Quick tutorial for setting up b3 (Windows).

 

Download the files

• Download all the necessary files from bigbrotherbot.net ( http://forum.bigbrotherbot.net/download ... w;down=205 ) and save it somewhere.
  
• Install wampserver ( http://www.wampserver.com/en/#download-wrapper )

Note: If you want to run B3 without wampserver, skip the next step and go directly to Setup B3

 

Create a database

• Launch wamp, a green icon should appear. Left(!)click on it, and click on 'phpmyadmin'.
  
  Your browser should open and redirect you to 'localhost/phpmyadmin'.
  
• Click on Databases, and create a new database. (I named it 'b3', to keep it simple).
  
• Click on your database (b3) and click on Privileges -> Add user.
  
  • Login Information
    Username: b3
    Host: localhost
    Password: anything you like
     
    Database for user
    Select 'Grant all privileges on database "b3"'
     
    Global privileges
    Select nothing
     
    --> Add user

[*]Click on 'Import', 'Choose file'. Go to your b3 folder you downloaded in step 1, and search for a folder called 'sql'. Select 'b3.sql' and click on 'Go'.

If everything went like it's suppose to, you now have tables in your database.

 

Setup B3

• Go to your b3 folder again, and click on b3_run.exe (a cmd window should open). Follow it's steps, and enter everything it asks for. (If you mistyped something in the proces, you can adjust it later in 'conf/b3.xml').
  
  • If you want to run B3 without wamp, set your database like this
    

    sqlite://@conf/database.sqlite

  When you're finished, your b3.xml (in b3/conf/ )should look something like this

  [*]To start b3, click again on b3_run.exe.

Edit: Another way to create your b3.xml; Follow the steps, and put the result in b3/conf/. http://config.bigbrotherbot.net/

 

I might add more detailed info on how to set the b3.xml later, don't have the time for it atm

 

Q/A

 

What is b3?

Big Brother Bot (B3) is a complete and total server administration package for online games. It is the prefered ingame RCON Tool currently available.

 

B3 is designed primarily to keep your server free from the derelicts of online gaming, but offers more, much more. With the stock configuration files, B3 will keep your server free from offensive language, and team killers alike. A completely automated and customizable warning system will warn the offending players that this type of behavior is not allowed on your server, and ultimately kick, and or ban them for a predetermined time limit.

 

(Source: http://www.bigbrotherbot.net)

 

B3 setup

b3 can't find the database

Open your b3.xml in b3/conf/ and go to the line where your database is setted (+/- line22). Make sure it has the following format:

mysql://[db-user]:[db-password]@[db-server[:port]]/[db-name]

Example:

mysql://b3:test@localhost/b3

(use the user, password and database you've setted earlier)

 

Usage of the !login command

To prevent that someone changes their XUID to yours, and therefore controls your server, you can use the 'login-plugin'.

1.) Add this line to your b3.xml at the 'plugin-section':

2.) Change the plugin_login.xml, loacted in the conf folder to your favorite settings

3.) Go into your MySQL database, and go to (ex. 'b3') --> 'clients' --> search your name (ex. qvp | MAGIC) and click at 'edit'.

4.) Go to this MD5-'translator' homepage, because your password have to saved as MD5-hash. Enter your password in the TEXT thingy and click at ENCODE. Now you can copy your password as MD5-hash...

5.) Change to your MySQL database and paste the MD5-hash password in the password-field.

6.) Start/Restart your B3 and join your server.

7.) Now login with

/!login 

 

IMPORTANT

When you bind/write this command then be sure you are hiding it (default with /!login ! Or your password is revealed!

 

Usage with mods

When you are using a mod and want to use B3, add

set iw4m_onelog 1

to your server.cfg or using the default one. With this command, the server will create only one games_mp.log (in the m2demo folder), even if you are running or changing a mod.

 

Changing mods ingame through B3

If you want to change mods ingame through B3, you can use the FDOadmin plugin by Paulafonta: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=17663

 

B3 starts, but I can't give any commands in the server

Most likely you have used the wrong games_mp.log. Open your b3.xml in b3/conf/ and go to the line where your game_log is setted (+/- line 41).

