tryna get limestone on a dedicated server | Unturned | Page 1

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:39 AM

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help

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:39 AM

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(continued from #unturned-general message )

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:39 AM

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okay so

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what now

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:40 AM

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is it done downloading?

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:40 AM

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think so

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main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:40 AM

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yeah

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ok so steamcmd doesnt auto-update but if youre only doing this for 3 days i doubt there will be an update

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so maybe can skip the update script

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:40 AM

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yeah probably

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doubt we'll play for more than 3 days

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:41 AM

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if you go to C:\SteamCMD\steamapps\common\U3DS look for an ExampleServer.bat

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:41 AM

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alr

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main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:41 AM

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copy/paste that and rename it to something else LimestoneServer.bat or something

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wherever you put the steamcmd.exe file

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:42 AM

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main plume wherever you put the steamcmd.exe file

its kinda just sitting in a extracted folder in my downloads

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do i have to put it somewhere specifically or

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:43 AM

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uhh

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thats bad

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kinda

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:43 AM

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figured

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gotta download it again after i put it somewhere?

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:43 AM

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make a SteamCMD folder in your root C drive and copy the exe there

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also copy any new folders it made, especially steamapps

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:43 AM

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in here right?

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:44 AM

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make a folder for it yeah

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:44 AM

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alright

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waitin for this rq

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:46 AM

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also when its done you should delete the old files if you didnt cut, since thats an entire unturned installation in your downloads

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:46 AM

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yeah

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i thought i cut but i just realised i copied

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here it is

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what i pasted in

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:48 AM

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ok run steamcmd.exe again then just run quit when it boots to make sure you got all the files

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:48 AM

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wait uh

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do i close steamcmd since i still had it opehn

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:48 AM

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yeah

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:48 AM

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main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:48 AM

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just type quit

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:48 AM

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oh..

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um

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:48 AM

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or close its fine

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:48 AM

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oh good

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:48 AM

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you deleted the exe anyway

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:48 AM

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yea

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ookay

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boots

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:49 AM

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good

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:49 AM

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main plume if you go to `C:\SteamCMD\steamapps\common\U3DS` look for an ExampleServer.bat

^ alr back to this

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:49 AM

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alr lemme close

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alr i did what u said

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copied the examble server thing

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named it limestone.bat

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now i go into the commands thing?

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:50 AM

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ok now right click it and open with notepad

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:50 AM

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alr

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:50 AM

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the batch file

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:51 AM

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its doin somethin

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:51 AM

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it should end in +LanServer/Example, change it to +InternetServer/Limestone (you can change Limestone to whatever you want the server name to be in U3DS/Servers/

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on the second to last line

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anything with rem is ignored

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:52 AM

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alr lemme see if it done

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:52 AM

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nelson's comments

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then just double-click that new .bat file and see if it starts up

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:52 AM

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kinda not movin from here

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:53 AM

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it will

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you may have to click enter

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:53 AM

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ohh yeah

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:53 AM

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if you select anything it freezes the server

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:53 AM

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had to do that

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:53 AM

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even while its running

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:53 AM

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reading assets

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if this doesnt work im probably gonna play on russia or germany

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i just want something thats large

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:55 AM

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it should work

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:55 AM

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should

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:55 AM

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if not something weird is going on

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(dont forget to update the workshop config again)

elder turtle Jan 17, 2026, 10:56 AM

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with a normal mod I'd figure it'd be possible that the IP is just blocked, but I somehow don't think limestone has blocked any IPs

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:56 AM

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or just copy all your config over from the steam install

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yeah... probably not

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:56 AM

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main plume (dont forget to update the workshop config again)

like just repaste the limestone code thing again in it right?

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:56 AM

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yeah

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the mod ID

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:57 AM

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ye

elder turtle Jan 17, 2026, 10:57 AM

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and the workshop download should be through steam directly just like everything else so it shouldn't fail because of that

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:57 AM

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yeah im fairly certain it was the path length

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that happens a lot with some mods

elder turtle Jan 17, 2026, 10:57 AM

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I didn't even know that could be an issue

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:57 AM

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i didint even know that existed

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:58 AM

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esp with C:\Program Files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\U3DS\Servers\someserverid\Workshop\Steam\content\304930\1234567898 in front of the mod folder

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(112 chars)

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:58 AM

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yep

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almost finished with reading assets

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 10:59 AM

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it goes a lot faster the second time

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until you restart your pc

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windows caches the files

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 10:59 AM

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loading level now

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alr uh

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shutdown now?

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main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:00 AM

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yeah

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:00 AM

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alrighty

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:00 AM

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then add ur map and see if it works

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:01 AM

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alr lemme find the code again

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:02 AM

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fiery plaza alr lemme find the code again

3565225438

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:02 AM

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thanks

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:02 AM

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btw its in the workshop URL https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3565225438

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:02 AM

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like this right?

