Running a dedicated server on Mac on Mac OS X 10.11

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I've looked at the guides from 2012 and typed in the file location "/Applications/BlocklandLauncher.app/Contents/MacOS/BlocklandLauncher -dedicated -map skylands", but the Mac says the folder "can't be found". Is there a new way to host a dedicated server, especially for the newer OS?

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[phflack]

have you checked if that filepath exists?
are you trying to host a dedicated server from a steam version or normal version of BL?

[Dannu]

I don't think dedicated servers work with the steam version.

[phflack]

Last I heard they worked, but only one instance at a time
So if you wanted to host a dedicated server from the steam version, you wouldn't be able to also play the steam version

[Kyuande]

I might try to rewrite a few functions and see if I can get a steam version to work. Sadly my 20k ID was attached to it so I cannot really test it. If someone could help me test with Steam that would be great!

[Blockbyte!]

I don't think dedicated servers work with the steam version.

They do

If you are using the steam version, right click blockland in your steam library, click properties, go to set launch options, then type in

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-dedicated -gamemode CustomOnce done that, start your game like you normally would. A console should pop up. If it does, you'll see it loading all of your add-ons. Wait for the console to show:

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Authentication: Sending response...
Authentication: Connecting...
Authentication: SUCCESS
Posting to master server
Posting to glass server     (*if you have glass*)
Once thats done, right click blockland in the steam library again, go to properties, set launch options, and delete everything in the box. Then, open up blockland, and it should be on the server list. If it is on the server list but you can't join it, click Query LAN and join it from there.

If you aren't using steam and i wasted my time making this tutorial, make sure that blocklandlauncher.app is in the Applications folder, and try /Applications/BlocklandLauncher.app/Contents/MacOS/BlocklandLauncher -dedicated -map skylands in terminal again.

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I tried it for the non-Steam version, but that failed.
And on Steam, nothing happened.

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edit: i was able to get a dedicated server up using steam, thanks