Author Topic: UKDed3_MDF now uses UP2.01 and Zuti 1.13 (Read 4780 times)

[BFs]Smurfy · « **on:** November 27, 2009, 11:49:37 AM »

Gents,
UKDed3_MDF on Hyperlobby is now using UP1.8. 87.102.61.11:21000 direct, www.battle-fields.com for the forum and stats pages.

Thx

5./JG54_Traut · « **Reply #1 on:** November 27, 2009, 01:04:20 PM »

Great News Cheers, The UP1.8 Community is growing.

What are your settings? Are they Full real?

Traut

Fusek · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2009, 05:04:57 PM »

UK3 is cockpit, speedbar and padlock (f4) on, externals and enemy icons disabled. We also have a TS server available.

Please visit www.battle-fields.com for more info, comments and more

[BFs]Smurfy · « **Reply #3 on:** November 30, 2009, 12:59:07 PM »

To Ultrapack, the server has gone from using 1gb of bandwith average, to 3.5 and 4.5 in it`s first 2 days of UP1.8, 28 players last night is the best the server has seen in a long time.

87.102.61.11:21000

UKDed3_MDF on Hyperlobby.

Locked pit, minimap on,speedbar, friendly icons to 3km,no icons at all on AI, F4 padlock enabled for those who don`t have TrackIR.

Zuti`s MDS is enabled, Perfect textures , AAA mod, tougher bridges and trains,Josse`s clouds,Hakenkreuz enabler,Smoke Fire effects 3d,realistic bomb and torpedo and 6 dof Tracker.

StG77_HaDeS · « **Reply #4 on:** November 30, 2009, 01:01:21 PM »

Great News! I'm so happy for your success.
And in few days you will certainly have much more people on-line

S!

[BFs]Smurfy · « **Reply #5 on:** November 30, 2009, 01:10:06 PM »

It`s brilliant Hades, i`d almost lost interest after 100s of hours spent trying to make the server a success, without seeing any real interest in it from the community. We now have a server where SEOW squads are playing and the challenge is superb, the maps , planes, everything about UltraPack I love, it`s like a whole new game. We`ve got people making missions who had never done then before, there are new scenarios being created every week. Hopefully we`ll have a set of maps that do justice to UltraPack, at the minute the cycle has 11 maps in, but we have over 150 maps that could be converted and people working on new ones as well.

Big thx to all involved in the creation of the pack and you`re all more than welcome on UKDed3_MDF. I`ll have to increase the number of slots lol.

StG77_HaDeS · « **Reply #6 on:** November 30, 2009, 01:16:16 PM »

How is the Server's performance with MDS ? Does it run smooth? Any glitches?

S!

[BFs]Smurfy · « **Reply #7 on:** November 30, 2009, 02:09:05 PM »

Very smooth compared to UI1.2, we have some very minor lag when the AI spawns during the map, so small it`s virtually undetectable. I have a 2.5 year old system, E4400 at 3gig, 2 gig DDR2, 8800GT (512) at stock speed with XP, and on most maps i`m getting 70+ fps with perfect settings. The only thing i`ve noticed is where the old maps have new textures in, we use one of the online islands maps for a Malta scenario, and because the trees are a new version they are so dense in places that my fps drops dramatically, and some of the previously visible targets have become invisible due to the density, that map will be replaced with a new Malta one soon.

We also found with higher numbers of human players, the amount of AI planes, trains etc has to be toned down. I made a Caen map based on Canon`s beta Channel map, with 140 AI planes ( a formation of 20 B17s) 12 moving ships 20+ moving car and truck columns and 4 trains, the server lagged badly and i`ll have to tone it down. It appears to be trial and error, with map, AI and players all affecting playability. I pulled Caen from the cycle and intend to rework it.

As a bonus the maps are cycling properly now, no over runs. I was rebooting the server at least once a day with Ui1.2 and FBDj1.5b, I haven`t had to reboot once with Ultrapack.

We`re really pleased with UltraPack, it loads quicker has more options and planes and is less demanding on the server, it`s a definate thumbs up from battlefields, www.battle-fields.com.

StG77_HaDeS · « **Reply #8 on:** November 30, 2009, 03:06:22 PM »

Very Good news! Indeed!
:thmb:
The last Patch will also have 2 new maps. The Murcia-carthagena map (very beautiful) and the Denmark map.

Plus more planes and other stuff

Des · « **Reply #9 on:** November 30, 2009, 07:59:47 PM »

Have visited server...rearm and refuel is not working?

Fusek · « **Reply #10 on:** December 01, 2009, 04:42:32 AM »

Quote from: HaDeS on November 30, 2009, 03:06:22 PM

Very Good news! Indeed!
:thmb:
The last Patch will also have 2 new maps. The Murcia-carthagena map (very beautiful) and the Denmark map.

Plus more planes and other stuff

Thanks for the info Hades, you just saved me a lot of hours making a SCW scenario on the Kuban map

Quote from: Des on November 30, 2009, 07:59:47 PM

Have visited server...rearm and refuel is not working?

