I'll Hop on your server next time i play
-db-Dono is my steam name
Do u still have a mod server btw mate, aswell as the SA server?
Thinking about getting an epoch mod server and was wondering if i could get any tips?
Cheers mate.
I had an Epoch Mod server, problem is I didn't get any visitors in 3 weeks. I advertised the hell out of the server, one of the problems is hackers plague Epoch servers really bad, of the 10 vistors I had totally in december 4 were hackers that blew up Cherno or Electro.
Setting the mods for Epoch are really really easy, it just takes some time to get used to modifying the files on the server. Its best to make yourself a little Dayz Folder, and learn to pack and unpack the PBO Files.
If you haven't done it before, its a pain in the bellybutton and tricky, if you mess up modifying the server files, the server will either not run or be screwed up, however! as many times as I screwed it up on my server, I can tell you it eventually gets easy to figure out.
I had AI missions (which is a must, this puts 1-4 missions on the map at all times, it allows players to go see out AI bots and kill them for decent weapons) plus it tends to attract players in the area who also want some of the weapons and gear.
Sarge AI is a must as well, this add Bandits/Heros/Survivors to the game, you can modify their weapons and skill as well as numbers, I had between 3 and 9 Bots that randomly spawned in every grid in the game (I put a maximum of 5 groups per grid) which means just about every few minutes you tended to run into a group or two of Bandits or survivors, depending on your reputation, you would either be left alone or attacked! This keeps players on their feet, and if you kill the group your rep goes up or down.
The only BAD part about this, the AI does steal vehicles - I once hopped out in electro to check the hospital for some bloodbags and the bots stole my damn vehicle and crashed it when they ran into bandits (it blew up) doh I forgot to lock my car (grand theft bots)
I would of kept my Epoch server, but the new SA server is twice as expensive, maybe you being in England you will have a better chance to get players to jjoin and have fun, if you DO by a server let me know I will be glad to help you out and show you what to do to set it up.
It wouldn't take but a few hours to have everything fixed and working.