The short answer to this is that it is that ClanForge™ is the Web based control panel you will need to use to control each of the clanservers that you may have rented from us.

Of course, this answer barely scratches the surface. ClanForge™ is a much larger and more complicated system than just the interface you see before you. It has been designed to be a complete server management and control package which includes features such as:

• A central game image store. From here we maintain game server images of all the games we support. When we apply patches, add mods and maps or otherwise alter the image, this is what we alter. From this point we can then update all the images on all the server machines, or very quickly push out a new installation on to a new machine. This saves a lot of time by not having to maintain a separate install for every server.
  
  
• The ability to stop, start or restart a server.
  
  
• Live Control. Utilising the remote connection facility of most online game, Live Control allows you to issue commands to your server without having to be in it. Presented in a user friendly gui interface, it allows you to do things like change the map, kick and ban players, and edit ban lists. The features of LiveControl are dependant on which game your server is, as not all features are common across all games.
  
  
• Config Profiles. The ability to define multiple sets of config settings for different situations (such as public and match settings) and then to switch between them quickly and simply.
  
  
• Config checking and correction, to prevent potential errors that may stop the server from running.
  
  
• An integrated maplist generation system.
  
  
• A simple to use mod system that allows you to select which mods/mutators to add to your server from a list of available mods.
  
  
• A common interface across all supported games.
  
  

By reading the rest of this guide, we shall take you though each of the features of ClanForge™ that you have direct control over.