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--- server:windows_guide [2020/09/17 16:37] – [Crossfire Server] Update launch screen shot leaf
+++ server:windows_guide [2025/06/09 13:09] (current) – Add big warning about old version ryo
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 ===== Windows Crossfire Server Installation Guide =====
+**WARNING: this page lets you install a very old (from 2013) version of the server. It may work, but will definitely be out-of-date. Windows server support is currently not functional...** (precisely, Python plugin will not work, meaning guilds, many quests and things like that will not work)
+**CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK!**
 This page has been updated for instructions on installing the server on Windows 10.
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-. To launch the client, click on Start and scroll until you see Crossfire Server and then click on Install as a Windows service
+FIXME - Steps 11 and beyond are currently under review based on feedback in regards to potential problems of launcing/starting the server as a service or in interactive session; progress and other player file updates were not working when launched via interactive session. So, use that method with extreme caution!
+. To launch the server, click on Start and scroll until you see Crossfire Server and then click on Install as a Windows service
 NOTE: the server tends to run more reliably this way vs selecting the Crossfire Server launch option