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So, one of our friends, one of our peers here at VG asks for some pointers and advice on something that is difficult, and you want to contribute to the discussion by telling him that it appears to you that he has no real respect for veterans or PTSD, and that he doesn't know what he is talking about (in his report of his friends behavior, which is all he seemed to write about, that, and his question about what he should do to help his friend...) because he asked his friends here as opposed to some forum somewhere he is unfamiliar with? Looks like he found a few people who've actually dealt with it personally, and some people in a profession that puts them in a position to offer very sound advice. I find the replies to his post very helpful, sounds like he's got some friends here (and some people he may not even know yet like BCO) who are happy to point him in the right direction and encourage him to help his friend out as he is able. I've always appreciated the fact that the VG Community is more than just a gaming forum, more than random gamers mashing buttons, and more of an extended group of friends, and I'm sure Jersans does as well after hearing the support of his peers in the above posts. Posts even including a reply from a VG guy who never posts on the forums, but took the time to show some support and provide some words for this particular thread, so much is his support for those dealing with PTSD. But that's just IMO, I guess, cuz we all have different opinions about whether we should help each other out all supportive like, or whether we should call each other out for not knowing what they are talking about like some kind of dick. I guess I just fall into the former category. Pardon my disdain and my unhelpful post in this thread. P.S. I cannot believe this needs to be said, but... VG will decide what is an appropriate subject of discussion on the VG Community forums, thank you.

Okay, we'll try it. I've restarted the server campaign to Day 1, and altered the Day 1 ("new tankers by brain") save file. I've altered the server config to turn g_bServerHostAll = 1 to g_bServerHostAll = 0 and the server is now running from a 3D cockpit. I can get into the server a number of ways, but using TeamViewer for example, the Task Manager shows BMS using around 20% CPU on the ramp in the cold cockpit but TeamViewer.exe is spiking the CPU to near 99% (using 55% +/- of the CPU) -- of course, logging out of TV and leaving the session should make it stable, as evidenced by the CPU usage track (set to slow update) in Task Manager. I'll keep an eye on it, but even logging in to look at it could spike the CPU, so I will be doing so sparingly. I'll check it this afternoon, and again in the evening. Please keep a close eye on performance and issues while we test this, and report back here with anything (even seemingly inconsequential events) so we can review the data and make an evaluation of this test. **I've also fixed the Tanker issue from before -- all 'Player Support Tanker Squadrons' no longer have HQ fragging, specifically the 908th. Also, a small note - I thought 908th is out of Choongwon but I see it from Kadena as if it resides there. Confusing, but a non-issue.

We found that Renainn had been near someone's Cursed Earth mob farm, one that had a bug (literally) and caused him to crash. We (by which I mean Double_13) fixed it by finding this location and clearing the mobs near Renainn's player character. If you are having the same issue, we need to find out where you are in the world, and to address the issue near where you are spawning to fix it. Please let us know approximately where you are or where you were last in the game

Done - you're in the proper group now.

Renainn's (aka davestrike's) brother, hasn't been around for a long while... We've been playing on the Minecraft Server lately. Tags on by mistake... @Double_13 thanks @LionClaw check the VG Admin section: http://veterans-gaming.com/index.php?/forums/topic/5417-new-dedicated-server/&page=3

Cool man... (a bit of constructive criticism, if you don't mind: the intro was a bit frantic, with screenshots changing so fast I thought I was about to have a seizure - if it was only a few seconds and a little faster, it might be better, but it kept going for awhile, and it distracted me from the Title's - made it hard to focus on them and read them) Very awesome BMS action, man! Thanks for sharing!!

