HOW TO INSTALL AND START A SERVER
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2002-10-30 Build 441
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Yes, there will be a readme soon.  This is a simple set of instructions for the moment.

To Install:
1) Copy this directory somewhere on the host machine.

2) Make sure ports are free:
	tcp 26100 - 26110 
	udp 2302 - 2400
	tcp 27100 - 27110
	udp 27100 – 27110
	tcp 8085 and 6073
	udp 8085 and 6073

3) A future addition to the server kit will require .NET, you might want to install it now.
   The requirement is for the 1.0 .NET Framework Redistributable with SP2. There is a number of ways you can get it.

	A. Most people will have it as an option if they use Windows Update.

	B. You can also go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/default.asp and follow the links to get the version you want.

	C. Or the direct links are as follows

	Microsoft .NET Framework Redistributable  1.0

	http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?url=/downloads/sample.asp?url=/msdn-files/027/001/829/msdncompositedoc.xml

	Microsoft .NET Framework SP2

	http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/sp/download.asp

	I think you need to get both the Redistributable and the SP2, I’m not sure if MS bundled it.


4) In the Assets/Scripts/Campaigns, there is a file "Campaign 1.mct".  You MUST modify Name and Description.

5) Review and modify any GF settings in Assets/ServerProfiles as necessary.  Make sure you are careful.  You might want to start a server with the default settings first, just to make sure all is fine.

6) Run ServerPlatform.exe

7) Choose "1" (_CentralSwitchPlusAllServers) to start the server.

Enjoy.

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2002-11-20 Build 464
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Notes on using the new LogViewer:
1. There is a simple filter system:

	If you click View | Set Filter an edit box will come up. You can enter any RegEx (Regular Expression) in there and it will filter the output. It’s still rather crude and untested; if you enter an expression that is not a RegEx then it will crash (just found that out myself).  However, I thought it would be fun to play with. To clear the filter just enter an empty string or “.*”

2. It will only display 1000 elements. That was a last minute fix for a performance issue. It might be able to do much more then that, but I didn’t want to take a chance.

3. A log file is always created, it is given the date the log file was created, and it is placed in the same directory LogViewer.exe is run from.

4. If you didn’t use the default Debug.gf that came with the new kit, then you should make sure your [Log] section looks like this:

[Log]
LogToLogViewer            = 1                                           // (1)
LogViewerName             = "LogViewer"    // "LogViewer"
LogToConsole              = 0                                           // (0)
LogToDebugOutput          = 0                                           // (0)
LogToEventViewer          = 0                                           // (0)
EventViewer               = ""                               // Machine Name ("meta1")
LogToFile                 = 0                                           // (0)
LogFileName               = "logfile.log"


You only really want the LogViewer on. If you turn on the other logging systems the server’s performance will be negatively affected