No, because you can hit refly anyway. And we haven't really experimented with it yet

Please feel free to post any ideas at our forum, this is pretty new to us as well

D13-th_Mytzu · « **Reply #11 on:** December 01, 2009, 10:43:11 AM »

Just a hint: until the patch is coming, you can still use the R/R/R functions; the solution I found is this - both red and blue main airfields are at some distance from the combat zone (40-60 Km), near the combat zone you have 1-2 airfields that will be captured but also have R/R/R areas, this will force planes on both sides to fight for the capturew of those airfields and R/R/R there once they run out of ammo, fuel or have disabled controll surfaces or guns. We tested it last night, works just fine.
Another weay would be to place very good planes very far away from combat zone (70-100Km) so pilots will be forced to stay alive and R/R/R near combat zone, however you have to think this well so those planes do have a chance to stay alive in the combat zone.

[BFs]Smurfy · « **Reply #12 on:** December 01, 2009, 01:44:58 PM »

Like Fusek said, we`re still experimenting and any suggestions are welcome and will be listened to. I`ve made the re-arm . re-fuel repair option available on most but not all maps (i`m working on it), but there`s no need to taxi to a fuel dump etc to enable it, chocks in and you`re good to go. Not all maps will have the same set of perameters, but hopefully we`ll get it right and people will want to play on the server. We had a full house last night, for the first time in 2 years, i`ve made the server have 36 slots now instead of 32.

~S~ to all.

[BFs]Smurfy · « **Reply #13 on:** December 07, 2009, 01:50:59 AM »

Going brilliantly, every day so far has set a new bandwidth record (lol). I have one complaint however and it regards player attitudes not the UP1.8. We have a rule about even teams on UKDed3, try to keep the teams even (15 v 6 is not even).

The AI planes are distributed evenly, both sides have roughly the same composition and numbers. I`m pleased the server is full, but please , these are the rules and we hope they will be followed, I wouldn`t go to anyone else`s server and ignore their rules.

[URU]Fox · « **Reply #14 on:** December 08, 2009, 11:19:11 AM »

I've been flying on this server with my squad for a few days and it looks great. I'd just like to ask a question: Are the stats working? There seems to be no changes in the advertised stats page, so maybe we're not getting to the right place.
Thanks in advance.

[BFs]Smurfy · « **Reply #15 on:** December 08, 2009, 11:28:44 AM »

The stats page needs updating mate, we are in the process of updating our servers(we have 3 IL2 servers) set up, new rack, new power supply etc, the webserver and another IL2 server have also moved to the new location. So there`s a lot of work still to be done, the stats will be done when the rest of the servers are happily settled in. There should be no disruption to the UKDed3_MDF server and it will still be on the same ip.

[BFs]Smurfy · « **Reply #16 on:** December 21, 2009, 12:39:14 PM »

We`ll be updating the server to 2.0 as soon as the patch is released, there are 17 x 90 min missions in the cycle now and more to be added shortly. Everyone on here is welcome, a great community, thx for the support we`ve received ~S~.

Missions on UKDed3_MDF:
Rome_MDF----- 43/44 MED----93 AI planes
WinterstormMDF----- 42EF------50 AI planes
Battle of Britain1------ 40 WF------52 AI planes
Marianas_MDF ----- 43/44 PF----63 AI planes
Fatherland----- 45 WF------44 AI planes
ByelorussiaMDF----- 41 EF ----- 76 AI planes
MDF_Malta42 ----- 42/43 MED----41 AI planes
Falaise ----- 44 WF----73 AI planes
Tulagi------ 42 PF----- 0 AI planes
FinlandMDF----- 41 EF ---- 74 AI planes
TotilaMDF---- 41/2EF----58 AI planes
BelgiumMDF----- 39 WF----56 AI planes
NewGuinea_MDF----- 43 PF----64 AI planes
Salerno----- 43 MED----71 AI planes
Krasnodar_MDF----- 43 EF -----76 AI planes
Tobruk----- 41 MED----- 45 AI planes
Fortress Singapore----- 41 PF-----134 AI planes

Ps.
What spec server would we need to run 50+ slots?

StG77_HaDeS · « **Reply #17 on:** December 21, 2009, 12:53:10 PM »

Smurphy

Thank you very much for your support,

In the 2.0 there will be also the new modified executables for DF server also.(Selectable through JSGME so you can use easily what you want). There are the 1.25GB and 1.2 GB versions.
The 1.2GB is for use in linux DF servers where the latest Wine doesn't support 1.25GB max memmory heap for Java VM. Older versions of Wine work OK with 1.25GB.
I recommend you to use the 1.25GB and if you have problems try to use the 1.2GB.

Your server must have 2GB+ memory and a good CPU. If possible configure IL2 df server's process to use the second CPU or any CPU except the first one which is used by windows processes.

S!

[BFs]Smurfy · « **Reply #18 on:** December 22, 2009, 02:03:25 PM »

Server has been updated to 2.0 and Zuti 1.1, thx guys. Up and running on Hyperlobby now, had to limit slots to 32 due to hardware issues, if we knew what was required to run a 50+ slot server we`d try and supply you all with one.

Thx
Smurf

StG77_HaDeS · « **Reply #19 on:** December 22, 2009, 02:09:47 PM »

Great news m8!

P.S.
Have you activated the 1.25GB or the 1.2GB executables with the JSGME?