Private Hive Administration For Dummies

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

Private Hive Administration For Dummies By Steak And Amber Helios:

The Server- There are many server providers out there that offer plenty of deals, gadgets and resources for their clients. When choosing a server provider make sure it meets your finances and do your research on reliability. It is always better to choose a reliable server provider than to select one simply for user friendly gadgets. Whilst all hosts have their own pros and cons majority of people only focus on the cons whether they be user error or not, that being said you may hear a lot of bad comments towards 1 but that does not necessarily mean they are unreliable. As you advance running your server you will gain the knowledge to manage it properly over time and apply the tools you wish to use.

Server Addons/Adjustments- Once you have chosen your server provider and now wish to move forward to customization you will need a few tools to assist you.

Register at http://opendayz.net/ to get quick Q&A when working with different scripts. Open Dayz provides a lot of feedback and support when testing on your new private hive.

You will need to be able to Unpack and Repack your mission files- arma tools

Once Unpacked you will need to use the following to edit your mission- notepadd++ comparison plugin and SQF Syntax Highlighting

Once you have these I encourage you to make a test mission in your Arma 2 OA editor. Save as multiplayer mission with the scroll down icon and name it Test Mission. Open your PBO located in Arma 2 OA/MP Missions/Test Mission via notepadd++ to begin familiarizing yourself with the layout.

Once you are feeling comfortable you can start to add different scripts to the mission and test to make sure you have them situated properly and working.

AI-

Arma2 Addons

Arma2 Mods

Arma2 Scripts

AI Scripts for Lag

Arma2OA Addons

Arma2OA Scripts

Battle Generators

Forum Threads

Commanding AI

To Add Buildings Via DB-

Adding new buildings in DayZ without requiring your client to download your DayZ files or rMod is entirely possible. We can do this by utilizing the object_data table in the hivemind database.

Object_data is used for adding vehicles, tents, traps etc into the game world and saving their location. However, it doesn't matter what the class name of the object being added is - they are all the same whether they are Bicycles or Military Hangars.

STEP ONE: Location of your object

You first need to get a location of where you want to put your object, roughly. Do this by standing in the spot you want and opening your character_data table in Navicat or similar and grabbing the worldposition of your character. If your table was already open, you can just refresh the table to get your latest coordinates.

It will look something like this: [ppp,[xxxx,yyyy,zzz]]

The numbers are represented as follows:

p = compass direction you are facing

x = position on X axis from WESTERN side of map

y = position on Y axis from SOUTHERN side of map

z = height

The positions are in meters, so you can use that to fine-tune your building location later on.

STEP TWO: Add a new column to object_data

This is an optional, but highly recommended step. It basically adds a bypass filter so your objects are not counted as vehicles by fGetVehCount.

Add the column "Landmark" to `object_data` as a TINYINT(1) data type. DEFAULT 0

Now edit fGetVehCount and replace it with this:

Code:

BEGIN

DECLARE iVehCount SMALLINT(3) DEFAULT 0;

SELECT COUNT(*)

INTO iVehCount

FROM object_data

WHERE

Landmark = '0'

AND Classname != 'dummy'

AND Classname != 'TentStorage'

AND Classname != 'Hedgehog_DZ'

AND Classname != 'Wire_cat1'

AND Classname != 'Sandbag1_DZ'

AND Classname != 'TrapBear';

RETURN iVehCount;

END

STEP THREE: Finding the classname of your desired object

Simple, just find it here (click me!)

Some objects and vehicles are banned, obviously. DayZ buildings spawn zeds, so becareful if using one when building a base.

STEP FOUR: Adding object into object_data

Now you need to add a new entry to object_data for your building.

For each data column:

ObjectID = carry on from your last highest ObjectID if it did not autoincrement itself

ObjectUID = A unique numerical ID for your building. I just give mine a prefix, eg 123 and then start counting after. ie 123001,123002 etc.

Instance = Same as your server instance, this is probably 1.

Classname = Class name of building you found in step three

Damage = 0

CharacterID = 0

Worldspace = The position you gathered earlier

Inventory = []

Hitpoints = []

Fuel = 0

Datestamp = the current datestamp (in navicat, double click on box and press green arrow)

It is VERY important that the irrelevant boxes (ie fuel etc) have the values specified, otherwise it will cause your server to crash.

