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StartWave

This is the same as Pharrahnox's StartWave, but with some fixes:

1. fixed starting Dosh for Endless mode;
   
2. fixed difficulty setting when changing wave;
   
3. optimized boss replacement: now it always works successfully and quickly;
   
4. players no longer need to download StartWave when connecting to a server.

A utility mod that allows users to specify the starting wave and the boss that will spawn. Additionally, users can jump between waves during the match with a console command (mutate setwave, see below).
The purpose of this mod is to allow mappers to more efficiently test their maps for later waves or for the boss. It could also be used to skip early waves if you find them boring, or to test strategies against a specific boss.
It is designed to be compatible with every mutator and wave-based gamemode, and to require little to no maintenance after game updates.

No. This mod is not whitelisted and will unrank your server. Any XP gained will not be saved.

1. Subscribe to this mutator;
   
2. Start KF2;
   
3. Open console (`) and input:
   open KF-BioticsLab?Game=KFGameContent.KFGameInfo_Endless?Difficulty=0?GameLength=0?Mutator=StartWave.Mut
   (replace the map and add the parameters you need)
   
4. <Enter>.

Note: If you don't understand what is written here, read the article Dedicated Server (KF2 wiki)[wiki.killingfloor2.com] before following these instructions.

1. Open your PCServer-KFEngine.ini / LinuxServer-KFEngine.ini;
   
2. Find the [IpDrv.TcpNetDriver] section and make sure that there is a line (add if not):
   DownloadManagers=OnlineSubsystemSteamworks.SteamWorkshopDownload
   ❗️ If there are several DownloadManagers= then the line above should be the first ❗️
   
3. Add the following string to the [OnlineSubsystemSteamworks.KFWorkshopSteamworks] section (create one if it doesn't exist):
   ServerSubscribedWorkshopItems=2521731447
   
4. Start the server and wait while the mutator is downloading;
   
5. Add mutator (with parameters you need) to server start parameters: ?Mutator=StartWave.Mut and restart the server.

The parameters below can be used as parameters in the startup line.
But You can use a config if you don't want to specify parameters in the startup line:
Create a file KFGame/Config/KFStartWave.ini and copy this text into it:
You can change the config as you need.

The setwave command
To jump to any wave during the match, use the setwave command which has the definition: mutate setwave WaveNum bSkipTraderTime. Cheats must be enabled for this command to work.

Example usages (all to be typed into the console):

You can jump forwards or backwards between waves (e.g. from 5 -> 2 -> 8 -> 3, etc.)

Older versions of SetWave have the same file names - this can cause conflicts if you subscribe to them. Therefore:
1. Check your subscriptions. If you are subscribed to old versions of the mutator, cancel them.
2. Clear the cache (the game doesn't clear it). It's here:
If it’s not a problem for you to download all subscriptions again, you can simply clear this folder(s). Your subscriptions are downloaded the next time you start the game/server.
If you do not want to download the subscriptions again, delete only those folders that contain SetWave.u file.
3. Try starting the game/server again.

https://github.com/GenZmeY/KF2-StartWave (GNU GPLv3)