Rising Storm 2: Vietnam: Rising Storm 2: Vietnam – Server Hosting with Green Army Men DLC (2025)

There is not a single guide that properly describes how to correctly host a Green Army Men DLC server as of date.

Importance:

• To enjoy the DLC content
• Needed to unlock the Christmas achievements since they don’t unlock when loading a map through the client.
• Only one server is hosting the DLC content currently but it does not support map voting forcing players to wait out the map cycle
• If that server shuts down, the community is left to figure out how to host without any guidance

The current Steam guide on AWS hosting suggests turning off Windows Firewall; that isn’t necessary and can become a security risk for that PC and the network that it uses. The SteamCMD portion also does not have the force_install_dir as the first command which SteamCMD requires. The guide is also missing certain parameters that might be necessary for people with multiple PCs at home.

Refer to the Wiki[wiki.rs2vietnam.com] for a more thorough installation guide. If you’ve hosted a server before, much of this section should seem familiar.

1. Download SteamCMD and extract it to a folder then run steamcmd.exe
2. Enter the following commands into SteamCMD one line at a time:
   force_install_dir C:\RS2VietnamServer\
   login anonymous
   app_update 418480 validate

   Note: The directory can be changed for the force_install_dir command

3. Make a RS2VLaunch.bat file in C:\and enter the following and save it:
   start .\Binaries\Win64\VNGame.exe VNTE-SongBe?MaxPlayers=64?EnableWebAdmin=true?AdminPassword=supersecretpassword?WebAdminPort=8080 -Port=7787 -QueryPort=27036 -Multihome 192.168.1.104 -Log=ServerLog.log

   Notes

   • The loading map uses GameMode-MapName format (ie VNTE-SongBe). The map list is referenced at the bottom of the guide. If you follow the steps to install Green Army Men DLC, the Christmas map is GMTE-Christmas2018
   • Change your admin password, something other than supersecretpassword.
   • There are 3 ports to consider.
     • WebAdminPort allows you to connect to the web panel to control the server.
     • QueryPort is used to communicate with Steam to show your server on the master list. The default is 27015 but using the default can become an issue if you’re playing from the same network.
     • Port is how the clients connect to the server. All these can be changed.
   • The Multihome parameter is optional when you’re hosting from the only device on the network. If you have multiple devices, you’ll want to find the internal IP of the hosting device using ipconfig in the command prompt. It’s the IPV4 Address.
     

1. Search “Allow an app through Windows Firewall” in the Start Menu and click on the Control Panel option with the same search title
   
2. Click Change Settings then Allow another app
3. Browse to the server folder and select
   RS2VietnamServer\Binaries\Win64\VNGame.exe
4. Click on Network types… and select both Private and Public then click OK
5. Click Add to add the server exe to the firewall

Each router will be slightly different and some internet service providers don’t allow port forwarding unless you reach out to them. Search online how to port forward on your router. When you do find the section on Port Forwarding in the router settings, it boils down to 3 pieces of information: a name to the application using the ports, the IP range, and the internal IP of the device hosting.

• Service Name: RS2 Vietnam Server
• External Port: 7787,8080,27015,27031:27036
• Internal IP: same IP you got from ipconfig command

Change the following variables in the game setting files. You can find these files in this directory:

• [Engine.AccessControl] in ROGame.ini
  • AdminPassword=alphanumeric combination
  • GamePassword=alphanumeric combination
• [Engine.GameReplicationInfo] in ROGame.ini
  • ServerName=alphanumeric combination

  Optional: the following two variables allow you to stack a team to do certain achievements. For regular gameplay, it’s best to leave these two variables set to True.

• [ROGame.ROGameInfo] in ROGame.ini
  • bBalanceTeams=False
  • bAutoBalanceTeamsOnDeath=False

To access the web panel, use your favorite web browser and go to

Here you can:

• Change Map
• Modify Launch Parameters
• Manage in-game players and squads
• Change certain gameplay settings
• Edit the map cycle
• Change/add mutators

SteamCMD does not download Green Army Men (GAM) content when downloading the server files. This might be because we’re logging in anonymously to SteamCMD where it cannot check that we own the GAM license. This should’ve been included with base server content. However, to alleviate this issue, you can get all the necessary files from the client’s game installation folder into the server.

1. Copy the GreenMenMod folder and all its content to get the maps and packages
   From: \steamapps\common\Rising Storm 2\ROGame\BrewedPC\
   To: RS2VietnamServer\ROGame\BrewedPCServer\
2. Copy the game mode and map ini files below
   • GMSU-BeachParty2019.ini
   • GMTE-Backyard2019.ini
   • GMTE-Christmas2018.ini
   • GMTE-PoolParty2019.ini
   • GMTE-Sandbox2019.ini
   • GMTE-Thanksgiving2019.ini
   • ROGMGame.ini
   From: \steamapps\common\Rising Storm 2\ROGame\Config\
   To: RS2VietnamServer\ROGame\Config\
3. Copy the GreenMenMod.u
   From: \steamapps\common\Rising Storm 2\ROGame\BrewedPC\
   To: RS2VietnamServer\ROGame\BrewedPCServer\

This section is about hosting custom maps and having them show up in the Web Panel.

1. Copy the map to the Maps folder
   RS2VietnamServer\ROGame\BrewedPCServer\Maps\YourMapFolder

   Note: YourMapFolder should not include the game mode. So the folder for VNTE-SongBe should only be Songbe

2. Edit ROGame.ini and paste the following map identification and settings near the top of the file. For more examples, scroll down on ROGame.ini to find the official maps listed.
   As an example:
   [<MapTitle> ROUIDataProvider_MapInfo]
   MapName=<Mapname>
   FriendlyName=<FriendlyName>
   GameType=<GameType>
   PreviewImageMarkup=<Images:VN_UI_Textures.MapPreviews.UI_MapPreview_Community>
   Description=Community Made Map
   LoadMapMovie=LoadScreen_Community
   Author=RS2 Community

   Notes:
   MapTitle should be the map filename without the extension (GameMode-MapName)
   MapName should be similar to MapTitle (GameMode-MapName)
   FriendlyName shows up in paranethesis next to the map name in Web Panel (ie Christmas)
   GameType is one of three default modes:

   • ROGame.ROGameInfoTerritories
   • ROGame.ROGameInfoSupremacy
   • ROGame.ROGameInfoSkirmish