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The link that etwas provided does help with installing a mod server sided, given it's possible to install the mod just server sided. I haven't found a mod in the workshop so far that just does increase durability or health for vanilla fences, does anyone know such mod so I can try some things out?

Battelmetrics only tracks for 3 months. We've been on spaggies for over 1 1/2 years before we left, I'm talking about the long-term effects that come with cheaters not being handled, poor performance etc. 🙂

Bump. Was going through workshop for hours today to maybe find a matching mod that can be run server-sided only, nothing. Still hoping for someone to bring some light into my darkness.

Sure, that all makes sense. If you're fine with the ways they are on spaggies, so that is. I'm just stating why I'm not, and it's for sure not for the typical cry reasons that people always have. In all of my gaming years I've always had gameservers myself, most of them on the Counter Strike series and I've always payed for them on my own and never tried to cash back out of it. But in return, I've always had a strong admin team or much presence myself to just make sure that people can have a good time on my server(s) and don't get it all ruined by some stupid cheater. Did it happen that cheaters joined my CS:S server for example? Yes, it did. You can't prevent them from joining. But be sure that, as soon as we had an aimbotter on the server, he was banned within minutes. That has always been my level of service quality to the people and to my gaming community. And for that reason, my servers always were exploding and overfilled, no matter how often I expanded the slots. So in return, I simply do not understand why people would pay for a gameserver with their own money and simply don't care about it or what's happening on there. I mean, why even keep paying then? Makes no sense to me but it is how it is. I'll take things into my own hands again when it comes to bringing up a good vanilla server for DayZ now. Edit: Also, you'll see that people are slowly leaving spaggies for more and more. Back in my days when we left officials and started on spaggies, their servers always had 40+ people playing (so players on medium) when I checked, and always filled up in the evening peak hours. Last time I checked was some days ago at around 11am and they had 11 and 5 people playing on blue/green. It's a sinking ship already, but obviously still has enough to get some pvp in the peak hours.

Except for the performance part, everything you say is factual correct. Now let's come to the "BUT" part: - other servers are provided for free aswell, or have you ever been charged for joining a server? - they do not offer any kind of assistance - correct! but wouldn't you want some assistance having issues with cheaters that targeted you/your team/your base for, literally, WEEKS? I would, and I'd expect that from the server owner. - foot stomping behavior - okay, whatever. You can make your own rules on your own server and discord, but is it community friendly if you just objectively disagree with the opinion of a staff member and being punished for it as if you'd have been disrespective or actually really breaking any of their server rules? I'll say no. Do they have the right to do it? Yes. Since you're saying you haven't had any performance issues on spaggies and you're playing since 0.62, you'd really want to just test that on another full server with same slots or even more. Be assured you'll then notice the difference.

You're right, it's a pity because there aren't much great vanilla servers out there. The russian ones don't seem to be an attractive alternative for non russian people. That is also why I decided to take things into my own hand and build up a new one. I know a lot of people still playing on spaggies and they all say the same; it's not a great server but still less cheaters than on official and not much other servers out there. I also want to bring back some "unique" stuff which other vanilla servers don't have, atleast the many we have tried, like a black sks or mosin, which doesn't change vanilla gameplay but still gives back some more unique character appearance customization. I do think people will love that. Since it's implented in the vanilla files, it doesn't require any mods for that. I'll let you know once we go live with our own if you want. Gonna post it up here anyway.

So what exactly do you need help with? You'll probably want to start by choosing a gameserver hoster.

Unfortunately I have to agree with that. We were a group of 7 playing on spaggies for 1 1/2 years until we realized how bad it all is. We were fkd up by cheaters for over 2 weeks, almost daily, at last. We provided uncut videos standing inside base behind multiple locked walls, inside a room with closed door and no windows, just being bullet teleport hack killed for the 23143th time. The discord staff/community is toxic as fuk, they always give you the feeling that you're the last piece of chit bugging them with nonsense. In addition to that, the server performance is so poor, when servers fill up you start getting small sprint rubber bandings and zombies just don't work anymore, finding no path to attack so they're just stuck at the point they are aggroing. Can't believe we haven't left those servers much earlier. Here is one of the videos provided on the cheater report tickets and they didn't give a damn for over a month just in case you don't believe it. Edit: Back on topic, I'm working on a vanilla server with slight performance changes but no mods right now. I'll post it here on the forums when we'll go live.

Bumping, just in case someone has more precise knowledge 🙂

Hey there, that could indeed help for now. Thanks alot for linking. So if I understand right, there is no "original" server file to edit fence health but the trick is probably going to be running a server sided mod, which does not have to be downloaded or loaded by the client, that improves health value on gates or fences. Will play around a bit later with the PBO manager and stuff and see if I can find something. Peace mate.

Alright, I see. Thanks! I tried to, no response for a month though 😞 Was hoping someone here has an idea maybe.

Which .pbo file exactly do you mean? I know it is possible without mods because I'm currently playing on a non-modded vanilla server that has doubled the fence health. I just haven't found it how they did it yet.

Really no1 who has an idea? 😞

Of course it does. Not all pvp situations are on close combat. That one shot of the AKM might knock you out but that one shot of the M4 might make you lose your target behind walls/trees/whatever without knock. But it's fine. You have your opinion and I have mine. You are seeing what the majority in here thinks about yours though.

That is what you will be told, there will unfortunately not be any action taken, no matter how good the proof is you provide. Sad as it is.

Your point doesn't prove any of the things I mentioned in my first comment. I prefer the M4 over the AKM but would take the LAR over both of them any day. My teammates though prefer the AKM over the M4 because it knocks out way faster due to higher shock damage. They all have their ups and downs and that's what makes it great that you can choose based on personal preference. Plus I own an M4 in real aswell so I have some kind of special love and preference for it anyway. The standard colt m4 carbine has a rpm of 700-950 bullets per minute, most likely depending on .cal, so why would you do 600 in DayZ anyway when it all comes down to being reality-near?

I think it is pretty well balanced the way it is like now to be honest. There are still plenty of people that would take an akm over an m4 any day, and who would choose any of those two when you might get your hands on a lar? Just get better at it.

Everyone would love a better anti-cheat. I'm surprised how many bullet teleport cheaters are still in game, having 03/2022 right now, this is just sad. You're sitting in your base, surrounded by walls, in a room with no windows and closed doors, and just get killed behind many locked gates. If this doesn't ruin the game I don't know what does.

The main problem with dial locks is people are just scripting them (pressing one button and go afk until cracked) and there seems to be zero chances for battleeye to actually recognize if someone is doing it by hand or using scripts. This is the reason why we need vanilla codelocks implented instead of the community codelock mod.

I'd love most of your ideas to see ingame and I'm pretty sure atleast some of them are planned by devs. Some seem already possible though, I'm playing on a vanilla server with 0 mods and they somehow doubled the fence health, would love to know how but couldn't find out yet.