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Server Hosting Support
« on: January 17, 2013, 11:49:18 pm »

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Hello. There's been a lot of questions about it so I'm going to make a thread to support server hosters with first time set up and other troubleshooting, as well as
to give the devs a thread to get feedback from server owners. Please read the thread before posting problems and note that we cannot resolve actual problems
with your server, as that is between you and your server provider. We can however offer advice and support with running the mod itself.




First Time Setup
  • Upload the folder "The Anglo Zulu war" from your PC's modules folder (found in your mount & blade directory) to the modules folder on your server. Either use an FTP program to transfer all of the individual files or zip up the folder and upload it using an admin web panel (if your server hoster provides one).
  • Make a copy of the text file NW Sample Battle.txt and rename it. For this example, I will use ZULUconfig.txt.
  • Open ZULUconfig.txt and edit the values in there to your preference (Server Name, admin password etc). Note that the server name cannot contain spaces or special characters.
  • Navigate to the section of the config that deals with factions, and change it to match the code shown below*.
  • If you want the config file to control more advanced options that aren't already in the sample config, then see the readme.txt that is included in the same directory as the configs.
  • Save the ZULUconfig.txt and close it.
  • Now that the config file and mod are installed, all that remains is for you to change the command line that starts your server. See the "Command Line" below**. (Note: This part differs depending on your server provider. If you are unable to change the command line yourself, submit a support ticket asking them to do it for you.
  • If you are hosting it from a dedicated server box that you own and manage yourself, or a locally hosted server (on your PC), then you'll need to create an exception in the server/pc firewall and/or your router's firewall if locally hosted.

*Factions Config
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#adding all nations to both sides just to randomize all of them
#adding less nations will reduce the randomization set (used in set_randomize_factions command)
add_factions fac_britain fac_britain
add_factions fac_russia fac_russia
set_randomize_factions 1
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**Command Line
Spoiler
-r ZULUconfig.txt -m The Anglo Zulu war
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Useful Programs & Links

FTP Clients
Filezilla - http://filezilla-project.org/
SmartFTP - http://www.smartftp.com/
FireFTP (Firefox Extension) - http://fireftp.mozdev.org/
Cyberduck (Mac OS X) - http://cyberduck.ch/

Custom Maps
Military Outpost (by Gokiller) - https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/index.php?topic=2145.0
Battle for Humbleberry Station (by Sir_Connor) - https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/index.php?topic=2080.0
Rorke's Drift & Colonial Outpost (by Av3ng3r) - https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/index.php?topic=2226.0
94th Regiment Maps (by Crash R Us) - https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/index.php?topic=2049.0

Informational Threads & Useful Tools
NW Server Hosting Thread - https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/index.php?topic=11.0
Guide to Mapping on NW - http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,228008.0.html
Terrain Code Generator - http://mbcommands.ollclan.eu/terrain/


More information to come on different aspects of server hosting.
« Last Edit: January 18, 2013, 12:13:51 am by Flash »

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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2013, 11:52:32 pm »
Reserved.

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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2013, 11:53:01 pm »
Reserved again. (I'm greedy.)

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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2013, 12:00:11 am »
Reserved again. (I'm greedy.)

Greedy :(
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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2013, 07:43:17 pm »
I'm hosting from my PC where do i add the Command line at?

-r ZULUconfig.txt -m The Anglo Zulu war


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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2013, 08:36:56 pm »
I'm hosting from my PC where do i add the Command line at?

-r ZULUconfig.txt -m The Anglo Zulu war

You should have a .bat file called "XXXX start".

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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2013, 02:33:47 am »
I'm hosting from my PC where do i add the Command line at?

-r ZULUconfig.txt -m The Anglo Zulu war

You should have a .bat file called "XXXX start".

Many thanks

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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2013, 03:08:01 am »
I'm also hosting from my computer. Where do I find the .bat file?

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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2013, 10:49:24 am »
I'm also hosting from my computer. Where do I find the .bat file?

You have to make one yourself.

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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2013, 10:17:28 pm »
How?

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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2013, 11:59:28 pm »
Notepad. Save it as a .bat file instead of a text file.

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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2015, 02:38:42 pm »
Is there a zip version of the Module files for dedicated servers to use?
The .exe installer can't be extracted and we're having issues getting it to run on our non servers running Windows 8 and 10.
Very popular mod! Great work Anglo Zulu 1.0 Reloaded devs!
« Last Edit: October 13, 2015, 02:40:53 pm by LowLatencyServers »

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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2016, 02:58:26 pm »
Is there a zip version of the Module files for dedicated servers to use?
The .exe installer can't be extracted and we're having issues getting it to run on our non servers running Windows 8 and 10.
Very popular mod! Great work Anglo Zulu 1.0 Reloaded devs!
The most popular windows OS for server hosting is typically 2012 r2  and works very well for warband hosting related in my experiences.
« Last Edit: January 15, 2016, 03:18:18 pm by appleorgasm »
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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2017, 10:50:47 pm »
Instead of zulu's i get naked white men without weapons attacking.

Anyone got a fix for this?

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Re: Server Hosting Support
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2017, 06:08:57 pm »
That usually happens if you have the 2nd Faction (Team) set as Prussia, Russia or Austria (which aren't used factions in the mod). Make sure Faction/Team 2 is set to Zululand