TEMPEST.114 Posted December 3, 2022 Posted December 3, 2022 I need to do more work testing / scripting for MP on a dedicated DCS Server, however I only have one DCS account. Is there a sneaky/clever way around this so I can have two (or more) MP aircraft running from my single PC? I'd thought about VM ware, but then I'd have to buy another copy of windows etc... and I can't afford to buy two copies of the modules etc.. Anyone come up with a clever way to test for this stuff when developing scripts / missions?
Kanelbolle Posted December 3, 2022 Posted December 3, 2022 Get a friend to test it with you, might be the obvious answer here ? WARGAMES Servers: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/301046-wargames-server-pvp-and-pve-campaign-servers/ Scripts: RGC & SPGG https://github.com/AGluttonForPunishment/
TEMPEST.114 Posted December 3, 2022 Author Posted December 3, 2022 Trying to do it solo. Timings and family commitments get in the way for relying on others.
Grimes Posted December 4, 2022 Posted December 4, 2022 You can host a dedicated server from your full game install via launch commands. You are allowed to login twice on the same PC. Not that it matters since you can make a user account for free specifically for hosting dedicated servers anyway. I have a batch file in my install folder: bin\DCS.exe --server --norender -w DCS.DS_openbeta --server and --norender force it to run as a server. -w DCS.DS_openbeta defines the folder used in saved games. Its best to have this so it isn't trying to use the same folder twice. 1 1 The right man in the wrong place makes all the difference in the world. Current Projects: Grayflag Server, Scripting Wiki Useful Links: Mission Scripting Tools MIST-(GitHub) MIST-(Thread) SLMOD, Wiki wishlist, Mission Editing Wiki!, Mission Building Forum
TEMPEST.114 Posted December 4, 2022 Author Posted December 4, 2022 That’s brilliant! Thanks so much @Grimes
TEMPEST.114 Posted December 4, 2022 Author Posted December 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Grimes said: You can host a dedicated server from your full game install via launch commands. You are allowed to login twice on the same PC. Not that it matters since you can make a user account for free specifically for hosting dedicated servers anyway. I have a batch file in my install folder: bin\DCS.exe --server --norender -w DCS.DS_openbeta --server and --norender force it to run as a server. -w DCS.DS_openbeta defines the folder used in saved games. Its best to have this so it isn't trying to use the same folder twice. Hang on, I can log in twice? Does that mean I can have two dcs games running at the same time somehow, in order to test MP? I have a dedicated server on an Azure cloud computer… it’s two ‘games’ with two ‘clients’ both under my control that I need access to. I don’t have two pc’s - just the one.
Grimes Posted December 4, 2022 Posted December 4, 2022 I think its more of a norender launch isn't treated the same as a rendered one. The game won't let you launch multiple instances that are rendered, but you can have 1 rendered + X non-rendered. Its actually a fairly common suggestion for heavy missions to host it on a norender server and then connect as a client because you are offloading a lot of the processing to another CPU thread. The right man in the wrong place makes all the difference in the world. Current Projects: Grayflag Server, Scripting Wiki Useful Links: Mission Scripting Tools MIST-(GitHub) MIST-(Thread) SLMOD, Wiki wishlist, Mission Editing Wiki!, Mission Building Forum
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