Katabasis

We have a new ts now but have stopped playing dayz for a while. There just isn't enough sand in the sand box for RP currently. It's getting there. I'm not at my computer to find the ts address but if you go to www.twitch.tv/Katabasis and then click the link for my Facebook and you can see the post that has the new address.

ive seen teleport hacks ... not in a long time tho

currently the way the cursor works is based on a large number of factors including gun, health, tiredness, encumbrance (clothing), and probably other factors. I am pretty sure this will never change. It may get more intuitive and a bit less clunky but in general this is kinda working as intended.

He is incorrect. About 10 of us couldn't log onto server. We didn't all get ddos. Also server pop was 0/40 for 30+ hours

wut .... and how exactly am i supposed to do that. Also i am pretty sure I didnt get ddos'ed ... the server was glitched out, not laggy or fully crashed. You could log into it but you would just sit there in limbo w/out a body on debug plain. I dont think it was a ddos as much as it was an issue w/ the servers not being updated to communicate w/ the central hive. read the announcements fore more info.

We are getting rid of them asap. Mods, if this is the wrong place please delete or move and please accept my apologies. My goal is not to cause issues but to inform others. Gameservers support allowed my server to be down for over 30 hours. After informing them that my server was malfunctioning (This was not during the maintenance) they then asked me if I wanted to move my server. They didnt fix it they just asked if I wanted it moved. I said to do whatever it takes to make my server functioning. I made many updates requesting information all within the same tickets and did not receive any support until after the maintenance was finished. This company has not responded within 8 hours to any one of my tickets about lag, crashes, etc. Yes, they are the cheapest dayz server host that I could find but that in no way warrants them ignoring our complaints repeatedly. I am taking our communities 100 bucks and going somewhere else. Buyer beware.

So myself and a few others have been wondering about the validity of having a server currently with the way Dayz is functioning. Currently it seems like if the server isn't full or close to it, most of our community is playing on other servers (which is fine). I am debating whether we need a server at all at this point in time if we are functioning on other servers for the vast majority of our playtime. I personally have only played on our server but I have been running into few players since the server population is so low. The other thing we have be thinking about is the fact that there isnt much for a roleplay group to function around yet. Beyond forced interactions of story, backgrounds, etc., there doesnt seem to be any endgame systems in place such as camps, a truly indepth medic system, etc. So there is no need for much player or group interaction. No requirement to have many resources etc. Anyone can find a gun/food/meds in a short amount of time and then proceed to do whatever they want. At some point these things will change. The game will get more permanent systems in place to aid in engame content (and player made content), the health system will be more complex than "eat beans till I am full health/use a splint" and resources will actually have a meaning (then owning a city will be lucrative and also something to fight over). Without these systems in place I am beginning to doubt if a light RP community can really thrive. The community will continue to grow but maybe we chose another server as a home. I have done absolutely zero in regards to server managmeent (because there has been no need as well as no ability, I have no options I can chose as server admin to really enact any change to the game, nor should I). So it isnt like we are gaining any real benefit from having our own controllable server. Currently we have the server until March 11th. I have not gotten any donations towards paying off the server past March 11th so it isnt like if we decide to not have a server I have to refund people (if I had to I certainly would). Thoughts? What are we gaining by having our own server that we wouldnt get from just declaring ARC as our primary home? In the future we would revisit the issue of course once things like private hives/tents/player fortifications are in.

So myself and a few others have been wondering about the validity of having a server currently with the way Dayz is functioning. Currently it seems like if the server isn't full or close to it, most of our community is playing on other servers (which is fine). I am debating whether we need a server at all at this point in time if we are functioning on other servers for the vast majority of our playtime. I personally have only played on our server but I have been running into few players since the server population is so low. The other thing we have be thinking about is the fact that there isnt much for a roleplay group to function around yet. Beyond forced interactions of story, backgrounds, etc., there doesnt seem to be any endgame systems in place such as camps, a truly indepth medic system, etc. So there is no need for much player or group interaction. No requirement to have many resources etc. Anyone can find a gun/food/meds in a short amount of time and then proceed to do whatever they want. At some point these things will change. The game will get more permanent systems in place to aid in engame content (and player made content), the health system will be more complex than "eat beans till I am full health/use a splint" and resources will actually have a meaning (then owning a city will be lucrative and also something to fight over). Without these systems in place I am beginning to doubt if a light RP community can really thrive. The community will continue to grow but maybe we chose another server as a home. I have done absolutely zero in regards to server managmeent (because there has been no need as well as no ability, I have no options I can chose as server admin to really enact any change to the game, nor should I). So it isnt like we are gaining any real benefit from having our own controllable server. Currently we have the server until March 11th. I have not gotten any donations towards paying off the server past March 11th so it isnt like if we decide to not have a server I have to refund people (if I had to I certainly would). Thoughts? What are we gaining by having our own server that we wouldnt get from just declaring ARC as our primary home? In the future we would revisit the issue of course once things like private hives/tents/player fortifications are in.

it may be one of the times where they put in the ability for items to be repaired but not the repair type items setting up the system then adding the items as it gets bug tested

Update: Server is currently set to a 7am start. This means its early morning and we get to watch the sun rise. I find that changing the time every couple weeks really makes the game a bit more enjoyable. The next time shift will possibly include a bit of dusk, maybe an hours worth of light darkness just to give everyone a feel for the dark. of course if people dont like it i will change it.

server has been updated back yet again to daytime only ... patches will ALWAYS revert it to using current GMT ... as soon as i see there is a patch I try and update ..sorry it takes so long sometimes. EDIT: server may not be getting updated correctly .. putting in a support ticket .. will update this post EDIT2: so the server seems to be at 7am (morning daylight) but in the server settings it still shows as "use current GMT". If you see that the server is ever in nighttime please add 213hybrid on steam and let me know and i will change it asap

as a server admin im paranoid my server will be falsely reported. What is your criteria? Simply the posted rules?

If i could figure out how to make nighttime work I wouldnt mind making it a bit more varied in daytime.... maybe start the server at 7pm and then 1 hour or so every server restart would be dusk. That may be a kinda sweet spot. depends on how dark it gets ... testing it requires multiple server restarts tho so I may do it early in the am.

That would be sweet! If you decide to just message me and I can give you details. I fixed it .. sorry I was at work. Also glad to see you enjoying the server! I have a good feeling about the communities future once we start getting a lot of people around. Groups will form and stories will be had ... great times! I have this vision in my head that is a conglomeration of eve online, darkfall, d&d, cs, and ultima online and I really think dayz might be the best playground to attempt this type of synergy... I just hope people have patience and stick it out for the long haul. Current game mechanics limit what we can currently do. hahah glad to finally hear from you. Ive seen your name on several times yet I dont think we have met ingame. Feel free to join up in teamspeak and hang out. I have found that 3rd person camera after playing 1st person so long feels VERY ODD! I think teamspeak is a good place to meet people but I would love it if more people would meet ingame and come up w/ long term group goals. Would be epic. I have one right now that I am not at liberty to talk about yet lol. Love it! Currently, I (brink) am on a Chechnyan recon mission . . . trust me when I say you do not want to run into us wearing anything that could be interpreted as Chernarus Military gear....If we meet you may learn more.

It is now early morning .. SO SORRY! I was at work (i live on the west coast) and couldnt update till now. If 8am is a bad time for the server to be at let me know. I find switching up the time every few weeks to be kinda interesting. To those of you worried about low server pop, I think it has just been because of the patch announcement. Currently there are over 11 and I literally just turned it back to daylight. Thanks for bearing with me. Also feel free to come into teamspeak for those of you who are over 18.