Battlefield 2 Dedicated Server Readme v1.0 (new revision) July 21st 2008 Copyright Electronic Arts Battlefield 2 v1.

50 ================= Table of Contents ================= I. II. IIa. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. Installing the Windows Dedicated Server Configuring and starting the Windows server using the Server Launcher Configuring and starting the Windows server using the server executable The Map List Installing the Linux Dedicated Server Configuring and starting the Linux Dedicated Server Hosting a Battlefield 2 Server Remote Console (rcon) Access BattleRecorder Points to note when using BattleRecorder Remote VOIP Server Appendix A Map Names, Sizes & Modes Appendix B Useful commands Appendix C - Hardware Requirements Appendix D - Server settings and their functions Version notes

========================================== I. Installing the Windows Dedicated Server ========================================== To install the server, double click the Battlefield 2 Server.exe file and follow t he on screen prompts. It is recommended you install PunkBuster even if you are n ot running a Ranked server. Note that if your system clock and date are not set correctly this can lead to i ssues with stats processing on Ranked servers. Please ensure the time and date a re set correctly before starting the game server. ========================================================================= II. Configuring and starting the Windows server using the Server Launcher ========================================================================= Run the shortcut to start the server Start Programs icated Server and the Server Launcher window will appear. Click the + at the bottom to create a new profile. EA Games

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Enter a suitable name (no spaces or special characters allowed) and click OK . Edit the settings in the server GUI as needed. Note that clicking once on an opt ion will display a brief description of what function that command carries out. See Appendix D for a list of the server commands and their functions. ============================================================================ IIa. Configuring and starting the Windows server using the server executable ============================================================================ It is possible to start the server without using the Server Launcher GUI. This i s done by creating a shortcut to the server executable (BF2_w32ded.exe) and appl

ying startup parameters to it. The syntax for the parameters are as follows: +config <path to serversettings.con file> +mapList <path to maplist.con file>" Example: "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Battlefield 2 Server\BF2_w32ded.exe" +config C :\serversettings.con +mapList C:\maplist.con This setup is designed primarily for Ranked Server Partners. For individual serv ers it is more convenient to use the Server Launcher. ================= III. The Map List ================= The maplist tab allows you to select the maps and game modes you want to run on the server. By default this will display Conquest maps, but the game mode can be selected by clicking on the right hand dropdown box: The available game modes are as follows: Gpm_cq Conquest Gpm_coop Cooperative Different maplists are available for each game mode. Not all game modes are avai lable on all maps. Note that coop can only be played on maps that are enabled fo r single player. Also note that Cooperative mode is not supported on Ranked serv ers. If Cooperative mode is selected on a Ranked server the ranking system will be disabled while the Coop map plays. See Appendix A for a list of all the map names and their supported modes and siz es. To add a map to the maplist, simply highlight it in the left hand window and cli ck the right arrow to add it. You may also add maps by double clicking them, or use CTRL + click or SHIFT + click to add multiple maps. Use the up and down arro ws to re-order the maps in the right hand window. Maps may be removed from the maplist in the same fashion. Once you have configured your settings and added the maps you want, click the Sav e button to save the configuration and then click the Start button to start the ser ver. Note that clicking on Start again will set the server to auto-restart if it s hould end unexpectedly. ========================================= IV. Installing the Linux Dedicated Server ========================================= Copy the install archive onto your server PC and double click it to begin the in stallation.Select Run in a Terminal from the resulting pop up. Note that if you are carrying out a remote installation using SSH or other remot e admin tool you may need to use the chmod command to allow the correct file acces s privileges. Please consult your Linux documentation on how to use the chmod comm and. Once the archive has unpacked, you will be required to read and accept the EULA

