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How to Configure a UT3 Server Keyboard and Mouse

Unreal Tournament 3, or UT3, has some rather unique elements not normally found in video games on the PlayStation console. Unlike its Xbox counterpart, the PS3 version allows you to play with user-made mods, run a dedicated server from your computer and even play with a mouse and keyboard. By default, mouse and keyboard support is disabled on a basic dedicated server. Configure your UT3 server to allow keyboard and mouse players by adding the keyboard variable to the command line used to launch the server. You can add this variable each time manually from within the Windows Command Prompt, or you can create a batch script to execute a keyboard and mouse server automatically.

Instructions

Command Prompt
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  Click ̶0;Start̶1; and input ̶0;CMD̶1; in the Search field.
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  Right-click the ̶0;CMD̶1; search result and click ̶0;Run as Administrator̶1; to launch a Command Prompt with elevated permissions.
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  Follow the same process you normally use to launch your UT3 server by typing ̶0;cd Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3 (Dedicated)\Binaries̶1; and press ̶0;Enter.̶1; This changes the working directory to your UT3 server̵7;s executable files. If you installed the server files to a different location than the default, replace the file path with the one you normally use.
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  Enter your game server variables by using the following as an example:
  
  UTGame.exe Server DM-Arsenal?game=UTGame.UTDeathmatch?bWeaponStay=true?numplay=3?Difficulty=3?minnetplayers=1?maxplayers=6?GoalScore=20?TimeLimit=10?allowkeyboard=1? ̵1;seekfreeloading ̵1;login=yourlogin ̵1;password=yourpassword ̵1;[email protected]
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  Look at the ̶0;allowkeyboard=1̶1; line in the server variable example. This specifies whether the players on your server can use a mouse or keyboard. A value of ̶0;1̶1; enables mouse and keyboard support. A value of ̶0;0̶1; or removing the line altogether will disable the use of a mouse and keyboard. Add or modify any other variables you would like to change, while remembering to keep a ̶0;?̶1; between each of your options, and press the ̶0;Enter̶1; key to launch your server.
Batch Script
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  Click ̶0;Start,̶1; type ̶0;Notepad̶1; in Search and press ̶0;Enter.̶1;
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  Type or paste the server variables you normally use to execute your game. Use ̶0;allowkeyboard=1?̶1; to create a mouse and keyboard server. Use the following as an example:
  
  C:
  cd \Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3 (Dedicated)\Binaries
  
  UTGame.exe Server DM-Arsenal?game=UTGame.UTDeathmatch?bWeaponStay=true?numplay=3?Difficulty=3?minnetplayers=1?maxplayers=6?GoalScore=20?TimeLimit=10?allowkeyboard=1? ̵1;seekfreeloading ̵1;login=yourlogin ̵1;password=yourpassword ̵1;[email protected] ̵1;log=MyServer.log
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  Click ̶0;File̶1; and ̶0;Save.̶1; Select the ̶0;All Files̶1; option on the ̶0;Save as Type̶1; menu. Type a name for your batch script in the ̶0;File Name̶1; field followed by the ̶0;.Bat̶1; filename extension. For example, ̶0;UT3DeathMatchServer.Bat̶1;
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  Click the ̶0;Save̶1; button at the bottom. Double-clicking the batch script you just created will automatically launch your server.

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