Killing Floor - Server Installation und Updates

INSTALLING

Killing Floor utilises Steam's server tools which allow you to download the requisite files you need automatically using a small download tool. There are a number of ways to initiate the download of dedicated server files using the hldsupdatetool but the following method has always worked easily for me.

1) Download the hldsupdatetool and install it. The installed files are placed here by default: C:\Program Files\Valve\HLServer

2) Make a folder where the server files for Killing Floor are to be housed. I chose C:\KS1

2) Copy and paste the content from the C:\Program Files\Valve\HLServer folder into your server folder.

3) Make a .bat file containing the download command for Killing Floor server files and place it in the folder where the server files are to be housed. My command is:

hldsupdatetool -command update -game "killingfloor" -dir C:\KS1

If you haven't made a .bat file before simply open a Notepad file and add the command line. I saved my file as gameupdate.bat and selected 'Save as type: All Files'.

Double click the .bat file and a download will initiate.

UPDATING

From time to time it will be necessary to install updated server files. This can be performed simply by stopping the server and double clicking the .bat file.

The update tool will check the files you have against the files you should have and you will download accordingly. You can test this feature by deleting a default map in your map folder and running the .bat again. This will initiate a download for that map file. It's important to update your server files are the release of a patch as it will cease appearing in the browser list and people who attempt to join will receive an error.