Tavi or Epoch

[SaraMichelle 62]

So i have been talking with my boyfriend about opening a Tavi server. However i am reluctant because there are so many out there already. We have a reg Chernarus map with working base building, and AI, and my boyfriend has tested and is able to add base building to the Tavi map if we do put up a sister server to our Planet F8L. I just wonder what others think of that map, and if it is a good idea? Then there is Epoch? We also like that, being about to be a zombie when you die, currency is awesome! But were just not sure what we should do? Anyone have any suggestions? And plz don't troll, just want to know if there is a player base for these maps/mods or whatever you wanna call them. :)

Edited May 22, 2013 by SaraMichelle

[monolith1985 109]

epoch is pretty good, though spawning as a zombie seems to be quite uncommon, though currency and trading places are good, aswell as outfits that can be found or bought, from priest outfits to new military outfits and even female skins. also the next update will feature stuff like building a plot of land to make a base on. and i think it currently supports running on taviana.

hope this helps :)

[SaraMichelle 62]

Ya i really like the idea of the zombie, ever played L4D or L4D2 you can play as infected that was a blast! :) Well, were trying to decide with in the next few days :) The trading/currency system is really cool, i really do like that to...we have had a hard time trying to figure out a currency system but had no luck yet really. We have base building on our server now, and the sandbags are a RARE spawn....so we have been thinking about having people trade for them so they can utilize the base building mod a lil better :)

[Drbane 944]

I say go Epoch tbh, has alot of cool stuff etc.

[Saethkept 134]

I ran a Taviana server for four months - both 2.0 and .EU. Taviana 2.0 (.com) is able to be highly customized. The code it runs is 1.7.4.4, but I had zombies spawning while players were in vehicles and attacking them in vehicles as well. 2.0 is the "cleaner" version in that spawn locations in most buildings have been fixed (loot not spawning floating above the floor/ground, and in some buildings, better loot has been added. You can also use Rmod with 2.0.

Taviana.eu is quite interesting. Zombies fall to headshots only, will hit you on the run and can run inside some buildings, and it has a custom humanity system based on bandit/hero kills which rewards several different player skins. For all I could tell from chatting with the mod's creators, they do not plan to support it much at all in the future beyond the current 1.5.1 release. Other features unique to .EU include a custom loot table (weapons you will not find in other mods for the most part) but you have to know where to look for them. Also some cool vehicles have been unlocked but would never spawn for me, and there are some custom road clutter and military checkpoints and lighting at night.

Taviana as a whole, well it is a lot to manage as far as server administration goes. I think that the default vehicle spawn number is 125 or so, with many other spawn points built in. There are many big cities with streets and boulevards hundreds of meters long - which lend a great atmosphere - and many, many smaller villages and towns. Overall Tavi is beautiful and diverse with interesting land and sea and structural exploration potential. One drawback is the unfinished nature of of some of the buildings relating to how they were placed by Martin Bauer, Tavi's creator. He did an unbelievably amazing job creating the map, but gaps and cracks in textures allow players wise to them to hide whole clan bases with these exploits if they choose to do so. Still, it is one of my favorite DayZ maps, and one I will eventually go back to modding and administering.

Epoch - I have not tried it yet. Seems too non Dayz-ish for me.

[TheBambiAvenger 146]

I'd go Epoch too, as people said above it's pretty neato.

[SaraMichelle 62]

Ya, i have played on a Tavi server, and i really enjoyed it, and the spawns were pretty awesome....my boyfriend tested the Epoch server, but we heard it is going down hill, our goal is to get players if we do put it up, so any one know about popularity of either of these map/mods?

[Saethkept 134]

Taviana .com is sitting at 130 servers down from over 500, while .EU is way down to 18 servers, respectively. That is going by DayZ Commander. I spend a lot of time over at opendayz.net and the Tavi.com website. Hicks, the author of Taviana.com has not updated us on - well, an update for his mod in some months. Two months ago I would have expected Taviana.com to persist at over 300 active servers for the foreseeable future, but I think that private server admins are loosing confidence the longer Hicks goes without word of continued support.

I hope that so long as the big server providers continue to offer Taviana 2.0 for use, it will survive in some form and its popularity will be preserved to some degree. Sadly, it looks like Taviana.EU is on the outs, but at least DayZ.st still carries it - last time I checked. You may also want to check into running a Namalsk server. It is a small map, but packs lots of horror themed features into what landmass is there.

Edited May 22, 2013 by Saethkept

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

Epoch offers alot +1

[SaraMichelle 62]

Hmm still just unsure of what to do, to me this is going to take up more time, and i just don't know how i feel as far as what is going to bring in more population. I hear Epoch is going down hill tho. And if Tavi is going downhill as well, i just dont know what to do then. So right now what is the most popular map on dayz, other then origins? Namalsk? what is this map about, i only really know the chern map, that is all i have really played on. :)

Edited May 24, 2013 by SaraMichelle

[Drbane 944]

The main prob with DayZ is that there are to many servers and not enough ppl to play em.

At the moment Breaking point have taken alot of ppl, Origin still popular, but in the end they all come back to good old chernarus :)

[SaraMichelle 62]

Ya we have no plans on getting rid of our Chernarus map, and the problem with to many server, is that there are to many butthole admins that ban people for unjust reasons :) But we have a good population and the only way to really grow is to expand. I just wanna make sure we make the right choice so we can have a second populated server :) But still as far from choose as i was the night i put up this post. I hear alot of the origins servers have terrible admins, that being said,and not to 'toot my own horn' but we are pretty damn good admins, and friendly/helpful. And fun! And i would like to host a origins server so people who are having issues with these other origins, can have a place to come play and not be worried about getting the ban-hammer for killing the server owners bff or whatever reason they banned them for. Anyways we are working on it and i am reading like i said i wanna make a good decision. And running two servers, im sure is a full time job-i know one is so i wanna make sure it is really worth it :)

[monolith1985 109]

epoch has just made a big update, including building plots of land to place bases on, might be worth checking out the new feature list.

in regards to being a zombie, ive been playing a couple weeks and have yet to become one, so seems pretty infrequent

[XxTheBestxX 0]

I've played on Epoch, Namalsk, Origins, Chernarus, Lingor, Fallujah, And Taviana. Spent alot of time on every map, and none were superior to Taviana. The expansive map would be perfect for base building. Not to mention heros could try to control one island, and bandits the other. Taviana is also very compatible with loot tweaks and vehicle spawns. There is something for everyone there.

[dave_beastttt 3]

Hey, our guys run the highest ranked Epoch server. Couple of things....

The latest patch on DZC is 1.0.0.1, servers that have updated to 1.0.1 or the newer 1.0.1.1 have had player number drop considerably due to the majority of players not knowing how to manually install maps. Also, Chernarus is the only DayZ Epoch supported by DZC, the rest are only installed through SIX.

If you do go with an Epoch server, try and give something unique, as well as the vanilla Epoch experience, that way you will become popular.

Need any help with scripts or db stuff as there's plenty of quirks with Epoch, drop me a message on our forum mgtrolls.eu or on our TS 188.165.250.119

Edited June 6, 2013 by dave_beastttt