both for the server and for PunkBuster before installation will continue. Enter a suitable path to complete the installation, for example /Home/<user>/. T he server will automatically create a folder called BF2 in that path and install t he server into it. Note that if your system clock and date are not set correctly this can lead to i ssues with stats processing on Ranked servers. Please ensure the time and date a re set correctly before starting the game server. ====================================================== V. Configuring and starting the Linux Dedicated Server ====================================================== The command files for the Linux server are stored in the following folder: Battlefield 2 - <install path>/BF2/Mods/BF2/Settings Special Forces - <install path>/BF2/Mods/xpack/Settings The files are called serversettings.con which holds all of the settings for the se rver, and maplist.con which contains all of the settings for which maps to load, w hat size and in which order to run them. These files may be opened and edited us ing any text editing program. See Appendix D for a list of the server commands and their functions. To add a map to the maplist, you must prefix each entry with the mmand. The correct syntax for this command is as follows: Maplist.append <map name> <game mode> <map size> For example, to add the map Dalian Plant to the maplist to run in 64 player Conque st mode the command would be as follows: Maplist.append dalian_plant gpm_cq 64 Note that if the map size is not added to the end of the command, the map size w ill be taken from the sv.MaxPlayers value in the serversettings.con file. Adding a m ap size to the map list is useful for running small maps with larger numbers of players, for example running a 32 player map with 64 players. Note that this is not supported for Ranked servers and made lead to your server being removed from the Ranked Server Providers list if you do so. Please see Appendix A for a list of all of the map names and the supported sizes and game modes. It is recommended that you make a backup copy of your serversettings.con and maplis t.con files in case you need to replace them at any time, or if you wish to quick ly switch server configurations. To start the server, open the BF2 folder and run start.sh . It is recommended you run the server in a terminal window to enable easier monitoring and control of the server. To start a Special Forces server, open the BF2 ===================================== VI. Hosting a Battlefield 2 Server ===================================== folder and run start.sh /xpack . maplist.append co

In order to host a Battlefield 2 n your firewall. UDP UDP/TCP TCP TCP UDP UDP UDP/TCP UDP UDP/TCP UDP UDP UDP/TCP UDP/TCP 27900 29900 80 4711 27901 1500-4999 1024-1124 29900 27900 17567 55123-55125 18000 18300

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Please note this is for a single server instance. Should you wish to run multipl e instances on one host, all of the instances must run on unique ports. ================================= VII. Remote Console (rcon) Access ================================= To setup remote console access to the server: - On the server create a new plain text document in \admin\ called default.cfg - Enter the following text into the new file: port=4711 password=YourPassword - Save the file, and start the server. To use Rcon while on the server, press the "Tilde" (~) key on your keyboard to o pen the console, and type the commands you wish to run in the following fashion: - rcon login <YourPassword> Use this command to login to the server. - rcon users This command lists all the users connected to the server. Very similar to admin.listPlayers - rcon exec <command name> Replace <command name> with a console command you would like to execute on the s erver. For example: rcon exec admin.kickPlayer 3 ==================== VIII. BattleRecorder ==================== The Battlefield 2 Server includes a facility called BattleRecorder. This records all of the gameplay for a particular round and makes it available for players in that round to download and view at a later date. There are two components to Ba ttleRecorder, which are described below. To set up BattleRecorder on your server, follow the instructions below:

The Dedicated Server requires the following information: - AutoRecord Set AutoRecord to on (sv.autorecord 1) to enable the BattleRecorder. Every round played on the server will now be recorded to a file. - DemoDownloadURL <http://YourServer.com/YourDirectory/> This is the URL that will be passed to all the connected clients at the end of t he round. This is the URL that the Battlefield 2 front end will try and download the demo file from when the user selects 'download'. The demo file must be in th e directory specified in the URL, or the demo download will fail. The URL specif ied here is case sensitive and must match exactly the URL of your web site. - AutoDemoHook <adminutils/demo/Your_Script.exe> The server runs this script at the end of every round where AutoRecord is enable d. In the majority of cases the default script may be used. - DemoQuality <value> You can control the quality of the recording made by the BattleRecorder. '1' is the default setting, and we recommend this is used for internet games. '10' is t he highest setting, using this will increase the size of the file by around a fa ctor of 8. Higher settings will also increase the load on the server. The second component to BattleRecorder is the script that is run when a round en ds. This script can be rewritten or replaced as needed. The Battlefield 2 server will simply attempt to execute the script specified in AutoDemoHook at the end o f each round. The default script, called auto_rotate, was written in Python and then built in to an executable. The Python script can be found here \adminutils\demo\rotate_demo.py The script will move a BattleRecorder file from the server to a new local locati on, or to an FTP site. You can also specify the number of files to keep archived . The script is configured using a configuration file, called 'auto_rotate.cfg', f ound in the root of the Battlefield 2 Server installation root directory. In this file you can configure: - file_limit = <value> Use this value to set the number of BattleRecorder files you would like to keep available. The default is 30. Once the limit is reached, a new file will replace the oldest one. - target_root = <local directory path> If you intend to transfer to a local directory, enter the path here. - use_ftp = <bool> Set this to 1 if you wish to FTP the DemoRecorder file to a new location. - ftp_target_dir = <path to webroot demos> Enter the path on the FTP site where you want the DemoRecording transferred to. Note this path is case sensitive and must match exactly the folder name of your FTP upload site.

