How To Make A Quake2 Server
 
 

This will cover VERY basic server setup-to allow even the most naive Quake 2 player to run a server

          First-it is recommended that you run the server from at least a Pentium 90 with at least 32 meg of
          RAM, though a 486/66 with 32 megs of RAM can be used as a dedicated server for 4 or 5 players
          without much problem
          Second-you want at least a 56K ISDN connection (a 56K Analog modem won't cut it), though a 128K
          (dual line) ISDN or a Cable modem would be much nicer.
          Instructions:

               Running a server from within Quake 2

                    Run Quake 2, hit escape to bring up the menu, select multiplayer, then "start network
                    server"
                    Choose a fraglimit (30 is nice), a timelimit (20-30 mins is nice) and deathmatch flags

                         Instructions on Deathmatch flags can be found here .
                    Now select "start server"and you are all set!
                    You change maps (be sure your players have the maps first) by hitting the ~ key and typing
                    in "map mapname" where mapname is the name of the map. Do not include the quotes.
               Running Quake 2 from a command line in Win95

                    Click on Start | Run and type in the directory for quake 2 (probably c:\quake2\ or
                    d:\quake2\
                    To run a quake 2 dedicated server type in "quake2.exe +set dedicated 1
                    To set the maximum number of clients add +set maxclients 16 to the above (16 can be any
                    number up to 64, but anything more than 20 really requires a special map
                    To set the maximum number of frags add +set fraglimit 30 (30 can be any number, but
                    anything more than 50 can be boring for the players)
                    To set the maximum time add +set timelimit 20 (20 can be any number, but again-too long
                    can be boring for your players)
                    To set a pretty name for your server add +set hostname Bobs_server (Where Bobs_server
                    can be anything you want, just make sure your friends know what it is if you want them to
                    join)
                    You can also set the skill (+set skill X where X can be a number 1-5) and the type of DM
                    play (+set deathmatch Y (where Y can be any number from 1-3)) by adding those lines to
                    your command line.
                    Remember to add +set for each option you want