ShaneMartin Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Hi guys, Just recently started an epoch server and have a low player base atm. With the shutdown of gamespy today I will have to switch to the above patch to still have battleye support and for people to finmd my server. With the new steamid's that are coming in replacing the playerid, is there a tool which admins can use to replace the playerid with the steamid so players can still retain plotpoles, vehicles and items ect? Or is it a case that server owners and admins will have to watch and pickup the fallout while trying to sort out the players in the server? Thanks for your time Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneMartin Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Nope, Just contacted vert to see if they have anything that can save me. Don't want to piss off my players by them losing their stuff. Since i own the server and only admin plus I work full time it's a problem I could do without Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewK Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 I'm assuming that if players put all their valuables like keys and gold etc into a safe, once the new ID system takes over they can just get a lift back to their safe, unload their gear and start again. No different to dying and starting a new life? But that said, i don't have plotpoles for life or anything like that on my server, learnt my lesson from the last major update :D Hope someone comes up with a solution either way. Good luck to everyone during this major headache of a change over :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icomrade Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 I'm assuming that if players put all their valuables like keys and gold etc into a safe, once the new ID system takes over they can just get a lift back to their safe, unload their gear and start again. No different to dying and starting a new life? But that said, i don't have plotpoles for life or anything like that on my server, learnt my lesson from the last major update :D Hope someone comes up with a solution either way. Good luck to everyone during this major headache of a change over :( Or you can convert the old UID of a character/owner of an object to the new UID (steamID 64), both given to you by the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewK Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Or you can convert the old UID of a character/owner of an object to the new UID (steamID 64), both given to you by the player. Or i can't, because I'm just too dam lazy. They'll put their stuff in a safe and start a fresh, or they'll get the satchel charge again! hambeast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneMartin Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Lol, well I updated my server and my steam arma2 to the beta branch 125548, can join in the game and play fine, Many players coming into the lobby but unable to join, think It may be because of them not updating their battleye? Has totally killed my server though, zero players on, even though I made a post on my website and told them what was happening, On the plus side changing my uid to the steam Id worked, so will be able to sort players out whenever they come on. MatthewK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewK Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 I feel your pain , my server is dead and not even my moderators are logging in anymore. Traitors! lol Players joining in the lobby and not going into game will be because they using Dayzcommander , possibly! they need to go in via the multiplayer menu in ArmaOA . Yeah, I'm finding the UID changeover not too fussy at the moment.. Done a handful of regular players already, the rest can be done as they join :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterDeadThanZed Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Players will jump on board eventually. They will have to update to Arma 2 1.63 if they want to play Dayz so they'll do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axeman Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Or have a safe amnesty day where all safes are unlocked.. collect it or lose it :) In all seriousness tho, there is a steam api. https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_Web_API there is potential to allow a player to login to a Web page using steam with their current player name and uid to authenticate. After authentication some sql magic will be involved. MatthewK and ShaneMartin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneMartin Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Or have a safe amnesty day where all safes are unlocked.. collect it or lose it :) In all seriousness tho, there is a steam api. https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_Web_API there is potential to allow a player to login to a Web page using steam with their current player name and uid to authenticate. After authentication some sql magic will be involved. Axeman is that something your looking into at the moment or is it something us server owners will have to learn as your probably busy with the arma 3 epoch (Which looks awesome btw, can't wait to test ;) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambeast Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 we aren't updating until gamespy shuts down. Its still up today so we'll gladly take the stragglers till its time to move on. Most likely a new epoch hotfix will be released to address the new getplayeruidold method. waiting for that one mostly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Rogue Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 I'm on 112555 as downloaded from Steam beta. This version is also featured on Commander. Is this correct?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterDeadThanZed Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 I'm on 112555 as downloaded from Steam beta. This version is also featured on Commander. Is this correct?? That's not the latest version. You have to switch to the Steam beta of Arma 2. Darth_Rogue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brockie Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 I'm on 112555 as downloaded from Steam beta. This version is also featured on Commander. Is this correct?? Indeed, as Zed said, that's not the Steam version. You might want to look for my update guide to help you get the correct version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Rogue Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 I figured it out. I had pathed my server and client startup to continue using the 'expansion\beta' path. Steam puts the new exe files right in the game root. Got it fixed. Thanks for the replies though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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