How to play DayZ when there are no servers within 170 ping?

[sorenackerman 0]

I live in a country with no servers for DayZ and multiplayer gaming is rare here. The minimum ping servers I joined were unplayable. So, what should I do? Is there any way for me to host my own server and play solo?

[VahidkinG 192]

Hey Mate,

currently there is no option to create  a server at Localhost (your own computer like in arma 3) neither there is an option to host a server other than GSP's so there is no way to solo the game or make your own server in anyway.

 

i think we will be able to host our own server (most likely in local host)  once modding is in or at least in future.

 

however, i have similar latency as you have and i most say i found 200>ping well playable if you don't have any other connection issue and your connection quality is good (Speed,packet lost,random high-latncy etc) it also depends on the build, see i can't play in stable .55 but in experimental .56 it all works fine for me.

 

wish you best luck :)

[Mos1ey 6301]

Where are you from? I'm in the Middle East and the game is easily playable for me with a >120ms connection to Europe.

 

DayZ is a multiplayer game, there are no plans to incorporate singleplayer functionality at this time. Sorry!

[sorenackerman 0]

I am from Bangladesh and have a 2.5 mbps connection

 

I found some guides on hosting own server through hamachi/tunngle and other downloadable files. Are they illegal if I use a legit copy of DayZ?

[benji_milo 15]

I am from Bangladesh and have a 2.5 mbps connection

 

I found some guides on hosting own server through hamachi/tunngle and other downloadable files. Are they illegal if I use a legit copy of DayZ?

 

Err well it's not "illegal" but it would break the game's terms and conditions.

[sorenackerman 0]

Err well it's not "illegal" but it would break the game's terms and conditions.

Is there a difference?

[benji_milo 15]

Is there a difference?

 

What I meant was that you're not going to get thrown in the slammer for it :-p

 

At worst case your steam account will be get a global ban from playing dayz

[bauertschi 254]

Arma / DayZ are not as dependant on low ping as other games, while not ideal there really is no problem playing playing on 200ms ping servers either. It is not the best solution, but there are ppl playing ranked Battle Royale (Arma 3 mod) from the US on European servers with a ping close to 200ms, and they manage to win.

 

200ms ping is definitely better than playing solo on some "self-made" server.

 

Also keep in mind that most of the lag/desync etc has nothing to do with ping currently, it is the game.

[pilgrim* 3514]

Arma / DayZ are not as dependant on low ping as other games, while not ideal there really is no problem playing playing on 200ms ping servers either. It is not the best solution, but there are ppl playing ranked Battle Royale (Arma 3 mod) from the US on European servers with a ping close to 200ms, and they manage to win.

 

200ms ping is definitely better than playing solo on some "self-made" server.

 

Also keep in mind that most of the lag/desync etc has nothing to do with ping currently, it is the game.

 

 

yes TRUE but .. special situation in Bangladesh  = Bangladesh ISPs incorporate deliberate latency and low bandwidth

In Bangladesh the LSPs either slow down or block access to online gaming, VoIP, video,  P2P (etc) to conserve bandwidth - because they really don't have much bandwidth to share out. So the internet for most users is only static web pages and local FTP pirate movie caches etc.

I heard (eg) that SpeedTest is blocked so users won't realise how much their services are castrated. (even Windows Update is blocked by some local ISPs .. grim)

Bangladesh government policy "asks" the two IIG (international internet gateways) to sustain a 75% throttle on streaming/VoIP/gaming so that baseline connectivity is available to more users

check connectivity of some ISPs in Bangladesh

http://www.sdnbd.org/sdi/issues/IT-computer/isp-bd.htm

a lot of these guys don't host their own webpage on their own service (see what I mean ?) they look like small enterprise or private individuals selling-on bandwidth

"best" provider is very expensive

114.31.0.72   www.bdcom.com

but still, I get 100ms gap between the IX and  114.31.0.72 in Dhaka, guess that's between the IIG and NIX  - bdcom is a national internet distrib. (NIX).

This is just one ping, right.. slowed by 100ms .. then add on whatever ms from the ISP to the end user (will be considerable). A single ping doesn't mean a game connection will sustain at that rate if it's deliberately throttled.

cant be more than 100,000  fixed broadband Internet subscribers in the whole country, right? They already paying top rates. Nearly all in Dhaka, right ?

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IMO to do better, sorenackerman would have to

a ) set up as a Local Service Provider himself. Maybe he already is (you an internet café, sorenackerman ?). but I think 170ms looks like total top whack and may probably not sustain, will drop as soon as you start playing

b ) OR go find a DayZ Mod and get that running for yourself, or set it up local at your fave internet café = best practical solution = most fun. People will love you for it.

 

( or find out if anyone in govt or university or IT has better access, and how they get that, heh )

good luck

Edited May 13, 2015 by pilgrim

[VahidkinG 192]

damn Middle-east ... 

all countries here have serious internet issues, here in Iran there is no difference. the worst thing is they seem not to even consider improving it, they don't want people use internet as intended.

here in Iran our Foreign Minister have a facebook page and a twitter page but both websites are censored. Minister of Technology (if that is the right word for it) got a yellow card from Parliament for Improving Internet bandwidth a bit also for bringing in 3G and 4G and the excuse was that there were no Cultural background.

