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# Tribes 2 Server Setup Guide by ChocoTaco
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## A guide for setting up a Tribes 2 server via vps, ssh, and vnc
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Discord: [Tribes 2 Discord](https://discord.gg/Y4muNvF)
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Tacoserver: [Tacoserver Github](https://github.com/ChocoTaco1/TacoServer)
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---
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### Target Environment
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- This guide is for Debian 12 (Bookworm)
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- This could probably work on other distros varying packages and commands
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### Choosing a host
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- Any VPS host could probably run a t2 server depending on how much you want to pay...
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- Vultr is probably to easiest to use - https://www.vultr.com/
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- Linode probably a great option too (Now Akamai) - https://www.linode.com/
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- GCE (Google Compute Engine) being probably the more difficult option - https://cloud.google.com/compute/
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- I'm sure there's others
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### Connecting to your vps
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- SSH as root into your vps (Your root password can usually be found on your host vps website): https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/connect-to-server-over-ssh-on-windows/
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- In Linux use
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ssh root@ip.address -L 5901:localhost:5901
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### Setting up Debian
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- Once youre in... make a user and set a password. Change `t2server` as whatever username you want...
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adduser t2server
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- Then...
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usermod -aG sudo t2server
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- Update packages
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sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
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# Log out as root and log back in as t2server or your newly created user. This is very important...
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---
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- Install desktop
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sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies tightvncserver xfonts-base firefox-esr synaptic file-roller git winetricks htop curl zenity
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- Start vnc server, make password...8 characters
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vncserver
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- Kill vnc server
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vncserver -kill :1
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- Open vnc config file
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nano ~/.vnc/xstartup
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- Copy this inside xstartup at the end, `ctrl-o` save, `ctrl-x` to exit. This says to start our desktop when we start our vnc
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#!/bin/bash
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xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
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startxfce4 &
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- Repair permissions
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sudo chmod +x ~/.vnc/xstartup
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---
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### Installing WINE
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- Install the wine repo by following the directions here: https://wiki.winehq.org/Debian
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sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 &&
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sudo mkdir -pm755 /etc/apt/keyrings &&
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sudo wget -O /etc/apt/keyrings/winehq-archive.key https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key &&
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sudo wget -NP /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debian/dists/bookworm/winehq-bookworm.sources &&
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sudo apt update
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- This will install wine-development, typically theres no issues.
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sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable
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- If you want the development branch install `winehq-devel`
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### Get all the files
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- Download:
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wget https://www.the-construct.net/downloads/tribes2/tribes2gsi.exe &&
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wget https://www.tribesnext.com/files/TribesNext_rc2a.exe &&
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wget https://tribes2stats.com/files/mods/classic_v152.zip &&
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git clone https://github.com/ChocoTaco1/TacoServer &&
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git clone https://github.com/ChocoTaco1/TacoMaps &&
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wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/bvh9631a4mtuisf/msvcrt-ruby190.zip &&
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wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/tt4utbqkzh791y8/SetPerfCounter.zip
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### Start your VNC Server
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- Change `1800x950` to be whatever resolution you want
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vncserver -geometry 1800x950
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- Use Real VNC for windows - https://www.realvnc.com/en/
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- Use Reminna for linux - https://remmina.org/
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- Setup to use `localhost:5901` while youre logged into the server using ssh. Enter your 8 character vnc password. You should be greeted with a Debian desktop.
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---
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### Setup T2
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- Install T2 in wine (Typically installs to `/home/t2server/.wine/drive_c/Dynamix`).
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wine Tribes2gsi.exe
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- Install Tribesnext_rc2a
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wine TribesNext_rc2a.exe
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- Update Classic to 1.5.2 (1.0 is included in Tribes2gsi) Just delete classic folder in Gamedata and extract classic 1.5.2 there
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- Extract TacoServer to Classic (Overwriting any existing files)
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- Extract Tacomaps to Classic/maps/
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- Extract msvcrt-ruby190 to Gamedata (Overwriting any existing files)
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- Extract Perf Counter to Classic/scripts/autoexec (This locks server to HighPerformanceCounter=0)
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---
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- Optional: Download Loop's sha1 fix (Extract Server.dll and wine-injector to GameData Folder, put t2csri_serverside_looped.cs in Gamedata/Classic/scripts/autoexec)
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wget https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gu5eixt8q078fnweahov3/t2-auth-faster.zip?rlkey=gy4u4789ylfhvr1iqi2zp30bz&st=ka7s1r74
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- Loop's fix requires vcrun22 to work...