- ftp_server = <server URL or IP> Enter the URL or IP of your FTP server. Again this is case sensitive and must ma tch exactly the full URL of your FTP upload site. For example, if the URL of your web site is: www.myftp.com/BF2/Demos Then your ftp_target_dir should be /BF2/Demos/ (without the quotes) and your ftp_serv er should be ftp.myftp.com (without the quotes). In the serversettings.con file or in the Server Launcher, your DemoDownloadURL should be http://www.myftp.com/BF2/Demos / (again without the quotes). - ftp_user = <FTP login username> Enter your FTP sites login username. - ftp_password = <password> Enter the password for your login account. ============================================ IX. Points to note when using BattleRecorder ============================================ BattleRecorder will significantly increase your server's load; therefore we do n ot recommend running 64 player games with the BattleRecorder feature enabled. BattleRecorder files become larger as you increase the number of players and the ticket allocation. For a round with 64 players with 250 tickets on each side, y ou should expect a file size of around 10-12 Mb with the DemoQuality set to 1. When you download a BattleRecorder file, using the 'Community' function in the B attlefield 2 front end, it is saved in: \My Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\Default\Demos\ Every profile on your computer will save BattleRecorder files to this location. It is possible to download BattleRecorder files from a friend or website and cop y them into the BattleRecorder directory above. They will then appear on the 'Co mmunity' page for you to play. ===================== X. Remote VOIP Server ===================== Battlefield 2 Server includes a remote VOIP server. This is included to run as a standalone VOIP server to remove the need for the game server to handle VOIP as well as the game. To use the remote VOIP server, install the Battlefield 2 Dedicated Server onto th e PC you wish to use as a remote VOIP server. There are two files to pay attenti on to: BF2VoipServer_w32ded.exe - The server executable. voip.con - The remote server configuration file. To set up the server, open the "voip.con" file and edit the entries to support y our game server setup. The syntax is as follows: <port> <password> <game server interface IP>

55125 no_password 123.123.123.123 Note that it is only necessary to include the game server interface IP if you ar e connecting multiple game servers to a single remote VOIP server, for example: 55125 no_password 123.123.123.123 55126 no_password 123.123.123.124 55127 no_password 123.123.123.125 Also note that all game servers that connect to a remote VOIP server must do so over unique ports. ========================================== XI. Appendix A Map Names, Sizes & Modes ========================================== - Dalian Plant Map name dalian_plant Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Daqing Oilfields Map name daqing_oilfields Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Dragon Valley Map name dragon_valley Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - FuShe Pass Map name fushe_pass Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Gulf of Oman Map name gulf_of_oman Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Kubra Dam Map name kubra_dam Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Mashtuur City Map name mashtuur_city Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Operation Clean Sweep Map name operation_clean_sweep Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Sharqi Peninsula Map name sharqi_peninsula Sizes 16, 32, 64

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gpm_coop, gpm_cq

- Songhua Stalemate Map name songhua_stalemate Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Strike at Kerkand Map name strike_at_karkand Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Zatar Wetlands Map name zatar_wetlands Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq =========== Euro Forces =========== - Great Wall Map name greatwall Sizes 16, 32 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Operation Smoke Screen Map name operationsmokescreen Sizes 16, 32 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Taraba Quarry Map name taraba_quarry Sizes 16, 32 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq ============ Armored Fury ============ - Midnight Sun Map name midnight_sun Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Operation Harvest Map name operationharvest Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Operation Road Rage Map name operationroadrage Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq =============== Additional Maps =============== - Wake Island 2007

