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Battlefield 1942 Server Configuration Options

This document describes the available server configuration options for Battlefield 1942 dedicated servers. All options are set in .con files, primarily serversettings.con and maplist.con.

Server Identity​

Configure the server name, visibility, and connection settings.

game.serverName "My Battlefield Server"

Sets the server name displayed in the server browser.

game.serverDedicated 1

Enables dedicated server mode. Set to 1 for dedicated servers, 0 for listen servers.

game.serverInternet 0

Controls server visibility:

  • 0 - LAN server (not visible on internet)
  • 1 - Internet server (visible on GameSpy master server)
game.serverIP 0.0.0.0

IP address to bind the server to. Use 0.0.0.0 to bind to all interfaces.

game.serverPort 14567

UDP port for game traffic. Default is 14567.

game.serverPassword ""

Password required to join the server. Leave empty ("") for no password.

game.serverReservedPassword ""

Password for reserved slots. Players with this password can join even when the server is full.

game.serverNumReservedSlots 0

Number of slots reserved for players with the reserved password.

game.setServerWelcomeMessage 0 ""

Welcome message displayed to players when they join. Format: game.setServerWelcomeMessage <line_number> "<message>"

Gameplay Settings​

Configure game rules, timers, and gameplay mechanics.

Round and Time Settings​

game.serverGameTime 0

Time limit per round in seconds. 0 means no time limit.

game.serverNumberOfRounds 3

Number of rounds to play before changing maps.

game.serverScoreLimit 0

Score limit to end the round. 0 means no score limit.

game.serverGameStartDelay 20

Delay in seconds before the game starts after map loads.

game.serverGameRoundStartDelay 10

Delay in seconds before each round starts.

Spawn Settings​

game.serverSpawnTime 20

Time in seconds between spawn waves.

game.serverSpawnDelay 3

Additional delay in seconds before players can spawn after death.

Friendly Fire​

game.serverSoldierFriendlyFire 100

Friendly fire damage percentage for soldiers. 0 = disabled, 100 = full damage.

game.serverVehicleFriendlyFire 100

Friendly fire damage percentage for vehicles. 0 = disabled, 100 = full damage.

game.serverSoldierFriendlyFireOnSplash 100

Friendly fire splash damage percentage for soldier weapons.

game.serverVehicleFriendlyFireOnSplash 100

Friendly fire splash damage percentage for vehicle weapons.

Team Kill (TK) System​

game.serverTKPunishMode 1

Team kill punishment mode:

  • 0 - Forgive mode (players are forgiven by default, victim can punish)
  • 1 - Punish mode (players are punished by default, victim can forgive)
game.serverKickBack 0.000000

Kickback damage when team killed. 0.0 = disabled.

game.serverKickBackOnSplash 0.000000

Kickback damage from splash when team killed. 0.0 = disabled.

Camera and View Settings​

game.serverAllowNoseCam 1

Allow nose camera view in aircraft. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

game.serverFreeCamera 0

Enable free camera mode. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

game.serverExternalViews 1

Allow external views (third-person). 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

game.serverDeathCameraType 1

Death camera type:

  • 0 - No death camera
  • 1 - Standard death camera
  • 2 - Free camera
game.serverCrossHairCenterPoint 1

Show center point dot on crosshair. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

Other Gameplay Options​

game.serverHitIndication 1

Show hit indication markers. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

game.serverNameTagDistance 50

Distance in meters to show player name tags.

game.serverNameTagDistanceScope 300

Distance in meters to show player name tags when using scope/binoculars.

game.objectiveAttackerTicketsMod 100

Modifier percentage for attacker tickets on objective-based maps. 100 = normal.

Team Balance​

Configure team balancing and ratios.

game.serverAutoBalanceTeams 0

Automatically balance teams. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

game.serverAlliedTeamRatio 1

Allied team size ratio multiplier. 1 = normal size.

game.serverAxisTeamRatio 1

Axis team size ratio multiplier. 1 = normal size.

game.serverTicketRatio 100

Ticket ratio percentage. 100 = balanced, higher values favor one team.

game.serverMaxPlayers 32

Maximum number of players allowed on the server.

