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Oh I should have been a bit more clear. Heheh, it actually didn't end up being Security. He loaded in past the event. It was somebody else. ;)

Found him in the logs. It will be dealt with shortly. Once again thank you for the report. :)

I'm already on top of investigating. Thank you for the report. :)

What is your server name Sloppzz? I'll try to join it. I know I have a working copy of 95208, plus I can check the actual game version of the server. It's best to keep it up to date, but with managed servers they should wait until off hours to update. That kinda sucks :(

No complaints here. Vanilla DayZ since the start and it works well, even with the latest beta. This beta update issue has to deal with managed servers, nothing involving Rocket. You pay less for managed but you're restricted on what you can do by yourself, which means you have to wait til they roll it into their system. I don't see how giving us the "server software" would help in this regard. They'll catch up to it. Won't ever be as fast and clean as having total control of a box, but they'll catch up.

There's no specific value in the difficulty for it. I think it's just part of the engine. Unless Mercenary/Expert removes them.

For the beta change logs [94001] Fixed: "enableItemsDropping = 0;" now even for MP clients [93958] New: Dropping items while swimming can be disabled with "enableItemsDropping = 0;" in description.ext v5 of the DayZ mission added that code to the description.ext. Just make sure you're running the latest mission file. @andb52 - Although I haven't read bug reports yet, so items still may be dropping as a glitch.

US 870 will be down for a few minutes while I change some settings and get the ports unstuck. It's not coming back up on the default, so I have to do a little more work. EDIT: It's back up. Sorry for the short delay.

There's a sticky in this category that describes what abilities admin have and do not have: http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/22386-admin-abuse-what-you-need-to-know/

Hey C4RT3R, I tried searching for contact information on US 875, but I'm coming up empty. In both google and on the forums here. I recommend seeing if the have contact info in their MOTD on the server. Otherwise, you'll have to hope the admin sees this post :(

Admins can't do that stuff, it's the work of somebody using scripts. Make sure to contact the admin of US 875 and give him/her the time it happened (along with your time zone) and any other information you can provide. If you seen the hacker's name, that is a big help :)

Andb52 you are correct in thinking that. The server not only needs to run and enforce the beta version or greater where the addition was implemented, but they need to be running the latest version of the DayZ mission as well. This mission has the code to keep it from happening. Server admins can get it on the DayZ support site under their My Servers panel.

Servers have been updated to beta 95208.

Well, admins can't spawn stuff just by being an admin. Now if he's using scripts, that's a different story. This can also be a work of a hacker posing as an admin.

Has the server rebooted recently and things have come back? What version of the beta are they running?

With that last time though, one of those versions were accidentally pushed out to Six Updater, which needed the hotfix about an hour later. That stuff normally doesn't happen in the deployment cycle for DayZ. I choose to update the arma beta's manually when they become BE supported to make sure the servers have the latest crash fixes, bug fixes, and tweaks. It might alienate Six Updater users for that time span where it hasn't updated, but it will catch up. They've been very good about that.

Pretty much what OhBilly is saying here is good. I'll throw in my 2 cents as well. It's really important to restart your server every 4-8 hours depending on the load. Giving users notification of when you're doing so will make them happy and more likely to return. It's jarring to some to just have a server "lose connection" for seemingly no reason. You can notify them through RCon or if you have direct access to the machine, I'd suggest setting up BEC and it's scheduler. It's a useful fine program. Our community's servers are running the 1.62 beta right now (95168) and will update to 95208 today. As long as it's BE support, I'd recommend being on the newest betas. As for the lag spikes, this could be your ISP. However, lag spikes can also be caused by hive access. Its not unusual to see a few very very short "timeout" spikes here and there when watching the server with HLSW. It's the way the hive communicates with the game. This is another reason why it's important to restart, aside from the low server FPS DayZ usually has, which can cause time dilation if it dips too low.

Good luck in finding a new home. I'd suggest finding servers with good pings for you and crosschecking their names on the forums. See if they have an active presence here, or a place you can contact an admin when things go wrong. We're all prone it having hiccups unfortunately. Thems the breaks with an alpha. But I know quite a number of admins try to follow best practices to keep things on the level.

Hahah, no need to apologize. Just pointing you in the direction where I feel you'd get the most responses and help.

I'd like to hear the other side of the story before I pass judgement on what's going on here. Let's not all go into "BLACK LIST THIS SERVER!1111!1!!1oenoneone!" mode until we see what the accused has to say. I don't doubt there are bad admins out there, but the same thing goes for players as well. ;) (NOTE: This is not a jab at the OP, just trying to be impartial and rational) In the meantime, like Blindingsun suggested (but in a more friendly tone). I would suggest finding a new home until this is sorted out. Hopefully the new place you find will be more true to the experience.

This would probably be a better place for this thread: http://dayzmod.com/f...14-survivor-hq/ Good luck on your quest of finding a solid team.

The RCon password should be in your battleye folder. Look for the battleye config. The RCon password in your server config is different and allows for admin logins while you're on your server, this password will not work for RCon. I recommend using the following RCon program: https://dev-heaven.n...8/ArmA2RCon.zip The GUI is pretty straight forward. Make sure you're connecting to the right ip and port (should be the same you use to connect to the game in ARMA). Finally, as stated before, make sure you're using the password defined in the BE config file, NOT the server.cfg file. I hope this information helps. Good luck!

Honestly, the way I see it. Keep your servers up-to-date always the manual way. Six Updater downloads and mirrors betas and DayZ updates after they have been rolled out, so it should -in theory- catch the users up eventually. :D Betas are chock-full of crash fixes and other tweaks. It's good for the soul! :P

Looks like this is your guy: http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/26593-server-cfg-how-do-i-get-these-things-on-my-server/page__hl__us169 I'd suggest sending him a private message notifying him of the beta update. Maybe he'll come back on the forums then. It would seem he's been offline since the 9th. Good luck, I hope this information helps. :)

To figure out the legit server you're character is on, I would randomly join other servers and check your gear. Whichever server is consistant with your test joins should be the legit one. Actually, go ahead and join US 10. I run that server and it's on the hive. You should be able to see what your gear is on there and match it to the legit server you normally play on. :)