Massive Amounts of Servers Out Of Date

[vonlinchen 26]

I've noticed that almost half of DayZ servers are running out of date versions. Now i'm sure this is partly due to the speed that the devteam have been releasing updates but lots of servers are still running 1.7.

Do you guys inform server providers when you release a new update or just leave it to them to find out?

Would it not be counter-productive to have out of date servers in an alpha test?

It seems like every patch more and more servers get left behind. :(

[Tegla (DayZ) 112]

Yeah, .4 is out, and there are only like two servers with .3 -.-

it's a big problem, half of them are still 1.7 and i've seen a few with 1.6.0.1

[vekien 84]

I've noticed that almost half of DayZ servers are running out of date versions. Now i'm sure this is partly due to the speed that the devteam have been releasing updates but lots of servers are still running 1.7.

Do you guys inform server providers when you release a new update or just leave it to them to find out?

Would it not be counter-productive to have out of date servers in an alpha test?

It seems like every patch more and more servers get left behind. :(

There is like 1000 servers or more, new ones being added every day by all kinds of suppliers, he cant go around contacting all of them. It is up to them to get their server updated.

Also some dont update purposefully because they prefer older versions.

A lot of the recent stuff, 1.7.1.1 and 1.7.1.3 a lot of people did not like.

[Wo3dy 111]

problem is to find space to play.

[fink2011 0]

Yeah' date=' .4 is out, and there are only like two servers with .3 -.-

it's a big problem, half of them are still 1.7 and i've seen a few with 1.6.0.1

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.3 was only out for about 30 minutes before .4 was released.

Alot of servers are running 1.7 or 1.7.1 because 1.7.2 would make them crash apparently.

[Jorden 63]

It's because the server owners are lazy

[Hostile (DayZ) 0]

The names of the servers should start with like:

DayZ - 1.7.1.4 | 3p: On / cross: On | Veteran | EU 69 | Hosted by carebears

OR

DayZ - 1.7.1.4 | EU 5976 | 3p: Off / cross: Off | Veteran | Hosted by real players

[Solace (DayZ) 3]

Probably because 1.7 is more fun than 1.7.x.

[vonlinchen 26]

I'm sorry but version preferance shouldn't come into it tbh. This is an alpha test, we're supposed to be playing the latest version to check for bugs, not picking and choosing which version we like best and sticking with it.

Contacting all server providers shouldn't be too difficult, I presume the devteam has contact details for all of them. Using a mailing list would work just fine.

[srvrsyde 9]

The names of the servers should start with like:

DayZ - 1.7.1.4 | 3p: On / cross: On | Veteran | EU 69 | Hosted by carebears

OR

DayZ - 1.7.1.4 | EU 5976 | 3p: Off / cross: Off | Veteran | Hosted by real players

i would rather have the mission be labeled DayZ 1.7.1.4, that way the mission column can sort what version the server is on

[Jorden 63]

I'm sorry but version preferance shouldn't come into it tbh. This is an alpha test' date=' we're supposed to be playing the latest version to check for bugs, not picking and choosing which version we like best and sticking with it.

Contacting all server providers shouldn't be too difficult, I presume the devteam has contact details for all of them. Using a mailing list would work just fine.

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It's not about server preference. It's about the servers being updated so we can bugtest the NEW revision.

[el mariachi 10]

I'm not upset about servers having all different versions of the latest dayz.

A few hotfixes have gone out and it takes time for it to roll out to servers.

What I AM upset about are servers not running the latest ARMA 2 beta, or not have battleye updated for it, or those running dayz 1.6 or something crazy like that.

I doubt the Dayz mods have control over that and its a server admin thing.

[Andrej Dudev 50]

Now i'm sure this is partly due to the speed that the devteam have been releasing updates but lots of servers are still running 1.7.

This is what one should expect from an alpha: a lot of hotfix and patches.

So, it seems that alot of server owners just hopped the DayZ train for popularity only without knowing what an alpha is.

[vonlinchen 26]

I'm not upset about servers having all different versions of the latest dayz.

A few hotfixes have gone out and it takes time for it to roll out to servers.

What I AM upset about are servers not running the latest ARMA 2 beta' date=' or not have battleye updated for it, or those running dayz 1.6 or something crazy like that.

I doubt the Dayz mods have control over that and its a server admin thing.

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They have the power to blacklist any server they wish, prventing it from communicating with the master server.

I just think that everyone should be focussed on working out the bugs in this game so it can progress as fast as possible :D

[Wo3dy 111]

if only i had the money to have a server. id have a home to go to always updated. lol

[Andrej Dudev 50]

They have the power to blacklist any server they wish' date=' prventing it from communicating with the master server.

I just think that everyone should be focussed on working out the bugs in this game so it can progress as fast as possible :D

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I don't know the DayZ team policy about server hosting but something must be done, I understand the chaos that can occur during multiple patch days BUT those behind of weeks should be blacklisted to avoid database abusing.

