
A sample server.cfg file is included at the end of this HOWTO.

dll files to the /bin/ folder within your Dark Messiah installation, overwriting files as needed.ĭark Messiah of Might & Magic uses one configuration file, server.cfg, to store your settings.

Once you've extracted all these files, copy them to the folder where you installed Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, allowing any existing files to be overwritten.įinally, revisit the folder where you installed SteamCMD and copy all the. Be sure to save all these extracted folders to the same folder. Repeat this process for depot_2133_dir.vpk, depot_2134_dir.vpk, depot_2135_dir.vpk and depot_2144_dir.vpk. Save these files to an empty folder so we can use them later. Right-click the folder shown below root and select Extract. Drag the file depot_2132_dir.vpk to GCFScape. Once you've installed GCFScape, visit the /vpks/ folder within the folder where you installed Dark Messiah of Might & Magic. Then click next to continue the installation of GCFScape on your computer. On the last screen before installing, be sure to select "Associate with VPK files". There are a few bugs in the Dark Messiah of Might & Magic Dedicated Server software that were not fixed when the game was ported to SteamCMD. You should also run the shortcut every week or so to grab the latest server updates. It might take a few hours to update everything. Now click the shortcut you created and let it run to download the server files. The Target box should now look like: C:\SteamCMD\steamcmd.exe +login USERNAME PASSWORD +force_install_dir "C:\Dark Messiah" +app_update 2145 validate +quit Replace USERNAME and PASSWORD with your Steam login info. Next, edit the properties of the shortcut and in the target box, at the end of it (with a space before the following), put: +login USERNAME PASSWORD +force_install_dir "C:\Dark Messiah" +app_update 2145 validate +quit Go to the directory where you installed SteamCMD and create a shortcut to "SteamCMD.exe".

You can also use Fusion to manage FireDaemon and other Windows services via a web browser.ĭark Messiah of Might and Magic Dedicated Server Setup Under FireDaemon Proįirst, download and extract SteamCMD. This HOWTO will show you how to set it up. The dedicated server component can be run as a Windows Service using FireDaemon Pro, which lets you start the application automatically at boot prior to login, start multiple instances of the application and more.

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is an action fantasy RPG.