 

completely off topic but i needed to say it :)

Edited May 12, 2015 by VahidkinG

[sorenackerman 0]

No its not an internet cafe, its my own place. 

 

Thanks for the answers. I guess I'll have to play with what I can until DayZ lets us host our own servers.

 

So just to be sure, if I follow any of the guides about using tunngle, hamachi and other files to host my own server, I would be breaking the rules?

[BCBasher 2465]

I live in rural Canada on satellite internet and have a ping over 600ms. I play the PVE portion of the game just fine and as far as pvp I don't go looking for trouble but all but 1 of the hand full of guys who've attacked me that weren't a kos snipe or conned me lost.

[Grimey Rick 3417]

I live in rural Canada on satellite internet and have a ping over 600ms. I play the PVE portion of the game just fine and as far as pvp I don't go looking for trouble but all but 1 of the hand full of guys who've attacked me that weren't a kos snipe or conned me lost.

Haha.

Probably because to them, you appeared to be Neo. 600ms ping ftw.

[pilgrim* 3514]

No its not an internet cafe, its my own place. 

 

Thanks for the answers. I guess I'll have to play with what I can until DayZ lets us host our own servers.

 

So just to be sure, if I follow any of the guides about using tunngle, hamachi and other files to host my own server, I would be breaking the rules?

 

IMO

 

It's pretty much like wearing rubber gear and covering yourself with jelly

 

Do what you like at home, but don't ever go out in the street like that

[hekp 223]

i know its a long shot but try playing out with Battleping, WTFast, PingZapper. They all allow you trials. (battleping 20min session, zapper 1hr session, wtfast 1 month session)

Im from europe, but these programs really helped me out when i was playing certain MMORPG whose servers  were based in US.

 

 

It made the overall latency lower and never reached absurdly high 300-400ms pings as before, on avarage it mostly stayed at around 150ms (200+ before).

I have 100/100mbps optics and can sometimes reach pings of a single digit on dayz servers so in my case it was purely the distance that was causing it (no package loss or anything related).

 

This stuff really pleasantly surprised me as i never believed it works. I always thought its one of those "THIS SECRETLY CODED PROGRAM MAKES SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND ISP PROVIDERS CUT THEMSELVES ALL OVER THE WORLD" adds to suck the money of the naive folks.

 

Also, since every byte counts, be sure to do all the "minor tweaks" like shutting down MS update service & co. in your task manager.

Edited May 12, 2015 by halp

[BCBasher 2465]

Haha.

Probably because to them, you appeared to be Neo. 600ms ping ftw.

 

Like the guy who stood in the middle of the street looking at me for about 10 seconds not responding before he raised his shotgun and fired all six and missed as I closed the 50 foot gap serpentine style with my fire axe? I'm passive/neutral but I can see why the have ping kick on allot of servers.

 

My son and I have seen some funny stuff convoying with 2 trucks and 1000+ pings when the weather is shitty. 

[pilgrim* 3514]

sorenackerman  - you should understand that the "legit copy of DayZ" that you have bought is only the client software, it is not the whole game software. I don't think tunngle etc will help you with this.

(scuse me if you understand this already)

 

this means you have bought a  a program for your pc to connect you to a DayZ server. But you do not have the server program itself. The program that runs on the server is not available to the public.

So you only have part of the software you need to run a server for yourself and connect to it.

The rest of the software for either DayZ Mod or DayZ SA cannot be found legally.

 

Soo - it is not easy to set up a server for yourself, it is a technical challenge. BUT if you want to and you have the knowledge and the time - it can be done.

For instance (for starters) - you can find the server sofware to set up DayZ Epoch, available legally. Or ARMA itself.

 

If you are interested in doing this, perhaps you should start by setting up your own ARMA server. This is "easiest". This will give you the understanding and skills you need to go further. It is legal, you can find very good help and support, you can understand the difficulties of running your own server at home.. it's an interesting hobby.

 

You know that you can install a server on your own pc, and connect to it through the same pc, so you have a one machine setup.. it does not have to be a remote separate server - as long as your hardware is up to it. Then of course you can also connect other pcs via a local area network (ethernet, café style) or via VPN if you like.

 

There is some info here (and you can find plenty more if you look around) :

 

htps://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Dedicated_Server#Introduction

http://www.kellys-heroes.eu/files/tutorials/dedicated/

 

http://forums.firedaemon.com/howtos/arma-2-dayz-epoch-as-a-windows-service.155/

 

http://epochmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/13459-how-to-setup-a-dayz-server-highly-detailed-70-steps/

 

The advantage of this is - you get know how to do it (needs some trials and experience). Also these are good games. It is legal so no probs and you find plenty of help.

And you will already know how to set up and run a server if DayZ SA mods start arriving sometime in the future.

Also, once you have the knowhow to set up your own server, there are very many games that run in a similar way, so you have a whole range of options open to you, yes ?

 

[ok this is just a heads up in case you are interested, check around and yo will find experts pleased to help you]

 

xx

Edited May 13, 2015 by pilgrim

[Mos1ey 6301]

There's an Indian DayZ group that you could use to communicate with other players in India. They might be able to recommend the best servers to play on.

 

https://www.facebook.com/dayzIndiaOfficial