[alan.dougherty@ntlworld.com 24]

Right, you know the server description? That is updated by the admins.. and here's the thing.. a lot of admins will update the server.. but not the description, until a bit later anyway.. so most of those servers that say 1.7, are probably not..

Here's a good way to test.. launch the client in 1.7, and try to connect.. if you have no debug window or sound, then you and the server are running different versions.

The basic problem here is that the admins are not updating the description..

[Andrej Dudev 50]

Right' date=' you know the server description? That is updated by the admins.. and here's the thing.. a lot of admins will update the server.. but not the description, until a bit later anyway.. so most of those servers that say 1.7, are probably not..

Here's a good way to test.. launch the client in 1.7, and try to connect.. if you have no debug window or sound, then you and the server are running different versions.

The basic problem here is that the admins are not updating the description..

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Yeah well, I mostly find servers with updated name but old version.

[rabble-rouser 3]

I agree with the fact that there are way to many servers not updating and hanging back at 1.7.0 and earlier.

The point of an Alpha is to determine the bugs and issues that arise from new code, or code fixes to see what does and dosn't work.

Allowing server operators to be 3 to 4 versions behind is not helping the mod move forward.

I also do understand that over this weekend in particular it has been a bit difficult for a server operator to be able to keep up with the last few hotfixes.

Now that the beta is required for the new build there is no reason any server should not be running the Beta, and there are far to many servers that say (v1.?.?/Beta ?????) and they in fact are not running the Beta at all.

Top that off with absolutely no way, other than a falsely advertised DayZ version in the name of the server, for players to determine what version of the DayZ mod the server is running. Which in turn leads to spending 30-40 min finding a server that can be played on with the current DayZ version. Leading to more people flooding the forums instead of play testing.

I would love to see the Dev team be able to take care of this situation and force servers that do not want to run the Beta to at least use the last build compatible for a non beta server and nothing lower while at the same time forcing any servers that run the beta to continue to stay up to date with the latest DayZ code and at the very least Beta 93825. Maybe only allow servers to run 93825 and nothing newer until it is required for DayZ to operate properly.

Obviously there should be a window for server operators to have after a DayZ update or a Beta Update, but that window should not be more than 24-48 hours. If that is not enough time for a server operator to update their sever then it is fairly obvious that that server operator is not in it to help produce a viable mod, but in it to play a mod only, which is not what the mod needs now anyway. And With this last bit of Hotfixes I would think consideration of the speedy updates would come into play before taking action on servers for wrong versions.

If the Dev team is not policing those servers then there is no real stable level ground to test the code on as so many players and servers are not running the same versions. How are we as testers supposed to be able to provide any viable feedback.

I don't pretend to know how the server files are dispersed, but if server owners are having trouble getting their servers properly updated then they may want to post in the Server section asking for help from other server operators that may be able to provide input.

Also been getting the feel of the mod over the last 2.5-3 weeks and had to recreate my account from the website restore last week. So this is my first post. Not that I am new to the forums I have been just lurking and reading until now.

Also @DayZ Devs Thanks for all your hard work and trying to keep up with the insanity.

And to those players having problems installing the mod and the Beta, SixUpdater is the way to go.

TL;DR - Why are you here then?

[seraosha 3]

Just seeing what version server admins choose to run says something about the current build.

Numbers dont lie...and the shear amount of frothing fanbois and crying carebears on this forum are most likely not a true reflection of the testing population opinion, but only those that post on game forums.

Is there any new game forum that doesn't turn into a toilet?

Not in my experience.

[SDCowboy85 1]

It's definitely annoying. You find a server that actually has the mod up to date only to find that it doesn't have the updated arma 2 client.

[Shea 13]

I don't think you get it, the 1.7.2+ versions cause server crashes non-stop. There's been roll-backs due to it in fact.

Hello All' date='

Just to let you know, for the time being we've rolled all servers back to 1.7.1.1

As soon as the latest release becomes stable we'll roll out the latest update again.

This is to prevent the crashing of our servers.

Best Regards,

Lee

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Please follow what everyone else is stating' date=' Please spend the time to read the previous forum posts.

If you looked at what other people have already stated you will find that i released an update before to allow people to play the game.

Within the next few hours an update will be released.

Best Regards,

Lee

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[kothen 0]

Are you able to join like 1.7.1.2 servers if you have 1.7.1.4? Or does it give errors? I joined a 1.7.1.2 and I had no sound but I'm not sure if that was a problem on my part or if the version I had doesn't work well with old ones.

[HedonismBot 0]

What few servers have updated and are not full are locked.

[Microtia 0]

File hosts getting hammered, takes many tries to get updated server files. That's why you see any server with 1.7.1.4 filling almost immediately. My server filled all 50 slots in something like 5 seconds after starting. Just going to have to be patient.