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Can we have an Offical Dedicated server HOW TO and example cfg posted by a DEV? I have managed to boot the server by using the basis of a ArmA 1 setup, leaving out the mission. It runs and after I login I can start a mission in this case Warfare but after a few minutes crashes. The main reason for this suggestion is that so many Developer never give information of how to run the server properly when there the one with the most know how, it always up to the communities to trial and error stuff. update 18:50 GMT After a long time transfering to another computer as Windows 7 and Vista can't extract PBO's, I manage to extract the missions.pbo on a XP machine added MP_WarWelcome.utes to the mission lines in the cfg. Server now been running none stop for a hour on a 3GHz single core 67-100% CPU usage, thankfully it only touches 100% for the odd split second and probably caused by my remote connection monitoring it.

Can we have confirmation this is getting done?

VOTED: No problem it reacts as it should...don't change anything! Must be something to do with some peoples system performance, mines awesome.

Did Bohemia not patch the Helicopters in ArmA because they were to much Simulation and people couldn't fly them, deciding playablity was more important.

Not read all your post yet :p but from what I know of WOW this could work... Would generate income for them to work on patching, I wouldn't pay over £5 a month though. They would need a proper support area so bugs can be recorded efficiently (vBulletin Project Tools). Patching would have to be regular, WOW patch something every week or two, if you notice everytime we got a patch in ArmA it patched hundreds of things so it should be possible for a weekly update. Downloads of Updates would just replace the old version, so when a major release comes out say ArmA III looking that far ahead. Hosting always seems to be a problem, yes they could run some massive player servers like WOW do but I think it would be benefitial for them to rent us servers we can setup as we wish too. Think all the stress of the past few months of Bugs alot of people including myself and BI Moderator have said some silly things, having proper support and weekly / bi-weekly patching even if it just patched one thing would be a step in the right direction and would calm the community.

Nothing worse than running for house cover in a fire fight to have no entery when you get there.

You missed the too many team killers option, thats why I do not PvP.

Correction Limited, thinking about it more of lack of Communication from BI so it seems like there is not much support. Just annoyed because I am still waiting on a Official Server setup so I can play the game, like it plays on LAN. There was no input from BIS on the subject, I feel left out in the cold.

My ArmA 1 was going to gather dust on the shelf until BattlEye came out, it saved Multiplayer from hackers. And it is not intensive if anything the ArmA scripts themselves are more intensive than BattEye, do not rubbish and mock something you have not even tried.

Maybe I should have added a 3rd option, YES! if it don't kick me.

Don't you get kicked for altered exe?

Good point at no news updates, we should not need to read 100's of post to find out any news. vBulletin Blog a DEV could do a quick 5 minute post, vBulletin Project Tools can even assign work to certain DEVs and the community can see the Progress. Dam I'm getting board of mentioning about no support, this is the only game worth playing nothing else comes close. Imagine the extra sales you'd get with proper support!

ArmA 1.17 Change Log: - Graphics Updated - Campaign (4 Player COOP) - Multiplayer Mission Pack - Bug Fixes NONE! :laugh:

I voted "Increasing units that can be on map simultaniusly (less lag)" Always nice to have more players and if it can be achieved with better net code for less lag then go for it.

Bastian was developing more Admin commands for managing your server for future releases in ArmA, there are alot of people asking for this type of control in ArmA II. Another reason to Vote YES!

ArmA II is after all a Simulator so it should have a fully functional Carrier!

Pick up the Editor and build some, ArmA has never really had a solid Official Map Base it has always been examples of what is possible and left to the community. Yeah I agree it would be nice to have the 10 - 16 Official Maps that other games give out of the box, ArmA has never been an oridinary game though.

These types of posts have been around for a long time and the end result is, it is their server and they pay the money so they will run it as they please.

Chernogorsk in the middle of town! I was testing the unreleased Official Evolution Marines and my lean went throught the texture, argh! face looking at me.

Kind of spamming what I have said before, but at least here it is in the right place. vBulletin Project Tools addon for your Forum would make a great Bug Tracker, easy to use and keeps the Community informed.

In ArmA 1 we kept getting the servers mission messed up by hackers until BattlEye came out, since BattlEye we haven't had one case of hacking.

err where? There is no Official Bug reporting...

This is the type of question a DEV needs to answer.

05: Superpowers The code is still bugged from ArmA Warfare apart from new Construction options all of the bugs are still there. The construction option does not show for Human Commanders. When AI is off anyone joining after the mission has started can not be recognised by the server; you get no money, you don't show on map etc. <object width="660" height="525"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXOcAul7IOc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXOcAul7IOc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="525"></embed></object> UPDATE 10 July 2009 This is totally screwed I tested Superpowers on Lan by myself and the Construction Bug is not there, my dedicated box meets the 2Ghz Processor and 512Mb RAM requirements so what is going on? As posted elsewhere (but seen this is a DEVs thread ill fill you in) can we have a Official Dedicated Server setup config etc. because this sounds like a dedicated server provider issue with the missions working fine on LAN.

Sounds like BI broke couldn't get some feature working right, would be great if they could confirm this is been worked on.