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Originally Posted by asherkin
That is indeed a listenserver, and is unsupported with L4D2 due to conflicts with the DRM in the client (causing "random" crashes). You'll need to setup SRCDS if you want to use SourceMod (or server plugins in general).
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Oh, so they are one in the same even though an sv_cheats test in a local server makes the console ask you to start a listen server through the map command? Well that was misleading then. Alright, if it'll fix it, what is SRCDS? Can you give me a lovely link perhaps?
Edit: It should also be mentioned that for what I'm trying to do, I essentially need to be on the server at all times, and therefore have no purpose of running the server if I am not there, meaning a local area network lobby is still my first choice. Can this SRCDS recreate the same effect?
Edit 2: Looking in to this, you mean to tell me I need to set up a dedicated server. The immediate problems with this are that I only have this machine right here to host it which I am not sure is a good thing or not, and it would also suck up more bandwidth than a local server, wouldn't it? I also can't really afford that, especially on a regular basis like what I intend to do with my server. Isn't there a reliable fix that patches up the specific conflict(s) causing said random crashes? A downgrade to an older version of sourcemod and metamod respectively perhaps? Or is there a way to set up this "SRCDS" so that it functions exactly the same, meaning it is only online when I am online with it. I can access it from a Left 4 Dead 2 lobby initially, as well as be able to shut it down easily literally any time I am not on it?
For what I'm trying to construct, it basically needs to work exactly like a local area network server. Can this be done or is this a whole other world of problems to set up for something that actually will NOT work or have purpose under dedicated host.
Edit 3: Apparently the crash is not specific to any plugins period. I have had it crash both with and without the last two plugins I assumed I had deduced to be the issue. Being that my gamemode only works when driven manually, I will just have to wait until someone fixes these conflicts. A dedicated server is simply not an option the more I look in to it as a possiblity. This is my only machine, and it is not strong enough to support a functioning virtual box on the same machine I play on the server with.