====== Installing a F.E.A.R. Combat server on Ubuntu ======

F.E.A.R. is an FPS-like game which was a big commercial success thanks to its action/thriller scenario. Vivendi Universal decided to bring out a [[http://www.joinfear.com/main|free multi-player version]] several months after the game was released.

This is how to install the server on Ubuntu.

===== Step 1: Download the archive =====

Before downloading the archive, let's choose a target directory and go there: 

  cd /usr/local/games/

Now let's download the archive (about 160Mo) with the wget command

  wget http://www.1337-server.net/fear/fear-linuxserver-1.08.tar.gz

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<note warning>
The wget URL could become outdated. We're relying on the Gandi community to keep it up to date! :)
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===== Step 2: Installing the required C++ library =====

In order to function, the FEAR Combat service requires the installation of the C++ library used by the program: **libstdc++5**\\ 

With this command, it's very quickly and easily installed:

  apt-get install libstdc++5

Which will give you this:

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The C++ module being installed, let's go back into the thick of things.

===== Step 3: Deploying the server =====

First, let's decompress the archive

  tar -xvf fear-linuxserver-1.08.tar.gz

This operation can take several minutes. Once it is done, you'll have a FEAR directory located at /usr/local/games. So let's go to this directory:

  cd /usr/local/games/FEAR

If you run the command to list the content of the directory (ls -la), you'll find a certain number of files among which a certain **start.sh** which is the script used to launch the server. At this stage, executing the script will launch the server in its default configuration:

  ./start.sh


===== Step 4: Configuring the server ===== 

The configuration file is in the **ServerOptions** directory.

  cd /usr/local/games/FEAR/ServerOptions

Let's take a look at the **ServerOptions.txt**

  vi ServerOptions.txt

<note>
If you wish to change the configuration, you need to know the basic commands for the VI editor.
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The first part of the file is the most important:

  [ServerSettings]
  GameType=DeathMatch

This is where you determine the type of game you want. FEAR supports a great number of gamed modes, with specific options for each. The possible game modes are **DeathMatch, SlowMoDeathmatch, TeamDeathMatch, TeamSlowMoDeathmatch, CTF, SloMo CTF, Elimination, TeamElimination, CaptureAll, CaptureHold**

  ServerMessage=

This is the message that will be sent by the server to newly connected clients.
For example: **Welcome to my FEAR Combat Server, Hosted by Gandi.net**

  UsePassword=0
  Password=password

If the **UsePassword** value is equal to 1, then your server will be private and players will need to enter the password defined in the following line to be able to enter.

  Port=27888
  
This is the game's default port.

  UsePunkBuster=0

Enables you to activate or disable PunkBuster, the anti-cheat software.

There are many different options you can set. Way too many, in fact, for us to provide an explanation for each. Most of them are self-explanatory, though.\\

If someone feels like completing this part of the tutorial, you're absolutely welcome to!

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