{
"File_IDs": [
3565225438

],
"Ignore_Children_File_IDs": [],
"Query_Cache_Max_Age_Seconds": 600,
"Max_Query_Retries": 2,
"Use_Cached_Downloads": true,
"Should_Monitor_Updates": true,
"Shutdown_Update_Detected_Timer": 600,
"Shutdown_Update_Detected_Message": "Workshop file update detected, shutdown in: {0}",
"Shutdown_Kick_Message": "Shutdown for Workshop file update."
}

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:02 AM

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yeah

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also Map Limestone in commands.dat

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:02 AM

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alright

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saved it

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right

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wait this right?

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:03 AM

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fiery plaza named it limestone.bat

also you can create a shortcut to this file on your desktop if you want easy access to it

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:03 AM

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\U3DS\Servers\Jimmy\Server

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:03 AM

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it should be C:\SteamCMD\steamapps\common\U3DS\Servers\Jimmy\Server

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:03 AM

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oh alright

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:04 AM

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or whatever you named the server

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instead of Jimmy

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:04 AM

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Jimmy.bat

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:04 AM

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the thing in +InternetServer/???

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:04 AM

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uhhh

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:05 AM

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just go to C:\SteamCMD\steamapps\common\U3DS\Servers itll be in there

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:05 AM

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its not here...

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pretty sure i didint name it example

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:05 AM

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u probably just didnt change it

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example is the default

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you can either change it or leave it doesnt really matter

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:05 AM

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{
"File_IDs": [],
"Ignore_Children_File_IDs": [],
"Query_Cache_Max_Age_Seconds": 600,
"Max_Query_Retries": 2,
"Use_Cached_Downloads": true,
"Should_Monitor_Updates": true,
"Shutdown_Update_Detected_Timer": 600,
"Shutdown_Update_Detected_Message": "Workshop file update detected, shutdown in: {0}",
"Shutdown_Kick_Message": "Shutdown for Workshop file update."
}
this is the workshop config thing in the example folder

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:06 AM

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yeah you need to add the mod in there

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:06 AM

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cant i just paste the map code in here

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yeah

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:06 AM

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yeah

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the one in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\U3DS isnt used anymore

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if this works just uninstall it from steam

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:06 AM

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the unturned dedicated server tool thing?

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:06 AM

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yeah now you have 2 copies of it

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:07 AM

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kk

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lemme go do the map Limestone in commands

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:07 AM

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then doubleclick that .bat file you made earlier

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:07 AM

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main plume also you can create a shortcut to this file on your desktop if you want easy acc...

^^ or do this and click that

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:07 AM

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kk

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alr launching bat

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:08 AM

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ctrl + F for Limestone

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:08 AM

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oh im so fucking dumb

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:08 AM

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maybe ctrl + shift + F

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:09 AM

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main plume the one in `C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\U3DS` isnt used anymor...

i made the other .bat in this

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:09 AM

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main plume ctrl + F for Limestone

(to see if it used the right map)

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ah

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just rename the Example folder to something else so you dont have to redo that

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:09 AM

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alright

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:09 AM

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and make the new batch file have the same name after +InternetServer/

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:10 AM

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where do i find the +internetserver thing

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:10 AM

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open ExampleServer.bat in notepad

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the second-last line is the one that gets executed

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:11 AM

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wait im trnya open it in notepad

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:11 AM

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just edit it then save as another file

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:11 AM

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oh

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:11 AM

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dont save to the original

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:12 AM

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is it supposed to do this?

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:12 AM

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under save as type change to *.*

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:12 AM

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im saving it in the steamcmd one

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alr

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:13 AM

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it shouldnt be .bat.bat just .bat, itll probably hide the extension in the file explorer

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:13 AM

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only .?

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main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:13 AM

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oh All Files\

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i thought it said something else

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:14 AM

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so all files? lol

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:14 AM

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also you may want to do this so you can see the extension properly

ugc_2045241760763945805_483A33D48D8D874F71AD765933B8696E81420A70_.png

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:14 AM

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pretty sure i got that on already

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alr i saved it as all files

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:15 AM

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now close notepad and double click it

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but rename the Example folder if you didnt

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:15 AM

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fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:15 AM

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main plume but rename the Example folder if you didnt

i did to Limestoneserver.bat

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:15 AM

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LanServer needs to be InternetServer

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start "" "%~dp0ServerHelper.bat" +InternetServer/MyLimestoneServer

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:16 AM

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main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:16 AM

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then the folder name would need to be MyLimestoneServer

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it can be whatever you want though

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:16 AM

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alr

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:16 AM

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or just leave it as Example, also fine

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:16 AM

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now i save?

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:16 AM

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yes

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to limestone not ExampleServer

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:17 AM

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yea i think i did that

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now i boot the bat?

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:17 AM

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yea

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:17 AM

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alright

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praying this works

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uhh

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interesting

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:20 AM

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thats normal

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:20 AM

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oh thank god

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:20 AM

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server doesnt use a GPU so the shaders dont load right

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press enter it might be stuck on those errors

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sometimes the game's output doesnt output

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:20 AM

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GOD DAMNIT

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:21 AM

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u sure the IDs in the workshop config?

