It's easy to configure your Pingperfect Zombie Panic: Source Server. Just follow the steps below.
- Open the 'Configuration Files' section from your control panel.
- Select the 'Text Editor' option next to 'zps\cfg\server.cfg'
- Refer to the Example Configuration below and change the respective settings where you need to do so in order to configure your server to your desires.
// server name
hostname "YourChosenServerName" <---name of server here
// rcon passsword
rcon_password "YourChosenRCONPassword" <----- Your RCON password, anyone who joins and enters rcon_password then the correct password can perform all commands.
// server cvars
//sv_usescustom 0 <----- Commented out but if you are running gameplay changing mods you should set this to 1 as per the developers requests, makes spotting modified gameplay servers much easier for new players.
mp_friendlyfire 0 <---- Change to 1 to enable friendly fire.
sv_alltalk 0 <----- Allow everyone to speak and be heard - Change to 1 to stop everyone from being able to speak and be heard.
sv_cheats 0 <----- Cheats are off - Change to 1 to enable cheats on your server.
sv_allowupload 1 <------ Allow uploading from clients to allow people to use custom sprays.
sv_allowdownload 1 <----- Allow players to download maps and sounds from server.
sv_voiceenable 1 <----- Enable or disable voice chat in the server.
mp_timelimit 25 <---- Time in minutes that each map runs for.
sv_timeout 65 <---- How long before a player is kicked by the server after not receiving data.
// bandwidth rates/settings
//Do not change these settings, the defaults work perfectly.
sv_minrate 4000
sv_maxrate 8000
decalfrequency 60
sv_maxupdaterate 60
sv_minupdaterate 10
// server logging
//Keep these enabled unless you don't need logging.
log on
sv_logbans 1
sv_logecho 1
sv_logfile 1
sv_log_onefile 1 <----- Keeps the number of log files down.
// operation
sv_lan 0 <---- Do not change.
sv_region 5 <---- This is set to Australia, see the table at the end of the guide to find the correct number for the region you desire.
// execute ban files
exec banned_user.cfg
exec banned_ip.cfg
//these will run on map change, sometimes a crash may wipe a recent ban from your banlist, this minimises that issue.
writeid <------ Writes bans to banned_user.cfg
writeip <------ Writes IP addresses to the ban folder.
Value |
Location |
0 |
US - East |
1 |
US - West |
2 |
South America |
3 |
Europe |
4 |
Asia |
5 |
Australia |
6 |
Middle East |
7 |
Africa |
255 |
World (default) |
Please note:
- If sv_region is set to a specific region (0 to 7) then the server will be listed if this region or "<All>" is selected in the Steam server browser's location filter.
- If sv_region is set to anything else then the server will only be listed if "<All>" is selected in the Steam server browser's location filter.
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