Uncle Zed

There's been some issues getting this server to work properly, specifically some connection issues. I've almost gotten it worked out and I expect to have it resolved soon.

It appears to be a problem with the steam port not being let through my computers firewall. All resolved.

I've been running DayZ servers off and on for a while. I have a new server I just recently put online. Another player and I are having an issue. If I use DZSALauncher, most of the time, I can't connect to the server and I get an error that says "Connecting failed" "An unknown error has occured", which is displayed on the main menu of DayZ. I always know when I'm going to get this because the loading bar at the bottom of the loading screen loads all the way. When I'm going to connect, this bar never makes it all the way across and instead I get the notification that I'm spawning in "in X seconds". I uninstalled DZSALauncher and reinstalled it and I got in the first time, but a couple hours later, no luck. Most of the time I'm getting in with the regular launcher without any issues. The other player can't get in with either. The rcon program doesn't show us connecting when this happens, which tells me that the server isn't rejecting the connection, but instead we're simply not able to reach the server when we get this error. Any suggestions? Anyone else have this problem?

When you're in the process of setting up a server, you don't get to experience how it plays. Since the server is now open to the public, I've finally gotten to play and the most amazing thing is the zombie spawner mod. Two important buildings, the police station and the clinic, both spawn zombies INSIDE of the building! Also, the zombie spawns outside are unpredictable and really makes navigating in the dark dangerous. I wasn't a big fan of the zombie spawn mod the first time I tried it many months ago, as it wasn't really tweaked very well, but the author has made it perfect. It gives a great zombie experience. I'm having a blast!

Interesting read... now can we go back to using the real names? https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/04/us-judge-first-amendment-protects-call-of-dutys-use-of-humvees/

I'm talking about the client command line. The mods are automatically created. I have no control over the command line because I am using the two available launchers.

I recently put up a new server. I've run servers in the past. Myself and others are frequently getting "Unknown error" when trying to connect to the server. Rcon never shows the player even trying to connect. I had thought perhaps it has to do with the command line. On the client, the entire path is put before the mod in the -mod part of the command line. For example: -mod=D:\Steam\steamapps\common\DayZ\!dzsal\@CJ187-Fridges This makes the command line quite long for a client when joining the server because of all of the mods. What I've noticed is that in my client log, the command line is getting "corrupted". Here's an example: https://pastebin.com/5CSgrvDC Does anyone have a solution to this? I've started removing mods that I feel are not vital to the server in an attempt to shorten the command line, thinking that might fix it but still no good. I've verified the dayz client files too. Before I remove each mod and try again, I'd like to know if anyone can help out with this.

The issue with the ping kick is that it kicks immediately upon detection. I've had players here in the states that got kicked because their ping momentarily went high. I had to disable high ping kick. Good thing I can block out specific countries and VPN users on my server.

Verify the files.

https://forums.dayz.com/forum/140-ps4/ https://forums.dayz.com/forum/149-xbox/

Avoid the Chinese hackers and come check us out!

Do you want a vanilla server with low-pop and low chances of encountering hackers and cheaters? Well, come check out this server! It's a vanilla experience in a community server! We have measures in place to keep out the Chinese cheaters so they won't be a problem on our server. Persistence is enabled. We have a full day/night cycle at 6x acceleration so 24 hours pass over a 4 hour cycle. Personal light is turned OFF. All loot is at vanilla levels, so no crazy loot spawns here. There's no application process. Just join our Discord server at http://Discord.KillinZedz.net and join us on the game server.

Experimental was updated a half an hour ago and no update in this topic.

If the rumors about China's monitoring the internet is true, you can supposedly say things that will get the Chinese player in trouble, if you're close enough for him to see your local chat. Supposedly discussing Thailand and Tiananmen Square are prohibited, so if this happens again, type "I love Thailand" or "Tianamen Square murders" and, if the rumors are true, the cheaters might actually disconnect very quickly.

It's calling you!

You should totally buy SCUM. It's only $20 on Humble Bundle.

I don't think he's claiming 99.9% of Chinese people are cheaters. I think he's stating that the majority of players using cheats in DayZ right now are from China. There's nothing racist about it if it's true and accurate. BI should just add a ping limit to all of it's official servers. That will solve the problem to some extent, at least on US servers.

Just search for "Uncle Zed".

The one in my signature. The server is in New York.

How so? It's got more survival elements than DayZ.

You could try my server but if you're looking for a high population, you won't find it. It's a small community server.

The only response from BI so far: "Anti Hack measures *do* work. But they dont act instantly and there are good reasons for that. Best to play on live admin servers until the next banwave." The good news is SCUM is only $20 and is a much more developed sandbox survival game than DayZ.

Using DZSALauncher helps because you can see what servers have no mods. You can also look at the forums: https://forums.dayz.com/forum/169-server-advertisement/ or the DayZ discord #communities_pc channel.

You could always try the feedback tracker...

But @McWendy, It's soooo hard to find your friends without maps and markers and flying unicorns that bring you anywhere you want!!!! Easy mode-engaged!