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Nosoop: /* General */ Add section on profiling

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‎General: Add section on profiling

Nosoop: /* Using Workshop maps */ Add note on +map

2023-07-22T15:24:20Z

‎Using Workshop maps: Add note on +map

Nosoop: /* Using Workshop maps */

2023-07-22T15:22:58Z

‎Using Workshop maps

Nosoop: /* Using Workshop maps */ Next person to suggest subscribing dies

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‎Using Workshop maps: Next person to suggest subscribing dies

Nosoop: /* Using Workshop maps */ Convert heading to use note

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‎Using Workshop maps: Convert heading to use note

Nosoop: /* Using Workshop maps */ Reword TF2-specific heading

2023-07-15T05:29:35Z

‎Using Workshop maps: Reword TF2-specific heading

Nosoop: /* Using Workshop maps */ Add note that this is TF2-specific

2023-07-15T05:27:44Z

‎Using Workshop maps: Add note that this is TF2-specific

Nosoop: /* Team Fortress 2 */ Add section on using Workshop maps

2023-07-15T05:26:16Z

‎Team Fortress 2: Add section on using Workshop maps

Nosoop: /* 64-bit Linux systems and 32-bit executables */ Add zlib

2023-05-26T11:05:22Z

‎64-bit Linux systems and 32-bit executables: Add zlib

Nosoop: /* General */ Add section on RCON

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‎General: Add section on RCON

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 iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 27015 -j DROP
 </pre>
 = Platform-specific =

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 This allows both the game server and any connected clients to retrieve the latest version of the map through Steam.
-You can use that form in any place that accepts maps, such as the <tt>map</tt>, <tt>changelevel</tt>, and <tt>nextlevel</tt> commands, as well as the mapcycle file.  SourceMod itself has support to translate the names to their display forms and will do so in first-party plugins; third-party plugins and integrations (game server providers / panels and other software) may or may not support this functionality.
+You can use that form in any place that accepts maps, such as the <tt>map</tt>, <tt>changelevel</tt>, and <tt>nextlevel</tt> commands (including <tt>+map</tt> as a launch option), as well as the mapcycle file.  SourceMod itself has support to translate the names to their display forms and will do so in first-party plugins; third-party plugins and integrations (game server providers / panels and other software) may or may not support this functionality.
 '''Disregard any suggestions to subscribe to the map and copy the file to your game / fast download servers.'''  That is often repeated, yet bad advice, as:

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 [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=17214 As described in the patch notes shortly after the feature was added], Valve's intent is for server operators to use map names in the form <tt>workshop/${mapid}</tt>, where <tt>${mapid}</tt> is the ID of the map in the Workshop.   For example, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=619869471 Sulfur] has an ID of 619869471, so you would specify it as <tt>workshop/619869471</tt>.
-This allows both the game server and any connected clients to retrieve the map through Steam.
+This allows both the game server and any connected clients to retrieve the latest version of the map through Steam.
-You can use that form in any place that accepts maps, such as the <tt>map</tt>, <tt>changelevel</tt>, and <tt>nextlevel</tt> commands as well as the mapcycle file.  SourceMod itself has support to translate the names to their display forms and will do so in first-party plugins; third-party plugins may or may not support this functionality.
+You can use that form in any place that accepts maps, such as the <tt>map</tt>, <tt>changelevel</tt>, and <tt>nextlevel</tt> commands, as well as the mapcycle file.  SourceMod itself has support to translate the names to their display forms and will do so in first-party plugins; third-party plugins and integrations (game server providers / panels and other software) may or may not support this functionality.
-'''Disregard any suggestions to subscribe to the map and copy the file to your game / fast download servers.'''  That is often repeated, yet bad advice.
+'''Disregard any suggestions to subscribe to the map and copy the file to your game / fast download servers.'''  That is often repeated, yet bad advice, as:
 === Games that aren't ===

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 You can use that form in any place that accepts maps, such as the <tt>map</tt>, <tt>changelevel</tt>, and <tt>nextlevel</tt> commands as well as the mapcycle file.  SourceMod itself has support to translate the names to their display forms and will do so in first-party plugins; third-party plugins may or may not support this functionality.
-Disregard any suggestions to subscribe to the map and copy the file to your game / fast download servers.  That is often repeated, yet bad advice.
+'''Disregard any suggestions to subscribe to the map and copy the file to your game / fast download servers.'''  That is often repeated, yet bad advice.
 === Games that aren't ===

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 === Using Workshop maps ===
-(This section has instructions specific to Team Fortress 2, and will likely not carry over to other games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.)
+{{note|This section has instructions specific to Team Fortress 2, and will likely not carry over to other games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.}}
 [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=17214 As described in the patch notes shortly after the feature was added], Valve's intent is for server operators to use map names in the form <tt>workshop/${mapid}</tt>, where <tt>${mapid}</tt> is the ID of the map in the Workshop.   For example, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=619869471 Sulfur] has an ID of 619869471, so you would specify it as <tt>workshop/619869471</tt>.

