Is getting a server for Arma 3 worth it ?

chunk · 28 Jan 2015 at 19:45

So myself and 3 mates play arma in private lobbies we host on our pcs, performance is ok but i get the impression it could be better if we used a proper server.

Would renting a server be worth it for such a small group of players ? or will it offer no benefits over p2p hosting with such a small player count (4) ? if it does offer benefits for small player counts what are they ? better frame rate ? less desync ?

Any sites you would recommend renting a server from ? don't really want it to have more than say 8 players as we never play with more than 6 people.

Randall8686 · 28 Jan 2015 at 20:58

Hello mate, I run a public server for 40 people, If its a private server i would say just use a local machine to host, Running a public one is hard work but great fun, Why not head over to my server one eve and have a play. New people always welcome, Its a Invade server so its all against AI

silversurfer · 28 Jan 2015 at 23:44

pooley · 29 Jan 2015 at 01:45

silversurfer said:
ip?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18647819

jakspyder · 29 Jan 2015 at 02:28

A server would be better, but they're expensive. ArmA loves a fast server CPU and most people look for xeons, which naturally cost a fair bit per month. you could get away with a fairly small setup if its just for 4 of you but i'd certainly say the cost doesnt justify the gains.

If you're intending to play a lot, and grow your group, even to say 8-10 people then perhaps Id go for it if 2-3 of you are willing to split the costs.

beware though, if you're making your own missions, some things break or are at least different when you run the mission on a dedicated server compared to hosting locally so you'll need to check out some of those peculiarities.

chunk · 29 Jan 2015 at 22:40

Ok i got an 8 slot server from gameservers.com which i can join but i have no idea how to set it to run missions i want. Its just running some default content mission at the moment... i didn't set it up to do this, it was just running the first time i joined the server.
I can't find anything relevant in the gameservers config page either.

Im very confused, anyone able to help ?+

Witcher1979 · 29 Jan 2015 at 22:48

Gameservers.com are utter rubbish btw, lag lag lag lag lag. But this is why they are so cheap, same as all these cheap paid for hosting sites.

Xcept1 · 29 Jan 2015 at 23:33

chunk said:
Ok i got an 8 slot server from gameservers.com which i can join but i have no idea how to set it to run missions i want. Its just running some default content mission at the moment... i didn't set it up to do this, it was just running the first time i joined the server.
I can't find anything relevant in the gameservers config page either.

Im very confused, anyone able to help ?+

Easiest way will be to just log in as admin using

#login xyz

then type

#missions

and select what mission you want to play.