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For those at the LAN who kept trying to join the same server and then all got kicked I have hopefully found the answer.  I knew I had read it somewhere.  From the official forum.

If you are on the same connection with the same outside ip and try to join the same server, both clients will drop out of the server because both clients are using the same game port of 10000.

With one computer make a shortcut of bfbc2game.exe and add -port 10001 to the end

Quote:
"E:\Battlefield Bad Company 2\BFBC2Game.exe" -port 10001
Make sure each computer is using a different port and it should be fine.

This may make next LAN easier for BC2 players.

For those at the LAN who kept trying to join the same server and then all got kicked I have hopefully found the answer.  I knew I had read it somewhere.  From the official forum.

If you are on the same connection with the same outside ip and try to join the same server, both clients will drop out of the server because both clients are using the same game port of 10000.

With one computer make a shortcut of bfbc2game.exe and add -port 10001 to the end

Quote:
"E:\Battlefield Bad Company 2\BFBC2Game.exe" -port 10001
Make sure each computer is using a different port and it should be fine.

This may make next LAN easier for BC2 players.

There are other admin tools that have the ability to run the server in mixed mode. It can be set up to run one rush then one conquest etc. I have sent ghost the details.  I have no idea if/ when it will come to bcgaurdian.

I will hopefully be bringing a rather special 43 yo to the lan.  This will be VERY limited to tasting a small amount hint look up glenfarclas 40 -42 yo.  I may also bring some drinking whisky but as we have a drinking ban in place i think it would be taking the **** to drink a bottle of whisky :woot2: so may just have a taster bottle.  I just hope the local wisky shop has some left.

Cheers guys hoping to get the million before the LAN.

From the official forum

Our current plan is to allow Steam to test the patch tonight and all being well we will look to release R7 client and R10 servers on Wednesday morning European time. I'll update more on that later once the details are finalised.


In the mean time here is the R7 client changelist.

    * MP ââ,¬â€œ New Server browser
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Added 15 second spawn timer for Conquest/Rush gamemodes at the start of round to prevent high end machines getting the upper hand before other machines load in.
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Crash fixes relating to ALT+TAB at different times throughout the game
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Hang fix when trying to connect to a full server multiple times
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Deletion of soldiers now possible through the account pages in game
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Removed screen flash during loading
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Added support for colour blind players
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Fixed crashes relating to faulty server banners
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Servers closing during connection no longer cause the client to hang
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Auto team swap reflects correctly in the scoreboard
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Fixed scoreboards when switching teams before spawning
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Rush scoreboards fixed
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Veteran ranks no longer display as ââ,¬Å"12ââ,¬Â
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Isla Innocentes MCOM building fixed where knifing the fence would destroy the building
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Logout/Login button correctly reflects the player status
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Added minimum number of players needed to start a round (now 4)
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Isla Inocentes welcome message on the loading screen now fits the text box area
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Reduced the brightness in Russian vehicles
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Medic gadgets now display correctly if the defib is not unlocked
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Server filter options are remembered
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Punkbuster filter now works as intended
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Scroll bar no longer overlays the Join Server button in the friends list panel
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ CANCEL server refresh is implemented
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Zooming in on a friendly using the SAIGA no longer causes the crosshair to disappear
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ The chat no longer displays the incorrect player name when appearing
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ FoV switches to the default value of 55 when entering vehicles to prevent graphical glitches caused by wider FoV settings. The custom FoV returns when exiting vehicles.
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ FoV no longer causes the UAV station to rotate
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Fix to correctly display the unlock progression at the end of round
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Chat functionality will no longer freeze after writing a partial message at the end of round
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ One account can no longer connect to the same server multiple times
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Squad Death Match is correctly named during loading
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Server browser no longer gets a bad FPS when filtering Conquest
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Server info banners correctly clear between displays
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Setting display settings which the system hardware can not handle no longer makes the game unusable
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Correct camera collision for vehicles' heavy machine gun
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Game no longer crashes if the player sends a message in the loading screen
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Trying to join a full server no longer causes the game to hang on Please Wait message
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Most server filter options are remembered it doesn't remember the setting in dropdowns
    * MP ââ,¬â€œ Kit/gadget loadout saved between sessions
    * SP ââ,¬â€œ Fixed crashes when patching and trying to resume a campaign (there is now a message that you need to re-play the latest mission from the beginning)
    * SP ââ,¬â€œ Fixed a crash after the ââ,¬Å"Upriverââ,¬Â mission end cinematic
    * SP ââ,¬â€œ Supply create at ââ,¬Å"Resupply at Flynnââ,¬â,,¢s createââ,¬Â objective now supplies weapon ammo
    * SP ââ,¬â€œ Hang fix when reaching the objective ââ,¬Å"Destroy Enemy Zu23ââ,¬Â
    * SP ââ,¬â€œ Fixed hang after ââ,¬Å"Storm Cockpitââ,¬Â objective
    * SP ââ,¬â€œ Changed melee attack raycast to be detailed
    * SP ââ,¬â€œ Game no longer crashes when transitioning between SP_03B to SP_04A when installed in Polish
    * SP ââ,¬â€œ Game no longer crashes when killed by the first two enemies in the trenches on SP_01 when installed in Italian
    * SP ââ,¬â€œ Updating to R7 will invalidate your single player save game. If you update you will need to play your last mission from the start. If you do not update you will not be able to play multiplayer.

