R.J.

I noticed there hasn't been an update to the list in days. Is this another bust or did everyone playing Dayz decide to play fair?

Who's Phil Collins?

Why even bother with the logs? You have a live map with a live feed already. Teleports will appear as straight lines or if they move to different positions, sharp angles. Non-cheating players will appear as squiggly or not symmetrical except if they're in a fast vehicle like a plane or Mi-17. In addition, if you leave the map window open, all of the players who joined and moved around will stay on the map so you're able to investigate later.

The only real way to keep them off of your server most of the time is to be actively monitoring. You will need something to check player loadouts and positions in real time on the map. A new player that comes into your server and all of a sudden has a full loadout or starts on the coast and magically flies somewhere else is easy to spot. The issue arises when a player joins your server and teleports innocent players to cover himself, hands everyone on the server a full loadout of the same items, plays on your server and maintains a low profile (Ie: spawns in a few items so as to not draw attention) or nukes a city. This is where the logs will be helpful in trying to determine who's the perp. Keep in mind that scripters sometimes will join your server in twos or threes and unleash complete chaos leaving you zero time to comb the logs. Like yourself, I used to wonder what the hell I'm looking at in the log files. I don't really bother unless an issue as stated above arises. You will want to try and identify log entries that are not like the others. Scripts that shouldn't belong usually contain lots of symbols like + or () in a string. Also, even though your server is being assaulted, you may never find anything in the logs to identify who the culprit may be. Lately, I've been banning 20-30 players a day and have had to roll the server back 3 times yesterday alone. Despite your best efforts to keep your server clean, you'll still have cheaters that will get through and spending hours combing the logs for each one is a huge undertaking that gets old fairly quick.

Is an updated list coming out? Noticed it was the same version for two days.

I want the generic brand of canned SMEAT.

At times, all players are getting this cfg.bin.markers000000000000.... pop up window upon joining the server. When this happens, vehicles cannot be repaired. A simple restart clears the issue, but it can be a problem especially when you have alot of players on the server. I believe it's because scripters are injecting some garbage. I've never had these errors before, but the amount of players hacking increased substantially this past week. The map tool, live feed, and loadout editor and invaluable, but I wish we could do more. I have a couple of players that wish to play as a female character, but do not get the option to do so. I've deleted them out of the database and they're still not able to select a gender. Any ideas?

Been getting both errors all day long. The only fix is a restart and temporary at that.

173.193.202.109 D.C. is down and control panel greyed out. Nm, appears to have come back online. From time to time, players are unable to join due to Create Vehicle restriction #1. Also, is there a way to fix the server messages through the DB?

Just host the game the way it was meant to be played. Nobody wants to be subjected to ridiculous rules, but again, it is your server.

I don't know what this has to do with the Set Damage log. You admit taking advantage of a game exploit to kill other players. When the supposedly "real" hackers joined, you were banned. If I was dealing with a number of hackers on the server, I would have banned you along with them simply because taking the time to investigate if you're legit or not risks putting the server in jeopardy of greater damage. If I spotted you placing yourself in a situation in which others cannot see you do to flawed game mechanics, that's an exploit and would have warned and kicked you the first time. The second time would have been a ban. Just sayin

The database seems really slow to access and lagged on the map tool. Also, some players are complaining there is a delay picking up loot or they are unable to pick it up at all.

No doubt about it. Their response to the 72 hour refund policy is a joke. It took them more than 24 hours to set up the server and then two to three days to get a response from their "tech support" if you even got a response at all! Kidding aside, I feel bad for people that get duped or don't bother researching before placing their order.

173.193.202.109 is down as well.

Is there a fix for nametags not working? Also, the big ammo box crates part of the care packages aren't accessible.

Is 0.8 synced up with the Banzunion list or is that not going to happen?

I can live with that. I believe the mod in it's current configuration taught many lessons on vulnerabilities. The map needs a nuclear power station. Everyone knows radiation = zooombies.

I like the game and have been playing for months. I welcome the changes the SA will bring for the game and its players. If there is anything that should be prioritized, it's the scripting. If anyone here has played Counter-Strike or similar games overseen by VAC, I don't have to expand upon it's ineffectiveness. What else do the devs plan on implementing to mitigate the cheating?

The benefits of switching far outweigh what SS is currently offering you.

Can we make this happen? We really need a way to share, import, and export ban lists. I've already had to rollback the server numerous times due to scripting and ban 10+ players everyday.

These guy should no longer be allowed to sell their garbage on here without a guaranteed refund. How many more people must get burned?

That would be awesome

Some good points here. I'm paying for a public TS server and nobody wants to use it. With side chat enabled, players just end up using that or Skype. Teamspeak client is free, the sound quality is excellent, you can have your own squad channel, and most importantly you can have a PTT button instead of having an open mic with Skype. I think one of the most important things is to be active or have your group be active on the server. Nobody wants to play on a dead server, unless your just in it for the gear. It's amazing how some stray players will wander in and "hook up" with another couple of survivors. Once that happens, they usually keep coming back if the experience is good. I might add to what others have said, don't go bananas with the loadout or vehicles. I can't speak for everyone, but it gets old in a couple of days having access to everything. Try modifying the vehicle loadouts a bit or moving vehicles around.

I would issue you a refund as well and tell you go take a hike. Yeah, ugh, good luck with your endeavor champ.

You were scripted to death.