Installing the Mod on Linux

Installing the mod on Linux is as easy as downloading and extracting the files into the SOF2 directory. Once you have downloaded a clean copy of the SOF2 folder, you can extract the Rox modlinux.tar.gz file into the SOF2 root directory.

Once you have downloaded and installed the mod, ensure that you make the sof2ded executable and StartServer.sh script in the RPM Directory executable by running chmod +x.

Please keep in mind that there may be instances where the patches fail to apply at runtime. To resolve this issue, you can edit the /etc/sysctl.d/10-ptrace.conf file (create it if it doesn't exist yet) and add the following line: kernel.yama.ptrace_scope = 0.

Installing the Mod on Windows

Just like on Linux before proceeding to install the Mod, make sure you have a clean copy of the SOF2 folder. Once this is done, simply extract the Rox Mod files into the SoF2 directory and click on "Start DLL Server.bat" file to start your server.

Admin System

The admin system is straightforward and should feel familiar commands are short, consistent, and easy to manage.

There are 2 ways to call an admin command: in chat using !shortcommand, or in console using /adm longcommand. Both the player's ID (#i) and name (n) are accepted as target arguments.

Admin Commands list

Admin levels

For example, if you want to elevate the permission level of an admin command, such as restricting the "kick" command from being usable by admins at level 3 or below, and instead make it accessible only to admins at level 4, you can do so effortlessly.

• [0] Disabled admin command
• [2] B-Admin
• [3] Admin
• [4] S-Admin
• [5] RCON

1. Check and edit the ServerConfig.cfg file.
2. Modify the admin command levels in the file.

Managing Admins

We use the sqlite3 backend for managing admins. Admins are stored in the users.db file, which is located in the users folder. You can easily edit the tables yourself. We recommend downloading a database browser for SQLite. This is only necessary if you want to manage the admins offline. Otherwise, you can use the provided commands in the game to add and remove admins (such as addadmin, adminlist).

Passworded Admins

Rox mod supports passworded admins as a solution for players with dynamic IP addresses.

You can enable the passworded admins system in the ServerConfig.cfg file by setting the parameter g_passwordAdmins "1".

1. Once enabled, you can add an admin with password by adding the "pass" argument at the end (e.g: "!aa #id pass).
2. The player matching #id number will then be assigned a custom password set by you in the ServerConfig.cfg according to the admin level value (in this case: g_adminPass).
3. Once this is done, the player will be able to change its password to a custom one in-game.

Console Commands

Bad Words Filter System

To ensure that playing the game is only about fun, we decided to implement a basic Anti Bad Words system. The idea is to set up a list of words that you want to be banned from the server. Every time a player is using this word, it is replaced by "*" characters in the chat.

To enable this, activate the "g_noBadWords" parameter in your ServerConfig file, then add words in the badwords.db file inside of "users" folder, use any database editor (like db browser) to modify the file.

Mapcycle System

You can define a default map that your server will start on, but you can also set up a complete mapcycle to allow players to play different maps. To do so, simply uncomment (remove "//" characters) in from of the mapcycle commands in your ServerConfig and choose the mapcycle used.

Here below, find an example of how to set up a mapcycle for your server

Sounds System

The mod features a sound cache system that enables the utilization of more than 256 sounds, allowing players to effectively add up to 300 sounds.

When adding extra sounds to the RPMRox.vchat file, players can easily locate a specific sound by using the command /extrasounds followed by the sound name.

Setting up a match

To start a match, use !cm (chat) or /adm compmode (console), configure your settings, then restart the map with !mr:

If players are running RPM 2.0 or the Rox Anticheat client mod and one of the following cvars is active, the match will start autorecording as soon as competition mode is enabled:

• 2k3_record - for RPM 2k3 client mod
• g_compModeRecord - for Rox Anticheat client mod

Team Commands

A comprehensive list of Team Commands can be found during Competition Mode by writing "/tcmd" in console:

Hide & Seek

Hide & Seek is the most popular custom gametype in the SOF2 community, and has been for years. It was pioneered around 2007 by 2k3Servers, one of the earliest dedicated SOF2 server hosters, and has since become the backbone of the game's remaining playerbase.

