Server browser

[V0rador 11]

Is there any "trick" to make it more enjoyable to use? Personally, my history + favorite tabs are simply not working. I usually like to stick to the same servers and hopefully encounter more than once the same cool players.

I'm aware of the file DayZProfile in my documents\dayZ folder will show the IP of the very last server you used but its hardly a proper history.

 

Furthermore, on the server tab, if I click "refresh", sometimes I'll have dozens of server instantly appearing. However some other times nothing comes unless I go back to the main menu and reopen the server browser. This is rather frustrating considering the fact servers restart so frequently forcing you to pick another one.

Questions for my fellow survivors out there!

 

- These glitches affect everybody, correct?

- Is there a trick to make this work at least partially a bit better?

- I heard that the dayZ mod had third party tools to help such as "DayZcommander" or "DayZLauncher", can we use these in DayZ SA or maybe something else????

I know alpha and stuff, I have no doubt they'll fix it sooner or later. I just want to know if there is any trick I might not be aware of meanwhile  :)

 

Thanks in advance for any response and oh.... BACON you know because, BACON!

 

 

 

[SmashT 10907]

It's not great at the moment, for some reason it's sorted by ping instead of date.

 

If you really need to find your recent servers you can do the following (although it's not ideal):

 

Open the following file in notepad+ and you can see your history in order. You can also delete/edit this file if you want to clear them.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<Steam User ID >\7\remote\serverbrowser_hist.vdf

 

Alternatively, open C:\Users<USERNAME>\Documents\DayZ\<USERNAME>.DayZProfile and search for "lastMPServer" for the last server you were on.

[V0rador 11]

It will totally do for now, thanks a lot SmashT. I wasn't aware of the \serverbrowser_hist.vdf file, it already helps a lot! At least I can see more than my very last server from now on.

[Zing Freelancer 58]

Hey man, thanks for making this thread, I actually wanted to rant about how bad server browsing is. So yeah the server browser in game is pretty bad, but its better than server browser in Arma 2. I usually keep a text file of servers I liked with IP so I can easily look it up in Remote. What ticks me the most, is the amount of servers that show up in your list that you simply can't connect to, you just end up being stuck at "Waiting for host". Player counter is also bugged, you refresh your list, join a server with 10-15 people and there is either only 5 on or server is nearly full.

Server history is completely useless, it does not display your last played server or when you last time played on what server.

 

Yeah, there is a lot of improvement needed to be done on this part.

[V0rador 11]

Having the same issues than you have Zing Freelancer. I think until its fixed, I'll follow the advice from SmashT and make a list like you do. I usually orbit around 4,5 servers that have cool names, useful MOTD and fun players. Sometimes they won't appear in my server list, hence the need for the IP and a list like you do :)

Edited November 7, 2014 by V0rador