Map name wake_island_2007 Sizes 64 Modes gpm_cq - Road to Jalalabad Map name road_to_jalalabad Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Highway Tampa Map name highway_tampa Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_cq ============== Special Forces ============== - Devils Perch Map name devils_perch Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Ghost Town Map name ghost_town Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Iron Gator Map name iron_gator Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_cq - Leviathan Map name leviathan Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_cq - Mass Destruction Map name mass_destruction Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Night Flight Map name night_flight Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Surge Map name surge Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq - Warlord Map name warlord Sizes 16, 32, 64 Modes gpm_coop, gpm_cq ================================== XII. Appendix B Useful commands

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To view all the available server commands, once the server has started, in the c onsole press the Tab key twice. This will display all of the server command roots, such as sv. and admin. . To view each command subset, type a root command followed b y pressing the Tab key twice, for example type sv. then tab twice (minus the quotes). ================ Maplist Commands ================ - mapList.list Every map on the server has an ID number, which is used for voting to change map s. This command lists those numbers, the map name, game mode and the number of p layers if specified. - mapList.configFile <new location for file> Used to specify the location of the _mapList.con The default is \My Documents\Battlefield 2\ServerConfigs\ - mapList.mapCount Shows the total number of maps in the current map list - mapList.currentMap Shows the map list ID number of the current map being played - mapList.clear Clears the current map list. Warning: If there are no maps in the map list when the server starts loading a n ew map, all clients will be left on the loading screen. - mapList.remove <map ID number> Removes the map you specify from the map list - mapList.append Add a new map to You must specify if not specified <map name> <game mode> [number of players] the end of the map list. the map name and the game mode. Number of players is optional, will default to the current server setting.

- mapList.insert <map ID number> <map name> <game mode> [number of players] Exactly the same as mapList.append, but with this command you can specify at wha t map ID number to insert the new map into the list at. ============== Admin Commands ============== - admin.listPlayers Lists the players connected to the server. This command lists the players ID number, their player name and if the player is remote it also lists the players IP number. - admin.runNextLevel Forces the server to end the round and start the next map in the map list. - admin.currentLevel Shows the map list ID number for the current map being played. The same as mapList.currentMap. - admin.nextLevel <map ID number>

This allows you to set which map to run next in the rotation. - admin.restartMap Restarts the current map. - admin.banPlayer <player ID number> [timeout] Enter the player ID number you would like to ban. Bans the player from this serv er by using their IP address. Bans can be set on CD key hashes. Bans are stored as absolute times in banlist.con. Existing bans in banlist.con w ill be interpreted as permanent bans. You can choose from a selection of time outs: Entering 'perm' means that the ban is permanent. This is the default if no time out is entered. An integral number meaning the number of seconds the ban will be active (i.e. 36 00 means one hour). Entering 'round' means the ban is active until the next map. A whole number preceded by a colon (i.e. :1234567), meaning the epoch expiration time of the ban (number of seconds since 1 Jan 1970). - admin.banPlayerKey <player ID number> [timeout] Enter the player ID number you would like to ban. Bans the player from this serv er by using their CD key hash. You can also specify a time out. See admin.banPlayer for the time out list. - admin.addAddressToBanList <IP address> [timeout] Enter the IP number you would like to ban. You can also specify a time out. See admin.banPlayer for the time out list. - admin.addKeyToBanList <CD key hash> [timeout] Enter the CD key hash you would like to ban. You can also specify a time out. See admin.banPlayer for the time out list. - admin.removeAddressFromBanList <IP address> Enter the IP address you would like to remove from the ban list. - admin.removeKeyFromBanList <CD key hash> Enter the CD key hash you would like to remove from the ban list. - admin.clearBanList Clears all ban lists. - admin.listBannedAddresses Displays a list of the currently banned IP addresses. - admin.listBannedKeys Displays a list of the currently banned CD keys. - admin.kickPlayer <player ID number> Enter the ID number of the player you would like to kick. ======================================= XIII. Appendix C - Hardware Requirements ======================================= We highly recommend Battlefield 2 servers are run on dedicated server platforms. Currently, the best performance is on a machine with the following specification s: =====