The gametype splits players into two teams: Hiders and Seekers. Hiders must stay alive and out of sight for the duration of the round using the map's geometry, boosts, and movement to reach hard to reach spots. Seekers hunt them down armed with a knife and special grenades that slow Hiders down. The last two surviving Hiders each round are rewarded with a special weapon for the next round.

Firearms are not used all combat is knife-only, which gives the gametype its unique feel. Hiders can stun a Seeker to briefly gain speed and escape. Movement and map knowledge are everything.

Cops & Robbers

The goal is simple: Cops must catch the Robbers before time runs out, while Robbers try to stay out of jail for the duration of the round.

It plays similarly to Hide & Seek, but with a key difference Robbers aren't killed, they're sent to jail. A jailed Robber can escape by knifing a Cop, or by being knifed by a free Robber. Knives also have a unique mechanic: players can jump on them after they've been thrown.

Demolition

Demolition was originally a Raven Software gametype introduced in the SOF2 Gold patch (v1.03), inspired by Counter-Strike's bomb defusal mode. However, 2k3Servers privately ported it to SOF2 v1.00 (Silver) through their own unreleased mod making it available on the original version of the game long before anyone else did. Rox carries that torch forward, bringing Demolition back to v1.00 as a public, fully supported gametype.

It's a round-based, no respawn gametype every life counts. The attacking team must plant a bomb at one of two designated sites and protect it until it detonates. The defending team wins by eliminating all attackers before a plant, or by defusing the bomb in time. First team to win enough rounds takes the match.

The round structure and tight economy of movement make it a natural fit for competitive scrims, and it remains one of the most tactically demanding gametypes in SOF2.

Gun Game

Gun Game is a community classic inspired by the Counter-Strike mod of the same name, brought to SOF2 by Rox Mod. Players spawn across the map armed with a knife and pistol and must work their way up through the weapon roster every 5 kills with your current weapon earns you an upgrade. The goal is to reach the final weapon (RPG7) and get 5 kills with it to win.

Getting knifed (sliced) by another player downgrades your weapon with one exception: if the victim is carrying armor protection, the knife kill does not trigger a downgrade. If gg_Extra is enabled, heavier weapons come with a speed penalty, adding a risk/reward element to climbing the ranks.

Zombies

Zombies is another gametype pioneered by 2k3Servers. The round starts with one player randomly chosen as the first Zombie their goal is to infect the remaining players. Any Human killed by a Zombie joins the undead, turning the round into a race against an ever growing horde.

Humans fight back with whatever weapons they have. Each Zombie killed drops weapons or ammo, keeping Humans supplied as long as they can stay alive. The last Human standing at the end of the round wins.

Getting Started

The map editor is activated by setting g_editMap 3 in the console.

Controls

All controls are button-based and work while g_editMap 3 is active. Hold Walk to slow all movements to ¼ speed for fine-tuning.

Selecting an Entity

Moving (Attack held)

Movement is view-relative the entity moves in the direction you are facing.

Resizing (Alt Attack held)

Rotation

Deleting

Child entities (attached models, effects, cage fences) within 50 units are automatically cleaned up. Jumppads and teleporters delete their linked effect entities as well.

addItem Commands

Entities are spawned at your current position using the /addItem console command. Type /addItem ? for the full list in-game, or /addItem [command] ? for a specific item's usage.

Pickups

Gametype Items

Spawn Points

World Entities

Browsing Assets

Misc

Saving

Run /addItem save to write all current entities to disk. The file is saved to:

maps/<gametype>/alt_<mapname>.ent

Each gametype has its own .ent file, so the same map can have completely different entity layouts per gametype. The save routine writes a worldspawn block, all player spawn points with correct team spawnflags, then all live entities with BSP and blocker entities always written last.