Co-op Settings​

Configure cooperative gameplay with AI bots.

game.serverCoopAiSkill 75

AI bot skill level (0-100). Higher values = more difficult bots.

game.serverCoopCpu 20

Number of AI bots to spawn.

Voting System​

Configure player voting for maps and kicks.

Voting Enable/Disable​

admin.enableMapVote 1

Enable map voting. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

admin.enableKickPlayerVote 1

Enable vote to kick players. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

admin.enableKickTeamPlayerVote 1

Enable vote to kick players from your team only. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

Voting Configuration​

admin.votingTime 30

Time in seconds players have to vote.

Network and Performance​

Configure network settings and performance options.

game.serverBandwidthChokeLimit 0

Bandwidth limit in bytes per second. 0 = unlimited.

game.serverMaxAllowedConnectionType CTLanT1

Maximum allowed connection type:

  • CTLanT1 - LAN/T1
  • CTLanT2 - T2
  • CTLanT3 - T3
  • CTLanCable - Cable
  • CTLanDSL - DSL
  • CTLan56k - 56k modem

GameSpy and ASE Ports​

game.gameSpyLANPort 0

Port for GameSpy LAN queries. 0 = disabled.

game.gameSpyPort 0

Port for GameSpy internet queries. 0 = disabled.

game.ASEPort 0

Port for All-Seeing Eye (ASE) queries. 0 = disabled.

Remote Console (RCON)​

Configure remote administration access.

RCON Settings​

admin.enableRemoteConsole 1

Enable remote console access. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

admin.enableRemoteAdmin 1

Enable remote admin commands. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

Note: Remote console uses TCP port 4711 by default. Ensure this port is open and accessible.

Common RCON Commands​

These commands can be executed via remote console:

admin.kickplayer <player_id>

Kick a player by their player ID.

admin.banplayer <player_id> [timeout]

Ban a player by their player ID. Timeout can be:

  • Omitted or perm - permanent ban
  • Number (seconds) - temporary ban duration
  • round - ban until next map
  • :epoch_time - ban until specific epoch time
admin.banPlayerKey <player_id> [timeout]

Ban a player by their CD key hash.

admin.addAddresstoBanList <ip_address> [timeout]

Ban an IP address.

admin.removeAddressFromBanList <ip_address>

Remove an IP address from the ban list.

admin.listBannedAddresses

List all banned IP addresses.

admin.listBannedKeys

List all banned CD key hashes.

admin.clearbanlist

Clear all bans.

admin.changemap <mapname> <gamemode> <mod>

Change to a specific map immediately. Example: admin.changemap berlin GPM_CQ bf1942

admin.setNextLevel <mapname> <gamemode> <mod>

Set the next map in rotation. Example: admin.setNextLevel berlin GPM_CQ bf1942

admin.runnextlevel

Skip to the next map in rotation.

admin.restartmap

Restart the current map.

admin.togglegamepause

Pause/unpause the game.

admin.servermessage "<message>"

Send a message to all players.

game.listplayers

List all connected players with their IDs, names, and CD key hashes.

game.showPorts

Display all ports currently used by the server.

Logging​

Configure server event logging.

game.serverEventLogging 0

Enable XML event logging. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

When enabled, the server writes XML log files to the Logs directory containing:

  • Round statistics
  • Player actions (kills, deaths, captures)
  • Chat messages
  • Server events
game.serverEventLogCompression 0

Enable compression for XML log files. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

When enabled, log files use .zxml extension and are compressed with zlib. This saves disk space but increases CPU usage.

Note: Compressed logs require zlib-aware tools to decompress. See the XML logging readme for decompression examples.

Map Rotation​

Configure which maps are played and in what order.

