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Windows Dedicated Server - Part 2

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Starting the Server

The dedicated server application is nwserver.exe located in the directory where you have installed Neverwinter Nights. Double click nwserver.exe to start the dedicated server.

There are a number of command-line options available when running NWServer if you start it from a command prompt or by creating a shortcut. Once NWServer is running, you may change most of these options in the dedicated server application.

Using Command-Line Options with a Shortcut:

1. Right-click on 'nwserver.exe' and select 'Create Shortcut'
   
   
2. This will create a 'Shortcut to nwserver.exe' file
   
   
3. Right-click on this shortcut and select 'Properties'
   
   
4. The 'Target' field of the shortcut will have the path to 'nwserver.exe', depending on where you installed Neverwinter Nights on your computer. With the default install, it should read:
   
   "C: \NeverwinterNights \NWN \nwserver.exe"
   
   
5. Let's say I want to set my shortcut with the following options:
   • server name of "DragonWorld"
   • using port 5200
   • 5 players max
   • players levels 3-8
   
   
   
6. I would edit the "Target" field to read:
   
   "C: \NeverwinterNights \NWN \nwserver.exe" -servername DragonWorld -port 5200 -maxclients 5 -minlevel 3 -maxlevel 8

By running this shortcut, my server now starts with these options already set.

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