US 602 (formerly LA 5) - The way DayZ is meant to be played

[joikd 25]

********************IMPORTANT UPDATE for 7/31/12********************

Well, guys and gals, I have some bad news. I am shutting US 602 down permanently on 7/31/12. I apologize to those of you that have tents setup right now, and also to those of you who have spent time repairing vehicles. There have just been too many problems with HFB (slow updates, screwed up settings, etc.), and this has been causing me much frustration as an admin and a player. I know that you other players have felt this as well. The cheap price that attracted me in the first place is just not worth the frustration. I only get an hour or two each day to play, and I want it to be the best that it can possibly be.

Here's the good news: I am in the process of setting up my own server using my own hardware specifically chosen for DayZ, and using a colocation service (same as a dedicated server except it is my hardware that I send in). The server will use an SSD, 3570k CPU, and have 32GB of RAM. ArmA & DayZ will be on a RAMdrive. The server will also be on a dedicated 10mbps connection (not a shared connection like most other servers). Massive overkill for just one one DayZ server (there will not be multiple instances--just one)? Probably. But, at least I, and everyone who plays, will know that the server hardware is not causing any kind of lag/FPS issues. And, it will be nice to be able to update the server to new ArmA & DayZ patches right when they are released instead of waiting for days. Once the server is set up and running, I will make a thread.

Feel free to continue playing on US 602 through 7/31 (I will continue updating it to the end), but do not setup any tents since you will just be losing them. Also, if you have any tents already setup, remember to get you stuff out by 7/31 (big-time sorry for your tent loss).

joikd

Survivors, bandits, loners, & clans--you are all welcome on US 602!!!

DayZ is a brutal survival challenge. In the spirit of DayZ, US 602 does everything possible to keep it brutal. So, all of the difficulty settings are set to "off".

Have confidence in making US 602 your home server. Pitch your tents & repair your vehicles--US 602 is not going anywhere.

Two of us check US 602 on a regular basis (even at work), and give a 5 minute countdown if it needs to be shut down.

US 602 will always be updated to the latest DayZ and ArmA patches ASAP along with the in-game host name to let you know it has been updated.

Feel free to post any questions, issues, comments, etc. in this thread, or shoot me a PM.

Server Name: US 602

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Time Zone: GMT-7

Slots: 50

Contact: Myself on here

3rdPersonView = 0;

armor = 0;

autoAim = 0;

autoGuideAT = 0;

autoSpot = 0;

cameraShake = 1;

clockIndicator = 0;

deathMessages = 0;

enemyTag = 0;

friendlyTag = 0;

hud = 0;

hudGroupInfo = 0;

hudPerm = 0;

hudWp = 0;

hudWpPerm = 0;

map = 0;

netStats = 1;

tracers = 0;

ultraAI = 0;

unlimitedSaves = 0;

vonId = 0;

weaponCursor = 0;

Edited July 25, 2012 by joikd

[Guest]

NetStats=0;

._. WHY?!

[Disgraced 1123]

Is net stats what we get when we press "I"?

Since this is where we can see the server name when connected, this should always be on, shouldn't it?

I've started playing on this server, so far, so good.. Found my first helicopter crash this morning, but vehicles are still MIA for me.

[Guest]

Is net stats what we get when we press "I"?

Since this is where we can see the server name when connected, this should always be on, shouldn't it?

I've started playing on this server, so far, so good.. Found my first helicopter crash this morning, but vehicles are still MIA for me.

Correct. Hence the "WHY?!"

[joikd 25]

Thanks for the info. about netstats. In my research I found nothing about it. If all it does is allow the server ID to be known, I will change it.

[livilaNic 13]

Netstats show this at any time in game when you press i.

Edited July 17, 2012 by livilaNic

[Disgraced 1123]

Yeah, it's set off on a lot of servers... I guess more useful in the "old days" when people were constantly asking in global which server it is...

But still, seems like all servers should have it on... Thanks, joikd!

[Disgraced 1123]

So I'm logged in and crosshairs and 3rd person are on? Is that intentional?

Now I'm worried tht name tags will betray me...

Edit: after laying for a while, I noticed that I could see where I was on the map, and at one point, there was a map marker that said "man". Isn't that another player?

I don't think the server is set up like you think it is. You should check it out.

Edited July 17, 2012 by Disgraced

[Disgraced 1123]

Poof. Crashed.

[livilaNic 13]

I did PM joikd about the settings (difficulty set to regular in browser) last night, but they weren't different in-game at the time. I didn't have cross hairs, map marker, etc. like it is now...damn! Guess I'll just wait it out. Hopefully by tonight this will get worked out.

[joikd 25]

Sorry guys. It's an HFB thing. When they yanked our ability to directly edit files, they put in place a system that, obviously, is not working. First, settings would not save. Then, they would save, but have no effect. There was discussion in their forum about it, but now their forum is MIA. I opened a ticket with "high" priority this morning. As it stands now, I won't be playing on it until things are fixed. I'll post back here as soon as things are back to HARDCORE!!!

[joikd 25]

Server is back-up with HARDCORE difficulty settings again!!! Sorry for the delay.

[livilaNic 13]

No worries, joikd, I'm sure you did everything in your power to get this shit worked with them. Much appreciated. :D

Edited July 19, 2012 by livilaNic

[Vendayn 7]

An hour or so ago, me and a friend found a bus (with stuff in it) and I found a camping tent in a city.

So we ran inland, hid it really well (off the beaten track)...come on and both the bus and tent are just gone. Along with all our items.

We also had a tank trap that he randomly placed. That was gone too.

Rather annoying :(

Edited July 20, 2012 by Vendayn

[Vendayn 7]

For those who are having a hard time logging on. Search for DayZ Commander. It is a launcher program like Six Launcher, but A LOT better. You may need to delete the beta folder (inside your operation arrowhead directory) and install the correct beta patch to get onto the server.

Six Launcher forces updates. And it didn't work with the vanilla Arma OA client for some reason, even with installing correct patch. Doing it the way above, I was able to get onto the server.

[joikd 25]

See OP post for news regarding the server shutting down permanently.

[livilaNic 13]

No worries. Great to hear that you're not leaving entirely! That would've sucked! Having yet another expert server shutting down with very few others to play on. Soooo glad that's not the case! It's going to be nice having your own setup. I'm confident thing's will be much smoother (updates, etc) once you do. :D

[Vendayn 7]

While it is a shame to lose the bus, motorcycle and the items me and my friend couldn't fit in our bags. At least we can pack the tent...losing the vehicles is sad though :( Never found a bus before (seen one drive by), and never even seen a motorcycle (it was given to us)...

However. I can understand. HFB have really bad feedback from everyone who uses it. Kind of sad to lose a lot of stuff, but it is alpha...and like I said, it is understandable.

[dagon (DayZ) 17]

I know this is HFB fault proablly but, the server has been desyncing massivly all morning. I can put stuff in tents then not retrive them. if i reconnect i get teleported back toa previous point. Now tents are gone again. I have noticed this a lot. one server srestart they will be there another they will gone. hoepfully i will beable to retirve stuff before the 31st. thanks for the host.