# Any ideas for an SDMB game server? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 11, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271 "2004-11-11T21:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/21 "2004-11-19T02:21:46Z")
That’s in reference to CS:S… I just bought HL2 (silver) today. ---
**Author:** ![klintypooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/22 "2004-11-19T03:06:00Z")
Will there be any nice people for me to hide behind? Ladies welcome 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/23 "2004-11-19T03:32:35Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Jayrot: > > You provide the recruiting and organization and I’ll provide a quality game server, sound good? Sounds great! Just had a thought, though. Won’t we need 2 copies of CS:S? One to host as dedicated server and one for you to play with? When we tried this with regular CS last time I first just hosted a game and played at the same time. This turned out to be inadequate with my (normally blazing fast) cable connection. It became clear that we needed dedicated. IIRC, **Sterra** ended up just throwing down some cash for one of those rent-a-server dealies. Hence the problems with remote admin etc. ---
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/24 "2004-11-19T03:36:04Z")
> [@klintypooh](#): > > Will there be any nice people for me to hide behind? > Ladies welcome 😃 Soitenly! nyuk nyuk “I’m just covering the rear” –A.J. Rimmer ---
**Author:** ![klintypooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@klintypooh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klintypooh)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/25 "2004-11-19T04:49:12Z")
Smeghead :rolleyes: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![hybrid\_dogfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a587f6/32.png) [@hybrid\_dogfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hybrid_dogfish)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/26 "2004-11-19T08:53:56Z")
I play UT2004, although IF I can ever get HL2 and CS:S working I will be playing that. damn Securerom making things broken cos it doesn’t like my DVD drive, mutter mutter… ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/27 "2004-11-19T12:59:20Z")
> [@Jayrot](#): > > Sounds great! > > Just had a thought, though. Won’t we need 2 copies of CS:S? One to host as dedicated server and one for you to play with? It would be very atypical if this were the case. Most games host a free dedicated server program (generally runs in a console mode, can’t play at all from it) to host servers, with no cd key or anything required … they want people to host servers, the more servers, the more popular, the more people buying… so they don’t penalize them by making them buy an extra copy for it. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/28 "2004-11-19T16:39:23Z")
How about a NeverWinter Nights guild/server? Not saying that anyone should take the time to build a mod or PW or anything, but I think it would be fun even with a non-original mod. ---
**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/29 "2004-11-19T17:00:21Z")
CS:Source would be very nice; I would also play BF1942, C&C Generals, CivIII, or Starcraft. ---
**Author:** ![Phnord\_Prephect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/30 "2004-11-19T17:01:26Z")
Not sure what the status of this is, but if y’all ever get around to setting up some Battlefield 1942/DesertCombat/Vietnam games, lemme know! ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/31 "2004-11-19T17:11:00Z")
I’d be all over a Civ game, and I might be inetrested in learning some FPS games to try this out. Although the copies of Madden 2004 and NCAA 2004 that are gathering dust now say otherwise… ---
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/32 "2004-11-19T17:16:19Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > It would be very atypical if this were the case. Most games host a free dedicated server program (generally runs in a console mode, can’t play at all from it) to host servers, with no cd key or anything required … they want people to host servers, the more servers, the more popular, the more people buying… so they don’t penalize them by making them buy an extra copy for it. True, but any idea how this works with Steam? You certainly can’t log into your Steam account from multiple places at the same time and “DEDICATED SERVER” is one of the options in the Play Games menu – thats the only way I know to host one. ---
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/33 "2004-11-19T17:22:33Z")
Ahh, nevermind. [Here’s what we want](http://steampowered.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/steampowered.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=108&p_created=1093248464&p_sid=3r7LKVqh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NzYmcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1zZWFyY2hfbmwmcF9wcm9kX2x2bDE9JnBfY2F0X2x2bDE9NTcmcF9jYXRfbHZsMj0mcF9wYWdlPTE*&p_li=). > [@](#): > > Stand-Alone HLDS\_1120 Server > This is a totally independent install from Steam. > It does not require Steam client to be running. > This server is a full server and you have to connect to it from LAN or from internet. > There are no cache files, all the maps and things are unpacked. ---
**Author:** ![foppish\_young\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b77776/32.png) [@foppish\_young\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foppish_young_man)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/34 "2004-11-19T17:28:09Z")
SDMB ? Sadomasochistic beavers? ---
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/35 "2004-11-19T17:30:50Z")
Well…[here’s my attempt to rally some players](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5515834#post5515834) for a CS:S game. Please post in that thread if you’re interested. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/36 "2004-11-19T18:16:47Z")
> [@foppish young man](#): > > SDMB ? > Sadomasochistic beavers? **S** traight **D** ope **M** essage **B** oard Although, to be utterly fair about it, with _this_ crew, the confusion is understandable. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/37 "2004-11-20T13:29:06Z")
Is this HLDS\_1120 still current? It was released over a year ago… but it seems to be the most recent thing on fileplanet. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/38 "2004-11-22T01:07:48Z")
Ok, first attempt at an SDMB CS:S game at 9PM eastern (about 40 minutes) See details [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5515834) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271/39 "2004-11-22T06:33:50Z")
I can host a Neverwinter Nights game on my home server. I’ve even written my own mods, and I have a half-finished one based on the SDMB- I posted a thread and people sent me character suggestions. I can also host or play UT or UT2004, if anyone wants to get started. I don’t have CS:S yet but I do have CS original, if anyone wants to play that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ideas-for-an-sdmb-game-server/274271.md?page=1)