Here is the R10 Server changelist

    * Punkbuster is required ON for ranked servers
    * Ranked servers cannot be started with a password
    * Autobalance message goes to text-chat instead of in the middle of the screen
    * Added weapon balance tweaks to a number of weapons ââ,¬â€œ we are eagerly awaiting feedback!

We aren't going to tell you what weapon balance tweaks we have done, we want your unbiased views on the changes before we detail what has changed.

Will be interesting to see what this is like.

Hi Benny the in game comms have been erratic which is part of the problem getting information over to members of the public.  When they work they are not bad and I try to use them alot.  Hopefully the next patch will improve things.  The comms on some servers seem to be better than others and I am not sure why.

The only thing that they have said is that is intermittent.  Which we managed all on our own.  They quality when they are working is better than they were at first.  Hopefully when some of the other problems are sorted they will let us choose a voice quality but then I imagine that will cost more for bandwidth.

The Beta aint for visuals, that they can test themselves....

Yes the beta is to have thousands of free gametesters find the bugs in the programming.. but when you set a launch date and dont make it, they just release it and finish up the rest later..
Do you remember how good the beta ran?
Talk about bugs..
when the beta was online more then 2 million players played it, so thats a pretty huge tester base..

Yeah the beta for the consoles was more of a demo.  The beta for the pc was to find problems with all the other stuff they added to make the pc side of things they way pc players want it.  Dedicated servers, browsers and such.  I can't remember how many pc beta codes where released but it alot.  Dice have said that that was still less than something like 20% of the people who where playing in the first two weeks.  The pc netcode (yes I am out of my comfort zone here ) is much tricker to get due to all the different specs and settings the pc can have.  Add punkbuster to that and let the party begin.  PB was off during most of the beta even when it said it was on in server.  Dice have done this before to see what hackers come up with. :boxing:

Indeed was a good night last night.  I did crash to desktop 5 times but at least the server worked and was full! :yahoo: We can take another look at game mode rotation when ghost is back.

Cheers TL

I thought the inactive server was only kicked in after 8 hours.  Of coarse that will n doubt have changed since it was announced.  I will catch up with ghost when he gets back form AWOL. :roflmao: (yeah i know he is away for a week)

It has been barren of late :/

I wouldn't know about server promotion but a couple other, lesser, servers seem to be fully populated more often than the dMw one.

Perhaps a rename to the server with tags such as [uk], [teamwork], [free syrup waffles] may jolt a few more connections?

Like I said, I'm no expert!

I like the waffles!! The UK tags and Team work is an idea that may well work.  I am still not sure how many people are joining servers through the browser.  The big problem seems to be the join now is not filling the server at the moment.  It is certainly worth putting UK and Team play as part if server name.  The .co.uk part of the name should give it away but....

Going on from what blunt has posted in the main section I think we need to look at the settings of the server. From the official forums it looks like having punkbuster on is causing the server not to get picked up by play now. There is a setting that can be used in the cfig that can make PB look off to the server browser but is actually on. This may help. To be honest with PB off at the moment we can still kick people no great problem. It also looks like we need a min of 8 people to get the play now people as well.

We need to get some rules sorted out. I still hear moaning going on about spawn raping here and there. We will need to as admins get this sorted.

We are still waiting on a banner and a message to be sorted out as people join. We can now get a setting with one of the admin tools to put messages at timed intervals. Sadly still in the middle of the screen.

I obviously don't see all the settings and logs that TL and GM see but the server is definitely down a lot more than the logs are showing. It is also restarting every two hours but that maybe that is meant to happen when empty. During the day at work I often try other servers to see what performance and ping is like. I have not been kicked out of another server only ours. This again could be linked to some setting we have.

If we want this game to work it will take some work Granted the EA problems are making it difficult. We also may need to get one admin tool and that may need to be mounted and run on one of the dmw dedi boxes with vnc or another remote desktop control rather than being run on each persons desktop.

I understand that some people can only play certain nights but if people are on we need them on our server. I am afraid there are too many people who are only interested in playing for the points and KD. They are ranking up but not in our logs . We have two months left of this server if it does not get better there is no point and paying for it.

LOL I thought I had got it in the right section.  Must remember and look what tab am looking in and posting in.    Thanks for moving it.

This is from the official forums.

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc/978641-reported-issues-noted-dice.html

At least they are listening and feeding back.