Originally posted by Ancient:

Originally posted by Tarc Novar:

You make it sound more simple than it really is.

For people who have run servers before it is pretty simple.

Install SteamCMD. Link is here: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD#Downloading_SteamCMD

Then modify the batch file to install the server for the given game (by steam ID). The command for anon login is:

login anonymous

It seems daunting at first, but it isn't.

Read the Wiki: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD

Install servers.

Profit.

Oh, I run dedicated servers all the time, so I am indeed familiar with it. My comment was that it is a bit more complicated than the other person made it to be.

Originally posted by Tarc Novar:

Originally posted by Divine1D:

uhh run steamcmd and setup the server with anonymous login and boom there are lots of forums out there to show you how to do this

You make it sound more simple than it really is.

For people who have run servers before it is pretty simple.

Install SteamCMD. Link is here: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD#Downloading_SteamCMD

Then modify the batch file to install the server for the given game (by steam ID). The command for anon login is:

login anonymous

It seems daunting at first, but it isn't.

Read the Wiki: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD

Install servers.

Profit.

Originally posted by Divine1D:

uhh run steamcmd and setup the server with anonymous login and boom there are lots of forums out there to show you how to do this

You make it sound more simple than it really is.

uhh run steamcmd and setup the server with anonymous login and boom there are lots of forums out there to show you how to do this

Are you sure you're running a dedicated server on your PC? Most likely you're trying to share a local server, in which case that's probably normal behavior (although I've never done it before).

A dedicated server generally runs on a dedicated machine or VM/docker.

try putting steam in offline mode on the host pc

Yes, I'm running the dedicated server on my PC. But I installed it from Steam since it was the fastest way to get it started for my friends and I. As for the other reply, I can try putting Steam in offline mode to get around that, thanks!