Yea, that's the issue... Debrief screen is not correctly showing units that the player destroyed as "destroyed", merely "damaged". I believe this may be a core issue inside BMS itself, I've read about this problem on more than one server... It's not just us. I also looked into all the server config variables when I set up the server, and afaik the settings are as good as they can get. It's far better for the server plane to sit in the 2D map debriefing screen than to sit on the tarmac in a cold aircraft - far less rubber-banding and other lag issues. For large flights with many pilots in different countries, on different continents, I suggest upping the max player bandwidth to 2048 instead of 1024, but truly we have not done any definitive testing on this - seems correct on paper, though.

but seriously, I was wondering this myself... Official Implementation would require a patch update for all of PR, if they have any patches in the works, this one could be part of that... if not, we have to host files for people to download. I doubt that BF2 supports it, but we do have the ability to enable a FastDL service through TCAdmin, we are looking into it so we can push a custom map pack for Insurgency (standalone) to allow for more than 8 players per game -- if this same system can be used for PR, let me know. Here is a documentation link about TCAdmin FastDL: http://help.tcadmin.com/Fast_Downloads

Each individual map should be a micro-transaction DLC...

Now, there's something I can surely do.... Done. Welcome, [R-Dev] Melon Muncher, thank you for your Code Fu!

hang in there bro!

I had a feeling about that... walked right into it

lol -- **thread from July.... =VG= BrakeGamer is the guy from Croatia who's working with the Insurgency (standalone) server; he's also a PR admin.

The trade-off to forcing the host to stay in 3d cockpit would be extreme de-sync with other players and AI aircraft, as described by Brain. I'm afraid we do not have the most powerful server out there, and we have to deal with what we have. The way we have it set up now is the best that we can do as far as we know. We are definitely open to suggestions and fixes that will improve this, but we have done a bit of testing on this, and the server runs it's best after launching by returning the host to the 2D debrief screen prior to it's scheduled takeoff time. The "units only damaged in debrief" is a known issue, and it is known that the units are truly destroyed as shown by the 2D map after a mission. Brain mentioned a ownership variable but I it does not currently exist in the config file - I've had to add variables before that did not exist, but without the syntax of this var, I cannot add it. If you find anything, let me know, we'd be happy to test something that might improve the server. I've attached the VG BMS server config file if anyone wants to review it for options that may help. falcon bms.cfg

I believe the point is that we should not have to. Using imgur for now is the best workaround unless you all want your pictures slaughtered by a resize. Try here first, if it's too big, use imgur.com and paste the links in the post. @Brain - dang, you a skinny mofo, huh?

Yea, just upload to imgur.com and paste the link in a reply here. should make it work automatically.

Looks like one of them died while bustin' a move!

No, it's Day 7, just checked the server and appears to be running fine. Haven't restarted with proposed change because of what you wrote about your workaround and what Brain wrote when I asked about the problem... I'd be happy to roll it back to day one with the proposed change when you all want. Just let me know

*you seem to have left out a CPU cooler - you cannot use the stock Intel CPU cooler that comes with it, you must get something. Air cooled is cheaper, but can be noisy. Liquid cooled is a little more expensive, but helpful for noise and a little more room in overclocking projects. You'll wanna buy Artic Sliver as well for a thermal compound between the CPU and the cooler. For that matter, you should buy or order some rubbing alcohol - the closer to 100% the better, helps in evaporation time of the water mixed in (if any).

