suspend dedicated server?

[Tankbuster 1746]

Guys,

Is there a way of suspending a dedicated, persistent server?

As I understand it, a persistent server won't unload the map when the last player quits AND the AI continue to function. I'm wondering if there is a way of 'freezing' the server state for a period of time.

Maybe this could be achieved by some sort of server side game save? Reload the game when the players return?

[Halli~SPARTA~ 0]

Not sure what your asking ?

#shutdown ?

[Tankbuster 1746]

No. On a persistent server, the game carries on after all the players leave, so the AI continue. I want to know if it's possible to stop everything on the server and be able to resume it when the players return.

[Halli~SPARTA~ 0]

Ahh ok To Pause the server.

[Tankbuster 1746]

How about

{_x disableAI "MOVE"} forEach allUnits;

[tcp 10]

I wish setAccTime worked in multiplayer.

[PaveQ 0]

One option, if you have control over server hardware, might be to suspend whole server and operating system. Haven't tested this, but it should work. Of course its extra inconvenience.

[Tankbuster 1746]

I won't have control over the server hardware, unfortunately. It's a commercially rented server. You mean actually suspend the OS, just like I do with my windows laptop? It's an interesting idea.

I hadn't though about using setAccTime. You mean slow server time down so much it's effectively stopped?

[tcp 10]

Yea but it says it doesn't work in multiplayer. However, they may mean it doesn't sync everyone. If no one is connected, it might actually work on the server alone.

[Tankbuster 1746]

Yeah, I saw that. Testing required. :)

[Tankbuster 1746]

In http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?p=1493666#post1493666

I'm trying to use disableAI, with no success so far.

[bhaz 0]

It's possible to pause and resume a process using a Linux command line, whether that will just cause a crash once resumed, I have no idea. I don't have any Linux distro installed at the moment to try it out.

kill -STOP <pid>
kill -CONT <pid>

[Tankbuster 1746]

linux? ewwww :D

Server runs Windows. :)

[Dr.Pulp 0]

It's possible to pause and resume a process using a Linux command line, whether that will just cause a crash once resumed, I have no idea. I don't have any Linux distro installed at the moment to try it out.

kill -STOP <pid>
kill -CONT <pid>

cool...will try that one just 4 fun ;-)

[Tankbuster 1746]

See the thread I linked earlier. Discussion continues there.