quake3-server — Quake III Arena dedicated server
Synopsis
quake3-server [-h|--help] [-q|--quiet] [+set option value]...
Description
quake3-server is the dedicated server for Quake III Arena, a multiplayer network game.
Options
The wrapper script used for Quake III Arena in Debian accepts these options:- -h, --help
- Display a short help summary
- -q, --quiet
- Disable all output
Any console command can also be prefixed with + and used as a command-line option (run the server in a terminal to use the console). The +set command is generally the most useful to use on the command line.
Options that can be set with +set (note that this is not a full list!) include:
capturelimit <value>
dedicated <bool>
fraglimit <value>
fs_basepath <string>
fs_game <value>
g_allowVote <bool>
g_banIPs <IP address>
g_doWarmup <bool>
g_friendlyFire <bool>
g_gametype <bool>
g_gravity <value>
g_inactivity <value>
g_maxGameClients <value>
g_motd <string>
g_needpass <bool>
g_password <string>
g_quadfactor <value>
g_weaponrespawn <value>
net_ip <IP adress>
net_port <value>
net_qport <value>
nextmap <string>
sv_allowDownload <bool>
sv_floodProtect <bool>
sv_fps <value>
sv_hostname <string>
sv_maxclients <value>
sv_maxPing <value> (Measurd in milliseconds)
sv_minPing <value> (Measurd in milliseconds)
sv_pure <bool>
timelimit <value> (Measured in minutes)
Files
- ~/.q3a/baseq3
- Configuration and state for Quake III Arena
- ~/.q3a/missionpack
-
Configuration and state for Quake III: Team Arena, if installed
Environment
The wrapper script used to launch Quake III Arena allows it to be debugged by setting environment variables.- QUAKE3_DEBUGGER=command
- A debugger or other prefix to prepend to the Quake III command line, such as strace; overridden by QUAKE3_BACKTRACE
- QUAKE3_BACKTRACE=1
-
Use gdb(1) to get a backtrace if Quake III crashes (the gdb
package must be installed)