Yea, mectus is in Tunisia, North East Africa.... Building a PC might be the cheapest route for him. The anti-static wrist strap makes sure you don't shock the little sensitive electronics in the case while you install things. There are a few steps to ensuring a proper ground, and I've put a link to instructions on Tom's Hardware, which is where you wanna get your best info from on a number of PC topics from best parts to How To's. A little moral and legal disclaimer (gonna just copy Tom's): Warning: Building computers can be very dangerous. Make sure you know exactly what you are doing. If, after reading this, you either damage your computer, burn your house down, or kill yourself, you or your next of kin cannot sue me over it. TLDNR; small static shocks can kill PC parts - you must ground yourself and your PC build as you go... How To: First put on your anti-static wrist strap, connect it's wire clamp to the case somewhere with NO paint, now ground yourself and the case by touching something in your house that you normally would get a "static shock" from, like metal in a door frame, or the metal screw on a light switch or power outlet cover. You and the metal case are now (for just now) at a near Zero static charge, now you can take the motherboard out of the box knowing you won't send a shock through it. Don't go shuffling your feet on the carpet until we've installed the PSU... The motherboard may have built up a charge itself from plastic or packaging materials so they ship them in anti-static bags. Once you and the case are grounded, you can pick up your motherboard and take it out of the anti-static bag, and screw it into the case. If you have a laptop, you can have it open to some website like Tom's and follow all kinds of instructions as you carefully build your PC. If you must put your motherboard down before it is screwed into the case, first place it back inside the anti-static bag it shipped with. Next, you install your Power Supply Unit, but before you connect it to the motherboard, or anything, make sure it's switch is in the OFF position ( O symbol) and plug it into a wall outlet. The power supply is now grounded and any charge it may have had is now gone for our purposes. Next you connect the main power cable to the motherboard. At this point, the PSU is still plugged into the wall, and the PSU is in the OFF position, you are still connected to the PC Case by your anti-static wrist strap, you are still alive, and all of these electronics are safely grounded. You can now begin to install chips into/onto the Motherboard, and if you accidentally touch some chip or exposed circuit, it won't fry it. Since there are so many steps in building a PC, you may need to take a break. You take off the wrist strap and leave it connected to your PC case. When you come back to build some more, you put the wrist strap back on, and you are grounded again. If the wrist strap clamp comes off the PC (Happens to me all the time), just re-clamp it onto the case, anywhere that is not painted. People who use "wireless" anti-static wrist straps ensure their case is grounded before beginning work. I prefer the wired wrist straps myself, even though they come unclamped from time to time when moving around the case. As far as parts go, I think you could get an i5 and a faster, name brand SSD (Samsung EVO or PRO, whichever is available and cheaper to you where you are). The Speed increase for a few more dollars spent in either category is worth it, and the difference is minimal, and sometimes better - some SSD's that are slower than Samsung are more expensive, too - but that depends on the sales you can get there in Tunisia I guess... Also, be sure that GFX card is the current generation and not older gen - didn't google it, none of those links can be clicked cuz u posted an image so... be sure it's this year's version or it's a waste of money. Lastly, that monitor setup... looks like you are adding two more monitors maybe the same type as your current monitor in order to have a 3 display setup for FPS games. If so, I would make sure that the total resolution you are intending to push is within the limit of that GFX card (2GB VRAM) -- probably is, but the VRAM on a GFX card dictates the maximum resolution it can handle, mostly coming into play with these new 4K monitors and people trying to run 3 or more of them off one card, but with 2GB just double check your max resolution. Example: (1600 x 900) x 3 would be the max resolution if all three monitors were 1600 x 900. 1080p would be 1920x1080 x 3. But for monitors, I prefer and recommend a fast single monitor with cheap secondary monitors for videos or ts3 or webpages while gaming.. the ASUS VG248 is a kick-ass display capable of 144 FPS, a setting that is always capped by the refresh rate of the Monitor you buy, not by anything fraps or in-game FPS counters tell you. A monitor can only push as many graphical frames to the screen as it's refresh rate is capable of. So, 120Hz monitor can do 120FPS, a 75Hz monitor will only every show 75FPS -- note that Hz number as well as the resolution and response time when buying a monitor. Response rate (lower is better) makes it possible to stare for long time at the screen without eye fatigue (great for snipers). Aim for 0.5-2ms (milliseconds) for response time of a "good" monitor. Again, I've put a link at the bottom if you want to learn more. http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2121341/ground-building-computer.html http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/89/much-vram-need-1080p-1440p-4k/index.html http://topreviews.best/main-review/best-gaming-monitors?gclid=CLyOw5nB8c4CFURafgodXhkMrg