TF2 MvM update (now with co-op mode)

So.... let me get this straight....

My options for playing MvM are either to wait X minutes in a queue of Y thousand people and hope it connect..... or pay £1.29 per game?

Am I missing something?
 
Managed to get my own dedi running.

Rungs surprisingly well, even with what I thought was a bottleneck of 1Mbit/Sec Upload. People in UK area getting 30-40 ping and US joiners 100-120.

Fair old amount of CPU usage, between 30-60% on all 4 cores of an i7 2600k @ 4.5Ghz.

Beats waiting around for community servers though! :D

For anyone wanting to setup a dedi.

Get and Install HL Dedicated Server Tool
Download http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.exe
Execute and install to chosen directory via GUI

Get TF2 Dedicated Server Files
Open elevated command prompt
Browse to the directory you installed the HLDS Update tool to. F.ex: cd D:\installdir
Run the following command: HldsUpdateTool.exe -command update -game "tf" -dir .
Utility will now download ~5.35GB of data

Configure server
Use explorer and browse to installdir\orangebox\tf\cfg
Create a new file called server.cfg with the following contents:

Code: 
hostname "Your Server Name"
rcon_password "rconpass"
sv_contact "[email protected]"
sv_password "playerjoinpassword"
tf_mvm_min_players_to_start 2

Port Forwarding
Ensure you forward the following ports to your host machine

UDP 27000 to 27030, 4380
TCP 27014 to 27050

Launch server
Use explorer and browse to installdir\orangebox\

Create a new file called StartServer.bat with the following contents:

Code: 
srcds.exe -console -game tf +map ctf_2fort +maxplayers 32

Execute the StartServer.bat file and the dedicated server will launch in a console window

Join Server
Join your own server via server browser or console (connect IP:PORT) If you specified a password for your server in the server.cfg make sure to execute password "playerjoinpassword" prior to the connect command
Login to RCON via the console with rcon_password "rconpassword"
Change to a MvM map via the console with rcon changelevel "mapname", for example rcon changelevel mvm_coaltown

Get people to join and play!

Notes:
MvM will only work with a server configured with a maxplayers of 32

There is a bug where some people get stuck on Failure/Retry/Victory screens, to get out of it open the console and execute hud_reloadscheme

You can change difficulty as follows via the following RCON console commands:

rcon sv_cheats 1
rcon tf_mvm_skill X

Where x is a minimum of 1.000000 and a max of 5.000000
 
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found this on other forums, it does work,

Just search for servers with MVM filter

List in order of peeps on server eg 1/26 or 2/26 join and kick some bot butt.

I think it's a bit meh but great that they can be arsed to still update
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Might be worth trying these if you hsot your own server also:

Console command: tf_mvm_popfile profilename

Where profilename is one of the following:
"mvm_decoy_advanced"
"mvm_coaltown_advanced"
"mvm_mannworks_advanced"
"mvm_decoy_advanced2"
"mvm_coaltown_advanced2"
"mvm_mannworks_ironman"
 
Quite enjoying this as it brings something different. I like the way people have to work together more than actually going off and doing their own thing, which makes a change from some of the regular TF2. What's pretty surprising is how good the AI is at times. It's a shame the same can't be said for the bots in CS:GO. :p
 
Better hope you get 5 people that can actually play, as without it, you're ******.

Just been in with a clown who continuously tried attacking with an escape plan. Joy.
 
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Can't join through server browser, can't join Boot Camp without a massive wait, and can't get into Mann Co servers without paying!

I know its a free game and all, but surely the idea of downloading a game is to actually be able to play it?!?!

Ah well, I was hoping this would bring me back to TF2 for the first time since the hats and drops garbage drove me away, but alas no.
 
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Can't join through server browser, can't join Boot Camp without a massive wait, and can't get into Mann Co servers without paying!

I know its a free game and all, but surely the idea of downloading a game is to actually be able to play it?!?!

Ah well, I was hoping this would bring me back to TF2 for the first time since the hats and drops garbage drove me away, but alas no.
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The Mann Co servers aren't that much better, and i've paid for a ticket.

The wait time is a complete joke.
 
wow that was fun, i joined via the server browser, played for an hour, well done valve with this update.

I just hope they bring more servers.
 
Been sat in a server with one other person for 15 minutes waiting for players, yet there are 800 in the queue.....
 
weird i was played dustbowl opened up the server browser and got straight onto a game. Great fun but buggy, we lost but ended up winning and were stuck in limbo for ages.
 
Played a whole bunch of games tonight. really enjoyed it and realised im quite good as a soldier. Might re-kindle TF2 for me!
 
Haven't had a chance to play it yet. Seems fun but I haven't played any horde game modes before like L4D.

Also, new record breaker for TF2 with a peak just shy of 121,000 constant players.
 
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