fitness88 Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 I'm looking to setup a sever so I can host MP flights and need the setup info. Thank you.
Campbell Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 I'm looking to setup a sever so I can host MP flights and need the setup info. Thank you. Are you trying to setup a server or just host multiplayer missions with you and your buds? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
fitness88 Posted April 6, 2019 Author Posted April 6, 2019 Are you trying to setup a server or just host multiplayer missions with you and your buds? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro At this time I'm just looking to host multiplayer missions with certain people. What's the difference between trying to setup a server and just hosting multiplayer missions with friends?
Campbell Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) looking for sever setup info... At this time I'm just looking to host multiplayer missions with certain people. What's the difference between trying to setup a server and just hosting multiplayer missions with friends? A server is dedicated (usually a separate computer that your not flying on) and will require going through ED to utilize their new dedicated setup. What your wanting to do is multiplayer host. You can do that with the same computer your flying on and it’s not to difficult to set up. First thing you need to do, is open “Port Forwarding” on your router for the internet. The port that has to be open for DCS is (10308). I can’t explain that step, you’ll have to research your particular modem to learn how to do that. Once that’s completed it’s fairly easy. Make sure you and your buds are all running the same DCS version. Check version number on the main screen lower right corner. Have a mission already created and ready to go, double check that the aircraft you want to fly are set as client in the mission. Open up multiplayer, go to the bottom and hit the start new server. In the next screen put the server name (needed so your buds can find it) , amount of players and password if you choose in the upper left. On the right side, hit the + button and browse to your mission and select it. Once done hit the start button down in the lower right. Your buds will need to enter multiplayer and look for your server name that you gave to join. I also recommend using Windows to setup a static IP address for your computer. You can find out how to do that through an internet search or YouTube. Hope that helps and is not to vague. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Edited April 6, 2019 by Campbell
bigjoe_no Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 You state: A server is dedicated (usually a separate computer that your not flying on) and will require going through ED to utilize their new dedicated setup. How do you set up a dedicated server? Ie. how do I do a dedicated setup? Best regards JEG
Campbell Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 You state: A server is dedicated (usually a separate computer that your not flying on) and will require going through ED to utilize their new dedicated setup. How do you set up a dedicated server? Ie. how do I do a dedicated setup? Best regards JEG Unfortunately I can’t help you there because I have no experience with setting up a dedicated server. I host multiplayer missions with my squad all the time but that’s different from a dedicated server. I believe it’s the same setup however, DCS just changed over to a dedicated server two updates ago so I’m not sure how it all works. I would recommend trying to contact some of the administrators for some of the current servers that are out there. Maybe they can get you on the correct path. Sorry I couldn’t be of better help Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
feefifofum Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 You can find a guide on using the dedicated server app here - https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=233486 For now, this is not available separately so you will have to download the DCS Openbeta to the server machine as well. THE GEORGIAN WAR - OFFICIAL F-15C DLC
fitness88 Posted April 7, 2019 Author Posted April 7, 2019 Thanks everyone for the information, I'll try and set up and see how it goes. I'm assuming the name I choose for multi-player will show up in the list on the MP window?
Campbell Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 Thanks everyone for the information, I'll try and set up and see how it goes. I'm assuming the name I choose for multi-player will show up in the list on the MP window? That is correct, that will be the server name. If your guys can’t see it, then that usually indicates either a DCS version conflict or your routers ports aren’t forwarded correctly. I also recommended setting up a static IP address for your computer in Windows. (It’s easy, YouTube it) Reason being is some routers will change your IP every time you go online as a protection. Your port forward is assigned to a specific IP address, you can imagine that if your IP address constantly changes then your in for a headache. By creating a static IP it will never change thus illuminating that possibility. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
fitness88 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Posted April 8, 2019 That is correct, that will be the server name. If your guys can’t see it, then that usually indicates either a DCS version conflict or your routers ports aren’t forwarded correctly. I also recommended setting up a static IP address for your computer in Windows. (It’s easy, YouTube it) Reason being is some routers will change your IP every time you go online as a protection. Your port forward is assigned to a specific IP address, you can imagine that if your IP address constantly changes then your in for a headache. By creating a static IP it will never change thus illuminating that possibility. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Thanks Campbell, makes perfect sense. I'll have some time this week hopefully to check out all this info.
bigjoe_no Posted April 9, 2019 Posted April 9, 2019 Thanks for your ansver, we do the same using the MP feature, but hosting the session I do notice a performance dip flying from the same PC.
ElementLT Posted April 9, 2019 Posted April 9, 2019 What power points should a server have? Hey guys - I would have to say CPU and memory. Although DCS doesn't yet use multicores from CPU's it is CPU hungry from the single core it does take up. I believe 2.7 ghz is the bare minimum. If you are just going to run a mission for a couple of friends - dedicated hardware may not be needed. But if you plan on running a server 24/7 with lots of users then you may want to think about dedicated hardware because as someone stated before - it could be a nice performance hit running a server and playing on the same machine. I'm guessing that will all depend on the mission and the number of users playing. Coming Soon... The Fraternity Returns : https://thefraternitysim.com/
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