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Gameservers.ie (Paul) wrote: »Alas, it seems that while you may have experience in setting up and administering your own specific server, after reading your last response I think you might be missing out on some key issues with both the automated nature of the deployment, the fact servervars specified on the CLI are not order dependent and that overwrites need to made on user specified parameters (otherwise the whole slot limited nature of a "paid for gameserver" become meaningless!). Would I be also right in guessing that you've had your CoD4 server hosted on a windows platform in the past? It seems you're missing some key linux concepts with regards to paths/case sensitivity etc.
Saying this, someone should respond to your ticket quite soon and address the issues you raised.
I think the best bet at this stage might be to use your initial ticket as a launching point and for us to source a copy of CoD4 and install/configure the system from scratch. We may also looking at installing and configuring the mods you suggested as part of a server's deployment and allow configs to be edited directly via the CP (with no fileupload required on the users part).
Obviously this is a slightly larger undertaking then your initial mod based suggestion, but since this system will be of use to other (perhaps more popular? There are only 2 CoD signups so far!) gameserver setups, we feel it's worth the time required of it. Here's hoping we'll be able to get back to you with a suitable solution ASAP! (Although I think ARMA2 support might need to take precedence until we have some kind of staging environment in place!)
Haha, thanks very much! But I think we might be slightly beyond the "101" stage of gameserver setup at this stage - I hope people realise what an undertaking this entire system was and the fact so many servers were set up and supported from the off. Please understand that since none of us have played CoD before, it might take us a while to get things exactly how you like them... but we will!
Regards,
Paul
Hi Paul,
You are quite right that I am not familiar with Linux servers and we indeed used Windows based servers so far - nonetheless some points I have raised in the support ticket are valid, e.g. setting the gametype to S&D preventing the server from accessing the config files and therefore the gametypes saved in there. Also other settings such as activating Punkbuster through the command line (with is not installed on the server by you) makes no sense. Also it has not been possible by your team to get the server set-up as a "normal" ranked server so far so it is of no value to us at all - using mods is just an addition but most important as it's used by 95% of the COD gaming community is having a working ranked server out there - so that should be your first goal to achieve.
The overwrites you are mentioning are only understandable when taking the slot count into consideration - yes I can understand that you want to prevent customers from making more slots available than they are paying for but for other overwrites like gametype etc. it makes no sense at all - this should be solely up to the server admin because not having this option to set the gametype as one wishes makes using your services absolutely meaningless!
As COD4 & 5 are the most played online games out there currently I am quite astonished that you are evaluating ARMA2 as more important but that of course is based on the placed orders through your system - maybe when you are able to provide a working COD server you will see an increase in orders for this game as well. Basically your prices are really good and can compete with some of the known providers so it would be sad not having you as an alterantive out there.
Furthermore it would be great to get some feedback on my last post on the support ticket (as you mentioned) but so far that has not happened.
Have a good day
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Yup, no question. You've been a great help with laying out what is required. I don't think we made any claims about any game being ready to go live! We needed people who used/played each game to provide feedback and you have done that admirably.fmjdrdeath wrote: »Hi Paul,
You are quite right that I am not familiar with Linux servers and we indeed used Windows based servers so far - nonetheless some points I have raised in the support ticket are valid, e.g. setting the gametype to S&D preventing the server from accessing the config files and therefore the gametypes saved in there. Also other settings such as activating Punkbuster through the command line (with is not installed on the server by you) makes no sense. Also it has not been possible by your team to get the server set-up as a "normal" ranked server so far so it is of no value to us at all - using mods is just an addition but most important as it's used by 95% of the COD gaming community is having a working ranked server out there - so that should be your first goal to achieve.
Yes, we agree. That is why we've been rewriting portions of the CP to allow the admin to set these features. Please wait until the ticket is closed to re-iterate faults! We listen and hear you, honest!The overwrites you are mentioning are only understandable when taking the slot count into consideration - yes I can understand that you want to prevent customers from making more slots available than they are paying for but for other overwrites like gametype etc. it makes no sense at all - this should be solely up to the server admin because not having this option to set the gametype as one wishes makes using your services absolutely meaningless!
We have to go purely on feedback from our potential client base. The majority of people want ARMA2. Only 2 people have CoD servers (and one of them, not being in the country, has made it clear they are not a potential client!). We want to support everything for everyone, but this is going to take time and priorities need to be made.As COD4 & 5 are the most played online games out there currently I am quite astonished that you are evaluating ARMA2 as more important but that of course is based on the placed orders through your system - maybe when you are able to provide a working COD server you will see an increase in orders for this game as well. Basically your prices are really good and can compete with some of the known providers so it would be sad not having you as an alterantive out there.
Absolutely, our devs are just trying to get ARMA2 finalised since I let slip we'd try have initial support before the end of the week. Someone should hopfully get back to you before the end of the day.Furthermore it would be great to get some feedback on my last post on the support ticket (as you mentioned) but so far that has not happened.
Regards,
Paul0 -
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Send a ticket through requesting the server. If the slots are available, there should be no issue in addingCan I add more game server at current stage, want to try team fortress 2 server if its available. But I want to check first instead of creating another account?
The end of the "Beta test month" and launch date will not be set until we're happy we can provide a service worth paying for (this might take more then the initial "month" budgeted for!)Thanks for all the help, hope all the cp improvements are present for launch, when is launch day expected?
General Updates:
ARMA2 is coming along, although not quite ready for testing. We're hoping to let people join and play in a day or two. Thanks Pog for being our "eyes on the inside" with regards server setup.
Mumble voice chat support has now been added to the CP. I'll put a post up here when we're ready to look for tester types.
There has been a lot of CoD work done on the CP - thanks to fmjdrdeath (who has since parted
). CoD4 is nearly at a stage where hardcore kidz will get benifit from it - lots of mods supported without client upload etc. CoD5 is nearly on the cards for support too (no idea how many people care about this though!)
A lot of research put into 500 and 1000fps server support... We're kinda divided about that in house though. Definitely a long and rambling post about this after we get the above sorted.
A bit thanks to everyone who has signed up and is playing.
Regards,
Paul0 -
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