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winetricks -q --force vcrun2022
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### Firewall (Optional)
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- Install iptables
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sudo apt install iptables iptables-persistent
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- Make sure iptable ports are open
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sudo iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
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sudo iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
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sudo iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 28000 -j ACCEPT
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sudo iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 28000 -j ACCEPT
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- Also make sure ports are open within the host service youre using with their firewall. Make sure to open port 22 for your ssh port as well.
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---
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### Starting the Server
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- Start t2 server (without loop's fix)
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taskset -c 0 wineconsole Tribes2.exe -dedicated -mod Classic
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- Start t2 server (with loop's fix)
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taskset -c 0 wine wine_injector.exe Server.dll Tribes2.exe 28000 -dedicated -mod Classic
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- `taskset -c 0` is locking the server process to one cpu only
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---
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### Using a bash script
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- Ideally you can start your server with a bash script `ie: sh startserver.sh`
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#!/bin/sh
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BASEDIR=/home/t2server/.wine/drive_c/Dynamix/Tribes2/GameData/
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cd ${BASEDIR}
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while true; do
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echo "Waiting 30 seconds for all wine processes to close..."
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sleep 30
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wineserver -k9 && killall wine && kill $(lsof -t -i:28000) && kill $(lsof -t -i:80) && killall winedevice.exe
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echo "Removing dsos..."
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find ${BASEDIR} -name \*.dso -execdir /bin/rm {} \;
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echo "Starting Tribes2 server..."
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WINEDEBUG=-all,-fixme taskset -c 0 wineconsole Tribes2.exe -dedicated -mod Classic
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done
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- Update the start command with whatever you choose to use regarding loop's fix
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- You can create a shortcut to this start server script by right-clicking on the desktop and choosing create a launcher
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Name: Start Server | Command: sh /home/t2server/startserver.sh | Click "Start in Terminal"
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---
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### Other Things
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- For security you can use an ssh key to login
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- Make sure to use Vultr Firewall or something to lock down all ports except 80, 28000, and 22 (ssh)
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- Adding an ftp server can also help with file management, granted you locked down the ports
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- Higher Priorty: To allow your user to set a higher priority use add at the end of... (I wouldnt recommend this on shared cpus)
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sudo nano /etc/security/limits.conf
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@t2server - nice -20
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New startup would be something with `nice -n -5` added...
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nice -n -5 taskset -c 0 wineconsole Tribes2.exe -dedicated -mod Classic
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### Post Preview Patch
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- Updating a server to the newly released preview:
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Visit Thread: https://tribesnext.com/forum/discussion/4430/preview-qol-fixes-update
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Back up your server T2 folder
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Download the latest release
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Use wine `TribesNEXT_XXXXXXXXX_preview.exe` to initiate the installer for wine
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Or in windows execute the exe
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Install to your server T2 GameData folder
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If you're using Loops fix or anything like that, remove it from the launch parameters and t2csri_serverside_looped.cs from autoexec
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When you patch make sure `T2csri.vl2` updates. Its around 1.3mb
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- To take advantage of extra bandwidth set,
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$pref::Net::PacketRateToClient = "64";
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$pref::Net::PacketSize = "1000";
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- To prevent the new UE box from popping up set,
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$pref::Engine::ExitOnException = true;
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- If you don't want the linux icon showing up use
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$Host::Linux = 0;
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- Loadingscreen Safeguards:
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To ensure clients dont get stuck on the loading screen these changes need to be made
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https://github.com/ChocoTaco1/TacoServer/commit/7cd1cb8815e19990ab5a0cf632aedc82726333ed
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# Success!
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## If everything is setup correctly your server should show up on the master server within a few minutes
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Good Luck! |