If you're running a mod, the games_mp.log is in 4d1server/mods//. Otherwise, it's in 4d1server/m2demo/

 

Make sure it looks something like this:

D:\Games\4d1server\mods\isnipe\games_mp.log

or

D:\Games\4d1server\m2demo\games_mp.log

 

Multiple instances

Right click "b3_run.exe", create shortcut, right click the shortcut, properties, in the target box add to the end of the text in that box: " -c "conf/.xml"

 

(Source: napsterlove)

 

 

Server

How can I get superadmin on my server?

Type !iamgod in the server's chat, it should give you superadmin ([100]).

 

How can i give other people admin?

type !putgroup

Default groups are: moderator, admin, fulladmin, senioradmin, superadmin

 

I'll (try) to update this

The problem is i dont know where i can find the port and the ip and all these things for 4D1 MW2

and im not abble to add it because it says:

The extension xml is not allowed.

The problem is i dont know where i can find the port and the ip and all these things for 4D1 IW4

and im not abble to add it because it says:

The extension xml is not allowed.

.zip the file and upload it..

ok here it is

ok here it is

 

127.0.0.1

Put your internal IP Address here

255.255.255.255

Are you sure this is your external IP Address?

MYrCOnPaSS

Is this your RCON Password in your server.cfg?

where can i find my rcon ip and rcon password?

im playing IW4 on fourdeltaone

rcon ip: http://ipchicken.com

rcon pass: main/server.cfg

so rcon ip is my own ip?

is internal ip adress also my own ip adress or whats that?

internal ip is your internal ip. You've entered that one correctly.

Rcon ip = The IP where B3 connects to the server (if you're hosting it on the same server as b3, you can input your internal ip)

There is no server config in the main ordner

in the main ordner are only iw.rar datas and a video files

Did you create a server.cfg? Maybe you moved it in the /player folder...

You also can flush your gamelog in m2demo with mods loaded in /mods folder by typing /iw4m_onelog "1"

so whatever mod you load, the game log will be flushed in m2demo

You also can flush your gamelog in m2demo with mods loaded in /mods folder by typing /iw4m_onelog "1"

The best is to add

set iw4m_onelog 1

on all new servers cfg files.

You also can flush your gamelog in m2demo with mods loaded in /mods folder by typing /iw4m_onelog "1"

The best is to add

set iw4m_onelog 1

on all new servers cfg files.

 

I already changed the default server.cfg in the tutorial by yolarrydabomb

Still, we must make reference here on the b3 tutorial, since iw4m_onelog is only available since revision 108, wich is far after this tutorial got written, and people tend to follow this tutorial for b3 related stuff (and many times the problem is that they can't use commands because they're not reaching games_mp.log because they started running mods without ever hearing about iw4m_onelog)

This tutorial could use a fix on the part where it mentions about running b3 with mods.

I added something. When you have a suggestion, please write me or another techmod a PM.

I didn't PM because I wanted to leave this message quite clear for any server host who runs mods on his server.

Anyway, nice edit. I'm sure that now, less people will complain about not being able to use b3 commands on the server, thanks to iw4m_onelog

Anyway, nice edit. I'm sure that now, less people will complain about not being able to use b3 commands on the server, thanks to iw4m_onelog

 

Yes, thanks.

We will see if they have less problems now. Should I add this tutorial to the servertut?

A link to this b3 tutorial on the bottom of the dedicated server tutorial would be nice, for people to follow up to b3 setup if they feel like.

Also, maybe a link on how to change mods using b3, at the end of the part where this b3 tutorial mentions about running mods. Something like "if you want to change mods on a running server using b3, see this -> viewtopic.php?f=17&t=17663"

Ok I edited some things...

4.) Go to this MD5-'translator' homepage, because your password have to saved as MD5-hash. Enter your password in the TEXT thingy and click at ENCODE. Now you can copy your password as MD5-hash...

5.) Change to your MySQL database and paste the MD5-hash password in the password-field.

This isn't required,

You can convert it to MD5 like this

1) Type your password in "password" area, and in Function set it to "MD5" and hit Go..

 

2) Password automatically converted to MD5..

I know....

Ok I edited some things...

You might want to include a download link for that login-plugin.

Ok I edited some things...

You might want to include a download link for that login-plugin.

It's included in B3

Ok I edited some things...

You might want to include a download link for that login-plugin.

It's included in B3

It is? Oh lol, it's been a while since i've looked at b3 and everything, so I didnt knew