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Dedicated Server Set Up
Dedicated Server Set Up
- Install regular Alien Swarm dedicated server. E.g. here D:\servers\Alien Swarm
- Copy reactivedrop folder into D:\servers\Alien Swarm
- Create config file D:\servers\Alien Swarm\swarm\cfg\reactivedrop01.cfg (for some reason it loads configs from swarm/cfg folder)
- Run server using following command D:\servers\Alien Swarm\srcds.exe -console -game reactivedrop -port 27045 -maxplayers 32 +map lobby +exec reactivedrop01
New Console Commands and Cvars
New Console Commands and Cvars
In console use command find rd_
and find rm_
to find all new commands added into the mod. Most notable are
selectmarine
rotatecameraleft
rotatecameraright
rd_instagib_enable
rd_instagib_disable
rd_default_weapon 10
// set default weapon to railgun in DM
Level Design
Level Design
Setting up Hammer
Setting up Hammer
Assuming you have Steam installed into E:\Games.
- Open file E:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\alien swarm\bin\GameConfig.txt
- Add this section
"ReactiveDrop"
{
"GameDir" "e:\games\steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\reactivedrop"
"Hammer"
{
"GameData0" "e:\games\steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\reactivedrop\fgd\base.fgd"
"GameData1" "e:\games\steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\reactivedrop\fgd\reactivedrop.fgd"
"GameData2" "e:\games\steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\reactivedrop\fgd\swarm.fgd"
"GameData3" "e:\games\steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\reactivedrop\fgd\swarm_fixed_ents.fgd"
"TextureFormat" "5"
"MapFormat" "4"
"DefaultTextureScale" "0.250000"
"DefaultLightmapScale" "16"
"GameExe" "e:\games\steam\steamapps\common\alien swarm\swarm.exe"
"DefaultSolidEntity" "func_detail"
"DefaultPointEntity" "info_player_start"
"BSP" "e:\games\steam\steamapps\common\alien swarm\bin\vbsp.exe"
"Vis" "e:\games\steam\steamapps\common\alien swarm\bin\vvis.exe"
"Light" "e:\games\steam\steamapps\common\alien swarm\bin\vrad.exe"
"GameExeDir" "e:\games\steam\steamapps\common\alien swarm"
"MapDir" "e:\games\steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\content\reactivedrop\mapsrc"
"BSPDir" "e:\games\steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\reactivedrop\maps"
"PrefabDir" "e:\games\steam\steamapps\common\alien swarm\bin\Prefabs"
"CordonTexture" "tools\toolsskybox"
"MaterialExcludeCount" "0"
}
}
New features added into mod
New features added into mod