Going to give this a go this week.
I'll report back with my findings.
Thanks, everyone, for the comments and 343 for the package, etc.
Works great! I'm amazed of how much changed in scripting since I last played PWI (Long time ago.)
NOw to search in here on the best ways to manage the server, (Server-side,) as I want to make it public, as well as managing from a GM's perspective. (I've never been a GM on the actual game, just helped translate the MY to Eng WAyyyyyy back in the day.)
I will say this about my experience:
1.) You think the PWadmin isn't working, because you try and connect to it and you get an HTTP 400 error. My mistake was not following case-sensitive url. (I didn't know that was even a thing...)
So to ensure you can test your pwAdmin functionality, be sure to type the URL in exactly as below.
http://your.internal.lan.ip:8080/pwAdmin
(Note that the pwAdmin has the capital "A"
2.) If you do all the commands from the console, after you get the 1.3.6 package installed, your console spits all sorts of Checkpoint rubbish on the screen. (Not sure if that happens on a winSCP connection or not. Will test tomorrow.)
Just be sure you type exactly what you want, as some of those checkpoint messages arrive on the screen right over what you're typing. Fear not, as when you hit the "Enter" key, it's only going to take what you typed, not the rubbish from the server.
That freaked me out. lol
3.) When the instructions say to type something, be sure to type the command with the exact "Case" of the instructions. This OS is finicky about case, and you have to match it everywhere you use it in the same way.
4.) Static IP addresses / DHCP / etc.
If your router hands out DHCP to LAN members, you'll need to create a reservation, or set the IP manually BEFORE you install the game server. If you don't, you'll need to run the IP utility to make everything function once you've set your IP properly. The installer makes some assumptions during the installation about this, so it's best to have that handled before running the game server installation.
Other than those few things, I found the guide and the video to be very helpful.
Thanks again, @343!
I'll report back with my findings.
Thanks, everyone, for the comments and 343 for the package, etc.
Works great! I'm amazed of how much changed in scripting since I last played PWI (Long time ago.)
NOw to search in here on the best ways to manage the server, (Server-side,) as I want to make it public, as well as managing from a GM's perspective. (I've never been a GM on the actual game, just helped translate the MY to Eng WAyyyyyy back in the day.)
I will say this about my experience:
1.) You think the PWadmin isn't working, because you try and connect to it and you get an HTTP 400 error. My mistake was not following case-sensitive url. (I didn't know that was even a thing...)
So to ensure you can test your pwAdmin functionality, be sure to type the URL in exactly as below.
http://your.internal.lan.ip:8080/pwAdmin
(Note that the pwAdmin has the capital "A"
2.) If you do all the commands from the console, after you get the 1.3.6 package installed, your console spits all sorts of Checkpoint rubbish on the screen. (Not sure if that happens on a winSCP connection or not. Will test tomorrow.)
Just be sure you type exactly what you want, as some of those checkpoint messages arrive on the screen right over what you're typing. Fear not, as when you hit the "Enter" key, it's only going to take what you typed, not the rubbish from the server.
That freaked me out. lol
3.) When the instructions say to type something, be sure to type the command with the exact "Case" of the instructions. This OS is finicky about case, and you have to match it everywhere you use it in the same way.
4.) Static IP addresses / DHCP / etc.
If your router hands out DHCP to LAN members, you'll need to create a reservation, or set the IP manually BEFORE you install the game server. If you don't, you'll need to run the IP utility to make everything function once you've set your IP properly. The installer makes some assumptions during the installation about this, so it's best to have that handled before running the game server installation.
Other than those few things, I found the guide and the video to be very helpful.
Thanks again, @343!
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