the Monk

No worries mate. I'm an old OFP mapper/modder (modded Flashpoint from the first day it came out) and have been patiently waiting for ArmA. Â Just getting my feet wet again in terms of mapping/modding and I will transpose some of my better maps/missions from OFP into ArmA. Â I also have a gaggle of ideas for new maps in ArmA, all of which will limit weapons, spawns, vehicles, and will focus entirely on squad-play. Â My OFP maps were hugely frustrating to the rambo-one-man-style crowd of players and immensely satisfying for the squad-play realism fans. Â I plan to help boost the NA ArmA community in the same way. Â Oh by the way, Red Orchestra is the shit!!!! Â My sons and I play it almost every weekend. Â It's what COD/COD2 should have been! Also, my dedicated server "the_Monk's [PROVING GROUNDS]" will never allow the type of game-destroying behaviour you described above. Whenever it's up, feel free to join. (you'll also get the first taste of any new maps/missions I've got on the go... ) "the Wise learn to swim, by watching Fools drown." Â -- the Monk "thank GOD for the multitude of Fools." Â -- the Monk

Except that "srvany.exe" has limitations which the method outlined in my post does not. Â I do this stuff for a living, it's my job to know if there was a better way of doing this, and should one pop-up, I will change my servers to use it. Â btw...my posted method DOES add it to the registry correctly. If you follow my instructions, or alternatively download and use the GUI the newly created/installed service shows up nicely in the "services.msc" list and can be controlled from within. It is however recommended to use the .ini included to set service monitoring and leave the "recovery" options in "services.msc" alone. "the Wise learn to swim, by watching Fools drown." Â -- the Monk "thank GOD for the multitude of Fools." Â -- the Monk

Hmm...guess you must be of the "jar-head" branch of the military? Â I should have guessed. Â "the Wise learn to swim, by watching Fools drown." -- the Monk "thank GOD for the multitude of Fools." -- the Monk

..without adding too much fuel to the fire....... 1. a quotation from USM-75R.Hspd |XO|'s original post "...Numbers help us demonstrate cordination between fireteams." I think the word you're finding elusive is "coordination" 2. a quotation from another USM-75R.Hspd |XO| post "I remember your know it all arse from our previous incounter." here the grammatical lapse would be "encounter" 3. and last but not least by USM-75R.Spyder "So moving on........ I hope a lot of people attend so ArmA can be played the way it was ment to." I do believe you "meant" well..... It would appear Dslyecxi, that based simply on their grammatical prowess alone, the USM presence on this thread have proven your point! Â Â I for one, would rather trust a tactician who is able to spell. see you on the flipside! "the Wise learn to swim, by watching Fools drown." Â -- the Monk "thank GOD for the multitude of Fools." Â -- the Monk

BTW, Â what I detailed in my above posting works for every single game I've decided to run a dedicated server for. Â All you have to do is rename the service.exe and service.ini, change a line or two in the service.ini and you can have a "service" in the services.msc list for each and every dedicated server you run (in fact you could make multiple instances with this as well......I do! ) "the Wise learn to swim, by watching Fools drown." Â -- Â the Monk "thank GOD for the multitude of Fools." Â -- the Monk

Umm, Â there is an easier way. Â I use the following method in my daily business practices to run and monitor processes running as services. Â ( I am the director of IT for a NA corporation, if only they knew I'm using my knowledge to further ArmA around the world......hehe ) Â Here is the way to run Arma_Server.exe as a windows "service" and therefore be able to start at system boot (if you desire), monitor it, run it with alternate security credentials (ie. local system), and be able to restart it! Here's how, 1. Go to http://www.codeproject.com/system/xyntservice.asp and download a little app made by Xiangyang Liu called "XYNTServiceProject.zip" 2. Extract XYNTService.exe and XYNTService.ini from the .zip and place in your %systemroot%\gamepath folder. (folder which contains the ArmA_Server.exe file.) 3. I renamed the XYNTService.exe and XYNTService.ini to ArmA_Service.exe and ArmA_Service.ini respectively (I have more than one instance of this service for different apps) 4. Goto Start > Run > and enter "cmd" (without quotes) into the run field, then hit enter. 5. In the command prompt window navigate to your %systemroot%\gamepath folder. cd\ <--hit ENTER after each command cd "\program files\ArmA" <--use quotes around the path dir <--to verify that the service .exe and .ini are there ArmA_service -i <--this installs the service to your "services" list in administrative tools. 6. Now we need to modify the service .ini file. Open the ArmA_service.ini using notepad. Here is my sample .ini [settings] ServiceName=ArmA_Dedicated <--the name under which it will show in the "services" list CheckProcessSeconds = 120 <--how often to check if service still running [Process0] CommandLine = f:\games\ArmA\ArmA_Server.exe -cfg=the_Monk.cfg -netlog <--all on one line WorkingDir= f:\games\ArmA\ <--path to game folder PauseStart= <-- not needed PauseEnd= <-- not needed UserInterface = Yes <-- wether or not you can see it in taskmanager Restart = Yes <-- here's the restart command WARNING!! the "CheckProcessSeconds=" value should NOT be set too low as you may not be able to down your server to make changes. I speak from experience!!! ;0 7. Now navigate to "Administrative Tools" > "Services" (alternatively run "services.msc" from the START > RUN field) and check the properties for the newly installed service "ArmA_Dedicated" (or whatever you called it in the .ini file value "ServiceName=") By default it will be set to start automaticaly. Here you may also change which credentials the service should run under. I've left mine at the default "local system" and the service runs fine. DO NOT change the "restart" settings here in the properties, that is what the .ini is for! 8. As soon as you right-click on the new service name and click "START" the service will start, which will in turn start your server! I have tested and implemented all of the above on my server (the_Monk's [PROVING GROUNDS]). To those who are averse to cli's and typing (averse to controlling their own destiny....hehe) a GUI to admin the above service can be found at the same website http://www.codeproject.com/cpp/XYNTServiceWrapper.asp I have NOT used the GUI so please no questions related to the GUI (I'm sure it's self-explanatory anyway!