+ Frequently Asked Questions - General Battlefield 1942

Q: How do I set the server name?
A: Edit ServerSettings.con, and find the line game.serverName (it should be at the top of the file). Change the name in quotes to be what you want for the server. Note that its maximum length is somewhere around 32 characters -- anything longer will be cut-off in the browser.

Q: How do I set the type of game?
A: Edit ServerSettings.con, and find the line game.serverGamePlayMode. Change it to one of the following:

game.serverGamePlayMode GPM_TDM (for Team Deathmatch)
game.serverGamePlayMode GPM_CTF (for Capture The Flag)
game.serverGamePlayMode GPM_COOP (for Cooperative)
game.serverGamePlayMode GPM_CQ (for Conquest)

Q: How do I set a permanent password for my server?
A: Edit ServerSettings.con, and find the line game.serverPassword. Change the value in quotes to your chosen password, and then restart your server.

Q: How do I change the mapcycle?
A: Edit maplist.con. To add a map, add an additional game.addLevel line like the ones you see in there; to remove a map, delete its line. A list of maps available on the server is at the bottom of this FAQ.

Q: How do I set the welcome message for the server?
A: Edit ServerSettings.con, and find the lines beginning with game.setServerWelcomeMessage. After the word game.setServerWelcomeMessage, there is a number stating which line of the welcome message it is. To add an additional line to the welcome message, add a game.setServerWelcomeMessage line beneath the others with a number one higher than the last game.setServerWelcomeMessage line, and your message line in quotes after the number. You may also delete or edit welcome message lines as you wish.

Q: How do I enable the password so a remote console can connect?
A: Edit ServerAutoexec.con or AdminSettings.con, and add a line:

admin.enableremoteconsole "username" "password" 4711

Q: How do I set the admin password?
A: Edit ServerAutoexec.con or AdminSettings.con, and add a line:

admin.enableremoteadmin "yourpassword"

Q: How do I use admin commands on the server? What commands are there to use?
A: From inside the game, hit tilde (~) to bring down the console. Then type the following:

admin.enableremoteadmin "yourpassword"

admin.execremotecommand "command"

admin.getRemoteConsoleEnabled (Prints in the console if remote console is enabled)
admin.enableRemoteConsole (username) (password) # (Can be used with the AdminTool on other machines to remotely access and admin the bf1942 dedicated server)
admin.disableRemoteConsole
admin.maxAllowedConnectionType (type)
admin.enableRemoteAdmin (password) (Server must execute this command every map. May contain either only letters or only numbers, but no spaces)
admin.disableRemoteAdmin (Stops players from using remote admin)
admin.execremotecommand "command" (Must have command in quation marks to work)
admin.voteMapMajority # (Number should be greater than .01 and less than 1. Number is percentage of voters required to pass. Ex. 0.6 = 60%)
admin.voteKickPlayerMajority
admin.voteKickTeamPlayerMajority
admin.enableMapVote 1/0 (Toggle if you want to allow people to vote for another map)
admin.enableKickPlayerVote 1/0
admin.enableKickTeamPlayerVote 1/0
admin.votingTime # (Sets the number of seconds a player has to cast a vote)
admin.kickPlayer (ID) (Kicks the player with the id you specify)
admin.banPlayer (ID)
admin.changeMap (map name) (Changes the map to the map you Specify by name)
admin.addAddressToBanList (IP)
admin.removeAddressFromBanList (IP)
admin.listBannedAdresses (Lists all banned IPs)
admin.clearBanList (Clears all banned ips)
admin.banTime # (How long someone is banned for, I'm not exactly sure how this works)
admin.tagPlayer (ID)
admin.bandWidthChokeLimit # (again not sure)
admin.allownosecam 1/0 (Allows player to turn off HUD while flying)
admin.externalviews 1/0 (Allows/disallows 3d person view and nose cam)
admin.togglegamepause (Extremely annoying, dont pause unless its for a good reason)
admin.setTicketRatio #
admin.autoBalanceTeam 1/0 (Will disable players from making teams un-even)
admin.delayBeforeStartingGame # (Time before the game will start)
admin.roundDelayBeforeStartingGame # (Time before a new round will start)
admin.soldierFFRatio # (The amount of damage done by a soldier to a teammate)
admin.vehicleFFratio #
admin.soldierFFRatioOnSplash # (The amount of damage is done by FF splash)
admin.vehcileFFRatioOnSplash #
admin.kickBack # (How much you get knocked back by getting hit)
admin.kickBackOnSplash #
admin.timeLimit # (How long the match last)
admin.scoreLimit # (Greatest score before it willstop the match)
admin.restartMap (Restarts the current map)
admin.setNextLevel (map) (Changes or adds the next map)
admin.timeBeforeRestartMap # (How much time until the map will restart)
admin.SetNrOfRounds # (yes that is spelled correctly, sets the number of rounds)
admin.timeToNextWave #
admin.spawnWaveTime #

Q: What maps are included with a BF1942 server?
A: We currently include only the default maps that come with the game (or mod). These maps are included by default with the base BF1942 server.

Aberdeen
Battle_of_Britain
Battle_of_the_Bulge
Battleaxe
Berlin
Bocage
Coral_Sea
El_Alamein
Gazala
GuadalCanal
Invasion_of_the_Philippines
Iwo_Jima
Kharkov
Kursk
Market_Garden
Midway
Omaha_Beach
Stalingrad
Tobruk
Wake

These are maps included by default with Desert Combat servers:

Battleaxe
Battle_of_the_Bulge
Berlin
Bocage
Bocage_Day2
Bocage_Day3
DC_Al_Khafji_Docks
DC_Battle_of_73_Easting
DC_LostVillage
El_Alamein
El_Alamein_Day2
El_Alamein_Day3
Gazala
GuadalCanal
Inshallah_Valley
Iwo_Jima
Kharkov
Kharkov_Day2
Kursk
Market_Garden
Midway
Omaha_Beach
Stalingrad
Tobruk
Wake

These are maps included by default with Road to Rome servers:

Anzio
baytown
cassino
husky
salerno
Santo_Croce