Launch War of the Roses game without backend.
- Everything's unlocked.
- Practice and training with bots works.
- Multiplayer works! Select Multiplayer - Server Browser (dedicated servers) or Multiplayer - Join or Host (player hosted servers).
Warning
Use at your own risk.
- Download latest release
- Unpack files from bundle.zip to bundle folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\War of the Roses\bundle\)
- In game folder: Shift + Right-click on wotr.exe - select Copy as path
- Go to Steam - Library - right click War of the Roses - Properties - LAUNCH OPTIONS
- Paste your copied path and add %command% at the end after space
- "your path to wotr.exe" %command%
Examples of how it should look like:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\War of the Roses\wotr.exe" %command%
"D:\Games\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\War of the Roses\wotr.exe" %command%
- Launch game
- Download latest release
- Unpack files from bundle.zip to bundle folder
- Delete run_game.exe
- Make copy of wotr.exe
- Rename copy to run_game.exe
- Run it with Proton Experimental
Main menu themes:
- -main_menu_old
- -main_menu_winter
- -main_menu_halloween_01
- -main_menu_hospitaller
- -main_menu_scottish
Lobby name and player limit:
- -lobbyname "server name": custom names for servers.
- -lobbymaxmembers 256: server player limit, default value without command is 256.
- -timelimit 123456: round time in seconds.
- -winscore 123: round win score (up to 1000).
And lobby visibility:
- -lobbyprivate: private server (probably useless, invites don't seem to work).
- -lobbyfriends: friends only server (only friends can see or join? Not tested).
You can add these commands to game launch options after %command%.
Should look something like this:
"your path to wotr.exe" %command% -lobbyname "my super-duper server" -lobbymaxmembers 8
Or you can create a .bat file in game folder with:
wotr.exe -bundle-dir bundle -lobbyname "my super-duper server" -lobbymaxmembers 8
And launch game through .bat file.
Warning
Server is VAC secured
Create steam_appid.txt in game folder with wotr appid 42160
Check server_settings.ini and map_rotation.ini first.
Maps and available modes:
St_Albans - town_02 - tdm, con, battle, ass
Mortimers_Cross - village_02 - tdm, con, battle, ass
Bamburgh_Castle - castle_02 - tdm, con, battle, ass
Clitheroe_Forest - forest_01 - tdm, con, battle, ass
London_Tournament - tournament_01 - tdm, battle
Edgecote_Moor - moor_01 - tdm, con, battle
Barnet - field_01 - tdm, con, battle
Wakefield - wakefield_01 - tdm, con, battle
Towton - towton_01 - tdm, con, battle
Ravenspurn - ravenspurn_01 - tdm, con, battle
Greenwood - greenwood_01 - tdm, battle
Wakefield - wakefield_02 - ass
To launch (number = server_port from server_settings.ini - 10):
wotr_server.exe -bundle-dir bundle -no-rendering -ini dedicated_server_settings -server_server_port 27020
Add one of the commands to the server launch options:
-localbackend
Server will save stats for each player locally (gamefolder/stats).
Cons: each server/group of servers will have different stats.
or:
-onlinebackend 127.0.0.1:27844
Use wotr_mini_backend.py (http server with sqlite database) from repo as an improvised backend.
Server will save stats for each player online (if someone would host it, can be used locally too).
Pros: same stats for all servers.
Cons: centralized, basically a "proof of concept", can't say if it's a good idea to use it.
Use this version of LuaJIT for compiling lua files:
https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/releases/tag/v2.0.0-beta10
To create patch files, use: