142.  If you want, you can tell them they can contact me via MSN at imperial@dsgaming.net and we can try and sort everything out.

What I *think* is done is we insatlled the 1.3 server files for FS, then instaleld that autopatcher thing, it detected the server was out of date, downloaded the new files, installed them itself (Thats the beauty of the thing) and put the server back online.

I belive RT also have their server working, I'd suggest asking them aswell about what they did to get it to work.