I got the Dedicated server software running!!!
 

please try and connect 98.220.232.237:27016

Please tell me how!!!???

ummm you told me how to do it...lol
can u join my server?

I think the problem you were having was the map you were using...might have , i just made a very simple channel map woth NO AI A/C just spwn areas and AA. I droped the .mis in the root folder of \Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover typed in missLoad basic40.mis and it loaded ans said
"Mission loaded. time = 5.545"

Oddball,

How does one start the battle on Dedicated server>?

Thanks

we are there as well mate but remember you need to start the battle to make it work.

:mrgreen: haha yes I did and I've gotten that far.

But somehow we have to start the battle up.. If you type in battle you get a warning saying battle stopped.

Long story short, I just had a squad mate try joining ur server and mine with the mission loaded thingy and on both attempts he just timeouts :(

i am assuming it is started by default, but if not i am at a loss as i cannot remember how i used todoit with 1946 :( i say that because the commands look very similar to what i remember.

have u tried to join my server?

type battle start :)

try it now, i just typed in "battle start" and got the return message saying "Server: Battle begins!"

Mine loads and I can connect but the battle needs to be started.

this is IL2 1946

mission LOAD net\dogfight\bob.mis BEGIN

Sweet, thank you guys

tell me if you can join, so know this works... :)

haha I must have typed that same command 10 times, but now it works :(

Btw, he still timed out just now :(

@18.55 BST have tried connecting to your server 5 times, it just keeps timing out saying your server isnt there.

err what dedicated server software? I was not aware it had been released!

thnx guys, i know it works i had people on the other night :)...now im off to a bug hunt :(

oddball,

In confs.ini look at port # server uses 27016 and you are forewarding 27015 ;)
Mine works people are playing on it now

You've got it working with dedicated software?

And in the confs.ini what else do you have to change (IP address etc.etc.etc.) to get it to work. I really wanna get a dedi server going :)

DOH! i opend both ports but list the wronmg one on my post..DOH!

98.220.232.237:27016

some tell me if u can join, thnx

lol

I think VAC=1 is for password. its on on mine but does not ask for one on connection.
there is not much there. Looks like we are set.
Thanks guys

Ok thanks!

Could you tell me what the difficulty load-out would look like in the confs.ini for full realism minus the 2 handed controls option?

This is hell trying to remote connect on 2 cans and a string!

If I get that, I think our dedicated server should be up and running within minutes!

Let me figure this out. Ill report back.

was anone jsut in my server? did u get booted? i just got a message saying "Exception. Network. channel is destroyed"

S!

VAC has todo with Steam not a password ...I think :)
and SYN I have found no text based settings option for difficulty in any of the confs files...i think you need to set them via CMD like i did , the good new is you can login to console and make those changes if you set it up in the confs.ini file...i think its these options
[Console]
IP=20000
IPS=

ammo issue with spit fixed, server back up

Oddball,

What is the deal with difficulty. How do you set it >?
IL2 1946 was RealisticBombing ON

How does it work here>?

A make sure battle is stopped
B type difficulty
C choose option you want to change and type for example "difficulty NoMapIcons 1" hit enter...wash rinse repeat :)

S!

Nice to see a working server ! :)

But please, how can i join ? I joined the server, can see the realism settings, can choose my plane, but no "flying button"... Where am i wrong ?

you have to scroll the window down to where it says "Create" :)

Thx for the answer, but i don't have another scroll than the one which is for the map..

I have only 4 buttons : "Back", "begin the tape", "options", and "aircraft". The map is there, and another button is for choosing the army, Red or Blue.

ohhh ok move you mouse cursor over the battle (map) area till airplane names stop appearing, click on them a new window will appear scroll down and choose Create

S!

Super ! Thanks ! :)

Hehe, the only one problem now is , even if i am an old Il-2 fighter, i didn't take the time to fly with "complex engine management" yet... Lol But i'm trying to let the AI do it for me ;-)

Ok, 1st fly on your server :) As i don't know how restore the dialog box that i made disappear, i can't use my german radar to know where could be some enemys... I flew over the England, and over a base, then dicided to attack the DCA wich was gunning on me, and crashed my plane... :( ^^

How many people are your server at this moment, actually ?..

8 right now

But are you able to fight ? How do you find ennemies ?

Hi ;)

First of all thanks for the server. It looks very reasonable at the first sight.
I like the level of realism, especially the fact that all icons are set to off. And it would be great if you could switch on also the engine temperature effects.

I am looking forward to upcoming battles on this server :)

By the way Are you going to add more aircraft types later?

Thanks

Best regards

I am in the process of setting up one from my house and renting a 64 pplayer one :) the home unit will come first and in ...maybe 2 weeks i will rent one...i hope :) as long as it proves tobe stable :)

Server is down for the night folk :(

S!

Been on LeadFarmer's server all evening, smooth as silk with players flying at pings well above the 250ies sometimes. The only guy that was giving a few of us problems had a ping of above 400.

Framerates are also a lot better in MP.

VAC=1 is usually there to turn on the Valve Anti Cheat. Special program that scans the .exes and .dll for predefined violations. If a player is found cheating on a VAC server, he will be automatically banned from Steam, thus loosing his games, etc. That is something every Steam user signs with the EULA.

I am not quite sure how this is intended to work with CoD though but the routines of VAC might just work in a sim as well.

Can you please let me know where to get the dedicated server software?

I think it's the same software as the normal game. The difference is you start up the game from the command line with a server command.

Problem is is that it takes a licence of COD and the steam account that you run it from can only be used for 1 instance of the game.

Cheers!

Thanks dude - hopefully they release proper dedicated server software soon - i have a spare computer i want to host it on.