2 min readUpdated Oct 4, 2026

How To Install SourceMod And Plugins On Your Pirates, Vikings & Knights II Server

SourceMod adds admin commands, map voting and thousands of community plugins to your Pirates, Vikings & Knights II server. Game Host Bros installs it for you with one setting.

Turning On SourceMod

  1. 1
    Log in to Bropanel and select your server.
  2. 2
    In the sidebar, go to Settings.
  3. 3
    Under Modding, enable SourceMod.
  4. 4
    Click Save & Restart to apply your changes.

Your server installs Metamod:Source and SourceMod, and keeps both on the newest stable version every time it restarts. Your plugins and configs are kept when they update.

Note

Disabling SourceMod moves the pvkii/addons folder aside as addons_disabled_ followed by the date, so nothing is deleted. Enabling it again starts a fresh install.

Adding Plugins

  1. 1
    Log in to Bropanel and Stop your server.
  2. 2
    In the sidebar, go to Files.
  3. 3
    Open pvkii/addons/sourcemod/plugins and upload the plugin's .smx file. Upload any config files into pvkii/cfg/sourcemod.
  4. 4
    Start your server.

Making Yourself Admin

  1. 1
    Find your SteamID, for example by typing status in the game console while you are on your server.
  2. 2
    Log in to Bropanel and select your server.
  3. 3
    In the sidebar, go to Files.
  4. 4
    Open pvkii/addons/sourcemod/configs/admins_simple.ini and add a line with your SteamID in quotes followed by "99:z", for example "[U:1:12345678]" "99:z".
  5. 5
    Click Save and restart your server.

In game, type sm_admin in the console or !admin in chat to open the admin menu.