

Maximum number of rounds to play before server changes maps Overrides the max players reported to prospective clients Team Fortress 2 Dedicated server does not require you to own the game in order to download the server files, so you can login anonymously in SteamCMD: Once SteamCMD has completed downloading it's files, the dialog box will resemble: You can make a folder anywhere except within the SteamCMD folder! For the sake of this guide and ease of cd changes in the tool, I use the root of my drive: E:\TF2DS While SteamCMD is downloading the tool, go ahead and setup your server directory. Note: Do not install server files within the SteamCMD folder. Run the steamcmd.exe to install the tool's files, the dialog will appear installing files: Note: You can paste text to the CMD prompt: Note: In this guide the directory will be the root of the Hard Drive: E:\

Steam now uses SteamCMD (formerly HLDSUpdateTool) to download server files.ĭownload SteamCMD for your respective Operating System:Īfter you have downloaded SteamCMD, extract the steamcmd.exe to a folder on your server drive. If you already have the server files or have installed a SRCDS (SouRCe Dedicated Server) via SteamCMD before and know how to download server files, you can skip this. This process is the same for all source engine games.
