Senka Wolf
Senka Wolf Gaming FiveM
Website / FiveM Server
About
Senka Wolf Gaming (SWG) FiveM was a menu-based roleplay server for FiveM, the GTA 5 multiplayer mod. It was inspired by the OCRP and DOJ servers and was part of my Senka Wolf Gaming community.
I'd become interested in roleplaying, and a few members of the community wanted to try it too. One of them had played on roleplay servers before and suggested we make our own, so in May 2019 we did. I ran the server myself.
Challenge
To set up a roleplay server from scratch for a small group of players, many of whom were new to roleplay, and give them a website explaining how to play and what the rules were.
Solution
I built and configured the FiveM server, adding a player menu and vehicle packs for the emergency services. Alongside it, I built a static website with community information, rules and a player handbook. The handbook covered chat commands, key binds and chat formatting.
I kept a versioned change log on the website covering updates to both the website and the server, so players could always see what was new.
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Results
The server and website launched, and the server was updated regularly over the following months.
However, it only ran for a few months. Senka Wolf Gaming already had servers for other games, and not everyone in the community was interested in FiveM. With our time and resources spread thin, we struggled to build a player base, and I closed the server due to a lack of players.
It taught me a lot about setting up and running a FiveM game server, and that a new server needs a dedicated player base behind it, not just a good idea.