Remote Game Engine Installation 

Never upload games from your home connection again. Cortex downloads all content from high speed content and update servers hosted in 3800 Hosting's datacenters. Using Cortex you can get your game server set up in minutes as opposed to hours. We even host two Valve content servers to ensure that all of your servers' Steam based downloads go as fast as possible.

Easy Server Configuration 

Easy to use forms make server configuration a snap. Cvars are explained right on the form, so you're never in the dark about how to set yours up.

Map Rotation Management 

Each game server has support for multiple map rotations in Cortex. Web based forms let you add in maps, map packs, and place them into your map lists. Move maps around to your liking and save them to your server with the click of a button without ever having to touch a file.

Configuration Management 

Cortex allows you to control multiple server configs, save them to your server to run later, export them to your web browser so you can run the same config elsewhere, and import your own custom configs. Cortex's backend database takes care of the work for you, giving you more time to manage your server and play.

Hardware Status 

View the realtime state of your system. Cortex lets you view your current CPU, memory, hard drive and network usage. Since you can access Cortex from any web browser you'll never have to wonder how hard your server is working again, no matter where you are.

Skinning 

Give Cortex your own look and feel by designing a custom skin

RCON Support 

Most other game control panels have a fire-and-forget style of rcon. You send a command to it and hope that the server did what you asked. Cortex allows two-way communication between you and your game server. Send a command to it on one of Cortex's realtime forms and get the server's response immediately. Now you don't need to be sitting in front of the game to use your server's rcon.

Manage Multiple Servers through a Single Interface 

Control all your servers at once by putting them on a Cortex Cluster. Secure communication between Cortex servers lets you manage multiple physical servers from any one of the servers on your cluster. If any of your servers go down, the cluster will keep on going and keep your business afloat.

User Management 

Set up Cortex users and distribute game servers to them. Users can only control the game servers you assign to them while the admin account can work with all games running on your server.

Statistics 

Supported games have their player and uptime stats tracked by the awesome GameMonitor service. Use a custom GM signature image for your game server on your site and forum posts.

APIs 

Integrate Cortex into your site and billing systems. Those with a head for development can browse our online documentation and learn how to make Cortex work with existing programs like ModernBill or your own custom solutions.

Network Diagnostics 

Fixing lag can be real pain. Cortex takes some of the work out of it by letting you ping and send traceroutes from your game server to connected users or any IP address of your choice. DNS tools like nslookup and whois top off the mix to put easy network troubleshooting at your fingertips.

Game File Management 

Get direct access to your game server's files via more easyto-use web forms. You can zip up logs and download them, move files around, upload your own files, and much more with our filebrowsing tools.

Notification Systems 

Take the guesswork out of your servers. Cortex's event notification systems let you and your users know when a game is updated, if they crash, when they're created, welcome new users to the system, and much more via email. Create your own custom notifications to give your users the best possible experience.

Game Uptime 

Game servers aren't perfect, and we all know how gamers react when they're not working. Cortex helps you by automatically restarting your servers if they crash. Game servers are set up to start on system boot, so if your whole server goes down you won't have to log into it to restart everything.

News and Announcements 

Keep your users up to date when they log into Cortex by giving them custom announcements. Cortex's news management system works with the 3800 Hosting update system to keep you and your users in the know.