How to setup server?

[k-rist]

Can someone please explain how to set up a server for this game?

[Deceth]

Hey k-rist, here’s a bunch of info on how to setup a server.

[Weebo]

When you download Battle City, the game also comes with the server. Go to the /server/ folder and open bcserver.exe.

You are now running a Battle City server!

… the tricky part is then making sure other players connect to your server. To do this, their version of the game needs to connect to your servers IP address. If you get that far, post here for more help!

[darkluigi07]

I think there’s a problem with the current release that’s out there though. Last time I tried it, it’s complaining about some file (can’t remember off the top of my head), but it’s due to the code being compiled for debugging or something along those lines.

[Weebo]

The current release is the same version everybody used to play compiled back in December 2012! What has changed since then is everyone is using a newer computer and newer operating system (Windows 10) which may create some compatibility issues these days.

That said, Battle City does still work on Windows 10! Jolesman has a server up with a bunch of people playing several months back. If you run into trouble next time a server is up, hopefully someone has already had the same problem and can help you out.

It is possible to compile a 2018 version… the problem is there’s not too many people to help test it out/fix bugs!

[nycon]

Hello Everyone,

I’m trying to get the server to run, I’ve setup an Ubuntu server at a data center with WINE but every time I try and run the server I get an error about

msvcp110d.dll

Same if I try to run local on my windows 10 box. An ideas?

[Weebo]

See the following possible solutions, and let us know what worked:

– https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21458908/fixing-the-msvcp110d-dll-is-missing-from-your-computer-issue

See the post about “Visual Studio REDIST packages never deploy the DEBUG versions of the CRT files”, this may be the issue depending on how the most recent version was compiled.

[rileyw]

Should we look at packaging the server and client separately? May include an installer for ease of use?

[nycon]

I got the server to run. . . the issue was it was compiled in developer mode. I’ve recompiled it and now have it running on my data center server.

I also recompiled the client and it’s setup to connect to my server
http://www.hostmax.ca/battlecity.zip

Happy Orbing!

[dajeff]

Where did you get the source for the server and client from? I keep getting these downloads where the server folder is taken out of it.

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