Help... running a quake server

[foq]

So fvf's been down recently so I took it upon myself to host an fvf server (not the same version fvf.servequake.com runs) whenever I see some of my buddies on who'll join the server and play. Needless to say there are some issues. The biggest issue I have now is that I can't get the deathmatch mode I am trying to run to stick. I set it to run deathmatch 3 (which is Quest mode) and when someone exits the level, the server is reset to deathmatch 0 again... how can I get deathmatch 3 to stick? Also, heh, cheating is allowed by the server. We can use god, noclip, and give cheats (e.g. give 8 for Thunderbolt, give n 200 for 200 nails). Also I am limited to only 4 people being able to join (really 3 because I am in there myself so that only leaves 3 slots open) How do I properly run a server? I've just been starting a new server through the Quake menu.

[Cobalt]

Through the menu is archaic. If you are doing it in Windows, create a shortcut to your quake client, and use command line settings. Right click on the shortcut, look in the shortcut tab for the .exe and add your server stuff.

Heres mine for connecting to quakeone ctf for exampe:
darkplaces.exe -width 1024 -height 768 -32bpp -game ctf +connect ctf.quakeone.com

Doing a server would be like this for example:

-game ctf -condebug -nocdaudio -nosound -nojoy -zone 8192 -winmem 32 -dedicated 14 -noipx +sys_ticrate .059

The dedicated number is how many player slots you wanna use and it means its an exclusive server, unlike from within the game where you are already a player connected.
To connect to the server, there is a command prompt in the new window, and you would type in : status (then press enter) to get the IP.

[foq]

Thanks you were very helpful. Now... how do I change the gameplay mode, like from deathmatch, coop

[Cobalt]

on the command prompt type: coop (press enter)

It can be 0 or 1, 0 means no coop.

Same thing for deathmatch - deathmatch (press enter)

Now for deathmatch, I am not sure about the numbering system, but I think the max is 65536...and at one point the higher the number the less it really does unless you alter the Quake C in progs dat which you need to know programming to do. Deathmatch variable will change stuff like the spawn points on the map if set, and I think it will determine weather weapons stay fixed or disappear, stuff like that. Theres also more Server variables like SV_aim (autoaim) , Teamplay, Temp1 and lots others like SV_gravity (gravity setting) for example.