shawnbayer75

I can confirm that the hammer will be coming down in the next couple of days on servers that do not follow our rules.

Please refer to post http://dayzmod.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=25955

It has been talked about for weeks now and I am happy to announce that the new automated server signup system is now complete and live. This signup system also includes the ticket system. Automated Server Sign Up System Prior to this system you would of had to email us and hope for a reply back from us to manually assign you an instance ID, etc. Now all you need to do is visit support.dayzmod.com you will need to click "Sign Up" to register for a new instance ID and provide us with the same information as always. Once that is done you just submit your order. One of the admins will review your order and either click accept or reject. Once your order is accepted you will receive an email from us containing your new Instance ID and assigned country code. Upon approval your server's IP will usually be whitelisted automatically. You will be able to see the status from your client area. Existing Servers First off let me get this out of the way, you do not need to get a new Instance ID or Country Code but you will need to sign up in our system to have your server imported. If you have an existing DayZ server that has already been setup and running please visit here to sign up for a new account in the system. Once that is completed please open a ticket in our Server Import Department and provide us the details asked for. Once this is done a Staff member will manually import your server into our new system. Ticket System The ticket system is designed to replace our current contact form on the website. It is to be used for issues that server hosts are unable to solve by visiting the forums or with general server knowledge. It is also to be used by users who require assistance with account "crippling" issues (i.e. your character is broke and you cannot play). Knowledgebase Found here our Knowledge base at this time is limited to general server issues but over this week and the coming weeks you will see it grow to include many issues and simple fixes. This post is locked as it is a clone of the official announcement. To reply or comment on this post please click here.

Please submit your request to support.dayzmod.com it is all instant now.

If you are still waiting for a server please read: http://dayzmod.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=25955

Boomsling when did you set this up?

Moved thread to appropriate section and changed title to reflect the real issue.

Minimum is 40 slots. You might want to list if you are looking for a dedicated server or just slots?

I would say about 150-200ms is a good spot be kicking for ping, I'm not saying this is rule or the limit. However any servers that are kicking people with 50+ ping are definitely not following our rules and that is an issue of course. So Jivix if you could please reply here in the thread with the servers that are doing this I would like to get it sorted out. Yes he can kick for high ping and a ping limit of 220 is just fine. He is not telling anyone that they are not allowed to play on his server because of where they live he is just forcing a healthy service environment. So like you said "read the rules about hosting a DayZ server".

There is no way really to tell when a new server comes up other than watching these forums for posts from admins announcing their new servers.

Jonnerz it is not a developing country but according OECD Australian bandwidth and internet in general is one of the more expensive so to allow hosts to be setup there we permit that region to have a lower slot limit.

I am going to say this once and only once, while we appreciate your support of the mod by hosting a server we would appreciate it even more if you chose to communicate here in a thoughtful and constructive manner. Dizzy offered you a real solution to the problem you are facing by not being able to see disconnects, there was no reason for the way you responded to him. Secondly I'm sorry you are having trouble viewing logs and finding people disconnecting. I can honestly say though many servers hosts do not find this a challenge. Every feature that rocket decides to implement is done with consideration and thoughtful planning, not because "he had a retarded idea and because he had an idea it needed to be implemented". I suggest that if you have a "feature" you would like to see added to the mod you make a post about in the Feature Suggestion section of the forum.

What is the operating system clock set to and the bios?

It depends how they are doing it. If they are stopping the servers entirely and then modifying their system clocks manually to keep it constantly daytime I do not see how this is a problem.

Does anyone here have any proof? Video, screenshots, etc.

Thank you for taking the time to update and your continued support of the mod acidwolf.

I think all of you have valid concerns and it is obviously something that rocket is not ignoring however I think if you have not read it, http://dayzmod.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3593 is worth giving a read because it explains the thoughts behind the current policy.

Legacy I spoke about this with a few of the other staff members and we all are under the impression that any modification of the DayZ files is not permitted.

I suppose I should add to the part he is quoting, at this time servers that were setup before the new limits were imposed are allowed to remain with their lower slot count. However, we would greatly appreciate it if those hosts that are able to, would increase their slot counts to the new minimum. Again servers that were setup prior to the slot count minimum being increased are NOT being forced to upgrade.

No, it shouldn't be this 'fresh'. There should still be tents and vehicles spawning. The server owner (or administrator) just needs to do another full restart (turn the server off then on, not just restart the mission) to refresh their connection to hive and this should fix the issue.

Side chat is supposed to be disabled and your mission file should be updated. There is no editing of the mission file or the addons allowed.

There is no editing of the mission file or any files related to DayZ allowed, doing so will only lead to your server becoming blacklisted. Please update to the latest mission file and leave it unaltered.