LINUX ===== - Minimum Specification, based on playing a 16 player game: CPU: 1 Ghz RAM: 256 Mb - Recommended Specification, based on playing a 64 player game: CPU: 3 Ghz. For AMD Athlon 64 CPU: 3500+ (2.2 Ghz) RAM: 2 Gb - Recommended Specification, based on playing a 48 player Titan game: CPU: 3.6 Ghz. For AMD Athlon 64 CPU: 4800+ RAM: 2 Gb - Optimal Specification, based on playing a 64 player Conquest game: Only run one instance of BF2 per physical CPU with Hyperthreading disabled CPU: AMD Athlon 64 4800+ or 3.6GHz Xeon. RAM: 2Gb per physical CPU - Optimal Specification, based on playing a 48 player Titan game: Only run one instance of BF2 per physical CPU with Hyperthreading disabled CPU: AMD Athlon 64 4800+ or 3.8GHz Xeon. RAM: 2Gb per physical CPU ======= WINDOWS ======= - Minimum Specification, based on playing a 16 player game: CPU: 1 Ghz RAM: 384 Mb - Recommended Specification, based on playing a 64 player game: CPU: 3 Ghz. For AMD Athlon 64 CPU: 3500+ (2.2 Ghz) RAM: 2 Gb - Optimal Specification based on playing a 64 player Conquest or game: Only run one instance of BF2 per physical CPU with Hyperthreading disabled CPU: AMD Athlon 64 4800+ or 3.66GHz Xeon. RAM: 2Gb per physical CPU ========= BANDWIDTH ========= - Minimum 2.5 Mbit - Recommended 5Mbit Note that the server requires more upstream bandwidth (server to client) than do wnstream (client to server). The above bandwidth recommendations are upstream sp eeds. As always if you can increase any of the above hardware you will improve your ov erall gameplay experience. ========

FIREWALL ======== The use of a software firewall on the server is not recommended, as it can adver sely affect server performance and the overall gameplay experience. ==================================================== XIV. Appendix D - Server settings and their functions ==================================================== Note that the following commands are prefixed "sv." when use in the serversettin gs.con file or server console on both Windows and Linux. - ServerName . This is the name that the server will display in the server browser

- Password This allows you to set a password for the server. Note that Ranked se rvers cannot be password protected. - Internet Check this box to have the server display in the Multiplay 2142 client. Ranked servers must have this option checked. menu in the

- Ranked This sets whether or not the server will use the official Ranking syste m and send end of round scores to the backend stats system. To run a Ranked serv er the server IP address must be listed in the Ranked Server Providers list cont act your server provider for this facility. - WelcomeMessage This allows you to enter text that will be displayed on the ser ver info window while the client is loading the map. - ServerIP This sets the IP address that the server will display to the client. This is primarily for servers that have a front-end game IP and a back-end admin IP. - ServerPort This is the port that the clients will use to communicate with the server. Note that if multiple server instances are run on the same host PC, this value must be unique to each instance. Recommended range is from the default 16 567 to 16570. - AllowFreeCam This setting allows the player to use the free camera mode while waiting to spawn into the game (press Space on the spawn screen to activate). - AllowExternalViews This allows the players to switch between the normal intern al view and the various external views while in vehicles. - AllowNoseCam This allows the player to use the nose camera (eliminating the ve hicle model) while in aircraft. - HitIndicator This setting controls whether the hit indicator will be displayed to the clients when shooting enemy targets. - MaxPlayers This sets how many players will be allowed to join the server. It a lso sets the map size that will be loaded in Conquest mode. Note the maximimum n umber of players in Titans Mode is 48. In Cooperative mode this value sets the a mount of bots to load. As human players join bots will be removed on a one for o ne basis. - NumPlayersNeededToStart How many players need to be connected to the server be fore the round starts. This setting has mandatory values for Ranked servers 6 pl ayers for a 16 player server, 6 for 32 player and 8 for 48/64 player.