If you added an object which has carrying capacity, IE an ammo box, you can set it's inventory the same way as you do a vehicle etc. For example:

[[[],[]],[["ItemJerrycan"],[10]],[[],[]]]

FYI: [[[guns-and-tools],[quantity]],[[items-and-ammo],[quantity]],[[backpacks],[quantity]]]

STEP FIVE: Saving and restarting the server

Now you have added your data to the table, save the table and restart your server. Remember to move your character out of the way first so you are not crushed! (I learnt the hard way...). Restart your server (using #restart is sufficient)

(bliss/reality version of adding buildings to the database too it is done the similar way but you use the building for the building id and the instance_building for them to appear on the instance)

Here is the guide- http://opendayz.net/...-database.8020/

Add custom Ammo Boxes to your server

This will add an ammo crate directly to the database that will appear in game without causing any BattlEye problems or kicks for scripting etc. The crate's contents are customizable by editing the database directly.

Stop your server.

Login to your database (HeidiSQL is a good free program for this)

STEP 1:

- Firstly, go in game and stand where you want the ammo box placed. It needs to be on the ground, not on the roof of a building or inside a building etc (well, in my experience at least this did not work). You can then exit the game and retrieve your worldspace (your location on the map) from the database as well as your id (not "unique_id") value from the "survivor" table. In my case, my id = 1 and my worldspace = [10,[11284,4301.85,0.001]] Copy and paste these somewhere for later user.

STEP 2:

- Next is to define an ammo crate, so go into the database table named "deployable". Click Browse, there should be 5 items listed by default, the last being "Sandbag1_DZ" with the id of 5. Now click Insert and make the id = 6 and class_name = USBasicAmmunitionBox_EP1 then Insert. You should now have 6 items defined here, with "USBasicAmmunitionBox_EP1" being the last with the id of 6.

STEP 3:

- Next is to place and stock the ammo box, so go to the database table named "instance_deployable". Click Browse. What you see listed there are all the locations of placed objects on your map. Go to the last item on the last page, whatever that may be and get it's id. In my case, it was "10", yours will probably be different based on how many tents and other objects your players have placed on your map.

Now click on Insert. Whatever your id was, increment it by one and make that the id on the insert page. In my case, "11". Next, make "unique_id" a random number not assigned to any other objects. I just used 10000011 for easy reference but use whatever you like. Refer to other "unique_id" fields of other objects as an example, but remember, whatever you choose here must be unique.

Next, deployable_id = 6 (we defined this id in STEP 2 above)

Next is to set the owner_id to the same id of the user placing it (you), so put the id value you retrieved in STEP 1 here. In my case, id = 1.

instance_id - set this to the instance number of the map you are working with. in my case instance_id = 1 (Chernarus).

worldspace - set this to the worldspace data you retrieved in STEP 1. In my case worldspace = [10,[11284,4301.85,0.001]]

inventory - this is where you set the contents of your ammo crate. More on this later, but for now, set it to:

[[["Colt1911","Makarov","M9","M9SD","revolver_EP1","glock17_EP1"],[10,10,10,10,10,10]],[[],[]],[[],[]]]

This will give you 10 of each handgun in the ammo box.

You can now load up the game and the ammo box you just placed will be at your feet containing 10 of each handgun in the game.

Now there are some important things to note:

First thing to note here is that you cannot store more than 1 backpack (any type) in an ammo box.

Contents will not save on restart if you put anything in to them in game.

Not ALL ammo box's work. The ones that don't still appear in game, but generate an error when joining the server. You can define any kind of crate you like and try it yourself. The list of options can be found here for regular Arma and here for Operation Arrowhead.

I can confirm that the following crate classes DO work just fine:

USBasicAmmunitionBox_EP1

USVehicleBox_EP1

USOrdnanceBox_EP1

USLaunchers_EP1

UNBasicAmmunitionBox_EP1

UNBasicWeapons_EP1

While the following do NOT work, generating an error when joining the server:

USBasicWeapons_EP1

USSpecialWeapons_EP1

Finally the contents:

Pretty much everything else in DayZ CAN be stored in an ammo box in large quantities. (I've tested up to 100 of each item and it works.)

Feel free to define your own ammo box contents using the format that "tent storage" uses. OR you can use one of the predefined loadouts I have tested myself and will supply below. You can just cut-n-paste into the "inventory" field and edit as necessary.

