How to run a LAN dedicated server?

WickedSick

Hello everyone.
I recently installed plutonium to try MW3 with bots.
I tried private matches and it worked fine but the problem is it only lasts for a round. it automatically reverts to main menu, even after i selected multiple maps as map rotation.
I'd come to this idea which i could launch a dedicated lan server(for some reasons, i can't port forward my modem), but even then i still get a tag titled "Private Match" under status of players (Tab button), which represents it still launches as Private match and unfortunately, it still reverts to main menu after a match.
Any ideas?
I've used these two bats:

@echo off
.\bin\plutonium-bootstrapper-win32.exe iw5mp "E:\Call of Duty\Modern Warfare 3" -dedicated  -lan+set key "Notneeded" +seta sv_maprotation "default" +start_map_rotate +seta fs_game "mods/bot" +set net_port 27018

for server
and ```
Echo off
.\bin\plutonium-bootstrapper-win32.exe iw5mp "E:\Call of Duty\Modern Warfare 3" +name "WickedSick" -lan

for client. I've used this topics "retriever" file :https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/33178/play-plutonium-offline-bo1-bo2-mw3-waw/2?_=1718228156514
still the same issues.

Resxt

Are you actually connecting to the server with the connect command?

WickedSick

Resxt thanka for the reply.
I guess yeah.
I donnect to server with localipadress:27018(my designated port)
And in the server console, a message comes up as "a connection from localipadress:27016".
Also any changes to map via server console also appears on my client side. So I'm guessing yes.

Resxt

Why do you have maprotation in your server's launch arguments? Look at the default values, put the same and just add -lan to it

https://github.com/xerxes-at/IW5ServerConfig/blob/master/!start_mp_server.bat#L23

WickedSick

Resxt yup.
Already tried -lan -dedicated and even +set dedicated 1 parameters in the bat file. Still the same issue.
Sometimes with the parameters you mentioned i get an "authentication ticket" error.
Do i need a server key? I don't own server key since i am playing totally offline, only me and bots. Already searched the whole forum and staff mentioned that for lan play only we dont need keys.

WickedSick

Anyone?

bill4

WickedSick It works for me here is my startup script
start /wait /abovenormal bin\plutonium-bootstrapper-win32.exe iw5mp "%gamepath%" -dedicated -lan -offline +set sv_config bots.cfg +set map mp_paris

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How to run a LAN dedicated server?