charliereddog 9 Posted February 15, 2014 My understanding is that I can use the Arma3server.exe to set up a server on my PC, which I and others can then connect to. I cannot for the life of me follow the stuff in http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?147537-Tutorial-How-to-run-ArmA3-on-a-dedicated-server . Most of that seems to be directed rightly enough at someone who's paid for a hosted server. I don't even have a D drive, I don't see "administrator", I just can't make sense of it. Can someone please either point me to a thread which explains in simple terms how to set up a server on a local machine, OR just tell me. I can't believe it's as complicated as installing steam updaters and all the rest. I mean I have all that stuff already to play Arma in the first place. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terox 316 Posted February 15, 2014 That tutorial is for a dedicated server. Depending on how many playrs you are catering for, it might be better to just host a game using your client Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charliereddog 9 Posted February 15, 2014 That's really not that helpful. I need a dedicated server for Alive to work properly when the persistency module is released. I think I may have it working though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terox 316 Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) basically copy your client install to anywhere else create a desktop shortcut of the arma3server.exe that resides in that "anywhere else" location add command line entries to the target line in that desktop shortcut/properties window Define non default ports for that install via the command line and for the steam ports the .cfg file define a profile that points to the "anywhere else" location launch the server via the desktop shortcut apart from that the dedi tutorial should fulfill all other requirements Your server does not require steam to be online. You can update your server by copying the client install over when that gets updated. Edited February 15, 2014 by Terox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charliereddog 9 Posted February 15, 2014 Does it need to be a different location? It seems to work from the existing location? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terox 316 Posted February 15, 2014 well if you have a client installed in folder "A" you don't really want the server to be running from folder "A". This will likely cause conflicts with access permissions to files. The exe's lock some files when they are running If that is what you are currently doing, then you are the first to have ever tried it afaik If you have limited space you could download and install the dedicated server package. It is stripped of all non essential content, eg textures, sounds etc as they are not needed on a dedi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