100 units of ALL ammunition in DayZ:

[[[],[]],[["15Rnd_9x19_M9","15Rnd_9x19_M9SD","8Rnd_9x18_Makarov","6Rnd_45ACP","17Rnd_9x19_glock17","30Rnd_9x19_UZI_SD","30Rnd_9x19_UZI","BoltSteel","100Rnd_762x51_M240","200Rnd_556x45_M249","8Rnd_B_Beneli_74Slug","8Rnd_B_Beneli_Pellets","15Rnd_W1866_Slug","15Rnd_W1866_Pellet","2Rnd_shotgun_74Slug","2Rnd_shotgun_74Pellets","64Rnd_9x19_SD_Bizon","30Rnd_9x19_MP5","30Rnd_9x19_MP5SD","30Rnd_545x39_AK","30Rnd_762x39_AK47","20Rnd_762x51_FNFAL","10x_303","30Rnd_556x45_Stanag","30Rnd_556x45_StanagSD","10Rnd_127x99_m107","5x_22_LR_17_HMR","20Rnd_762x51_DMR","5Rnd_762x51_M24","10Rnd_762x54_SVD","5Rnd_127x99_as50","1Rnd_HE_M203","FlareWhite_M203","FlareGreen_M203","1Rnd_Smoke_M203"],[100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100]],[[],[]]]

10 of each weapon in DayZ:

[[["MeleeHatchet","MeleeCrowbar","Colt1911","Makarov","M9","M9SD","revolver_EP1","glock17_EP1","UZI_EP1","Crossbow","M240","M249","Mk_48_DZ","M1014","Remington870_lamp","Winchester1866","MR43","bizon_silenced","MP5A5","MP5SD","AK_74","AK_47_M","AKS_74_kobra","AKS_74_U","FN_FAL","FN_FAL_ANPVS4","BAF_L85A2_RIS_CWS","LeeEnfield","M4A1","M4A1_Aim","M4A1_AIM_SD_camo","M4A1_HWS_GL_camo","M4A1_Aim_camo","M16A2","M16A2GL","M16A4_ACG","BAF_AS50_scoped","Huntingrifle","DMR","M14_EP1","M24","M107_DZ","SVD_CAMO"],[10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10]],[[],[]],[[],[]]]

ALL weapons (10 of each), ALL ammo (100 of each), ALL vehicle parts (10 of each):

[[["MeleeHatchet","MeleeCrowbar","Colt1911","Makarov","M9","M9SD","revolver_EP1","glock17_EP1","UZI_EP1","Crossbow","M240","M249","Mk_48_DZ","M1014","Remington870_lamp","Winchester1866","MR43","bizon_silenced","MP5A5","MP5SD","AK_74","AK_47_M","AKS_74_kobra","AKS_74_U","FN_FAL","FN_FAL_ANPVS4","BAF_L85A2_RIS_CWS","LeeEnfield","M4A1","M4A1_Aim","M4A1_AIM_SD_camo","M4A1_HWS_GL_camo","M4A1_Aim_camo","M16A2","M16A2GL","M16A4_ACG","BAF_AS50_scoped","Huntingrifle","DMR","M14_EP1","M24","M107_DZ","SVD_CAMO"],[10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10]],[["15Rnd_9x19_M9","15Rnd_9x19_M9SD","8Rnd_9x18_Makarov","6Rnd_45ACP","17Rnd_9x19_glock17","30Rnd_9x19_UZI_SD","30Rnd_9x19_UZI","BoltSteel","100Rnd_762x51_M240","200Rnd_556x45_M249","8Rnd_B_Beneli_74Slug","8Rnd_B_Beneli_Pellets","15Rnd_W1866_Slug","15Rnd_W1866_Pellet","2Rnd_shotgun_74Slug","2Rnd_shotgun_74Pellets","64Rnd_9x19_SD_Bizon","30Rnd_9x19_MP5","30Rnd_9x19_MP5SD","30Rnd_545x39_AK","30Rnd_762x39_AK47","20Rnd_762x51_FNFAL","10x_303","30Rnd_556x45_Stanag","30Rnd_556x45_StanagSD","10Rnd_127x99_m107","5x_22_LR_17_HMR","20Rnd_762x51_DMR","5Rnd_762x51_M24","10Rnd_762x54_SVD","5Rnd_127x99_as50","1Rnd_HE_M203","FlareWhite_M203","FlareGreen_M203","1Rnd_Smoke_M203","PartEngine","ItemJerrycan","PartFueltank","PartVRotor","PartGeneric","PartGeneric","PartWheel","PartGlass"],[100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,100,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10]],[[],[]]]

