Merciless 2 V3.4 Public Beta Installation Guide

Before starting insure that you have downloaded the zip and it contains the following files:

merc2v3_4pb.iwd (cilent side mod)
merc2v3_4pb_svr_.iwd (server side mod)
merc2ded.cfg

The follow are not needed within the game folder to run Merciless:
install_guide.rtf
readme2v3_4.txt
mm2_changelog.txt

Create folder "merc2v3_4pb" in Call of Duty 2
Add the following files to the folder:

merc2v3_4pb.iwd (cilent side mod)
merc2v3_4pb_svr_.iwd (server side mod)
merc2ded.cfg

Note: merc2ded.cfg is merciless version of a dedicated.cfg
Note: Here's how to turn punkbuster on, if you want.

sv_punkbuster "1"
pb_sv_enable
exec pbsv.cfg (remove double slashes in cfg)

Executing the game via desktop shortcut
Create a shortcut to your "CoD2MP_s.exe"
add "+set fs_game merc2v3_4pb +exec merc2ded.cfg" to your target line

"C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 2\CoD2MP_s.exe" +set dedicated 2 +set net_ip  xx.xxx.xxx.xxx +set net_port 28960 +set fs_game merc2_pb +exec merc2ded.cfg +set sv_punkbuster 0 +map_rotate
(replace X's with your public IP address not local one)
Local IP should be 10.0.0.x (don't put it down)

Linux: start your server with "./cod2_lnxded +set fs_game merc2v3_4pb +exec merc2ded.cfg"

Please note that merc2ded.cfg has been heavly modified from V3.3
Use the supplied cfg file with your mod version.

Remember to open up the following ports with your router/gateway settings:
TDP 28960
UDP 20500, 20510, 28960 to 28970 (including 28961 ect.) 

If you get the following errors your ports are not open:

(X's are your computers public IP address)

Opening IP socket: xx.xxx.xxx.xxx:28960 
WARNING: UDP_OpenSocket: bind: WSAEADDRNOTAVAIL
Opening IP socket: xx.xxx.xxx.xxx:28961