Do I need another copy of Q4 to run a server?

Post by **nightwing** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:10 pm

Hi all,

Do I need to purchase another copy to run a dedicated server?

Thank you in advance for the reply

Post by **Fjoggs** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:16 pm

win_allowmultipleinstances "1"

Take note my spelling might not be correct, as I wrote it from what I remember in my head.

Post by **nightwing** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:18 pm

Thank you for the quick response Fjoggs.

Where do I put this command?

Sorry I'm very new at this thanks again.

Post by **Fjoggs** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:24 pm

Place it in your autoexec.cfg.
If you don't have an autoexec.cfg, create one in the q4base folder. Create new text file, and rename it from New text file.txt, to autoexec.cfg.
Then add the following line:

seta win_allowmultipleinstances "1"

Post by **nightwing** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:34 pm

Thanks Fjoggs,

Let me explain that the dedicated server will be running on a different machine I am playing on.

Since you need the cd for Quake 4 to start. Will this let me start it from a different machine (the one which will be used as a dedicated server)?

Post by **Fjoggs** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:49 pm

Oh, I thought you meant on the same computer. I'd guess you need two different copyes yeah.

Post by **MKJ** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:52 pm

i dont think you do actually. when i played q3ta in lan i had one machine as the ded server with the same cdkey as my client computer..
might be worth a check though

Post by **-xXx-MoFo** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:59 pm

Fjoggs wrote:Oh, I thought you meant on the same computer. I'd guess you need two different copyes yeah.

Running a ded server does not require you to have an actual legitimate copy of Q4,
You can set up 50 of them from your one purchased cd.