ALL Tools (20 of each):

[[["ItemCompass","ItemEtool","ItemFlashlight","ItemGPS","ItemKnife","ItemMap","ItemMatchbox","ItemFlashlightRed","ItemToolbox","ItemWatch","NVGoggles","Binocular_Vector"],[20,20,20,20,20,20,20,20,20,20,20,20]],[[],[]],[[],[]]]

ALL Medical Related (50 of each) plus 1 Coyote Backpack (1 unit):

[[[],[]],[["FoodSteakRaw","FoodSteakCooked","FoodCanBakedBeans","FoodCanSardines","FoodCanPasta","ItemSodaCoke","ItemSodaPepsi","ItemSodaMdew","ItemWaterbottle","ItemAntibiotic","ItemBandage","ItemBloodbag","ItemEpinephrine","ItemHeatPack","ItemMorphine","ItemPainkiller"],[50,100,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,100,50,50,50,50,50]],[["DZ_Backpack_EP1"],[1]]]

ALL Skins (10 of each) and 1 Coyote Backpack:

[[[],[]],[["Skin_Soldier1_DZ","Skin_Survivor2_DZ","Skin_Camo1_DZ","Skin_Sniper1_DZ"],[10,10,10,10]],[["DZ_Backpack_EP1"],[1]]]

Other Stuff (10 of each). Flares, Smoke, Chemlights, Grenades etc...

[[[],[]],[["HandChemGreen","HandChemBlue","HandChemRed","HandGrenade_west","HandRoadFlare","ItemSandbag","ItemTankTrap","ItemTent","ItemWire","TrapBear","PipeBomb","SmokeShell","SmokeShellRed","SmokeShellGreen","SmokeShellYellow","SmokeShellOrange","SmokeShellPurple","SmokeShellBlue","PartWoodPile"],[10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10]],[[],[]]]

To make them save to the database

This part is not tested but should work

All of this is done in the dayz_server.pbo

Go to your compile folder and in the script server_playerSync and server_updateNearbyObjects add the classname of the object that you want to update after tentstorage.

Eg for classname "USBasicAmmunitionBox"

} forEach nearestObjects [_pos, ["Car", "Helicopter", "Motorcycle", "Ship", "TentStorage","USBasicAmmunitionBox"], 10]

;

Add the classname to the table "deployable" and note the id number

Now go to your instance_deployable table and insert a new entry. Leave id blank and make up some crazy UID for the UID field. Under owner ID put the ID (Not UID) of your created survivor. Worldspace explanatory. You can create an inventory or leave it blank. All other values are not needed. Create the entry.

Restart your server and it should spawn in like anything else.

If you put more than 80-90 different items in it will error out and not spawn. eg. 100 m4a1 and 100 stanag mags would only count as 2 items.

For Other Scripting Ideas Read Here-

http://opendayz.net/...additions.9003/

Server Maintenance and Protection Tools-

Whitelist or no Whitelist?- Completely up to you and how you want to run your server. Whitelisting offers one extra step in terms of a security blanket to you and your players as they are all verified by their GUID’s. When you first get your server it might be better to remain unwhitelisted as it allows new players to freely join your server and see what you have to offer. If you build your player base and wish to move forward here is a free download for whitelisting program- https://github.com/d...zWhitelisterPro

Anti Hax- For quality anti hax simply go to http://opendayz.net/ and search for one that suits you and your server as there is always options.

Rcon- http://www.armaholic...age.php?id=9647 Allows you to actively ban/kick/review logs and post administrative messages.

Dart- http://dayzmod.com/f...-v092-23042013/ Similar to Rcon here is a list of features and download links.

Now that you have your server situated we can move forward.

Advertising- This will play a vital role in the success to your server. When posting make sure to list all of your features, names of your admins to contact and of course the IP. When you advertise make sure not to be over the top and post everywhere on Mod Forums as we want staff to have low blood pressure. Simply advertise here-http://dayzmod.com/f...ive-discussion/ and update as you make changes and have your player base post to keep it active. Your next step is to register your server on gametracker http://www.gametracker.com/ make sure when you complete registration you post yourself as server owner in the proper section. This will allow players who want to give feedback or communicate with you an easier way to locate who is in charge of the server.

