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*Navigate through Contents > MacOS > Bitfighter | *Navigate through Contents > MacOS > Bitfighter | ||
*Open the application terminal, located in Applications > Utilities | *Open the application terminal, located in Applications > Utilities | ||
| − | *Drag the | + | *Drag the bitfighter executable into the terminal window |
| − | ** | + | **After that is done, type a space, and then input -dedicated |
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**press enter when your done and open the main .app game to see if your server is up | **press enter when your done and open the main .app game to see if your server is up | ||
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| + | '''Command line options''' | ||
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| + | along with -dedicated, other commands can be typed in before pressing enter. | ||
| + | more than one command may be used | ||
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| + | -dedicated [bindAddress] starts Zap as a dedicated server | ||
| + | -name [playerName] sets the client's name to the specified name | ||
| + | and skips the name entry screen. | ||
| + | -levels ["level1 level2 level3 ... leveln"] sets the specified level | ||
| + | rotation for games | ||
| + | -hostname [hostname] sets the name that will appear in the server | ||
| + | browser when searching for servers. | ||
| + | -maxplayers [number] sets the maximum number of players allowed | ||
| + | on the server | ||
| + | -password [password] sets the password for access to the server. | ||
| + | -adminpassword [password] sets the administrator password for the server. | ||
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| + | *these methods are obsolete. there isn't really any reason to use them anymore* | ||
| + | -server [bindAddress] hosts a game server/client on the specified | ||
| + | bind address. | ||
| + | -connect [connectAddress] starts as a game client and attempts | ||
| + | to connect to the server at the specified address. | ||
| + | -master [masterAddress] specfies the address of the master server | ||
| + | to connect to. | ||
Revision as of 01:51, 19 November 2010
Like linux, you can also host a dedicated bitfighter server on mac. Easier, you don't even have to build it, all the files are already there.
- First, locate your game, bitfighter.app
- Navigate through Contents > MacOS > Bitfighter
- Open the application terminal, located in Applications > Utilities
- Drag the bitfighter executable into the terminal window
- After that is done, type a space, and then input -dedicated
- press enter when your done and open the main .app game to see if your server is up
Command line options
along with -dedicated, other commands can be typed in before pressing enter. more than one command may be used
-dedicated [bindAddress] starts Zap as a dedicated server -name [playerName] sets the client's name to the specified name
and skips the name entry screen.
-levels ["level1 level2 level3 ... leveln"] sets the specified level rotation for games -hostname [hostname] sets the name that will appear in the server
browser when searching for servers.
-maxplayers [number] sets the maximum number of players allowed
on the server
-password [password] sets the password for access to the server. -adminpassword [password] sets the administrator password for the server.
- these methods are obsolete. there isn't really any reason to use them anymore*
-server [bindAddress] hosts a game server/client on the specified
bind address.
-connect [connectAddress] starts as a game client and attempts
to connect to the server at the specified address.
-master [masterAddress] specfies the address of the master server
to connect to.