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	=== Using Workshop maps ===		=== Using Workshop maps ===
		+
		+	(This are instructions specific to Team Fortress 2; other games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive may have different instructions.)

	[https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=17214 As described in the patch notes shortly after the feature was added], Valve's intent is for server operators to use map names in the form <tt>workshop/${mapid}</tt>, where <tt>${mapid}</tt> is the ID of the map in the Workshop. For example, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=619869471 Sulfur] has an ID of 619869471, so you would specify it as <tt>workshop/619869471</tt>.		[https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=17214 As described in the patch notes shortly after the feature was added], Valve's intent is for server operators to use map names in the form <tt>workshop/${mapid}</tt>, where <tt>${mapid}</tt> is the ID of the map in the Workshop. For example, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=619869471 Sulfur] has an ID of 619869471, so you would specify it as <tt>workshop/619869471</tt>.

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	Pass <tt>-enablefakeip</tt> in the server's launch options to enable. The server will then report "FakeIP allocation succeeded" at the end of startup; use that IP address / port combination in your game client to connect to the server. This allocation will change on every server startup.		Pass <tt>-enablefakeip</tt> in the server's launch options to enable. The server will then report "FakeIP allocation succeeded" at the end of startup; use that IP address / port combination in your game client to connect to the server. This allocation will change on every server startup.
		+
		+	=== Using Workshop maps ===
		+
		+	[https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=17214 As described in the patch notes shortly after the feature was added], Valve's intent is for server operators to use map names in the form <tt>workshop/${mapid}</tt>, where <tt>${mapid}</tt> is the ID of the map in the Workshop. For example, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=619869471 Sulfur] has an ID of 619869471, so you would specify it as <tt>workshop/619869471</tt>.
		+
		+	This allows both the game server and any connected clients to retrieve the map through Steam.
		+
		+	You can use that form in any place that accepts maps, such as the <tt>map</tt>, <tt>changelevel</tt>, and <tt>nextlevel</tt> commands as well as the mapcycle file. SourceMod itself has support to translate the names to their display forms and will do so in first-party plugins; third-party plugins may or may not support this functionality.
		+
		+	Disregard any suggestions to subscribe to the map and copy the file to your game / fast download servers. That is often repeated, yet bad advice.

	=== Games that aren't ===		=== Games that aren't ===

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 Depending on your distribution, you will need to run one of the following commands as root to install the required packages / libraries:
-* Debian / Ubuntu: <tt>apt install gcc-multilib</tt>
+* Debian / Ubuntu: <tt>apt install gcc-multilib lib32z1</tt>
-* Arch: <tt>pacman -S lib32-gcc-libs</tt>
+* Arch: <tt>pacman -S lib32-gcc-libs lib32-zlib</tt>
-* Fedora: <tt>yum -y install glibc.i686</tt>
+* Fedora: <tt>yum -y install glibc.i686 zlib.i686</tt>
 = Game Specific =

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	Use <tt>sm exts load ${extension}</tt> if you'd like to test if it loads and to see if it fails, or add an <tt>${extension}.autoload</tt> file (empty or not) in the extensions directory if you always want it to load.		Use <tt>sm exts load ${extension}</tt> if you'd like to test if it loads and to see if it fails, or add an <tt>${extension}.autoload</tt> file (empty or not) in the extensions directory if you always want it to load.
		+
		+	== RCON ==
		+
		+	The [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_RCON_Protocol Source RCON Protocol] allows users to remotely issue console commands to dedicated server instances.
		+
		+	You likely won't need this, because you can issue console commands through
		+
		+	* running the server instance in a terminal multiplexer session (with <tt>screen</tt> or <tt>tmux</tt>)
		+	* your game server provider providing a web interface that provides real-time console input and output
		+
		+	If you have full access to the machine that your server runs on, you can block RCON packets by dropping TCP packets going to the game port entirely.
		+
		+	Note that doing so will also prevent use of third-party extensions that process TCP connections on the game port, such as [https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=270962 Conplex].
		+
		+	You can use the following on Linux, if you are using iptables:
		+
		+	<pre>
		+	# the following commands append rules to the firewall; the order here is important
		+	# change 27015 to the game port
		+
		+	# accept RCON traffic that comes from the same machine, for things like SourceBans
		+	# if you know you aren't using anything else that relies on RCON you may omit this
		+	# if legitimate RCON traffic may come from elsewhere, change the source network (-s 127.0.0.1/8),
		+	# or append additional rules for addresses that should be allowed
		+	iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 27015 -s 127.0.0.1/8 -j ACCEPT
		+
		+	# drop everything else going to the game port
		+	iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 27015 -j DROP
		+	</pre>

	= Platform-specific =		= Platform-specific =