- NotEnoughPlayersRestartDelay This sets how long the round will continue if the number of players falls below the value set above. Once this time has expired t he server will end the round. - CoopBotRatio - This detemines the percentage of total bots that will be on tea m 1 which is the MEC and Chinese. This setting does not affect human players. - CoopBotCount - This specifies the total number of bots that will spawn in a Co op game. This does not affect the number of human players. - CoopBotDifficulty - This determines how tough the bots are in Coop mode with 1 0 being the easiest, 50 being medium and 100 being the hardest. - NoVehicles - This sets the server in "Infantry Only" mode and removes all vehi cles except boats. Boats are excluded to allow gameplay on maps like Wake Island . - StartDelay this sets the time period between the required number of players jo ining the server and the round starting (this will be displayed to the clients a s the Commander Election period). - EndDelay This sets the time period between the round ending and the server rot ating to the next round/map. - SpawnTime How long a player must wait before respawning. The default 15 second s is mandatory on Ranked servers and cannot be changed. - ManDownTime The time period during which a player may be revived. This value m ust be lower than the SpawnTime value. Again this is a mandatory 15 seconds on R anked servers. - TicketRatio How many tickets each team will have. Note this is a percentage fi gure, not how many actual tickets each team has. The actual number of tickets is set by the map size and the game mode, for example on Conquest: Assault maps wh ere one team has an uncapturable base, that team will start with less tickets th an the team with no uncap. The default value of 100 is mandatory on Ranked serve rs. This value has no bearing on gpm_ti game modes. - RoundsPerMap t map. How many rounds will be played on each map before loading the nex

- TimeLimit This value (in minutes) sets how long the round will last before end ing. The round can still be ended normally if one team loses all of its tickets or its Titan is destroyed. Note that time limits may not be used on Ranked serve rs. Also note that this value is listed in seconds in the "serversettings.con" f ile on Linux servers. Time limits may not be set on gpm_ti game modes. - SoldierFriendlyFire A percentage value of how much damage will be caused by di rect infantry weapon fire to players on the same team. - VehicleFriendlyFire - A percentage value of how much damage will be caused by direct vehicle weapon fire to players on the same team. - SoldierSplashFriendlyFire - A percentage value of how much damage will be caus ed by indirect infantry weapon fire to players on the same team. - VehicleSplashFriendlyFire - A percentage value of how much damage will be caus ed by indirect infantry weapon fire to players on the same team.

- TkPunishEnabled on or off.

Controls whether or not the punish system for team killing is

- TkNumPunishToKick The number of times a player may be punished for team kills before being automatically kicked from the server. - TkPunishByDefault This setting will automatically punish players for teamkilli ng if the victim does not choose to punish or forgive. - VotingEnabled Controls whether or not players may vote for map changes, comman der mutiny and player kicks. - VoteTime applied. The time (in seconds) that a vote will last for before the result is How many players are required to vote for the vote to be s

- MinPlayersForVoting uccessful. - VoipEnabled he clients.

Controls whether or not the Voice Over IP system will be used by t

- VoipServerRemote Controls whether or not the server will use its own in-built Voip system or the Battlefield Remote VOIP Server. - VoipServerRemoteIP sed. - VoipServerPort - VoipBFClientPort - VoipBFServerPort ients. The IP address of the remote VOIP server, if one is to be u

The port used by the server to control VOIP The VOIP port used by the clients to communicate. The VOIP port the server uses to resend messages on to the cl

Note all the above ports must be unique if more than one instance is hosted on o ne PC. - VoipSharedPassword The password set on a remote VOIP server. This will be comm unicated by the server to the clients to enable them to use the remote server. - VoipQuality This sets how much bandwidth will be allocated to ensure good VOIP communication. - GameSpyPort The port over which the server will communicate with the GameSpy b ack-end system. Again this must be unique for multiple instances on a common hos t. It is recommended to stay between the default port 29900 and port 29950. - AllowNATNegotiation This determines whether or not clients behind a NAT enable d router or firewall will be able to join the server. In 99% of cases this setti ng is not needed. - InterfaceIP This is used to communicate with the remote VOIP server. This IP m ust be set in the "voip.con" file if multiple servers are to use the same remote VOIP server. - AutoBalanceTeam e even. Determines whether or not the server will force the teams to b

- TeamRatioPercent This is a percentage value of how many players need to be on each team before the server considers the teams even. The default value of 100 w

ill split the players evenly across both teams. - AutoRecord Enables the BattleRecorder feature.

