michalss 0 Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Hi All, I m just about to get a server from one of the companies who offer that, but im not sure if you can protected the server by a password? I know there is no many things you can do, but i believe this should be primary functionality. Thx M. Edited December 20, 2013 by michalss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xbamaris 42 Posted December 20, 2013 I highly doubt you can password them. This would be breaking probably the providers server license (assuming they are doing the licensing for the servers) There truthfully should be no need to password. And the reason why they don't approve of passworded servers on the public hive is because that would be exploiting (getting easy gear without the need to worry about pvp which is how the game is designed) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmashT 10907 Posted December 20, 2013 Not at the moment. We want to allow private hosting, which includes passworded servers, but we are finalizing changes to our database that will allow us to run a little data instance just for that server. This gives the best of both having a database and having a private community, without those private communities affecting the main database. http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/153994-early-access-important-information-known-issues/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michalss 0 Posted December 20, 2013 Hmmm ok then there is not point pay for server. Thx for answers :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xbamaris 42 Posted December 20, 2013 And what was the point originally? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michalss 0 Posted December 20, 2013 And what was the point originally? Well we would like to play with friends around the world, but not like this, where anyone can join. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xbamaris 42 Posted December 20, 2013 To be honest, that sort of defeats the fun of the game... considering zombies are not anywhere near as intelligent and widespread as they were in Day Z Mod... all you would be doing is running around collecting LOOT in an empty world... which sounds an awful lot like cheating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spikér 136 Posted December 20, 2013 locked servers on a private hive are a free ticket to farm loot in a safe area then server hop to kill players. Hence, as stated above, it will only be possible when the items are locked to the locked server. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michalss 0 Posted December 20, 2013 locked servers on a private hive are a free ticket to farm loot in a safe area then server hop to kill players. Hence, as stated above, it will only be possible when the items are locked to the locked server. Whatever, my point is that we are many different clans and this would be perfect for us, dont care i cannot use loot from private hive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoobAnon 27 Posted December 20, 2013 I would like to notify the DayZ team that servers can be locked in a certain fashion. I would like this to be removed on the current public level. Any old time admins will know how to achieve this. Please send me a message if you need more explanation. And if you run a server yourself and would like to password it please do not message me as I will not respond to non DayZ Team members. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karnesh 21 Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) locked servers on a private hive are a free ticket to farm loot in a safe area then server hop to kill players. Hence, as stated above, it will only be possible when the items are locked to the locked server. And playing on the public one and jump between servers while standing in a military area is not? Maybe not as safe, but sure as hell just as easy, if not easier. Edited December 21, 2013 by Karnesh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoobAnon 27 Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) And plaing on the public one and jump between servers while standing in a military area is not? Maybe not as safe, but sure as hell just as easy, if not easier. While this is currently annoying, this will change. There will be consequences for doing this repeatedly eventually. However until the combat logging system is implemented, yes this is being exploited. But later in development, continually swapping servers will increase the time your player is "in the world" before you login and after you logout. Thereby making server hoping turn into rolling the dice with worse and worse odds. Atleast server hoping while in a certain time frame. Naturally if you are looting a military base and logout, and login to a new server the next day there shouldn't be a consequence because that's the same as logging back into the same server you were on. Loot may or may not be there at that point. Edited December 20, 2013 by NoobAnon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spikér 136 Posted December 21, 2013 Whatever, my point is that we are many different clans and this would be perfect for us, dont care i cannot use loot from private hive any my point was that, until they figure a way to lock items to a locked server, the option wont be available..... talk about attitude. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michalss 0 Posted December 21, 2013 Today i can see there is many server requaring password ? Can anyone please tell me then how this ppl doing it ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoobAnon 27 Posted December 22, 2013 DO NOT LOCK YOUR SERVER!! If you are a customer of Vilayer, they are atleast warning their customers. Three times caught with a locked server and your server is deleted. Don't try to lock it or password it, you will only be digging your own private server grave right now. Everything is public, until private is available just deal with it, or wait to rent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chauz 166 Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) ^ Pretty much this, there is no way to lock your server atm. Like said Vilayer will give you a warning but they could also just close down your server without a warning. So I hope you guys get some kind of private hive soon. Only thing you could try is a dedicated server and get your hands on the SA files some way. From an other thread Here is the old rule set for hosting the mod (public) wether we will be enforcing or not in the near future I will have to get back to you. 16. Private Hives are allowed however we may not be able to help with problems relating to them, any issues you have with these servers should be reported to the server owner. Dindt read anything about them going after private servers, but then agian it probally isnt their main focus atm and they still can set their focus on it. And what Rocket said about it, How can I run my own server? We want to allow private hosting, which includes passworded servers, but we are finalizing changes to our database that will allow us to run a little data instance just for that server. This gives the best of both having a database and having a private community, without those private communities affecting the main database. Edited December 22, 2013 by Chauz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites