JK2/Q3TA Restart Proggie

[Dashel]

Does anyone know of a good proggie that will restart Q3TA based games (Like JK2 if they crash?

I have tried ServerDoc (which works good on my other servers) but I haven't been impressed. Also, I am running the server on XP Pro and the stupid 'Do you want to send error report' seems to screw up some of the other restart methods I have used in the past.

 

Any ides?

[Mertado]

Have you tried a simple batch file like this:

 

:top

start /w D:\Star Wars JK II Jedi Outcast\GameData\jk2Ded.exe +set dedicated 2 +set sv_pure 1 +exec server.cfg

goto top

 

(I'm using the dedicated server executable) Simple, but it restarts the thing every time it crashes.

[CRCError]

If you want to disable the Error Reporting in WinXP you can do the following:

 

Click "Start"

Right-Click on the "My Computer" icon

Select "Properties"

Select the "Advanced" Tab

Press the "Error Reporting" button

Select the "Disable Error Reporting" radio button

 

See if leaving the "But notify me when critical errors occur" checkbox selected also interferes with the other restart method you use.

 

CRCError

 

P.S. Does anyone see the irony in the wording of the "But notify me when critical errors occur" option? It's interesting they use the word *when* rather than *if*

[DeathsHead]

I used Fire Daemon to make my JK2 server a service with command line properties. I then can set its restart properties in the service menu. (win 2000 series), and when it crashes it gets auto restarted.

[Dashel]

Thanks alot guys! Very Helpfull.

 

Per FireDaemon I didn't want to try their 'alpha' release for XP just yet but yes, that is a great proggie for Win2k servers.

[Kristian]

For the record, FireDaemon is working perfectly on my Win XP Pro system. My server has crashed about twice since I installed it, and it's come back up within 30 seconds of going down each time.

 

Installing the server as a service is a big plus - if your computer crashes or you have a power outage, it'll be back up as soon as the computer reboots itself

 

-C

 

PS: Took me about 5 mins to install FireDaemon from scratch, having never used it, so I wouldn't worry too much about it's "Alpha" status.