Setting up a listen server.
How to host a killing floor listen server.
To download the killing floor 2 server you do not need to be logged into a steam account that owns killing floor 2.
I have not played killing floor for a long time about a year and realize there have been updates and patches since then.
Although you may need to reactivate them next time you want to host a server as sometimes ports spontaneously close after a period of time or something.
The most effecient server option however a proper dedicated server.
A listen server needs to load textures calculate physics and display graphics standard running a game stuff on top of its server duties.
Usually lower bandwidth and higher latency compared to a dedicated server.
From i am finding it s virtually a pain in the ass to host a listen server so your friends can join.
Exiting the game ends the server for everyone else.
A dedicated server started by clicking the button in kf s host game screen is appreciably less resource intensive.
Those things can lead to choppy performance for other players.
Choose your server settings and click the listen button in the bottom right opening your ports.
Open killing floor and click host a game.
As the host all you have to do is click host game on the main menu of killing floor select the gamemode which you want to play select the map settings and etc lastly click the big listen button on the bottom right of your screen it will bring you into a lobby.
The example above is the location of tripwire s public redirect.
By default webadmin will listen on port 8080 on the ip of the game server using but you ll want to customize this port for multiple servers on the same ip.
Hey was interested in hosting a listen server because i hear that type is the only kind to allow custom content which i have for a custom trader store.
Listen servers are better if you re just hosting as a one off thing as it s much faster to set up but if you re going to be hosting all the time a dedicated server will allow for much more control.
