Installing other games onto my unmanaged VDS

[wally]

Hello,

I currently have 2 unmanaged Windows 2008 R2 VDS'. How do I go about installing the following games:
-Call of Duty: World at War
-BFBC2
-Battlefield 3
-Team Fortress 2
-Minecraft (I will probably need more resources for this, I think)

Thanks in advance,
Wally

[Target]

BFBC2 and Battlefield 3 you have to be a GSP. Pretty much a nogo for those two.

Team Fortress 2 use the hldsupatetool that Steam provides. Steam has a guide to help you with the tool. srcds.com also has some nice guides.

Call of Duty World at War own a retail copy of the game install it on your pc and upload the necessary files to your vds. here is a link http://guides.tntblowout.com/codww/index.html

Minecraft I'm not sure about. http://segmentnext.com/2010/10/17/minec ... ver-guide/ looks like you may need to install java to run that game.

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Wasn't BFBC2 none ranked available for anyone?
Thought they eventually made things available.

[soja]

Minecraft is mainly memory based, I have a minecraft server on a 2.5Ghz dual quad core machine, and with <10 players it takes almost no CPU, but a ton of memory(2.85GB right now). It is my understanding that minecraft allocates memory whether its using it or not. If you just want to run a small 10 player server for friends, you could get away by allowing it 1GB of memory.

Remember, it is recommended that you keep 300+MB free for the OS, although I would recommend keeping over a GB free at all times, in-case something wants to suck up more memory (had minecraft limited to 8GB once and it ended up taking 10.2GB)

[wally]

@Target, thanks for the link. Was able to install the server with the link you provided. I also needed to install direcX on the VDS for it to work properly.

@soja, I thought it would be a resource piggy. I have a single-core VDS unmanaged that doesn't get used much and thinking of installing Minecraft on it. Do I need to get a license for Minecraft or are there Windows server files somewhere in the interwebs?

Wasn't BFBC2 none ranked available for anyone?
Thought they eventually made things available.

I would much prefer having a ranked BFBC2 server, but if I really can't, then where can I get these server files?


Keep in mind, I would search for these files, just trying to see if someone in these forums has installed them on an unmanaged VDS, somehow.

[soja]

Minecraft servers are free to run.

You need java installed to run it, the normal jre is fine.

There are probably multiple guides out there for a dedi server. I don't run one, a friend of mine uses my machine for it.

Also, bfbc2 ranked can only be run by a gsp, players aren't allowed access to the server files.

[Edge100x]

BF:BC2 is RSP-only, for both its ranked and unranked versions.