Map List Format​

Maps are defined in maplist.con using the following format:

game.addLevel <mapname> <gamemode> <mod>

Parameters:

  • <mapname> - Map name (e.g., berlin, omaha_beach, stalingrad)
  • <gamemode> - Game mode:
    • GPM_CQ - Conquest
    • GPM_COOP - Cooperative
    • GPM_TDM - Team Deathmatch
    • GPM_CTF - Capture the Flag
    • GPM_OBJECTIVEMODE - Objective Mode
  • <mod> - Mod name (e.g., bf1942, xpack1, xpack2)

Example Map Rotation​

game.addLevel berlin GPM_CQ bf1942
game.addLevel omaha_beach GPM_CQ bf1942
game.addLevel stalingrad GPM_CQ bf1942
game.addLevel kursk GPM_CQ bf1942
game.addLevel el_alamein GPM_CQ bf1942
game.setCurrentLevel berlin GPM_CQ bf1942

The game.setCurrentLevel command sets the starting map. The server will cycle through maps in the order they are added.

Available Maps​

Base Game (bf1942):

  • aberdeen, battle_of_britain, battle_of_the_bulge, battleaxe, berlin, bocage, coral_sea, el_alamein, gazala, guadalcanal, invasion_of_the_philippines, iwo_jima, kharkov, kursk, liberation_of_caen, market_garden, midway, omaha_beach, stalingrad, tobruk, wake

Road to Rome (xpack1):

  • anzio, baytown, cassino, husky, salerno, santo_croce

Secret Weapons of WWII (xpack2):

  • eagles_nest, essen, gothic_line, hellendoorn, kbely_airfield, mimoyecques, peenemunde, raid_on_agheila, telemark

Content Checking​

Configure content validation to prevent cheating.

game.serverContentCheck 1

Content checking mode:

  • 0 - Allow all clients (no checking)
  • 1 - Only allow default installations (strict checking)
  • 2 - Allow clients matching server-defined CRCs (custom mod support)
game.serverUnpureMods ""

List of mods that are allowed even with content checking enabled. Format: "mod1 mod2 mod3"

Note: Content checking requires contentcrc32.con files in each mod directory. See the content check readme for details on generating CRC files for custom mods.

PunkBuster​

Configure PunkBuster anti-cheat.

game.serverPunkBuster 0

Enable PunkBuster anti-cheat. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

Note: PunkBuster requires separate installation and configuration. Visit http://www.evenbalance.com for more information.

Advanced Admin Settings​

Additional administrative settings available via console commands:

admin.spawnDelayPenaltyForTK <value>

Extra spawn waves penalty for team kills. 1.0 = wait 1 spawn wave, 1.5 = wait 1.5 spawn waves, etc.

admin.banPlayerOnTKKick <0 or 1>

Ban players when kicked for team killing. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled.

admin.nrOfTKToKick <value>

Number of punished team kills before automatic kick.

admin.timeLimit <seconds>

Set time limit for rounds (alternative to game.serverGameTime).

admin.scoreLimit <score>

Set score limit for rounds (alternative to game.serverScoreLimit).

admin.setNrOfRounds <number>

Set number of rounds per map (alternative to game.serverNumberOfRounds).

admin.delaybeforestartinggame <seconds>

Delay before game starts (alternative to game.serverGameStartDelay).

admin.roundDelayBeforeStartingGame <seconds>

Delay before round starts (alternative to game.serverGameRoundStartDelay).

admin.banTime <seconds>

Default ban duration in seconds for temporary bans.

File Locations​

Configuration files are typically located in:

  • mods/bf1942/settings/serversettings.con - Main server settings
  • mods/bf1942/settings/maplist.con - Map rotation
  • mods/bf1942/settings/adminsettings.con - Admin settings (if used)
  • mods/bf1942/settings/banlist.con - Banned players/IPs (auto-generated)

Notes​

  • All settings in serversettings.con are loaded when the server starts
  • Changes to serversettings.con require a server restart to take effect
  • Map rotation changes in maplist.con require a server restart
  • Some settings can be changed at runtime via console commands
  • Use game.listPlayers to find player IDs for admin commands
  • Remote console requires TCP port 4711 to be accessible
  • XML logs are written to the Logs directory in the mod folder