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Setting up a consecrate server for you and your friends inanygame can be a number of a daunting task , and Soulmask is quite a routine more complex than most . But worry not , for in this guide , I ’ll go through the process step by step .

How do you run a dedicated server in Soulmask?

Before I begin , I do have some quick prolusion :

fine , so so as to set about operate a consecrate server , you take to make a brochure in a special property on whatever drive you plan on running the Soulmask waiter from . That place is the root of your drive , which is to say NOT somewhere like ProgramFiles(x86 ) .

Step 1: Creating your server folder

To get there , open up Explorer ( you’re able to do this by searching ' This PC ' in the Windows hunting bar ) and plainly start the drive on which you ’d like to deploy the server . you could look at the images below for an example of this .

Once you ’re in your root , you ’re lead to desire toright clickanywhere in the solution , hover over ' New ' , and then select ' Folder ' . Name this folder ' SteamCMD ' .

Next you ’re go to go tothis internet site , the Official Valve Developer wiki , and scroll down until you see " Download SteamCMD " . Underneath the heading you ’ll see " 1 . Download SteamCMD for Windows : [ 1 ] " . That [ 1 ] will be a link , which will download the SteamCMD for you right out , in a .ZIP data format . Navigate over to yourDownloadsfolder and locate the .ZIP that downloaded .

A Chieftain in Soulmask.

Right click the .ZIP filing cabinet , and select ' Extract Files … '

Once presented with the cover below , dilate the tree diagram by hitting the little + to the left wing of the drive you make the SteamCMD folder in , and then select that leaflet . Once it ’s spotlight in blue , strike ' OK ' .

Right come home on the single file and loom over the7Zipsection of your circumstance menu . Then rack up ' Extract Files … ' and you ’ll be presented with a popup . To the right side of the dad up you ’ll see a button marked with ' … ' ; hit this will allow you to see a visual port standardised to WinRAR . Hit the pointer to the left of the drive you made the folder on , and take the ' SteamCMD ' folder you made . Then hit ' OK ' .

An example of a main drive for setting up a server in Soulmask.

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Once all that ’s done , we ’ll move on to the next subdivision , which is actually using the SteamCMD user interface to arrange up a server .

Step 2: Using SteamCMD

This flake gets a mo scary looking , but I can assure you it ’s all quite unproblematic . What you ’ll need to do is go over to your Windows search bar and then type inCMD . Right - clickCommand Promptand selectRun as Administrator . You ’ll be lay out with the mastery prompt window , and you ’ll call for to come the commands as both shown and write below .

Something important to note is that your crusade may have a dissimilar ' label ' allot to it . This tend to happen if you have multiple storage mediums , so ensure you ’re using the correct recording label .

Here , the commands will be written as ' C : ' , but yours may variegate , so be certain to double check where you made the SteamCMD folder .

An example of the root of a drive for setting up a server in Soulmask.

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After inputting the 2nd dictation , the unconscious process of download the consecrate server files will start . When you see ' Success ! App ' 3017310 ' fully installed . ' you ’re all done , and can close out of the dictation immediate window by typewrite ' Exit ' .

Step 3: Dedicated Server Settings

This part is mostly up to you to separate out , as this will order the waiter options you ’ll be using . However , we ’ll still go through some of them and point out what function they have . In that SteamCMD leaflet you made earlier , there ’ll now be a whole lot of single file and leaflet . You ’ll want to pilot into the newSteamAppsfolder , then intoCommon , and then finally intoSoulmask Dedicated Server for Windows . In there , you ’ll seeStartServer , which is a heap Indian file .

First , make a copyof this file to do all of your edits on , and leave the original alone . you may do this by right - clicking the file , choose Copy , and then right - clicking on a blank space in the windowpane and hitting hitting Paste . to edit the file , right - chatter StartServer - Copyand selectEdit . If prompted to select a program to blue-pencil the file in , useNotepad .

You ’ll be met with a notepad page that looks like the one below .

Using WinRar to set up a dedicated server in Soulmask.

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What you ’ll be doing in parliamentary procedure to edit some of the inauguration parameters is appending some new things onto the end of that pre - existent textbook . Below I ’ll detail some exercise of some of the most authoritative inauguration commands , and lay them out so you could put them in yourself .

So , a full line would attend like this , for example :

take off WSServer.exe Level01_Main -server % * -log -UTF8Output -MULTIHOME=0.0.0.0 -EchoPort=18888 -forcepassthrough -MaxPlayers=1 -pve -SteamServerName = PGG -PSW = PGG1Test -adminpsw = PGGAdmin1 -port=7777 -QueryPort-27015

Using 7Zip to set up a dedicated server in Soulmask.

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As mentioned earlier , this part is really up to you — just make trusted everything is formatted correctly using the examples render . Also , be sure to checkthese resourcesfor some more startup properties and GM Commands whilst in - plot . PortandQuery Portare both advanced dictation and are both in recounting to port wine - furtherance . This is a complex procedure with too many variables to cover in this guide ( as the process changes between routers ) , so please name tothis universal guideon how to go about it

Your end finish with that process is toopen port 7777on theUDP protocol , andopen port 27015on theUDP communications protocol .

Once you ’re all done with this techno - garbage , you ’ll want to double clickStartServer - Copyto load up your waiter , and please keep in mind that this can take some serious time depending on your hardware and internet amphetamine .

The first command prompt entry for setting up a dedicated server in Soulmask.

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To connect to your host , you ’ll need to hop in game , selectOnline , then hitConnect to the server directlyin the bottom result . Then , input your IPV4 address , the larboard you used ( default is still 7777 unless you change it ) and then the password . As of right now there come out to be an issue in regards to personally hosted waiter showing up inyourserver browser app , but reports indicate that others may be able to see it just fine .

think , donotgive out your IPV4 speech to anyone you do n’t trust ; if you designate to host a public server , it ’s suggest you go through a private host serve , resourcefulness for which can be found in - game .

And with that , you ’re ready to get stuck in . If you ’re look for more Soulmask substance from us here at Pro Game Guides and you ’re a slight stuck on the craft system , we ’ve nonplus you covered with ourquick craft template . And if you need to get in touch with the community , we ’ve compiled alist of all the games socialsfor you !

The second command prompt entry for setting up a dedicated server in Soulmask.

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The third command prompt entry for setting up a dedicated server in Soulmask.

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The fourth command prompt entry for setting up a dedicated server in Soulmask.

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The batch file for starting the server in Soulmask.

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Main menu of Soulmask pointing to the Online menu.

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Directions to the direct connect button in the online menu in Soulmask.

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Information input section of direct server connection in Soulmask.

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