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:21 AM

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positive

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:21 AM

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can u upload full log?

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:21 AM

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wait a minute

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a random bat just appeared

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:21 AM

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U3DS/Logs/Server_<name>.log

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:21 AM

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alr

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wait

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i opened the like

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bat that just appeared

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main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:22 AM

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its Mode normal btw

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:23 AM

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oh

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:23 AM

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not difficulty

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:23 AM

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thought it was difficulty

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:23 AM

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wym it appeared

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whats it called

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:23 AM

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limestone.bat

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:23 AM

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what did u run before

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:23 AM

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i migthve made it but i havent seen it

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could just be that im blinding

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:23 AM

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@hasty wave whats up

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when s5

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:24 AM

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god damnit this one didint work either

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:24 AM

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main plume U3DS/Logs/Server_<name>.log

^

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:25 AM

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oh

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right

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i think its too long for me to send it

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since i dont haven itro

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:26 AM

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shouldnt be that long

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just upload the file

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:26 AM

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📎 Server_Example.log

hasty wave Jan 17, 2026, 11:26 AM

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You lowkey got him doing this the difficult way using steamcmd but whatever

Failed to find map error is caused by missing line in commands.dat

Map Limestone
Mode Normal

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:27 AM

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ok the batch file you loaded is the Example folder

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and the workshop ID is not configured

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so make sure Example/WorkshopConfigWhatever.json has the mod ID

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:27 AM

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wait a minute

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:28 AM

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i think you have two servers running and ur mixing them up or something

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:28 AM

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is the workshop config thing supposed to be the notepad

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:28 AM

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yes

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:28 AM

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📎 WorkshopDownloadConfig.json

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:28 AM

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main plume also you may want to do this so you can see the extension properly

also you dont have extensions turned on but its fine

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:28 AM

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oh i dont

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:28 AM

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thats the wrong list

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:28 AM

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wait

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:28 AM

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you told it not to install that mod

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:28 AM

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i pput it under the ignore thing

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FUCK

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FUCK

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:28 AM

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lol

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:29 AM

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📎 WorkshopDownloadConfig.json

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its good now?

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:30 AM

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remove it from the other list idk what that will do

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probably will remove it from the queue

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:30 AM

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wait i thought i did

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📎 WorkshopDownloadConfig.json

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god i kept flame up for a whole hour

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sorry 😭 😭

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:31 AM

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hasty wave You lowkey got him doing this the difficult way using steamcmd but whatever Fai...

the reason we're using steamcmd is because he was hitting the path length limit doing it through steam

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260 chars

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or some access issue, either way this should fix it

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:32 AM

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im launching bat

hasty wave Jan 17, 2026, 11:33 AM

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main plume remove it from the other list idk what that will do

Ignore_Children_File_IDs
this just ignores steam dependences/required items
mod will still load just with no dependences if it has any
example:

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:33 AM

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yeah but i think it will also remove mods put in File_IDs

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maybe i dont feel like looking

hasty wave Jan 17, 2026, 11:33 AM

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nah it doesn't

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:33 AM

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yeah i think someone mentioned that in a vid i was watching

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this shit again

hasty wave Jan 17, 2026, 11:34 AM

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that's normal

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:34 AM

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did it download the mod?

hasty wave Jan 17, 2026, 11:34 AM

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I'm pretty sure

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:34 AM

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how do i check again

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ctrl f ?

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:34 AM

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i mean... is it running the map?

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if not check workshop_log.txt again

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:35 AM

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main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:35 AM

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that doesnt mean it worked

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:35 AM

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oh

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:35 AM

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try joining via the server code

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:35 AM

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not here yet

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:36 AM

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it might be

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press enter

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or scroll up

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it shouldnt take this long to load

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:36 AM

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its "downloading"

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main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:36 AM

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oh ok

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so that error is above this?

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or where was that

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:37 AM

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above

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like a lot above

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:37 AM

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oh then its probably fine

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:38 AM

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i guess its still downloading

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:38 AM

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yeah its prob a big mod

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635 mb

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:38 AM

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cool

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:38 AM

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you can check the workshop log to be sure

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:38 AM

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lemme do that

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main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:39 AM

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yeah looks like its downloading

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:39 AM

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should

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oh it did something

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its not that anymore

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:42 AM

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fiery plaza

like this

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YES

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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

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YES

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HOW DO I THANK YOU ENOUGH

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@main plume

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:43 AM

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nice

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u know about server codes right?

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:44 AM

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yea

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:44 AM

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before you go through port forwarding and stuff

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ok

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:44 AM

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like connect directly

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send that to my friend

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and he pastes in the first thing

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set port to 27015 default

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:44 AM

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port shouldnt matter for that

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but yeah

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:44 AM

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yea as long as its default i think

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god

main plume Jan 17, 2026, 11:44 AM

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alr bed time cya

fiery plaza Jan 17, 2026, 11:45 AM

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sya

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cya

#tryna get limestone on a dedicated server