Issues hosting dedicated server after update!

[GhoulishPaladin]

I posted this on r/playrust yesterday and it got buried, so I thought I'd try here.

I'm trying to host a dedicated server. When starting the server itself I get:

Argument Null Exception: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: shader

This happens repeatedly as the server is trying to load, and then proceeds to a blank purple screen and then a crash follows soon after.

This has been tried on two separate computers with the same results.

My server update script:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\steamcmd\steamcmd.exe" +login anonymous +force_install_dir "D:\Desktop\Rust Server" +app_update 258550 validate +quit

I'm launching the server from both the .exe file as well as a batch script from Rustafied modified to suit my needs.

[riftyboi95]

you can use this to get a working server it created the bat file you need
Buckity's Rust Server Batch File Generator
hope it helps you with your server

[GhoulishPaladin]

I guess I skipped over the part where I used a batch file to test it at first and still got the above mentioned error. I have no issues creating a batch file to start the server with what I need, but once the server is trying to load I get the aforementioned error.

If it makes you feel better, here's the batch script I use:

RustDedicated.exe -batchmode +server.port 28015 +server.level "Procedural Map" +server.seed 111916 +server.worldsize 3000 +server.maxplayers 10  +server.hostname "Bryyyce..." +server.identity "server1"

[GhoulishPaladin]

This has likely been solved. Turns out I somehow got by without using the -batchmode parameter prior to this version. Added that parameter back in and it fired right up. I'm still getting errors regarding missing shaders on the main camera, however the server will boot and remain stable.