Welcome to the release of Dedicated Servers!
Running a dedicated server is a great way to provide a persistent world in which you and your friends can play anytime. Setting up a dedicated server requires some cursory setup knowledge and, depending on your configuration, knowing how to set up your router to allow data to be sent to and from the server and its connected clients.
This guide will help you configure the server application but due to the many router and modem types in use today, and various internet connection setups, we can’t provide any detailed instructions on how to configure your router. Please refer to your router manual or ISP.
Tickets: Please only log tickets if you are self-hosting the dedicated server, not if you are using a hosting provider. Any issues with the server when using a provider must go through the providers help desk first.
Otherwise, if you have any issues at all please enter a support ticket at https://northbeachgames.freshdesk.com/support/tickets/new
We have a discord community of very knowledgeable folks. You can join here and ask in the DS_Chat if you are having any issues. Please be aware the folks in there are players, just like you, and are not there to solve your issues, but usually very willing to help!
Please note: There is no maximum limit to the number of players who participate in any server, however there is a limit of eight players that can be connected simultaneously.
Initial Setup:
1. In your Steam Library, click the games dropdown at the top and make sure Tools is enabled.
2. Find “The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ Dedicated Server” in your new list and install it.
3. Steam has an option to launch the Dedicated Server directly, but to configure the server you will need to open the local files.
4. To access the files Right click → Manage → Browse Local Files
5. First time: Launch the game via Steam or MoriaServer.exe. A pop up will tell you it made a configuration file. Close the console window.
6. Edit MoriaServerConfig.ini with any setting changes you want to make.
7. Edit MoriaServerPermissions.txt to block specific users from joining or limit their permissions to build or manipulate items on the server.
8. Edit MoriaServerRules.txt to provide a custom message for any players joining the server. There is a limit of 1024 characters.
9. Launch the server by double clicking on MoriaServer.exe or via Steam. This will bring up a console window.
10. Once the server session begins, the console will give you the join code. Anyone with this code can join the server.
11. If you experience connection problems, you may need to set up port forwarding. Please see the FAQ or your Router manual.