To create a new NautDrafter drafting server, you'll use the Server Configuration screen. There's a few things you can can customize about your new server.
Version 0.1.0 (Current version)
Getting to the Server Config Screen
To get to the server config screen, you'll need to have logged in as a player and made it to the Server Browser screen. On the server browser screen you should see a button labelled Host New Game. Hit that and you'll be taken to the server config screen.
Configuring your server
The server config screen should look something like the image below:
Server Details
The only information you have to enter in order to create a server is a name. It's good to use something creative and unique.
Server Name: The name or title of your server. Can't be longer than 255 characters.
Additional Details (optional): Any additional details about your server that you want to be seen on the Server Browser screen. Also must be no longer than 255 characters.
Password (optional): If you only want people you know joining your server, this is the setting for you! Players and spectators joining the server must enter the password you specify in order to access the server.
Game Info
These details are just to provide a bit of additional information to people joining your server - the options you choose won't affect the drafting process or the Awesomenauts game in any way.
Awesomenauts Map: Choose the game map you plan on playing once the drafting has finished.
Advanced Options
These options enable you to further configure your new server and the drafting process
Server port: The port which you want your server to use. This requires you to "port forward" the port with the same value as the input. More details can be found on the Hosting a Drafting Session page.
If this field is left blank, NautDrafter will use UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) to automatically port forward for you. However if UPnP is disabled on your router, it will fail to connect.
Drafting order: Here you can determine the order of the drafting process.
You can use the drop down menu to choose a preset and then if you want to edit that preset, you can drag around the items until you make your preferred schedule.
To add more items to the the drafting schedule, click and drag one of the items on the left and drop into the white box. The box will turn yellow when you are able to drop in an item and will show a placeholder in the position that it will be placed.
To re-order the schedule, you can drag around items in the white box and drop them in any place in the schedule.
To remove an item from the schedule, just drag the item outside of the white box and release your mouse.
Important
By customizing the drafting schedule, you may accidentally invalidate the schedule. To make sure you have made a valid schedule, click the "Check Validity" button.
If there was an error, a notification will tell you what's wrong. If it is valid a notification will tell you so.
When you click the "Create" button it also does a validity check and if it is invalid, the server will not be created and a notification will show the error. You will have to fix the error and click the button again. Only when the schedule is valid will a server be created.
Development version
Getting to the Server Config Screen
To get to the server config screen, you'll need to have logged in as a player and made it to the Server Browser screen. On the server browser screen you should see a button labelled Host New Game. Hit that and you'll be taken to the server config screen.
Screenshot: The Host new game button highlighted on the Server Browser screen
Configuring your server
The server config screen should look something like the image below:
Server Details
The only information you have to enter in order to create a server is a name. It's good to use something creative and unique.
Server Name: The name or title of your server. Can't be longer than 255 characters.
Additional Details (optional): Any additional details about your server that you want to be seen on the Server Browser screen. Also must be no longer than 255 characters.
Password (optional): If you only want people you know joining your server, this is the setting for you! Players and spectators joining the server must enter the password you specify in order to access the server.
Game Info
These details are just to provide a bit of additional information to people joining your server - the options you choose won't affect the drafting process or the Awesomenauts game in any way.
Awesomenauts Map: Choose the game map you plan on playing once the drafting has finished.
Advanced Options
These options enable you to further configure your new server and the drafting process
Server port: The port which you want your server to use. This requires you to "port forward" the port with the same value as the input. More details can be found on the Hosting a Drafting Session page.
If this field is left blank, NautDrafter will use UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) to automatically port forward for you. However if UPnP is disabled on your router, it will fail to connect.
Drafting order: Here you can determine the order of the drafting process.
You can use the drop down menu to choose a preset and then if you want to edit that preset, you can drag around the items until you make your preferred schedule.
To add more items to the the drafting schedule, click and drag one of the items on the left and drop into the white box. The box will turn yellow when you are able to drop in an item and will show a placeholder in the position that it will be placed.
To re-order the schedule, you can drag around items in the white box and drop them in any place in the schedule.
To remove an item from the schedule, just drag the item outside of the white box and release your mouse.
Important
By customizing the drafting schedule, you may accidentally invalidate the schedule. To make sure you have made a valid schedule, click the "Check Validity" button.
If there was an error, a notification will tell you what's wrong. If it is valid a notification will tell you so.
When you click the "Create" button it also does a validity check and if it is invalid, the server will not be created and a notification will show the error. You will have to fix the error and click the button again. Only when the schedule is valid will a server be created.