How many cfg files

[Reissmann]

how many cfg files do you need within your server main folder. keep in mind that I am not running a server off of my own comp, i rent one from someone else. i am asking because everytime the server gets restarted they put a fresh cfg file in the main folder and just leave the other one there. now it's like the cfg files override oneanother and i don't know which one to edit for the map rotation. any help out there?

Thank You.

[imported_MaD-Ogre]

Well, you can have as many as you want :wink:

The server executes them in this order:
default_mp.cfg
config_mp.cfg
autoexec_mp.cfg
whatever was listed on the commandline

Of course, you can exec a config file from within another one. Also, seta commands will modify config_mp.cfg. I put all my custom stuff into autoexec_mp.cfg and have it exec maps.cfg and then public.cfg. I also have config files for the various ladders that I can exec remotely to setup for that ladder then exec public.cfg afterwards.

[RTW-Kooch]

What's in each of those 3 cfg files? Where can I find examples?

[Tighten]

default and config_mp.cfg are configs that came with the game.

autoexec_mp.cfg is a config that auto loads what ever is inside it (another config - or may be empty)

Your command line config (server.cfg) is were all of the server variables are located. You can use either set or seta for "setting those commands.

set - sets the variable for that .cfg

seta -does the same thing, but also copies those command variables to the config_mp.cfg which stay untill they are modified with a new variable or manually pulled out of the config_mp.cfg.

Many people that play in leagues -have multiple "server.cfgs" because leagues differ with their rules and cvars (command variables)

So you could have almost an infinite number of configs with different variables.

i.e. = server1.cfg , server2.cfg. pubserver.cfg, twlmatch.cfg etc.. All of which can be executed from in game or from console via RCON.

There are over dozens of configs posted in these forums, pick one and modify it.