I spent a weekend setting up a Counter-Strike 2 community server with SteamCMD for our team, and I want to save you the trial and error. By the end of this guide, you’ll have a fully working CS2 community server running on Linux or Windows, complete with the right firewall rules, a generated Game Server … Read more
I spent my first weekend with rAthena staring at a black client window that refused to open, with no error messages and no clue what went wrong. That frustration is exactly what pushed me to write this guide. After helping server admins on Reddit, rAthena forums, and our own community for years, I have seen … Read more
To configure rAthena rates, edit the file /conf/battle/exp.conf and set base_exp_rate for level EXP and job_exp_rate for class EXP. The value 100 equals 1x rates, 1000 equals 10x, and 5000 equals 50x. Drop rates use the same logic inside /conf/battle/drops.conf. I have run rAthena servers for over four years across low-rate (5x), mid-rate (50x), and … Read more
Running a Ragnarok Online private server is rewarding, but managing player accounts, logins, and live data through raw MySQL queries gets old fast. That is exactly why the FluxCP control panel for Ragnarok server administrators exists. I have helped our team set up multiple rAthena servers over the years, and FluxCP is the tool we … Read more
Setting up a private World of Warcraft server used to feel like wizardry, but AzerothCore has turned it into a documented weekend project. In this guide I walk you through how to install AzerothCore modules and NPCBots on your own machine in , so you can run a custom WoW server for solo play, a … Read more
Running your own AzerothCore server means you need full control over your world, your players, and your content. The fastest way to get that control is by creating GM accounts AzerothCore recognizes, then learning the GM commands that come with them. In this guide, I’ll walk you through the exact process I use when setting … Read more
Realmlist.wtf is the small text file that tells your World of Warcraft client which server to connect to, and fixing it is the fastest way to solve WoW private server connection issues. I have helped dozens of players troubleshoot reverts, read-only blocks, and launcher resets over the past three years, and I will walk you … Read more
Setting up a TrinityCore WoW server takes a few hours of focused work, but the process is completely doable even if you have never compiled software before. I built my first TrinityCore private server over a weekend, and the steps below walk you through exactly what I did to extract client data files and get … Read more
Setting up a WoW private server with AzerothCore lets you run your own Wrath of the Lich King realm for free, customize everything, and play with friends on your own terms. I built my first AzerothCore server on a spare Linux VPS over a weekend, and the steps below are the exact playbook I wish … Read more
If you have ever clicked your MU Online launcher, watched the loading bar crawl, and then got hit with a “Can’t Connect” or “Failed to Connect to Server” message, you know how frustrating it is. The error is vague, the forums are scattered, and the official client was never designed to talk you through it. … Read more