- DemoDownloadURL This is the URL for the website where the BattleRecorder demo files will be stored. This is communicated to the clients so they can retrieve t he demos. - AutoDemoHook Leave as default unless you are very familiar with the python scr ipting language. - DemoQuality This sets the quality of the recording.

- AdminScript Allows the use of custom python scripts for server administration. Leave as default if you are not familiar with the python scripting language. - SponsorLogoURL The URL of an image that will be displayed in the server info w indow in the server browser when the server is highlighted. - CommunityLogoURL The URL of an image that will be displayed in the server info window while the client loads the map. - PunkBuster Determines whether or not the PunkBuster anti-cheat system will be used. This is mandatory for Ranked servers. Visit www.evenbalance.com for more i nfo on PunkBuster. - UseGlobalRank Determines whether or not players ranks will be displayed in-gam e. This setting is always set to on for Ranked servers. - UseGlobalUnlocks - Determines whether or not players will be allowed to use it ems they have unlocked on Ranked servers. This setting is always "on" for Ranked servers and cannot be turned off. - NumReservedSlots Determines the number of reserved player slots on the server. The player nicknames that are allowed to use these reserved slots are listed in the file reservedslots.con in the "settings" folder of the server install (this f ile needs to be created manually). - FriendlyFireWithMines - When set to off, this prevents mines and claymores fro m being detonated by friendly players and vehicles. ================== XV. Version Notes ================== v1.50 Various changes made to prevent cheating. Added checks to prevent "runway grieving" Added Highway Tampa to the default build to make it a compulsory update. Added the new map Operation Blue Pearl. Special thanks to Blackbird at the TV2 community www.battle.no

v1.41 - Fixed an extremely intermittent server crash bug. v1.4 - Added a new map, Road to Jalalabad.

- Fixed the Linux server hangs when trying to load a Special Forces Co-Op map. - Fixed a crash in Co-op after a player is revived without a kit. - Fixed a server crash on Linux 32 when trying to rotate maps in Coop Mode. - Adjusted the minimum number of players to start the round on ranked servers. The new values for 16, 32 and 64 players are 6, 8 and 8 respectively. - Re-enabled unlocks on unranked servers. - Ranked Servers now force unlocks. - Added support for multiple gamemodes in single maplist for mods. v1.3 - Added support for Armored Fury booster pack - Co-op: Co-op Mode allows you to play Single Player levels on the Internet and LAN with both AI controlled bots and human players. Several new options have been created that will allow the server creator to modify how the bots behave in game. Number of Bots: This setting allows you to determine the total number of bots th at will spawn in game. Bot Ratio: This setting allows you to determine the percentage of total bots tha t will spawn for each team. For example, setting this value to 25 means that 25% of the total bots will spawn in Team 1, and 75% in Team 2. Team 1 is always the MEC, Chinese, or their allies, while Team 2 is always the USA, EU, and their al lies. Bot Difficulty: This setting determines the skill level of the bots. 10 is easie st, 100 is the most difficult. - Fixed issues with remote console and linux server v1.22 - Improved Server Stability - Various client side fixes v1.21 - Fixed the Hmmwv with TOW crash on Battlefield 2: Special Forces maps - Fixed the Battle Recorder crash - Fixed the error in Client - Server communication causing sound, animation and other sync issues. v1.2 - Added support for Euro Forces booster pack v1.12 - Improved server stability - Various client side fixes v1.03 - Added a new map, Wake Island 2007 - Added reserved slot functionality - Changed automatic TK banning to ban by cd-key instead of IP address - Fixed a crash in the Ranked Linux server when communication with stats back-end ceased. v1.02

- Fixed a server memory leak v1.01 - Various client side fixes