Help with LAN servers required plz.

[Outdoor Jo 2]

Hi Guys n Galls.
I have a newb question, apologies if this doesn't belong here, as I said, total newb.

OK so I'm currently playing on a LAN only where the server is located on the same PC as I play on and I generally have my three sons as company. All is well and as a local server it's running smooth as silk so no problems there.

The problem is, as our adventures advance, there are obviously things that we don't want to disturb break or loose a life to a pack of Zombles. however, there are occasions when the lads aren't here (they all have families of their own etc.) So I'd like to be able to play without going into the world that we play on, like, into a separate server perhaps? Is there a way of installing two completely unconnected servers on one machine? or, is there a way I can log into the current server on a fresh map, without destroying the one we play on regularly? Sorry for the long question and thanks for reading. ATB .... ODJ

[Derleth 1357]

50 minutes ago, Outdoor Jo said:

Hi Guys n Galls.
I have a newb question, apologies if this doesn't belong here, as I said, total newb.

OK so I'm currently playing on a LAN only where the server is located on the same PC as I play on and I generally have my three sons as company. All is well and as a local server it's running smooth as silk so no problems there.

The problem is, as our adventures advance, there are obviously things that we don't want to disturb break or loose a life to a pack of Zombles. however, there are occasions when the lads aren't here (they all have families of their own etc.) So I'd like to be able to play without going into the world that we play on, like, into a separate server perhaps? Is there a way of installing two completely unconnected servers on one machine? or, is there a way I can log into the current server on a fresh map, without destroying the one we play on regularly? Sorry for the long question and thanks for reading. ATB .... ODJ

Yes. If you look at the "serverDZ.cfg" file in the DayZServer folder, at the very bottom you have a section that says template="dayzOffline.chernarusplus" etc. That is what tells the server what mission to load, which contains not only all the configurations but also the storage_1 folder that contains the save database with the world and players. So if you want to run a session separated from the regular, follow these steps:

1. Go into the mpmissions folder inside the "DayZServer" folder. Here you should find two default mission folders - dayzOffline.chernarusplus and dayzOffline.enoch.
2. Create a new folder called "mysolorun.chernarusplus" - mysolorun you can swap for whatever you want, but the map name after the period is important - it needs to be the map you play on (so .enoch if you want to run on Livonia)
3. Copy the entire contents of the dayzOffline.chernarusplus folder into the new one except the storage_1 folder (you want to start on a new adventure, not a branch of the old one...)
4. Make a copy of the serverDZ.cfg file, call it serverDZsolo.cfg or whatever you want.
5. In the new serverDZsolo.cfg change the template=dayzOffline.chernarusplus line into template=mysolorun.chernarusplus or whatever you named the new mission folder.
6. In your batfile or command line, change the parameter -config to -config=serverDZsolo.cfg so it reads the new config file on startup.
7. Enjoy!

So whenever you want to run with your sons you run the regular server, when you want to run solo you run the other one. 

Edited February 11, 2022 by Derleth

[Outdoor Jo 2]

 

18 minutes ago, Derleth said:

Yes. If you look at the "serverDZ.cfg" file in the DayZServer folder, at the very bottom you have a section that says template="dayzOffline.chernarusplus" etc. That is what tells the server what mission to load, which contains not only all the configurations but also the storage_1 that contains the save database with the world and players. So if you want to run a session separated from the regular, follow these steps:

1. Go into the mpmissions folder inside the "DayZServerver" folder. Here you should find two default mission folders - dayzOffline.chernarusplus and dayzOffline.enoch.
2. Create a new folder called "mysolorun.chernarusplus" - mysolorun you can swap for whatever you want, but the map name is important - it needs to be the map you play on (so  .enoch if you want to run on Livonia)
3. Copy the entire contents of the dayzOffline.chernarusplus folder into the new one except the storage_1 folder (you want to start on a new adventure, not a branch of the old one...)
4. Make a copy of the serverDZ.cfg file, call it serverDZsolo.cfg or whatever you want.
5. In the new serverDZsolo.cfg change the template=dayzOffline.chernarusplus line into template=mysoolorun.chernarusplus or whatever you named the new mission folder
6. In your batfile or command line, change the parameter -config to -config=serverDZsolo.cfg 
7. Enjoy!

So whenever you want to run with your sons you run the regular server, when you want to run solo you run the other one. 

 

 

@Derleth that's fantastic dude 😮 .. thank you so much, this is going to be so good 😉 
Thanks for going to the trouble.
ODJ

[Derleth 1357]

4 minutes ago, Outdoor Jo said:

@Derleth that's fantastic dude 😮 .. thank you so much, this is going to be so good 😉 
Thanks for going to the trouble.
ODJ

My pleasure! Once you feel more comfortable with messing about with the various server files you'll find that there is much fun to be had. There are tons of online resources to learn from, but to familiarise yourself with the basic configuration options the wiki is a good place to start:

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/DayZ:Server_Configuration

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/DayZ:Gameplay_Settings

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/DayZ:Central_Economy_Configuration

 

 

[Outdoor Jo 2]

That's brilliant thanks. Due to some health issues, I'm mostly using them to familiarise myself with all the actions motions and character controls before I try some of the online servers. I know I'm going to die, a lot, lol. mostly because I have no voice and I've been watching a lot of streams which tell me that 90% of players hold a 'No Voice No Life' philosophy, and when I say I have no voice, I mean IRL so getting a mic won't help lol.
Despite that, I'm determined to have a go but tbh, I didn't realise how much fun LAN games can be.

I'm trying to learn how to manage things like loot and Zombie spawns but wow, that stuff seems complicate 😮 .... OK listen, thanks again for all your help, I'll have a look at those links for sure. Be well :thumbup: 🙂