Hi guys,
Been trying some stuff out tonight - following this page I found:
http://wiki.multiplay.co.uk/BF3_Seeding_Guide
Seeding - involves setting server slots to 0/4 to start, when it fills to 4/4 increase to 4/6, when fills to 6/6 increase to 6/8 etc... requires close watch of rcon, blog and ingame to admin people baseraping as that causes people to leave.
So I reset all the server settings to Quick Match default settings to make it compatable for that, map to metro 32, 1 round. A few other settings mentioned in that guide... and tried this out.
I was idling and I got dc due to idle timeout dispite me setting this to 300 minutes - I need FTP access to set this up in startup.txt (trying to get hold of saink or annarack). When I got dc I got distracted by work but the rcon carried on running.
Now the server name was METRO Conquest 64 | SpecialAttack.net and server slots were 4/4. Here are the rcon logs I just found, along with my comments:
[20:36:19] Sheppyh has joined the server..
[20:40:20] Sheppyh has joined the server..
[20:54:55] Sheppyh has left the server.. <<< Now i got dc for idle time out and got distracted
[21:13:40] eviro2 has joined the server.. <<< 20 mins later
[21:13:46] Riccts has joined the server..
[21:14:28] mattyyoO has joined the server..
[21:14:32] bobmer123123 has joined the server.. <<<< server FULL!, now i should be increasing slots to 4/6
[21:26:28] Riccts has left the server.. <<<< people play for 12 mins, noone else joins, someone leaves
[21:38:07] thebigstar66 has joined the server.. <<<< someone else joins
[21:54:56] eviro2 has left the server.. <<<< this is boring, its 4/4 everyone leaves
[21:55:16] mattyyoO has left the server..
[21:56:00] thebigstar66 has left the server..
[21:57:12] bobmer123123 has left the server..
NOTICE I wasnt even connected when the 1st player joined. He joined on 0/4!! It NATURALLY filled!
Why are people joining?
MOST people set a filter for amount of free player slots, personally i set 1-5 free slots, I love full servers. With no more than 4 slots free at any time we are always included in this massive filter. Also with quick match default settings we people who press quick join may end up on our servers.
I will give this a proper go tomorrow, and when I have FTP so I can set the server up for this properly..
Seems like a step in the right direction...
Any thoughts?
EDIT: On that guide note comment: "This method works best before 8PM (GMT) in the europe zone, it appears to be effectively impossible at 10pm"
I hope I get a chance to try this before server expires.