Renting a game server.

DEL 707 · 9 Jul 2020 at 20:25

Me and a few friends want to have a go at Terria.

We want to rent a server, but there's quite a lot of choice out there.
Only need 4-6 slots, don't think we need mod support because we want to try vanilla.

I was looking at GTX gaming, but it's asking to configure the server. Memory allocation, CPU clock, CPU priority.
I've never rented a server before, so I'm not sure what Terraria needs.
Another I was looking at was Fragnet.

Does anyone have any host recommendations?

DEL 707 · 9 Jul 2020 at 20:33

bazzabear said:
Are you renting a server so that it doesn't matter who is available you can still play?

Basically, we've played other games where someone else was the host and it can be a bit annoying when they don't feel like playing or can't be bothered.

DEL 707 · 10 Jul 2020 at 20:39

Went with Fragnet in the end, thought how can you go wrong with a fiver for a month.
Turns out I was wrong.

I purchased the server at 3 o'clock and it's still not working, all I'm getting is crash logs.

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Terraria.Main.WriteFancyWorldLoadErrorToConsole()
at Terraria.Main.DedServ()
at Terraria.Program.LaunchGame(String[] args, Boolean monoArgs)

Sent an email to support, but that was nearly 4 hours ago, no reply so far.
Bit disappointed to say the least.

DEL 707 · 10 Jul 2020 at 21:02

Litterally just got a reply.

Apprently the latest Terraria update broke a few things so they needed to add a command line.
All working now, just wish they did that 6 hours ago when they setup the server.

DEL 707 · 10 Jul 2020 at 22:31

Yeah, quick support was extra cash.
A quick test to see if the server was working when they set it up would have been nice.