The Keys- Now that you have the keys to your new server you are the sole dictator of how it will expand. Never forget that you were a player once and treat your player base respectfully. Every player you come in contact with will have a reflection on how their experience was whilst on your server. Always follow the golden rule and treat others how you would want to be treated. Everyone will have bad days, accusations, hack attacks and all other abuse. You have become an admin because you were tired of dealing with people who were bad examples. Start with yourself and be the one to have a cool head and take care of your community.

We now open the thread to all Q&A related questions regarding your new Private Hive. Remember have fun and support your fellow Private Hives and Dayz Community.

Regards

Steak and Amber

Edited May 13, 2013 by Steak and Potatoes

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

Well done chaps. Hopefully this'll provide a useful resource for peeps that are interested.

[Beck (DayZ) 1768]

Inb4 graveyard. But seriously, this is awesome! Will be reading through this for a while.

[SaraMichelle 62]

Nice post! Just for the record, i have paid for a couple different server hosting providers that were CRAP

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I wont say any names but i will say the one we ended with is great, and has 24 hour chat support- which is what drew us in. So if your reading this post cuz your looking into paying for a new server for you and your buddies, go with dayzpriv....they are awesome!

[Guest]

Wow. This has got to be the longest, most serious and relevant post I've ever seen you make.

That wig is doing crazy shit to you man

[AmberHelios 2071]

Wow. This has got to be the longest, most serious and relevant post I've ever seen you make.

That wig is doing crazy shit to you man

fall under the influence of the wig Mr.Dixon the possibilities are endless...

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

Sticky!

[attorney1977 311]

Good info there Steak. Well presented and thorough.

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

Yes, the wig has done something to our brains. Feel free to fire away any questions if need be we are here to help you guys.

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

Yes, the wig has done something to our brains. Feel free to fire away any questions if need be we are here to help you guys.

Dear Steak & Amber, I want to start a server for me and my clan. We're sick of people challenging our authority and sometimes even shooting us. If I get my own server will me and my friends be able to make an admin camp to store all of our AS50's and NVG's?

We also want to park our cars safely, there's 4 of us in the clan so we need about 56 cars and a heli. How do we stop other pesky players from stealing them without having to constantly ban them?

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

Dear Steak & Amber, I want to start a server for me and my clan. We're sick of people challenging our authority and sometimes even shooting us. If I get my own server will me and my friends be able to make an admin camp to store all of our AS50's and NVG's?

We also want to park our cars safely, there's 4 of us in the clan so we need about 56 cars and a heli. How do we stop other pesky players from stealing them without having to constantly ban them?

Refer to section titled The Keys at the bottom of post.

That being said you can input your unique player ID's into the database and lock your tents to keep your as50's and nvg's.

It would look similar to this-

(tent) then {

if (!haslock) then {

scrollwheel > Lock tent?;

_tentID = get tentUID;

_code = get player GUID;

_tentID setVariable {"lockCode", _code};

Flash Message> tent Locked!;

}

else {

scrollwheel > Unlock?

_tentID = get tent UID;

_key = _tentID getVariable "lockCode";

if { _key = (get playerGUID)} then {Sucess!!} else {Fail!};

}

Edited May 13, 2013 by Steak and Potatoes

[JeffDetroit 717]

there's 4 of us in the clan so we need about 56 cars and a heli.

Only 56 cars? lightweight!

[fwisky 105]

Steak, your profile picture is just too damn sexy.

[creature 1189]

A wealth of information. Beans all around! :beans:

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

Steak, your profile picture is just too damn sexy.

Truly a gift from the gods.

A wealth of information. Beans all around! :beans:

Thanks creature post anything you need help with in here

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

Outstanding.

[Mos1ey 6301]

Good Lord, aren't you supposed to be hungover today?

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

Good Lord, aren't you supposed to be hungover today?

Its the blonde wig adds +1 for production enchanting

[AmberHelios 2071]

Good Lord, aren't you supposed to be hungover today?

thats been and gone now raring for action :D jesus is that the time well past my bedtime :)

[Beck (DayZ) 1768]

That being said you can input your unique player ID's into the database and lock your tents to keep your as50's and nvg's.

WHAT?! You mean I didn't have to ban all those kids who stole my NVGs???

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

WHAT?! You mean I didn't have to ban all those kids who stole my NVGs???

No sir you could have simply locked them out ;)

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

LAME. :)

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

LAME. :)

smiley face says :thumbsup:

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

I mean, LAME >:( Locking tents. boo

Edited May 14, 2013 by SausageKingofChicago

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

I mean, LAME >:( Locking tents. boo

It is the Q&A portion ;)