Home server and addons

[Gemini 359]

Hello,

I would like to host a custom mission to play with a few friends. If I don't use any addon in the mission, there's no problem to join my home server and play. But if I try to use some addons (for example, R3F units), mission doesn't start: it blocks after the lobby, with a "receiving data" message that doesn't end. I have tested with some other addons, it's the same thing. I can't go further unless I replace addons units by BI's default ones.

Even if I run arma3.server.exe with those parameters:

"D:\STEAM\SteamApps\common\Arma 3\start_server.bat" -config=server.cfg -nomap -port=2302 -mod=@R3F

And even if I put this in my server.cfg:

verifySignatures = 0;

What am I doing wrong guys ?

Edited March 16, 2014 by Gemini

[larsiano 12]

I think a server.bat also takes care of the startup options like -mod= so either use: arma 3\arma3server.exe" -config=server.cfg -mod=@mod or open the .bat file and add the appropriate lines. To make thing easier you can also use a mod launcher (like PlayWithSIX) to start the server. Also look at the server arma3.rpt files for errors or missing files etc.. Also double check if all clients have the right files...

[Gemini 359]

Thank you for your answer larsiano. After further tests, I confirm it seems that the server is not loading any addons.

Here is the message I get in arma3server.rpt when I try to use addon in my mission:

Impossible to play/modify this mission, it is based on downloadable content that has been delete

As I said in the first post, what should I do more than adding the addon parameter in the server shortcut ?

[larsiano 12]

A lot of info on that on good old google

http://www.404games.co.uk/forum/index.php?/tutorials/article/3-how-to-setup-an-arma2-combined-ops-server-using-steamcmd/

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?138277-Start-Arma-2-OA-Server-with-a-Batch-file

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Server_configuration

http://www.armaholic.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=20991

http://opendayz.net/threads/how-to-make-a-server-auto-restart.76/ <info on auto restart>

[spidypiet 17]

Thank you for your answer larsiano. After further tests, I confirm it seems that the server is not loading any addons.

Here is the message I get in arma3server.rpt when I try to use addon in my mission:

Impossible to play/modify this mission, it is based on downloadable content that has been delete

As I said in the first post, what should I do more than adding the addon parameter in the server shortcut ?

its like larsiano said you add parameters to your arma3_server.exe shortcut or you will add them to your start_server.bat file

you can not add parameters to your start_server.bat shortcut they need to be present in the .bat file

[Gemini 359]

its like larsiano said you add parameters to your arma3_server.exe shortcut or you will add them to your start_server.bat file

you can not add parameters to your start_server.bat shortcut they need to be present in the .bat file

Shame on me, that's what I did, I don't know why... I presume I was tired and confused last night. It works now, sorry for this stupid thread and thank you guys for helping.

Edited March 17, 2014 by Gemini