Dserver driving me insane

[1./ZG1_ElHadji]

I have decided to give IL-2 BoS a go on a private server. But no matter what I do I can't get it to work. What I have done so far is:

 

1. Obtained a second account and launched IL-2 BoS once from this account.

2. Dowloaded a mission from the missions section of this forum (Hosts in the Snow) and placed the files in the \Multiplayer\Dogfight folder.

3. I run Dserver logging in with the 2nd account I got from Customer Support and chose the mission mentioned above

4. I launch IL-2 BoS and login with my primary account. I can see my server in the list.

5a. I try to connect - "Cannot establish connection"

5b. I try again a few times and everything seems to work fine.

5c. Mission ends in a stalemate before I even have time to pick a plane (auto balancing off, time unlimited according to the .sds)

5d. Load screen and I'm back in the server selection menu in IL-2 BoS.

5e. See 5a.

 

When I look at the Dserver window on my second monitor I notice that the text "Rotation in progress" shows every 10-15 seconds (Rotation off in the .sds).

 

Do I have to use a second machine? Should multiplayer functionality really be this bad in 2015?

 

Firewall is off and I don't use a router so port forwarding isn't the issue here. This is the sds I use:

 

// Generated by dserver

// credentials

login = "REMOVED"
password = "REMOVED"

// server info

ranked = 0
allowMouseJoy = 0
ServerName = "XboyzSE Air Ops"


// connection settings

protection = "REMOVED"
maxClients = 33
maxClientPing = -1
ExternalIP = 1
ServerIP = ""
DownloadLimit = 10240
UploadLimit = 10240
DownloaderPort = 28100
TCPPort = 28000
UDPPort = 28000

// remote console settings

RconStart = 0
RconIP = ""
RconPort = 8991
RconLogin = ""
RconPassword = ""

// mission rotation data

ShutdownLoads = -1

[rotation]
random = false
   file = "Dogfight\Hosts in the Snow"
[end]

// preset and advanced settings

preset = 0

// preset: server related

killNotification = 0
friendlyFireReturn = 0
finishMissionIfLanded = 0
lockPayloads = 0
lockSkins = 0
lockFuelLoads = 0
lockWeaponModes = 0
penaltyTimeout = 0
respawnTimeout = 0
coalitionChangeTimeout = 0
finishMissionTimeout = 0
missionEndTimeout = 0
idleKickTimeout = 0
tdmPointsPerRound = 0
tdmRoundTime = -1
coalitionsBalancer = false

// preset: mission related

objectIcons = false
navigationIcons = false
aimingHelp = false
courseWeaponsAimingHelp = false
padlock = false
simpleDevices = false
allowSpectator = false

easyFlight = false
autoCoordination = false
autoThrottle = false
autoPilot = false
autoThrottleLimit = true
autoMix = true
autoRadiator = true

noMoment = false
noWind = false
noMisfire = false
noBreak = false
invulnerability = false
unlimitFuel = false
unlimitAmmo = false
engineNoStop = false
hotEngine = true

Edited July 9, 2015 by -=XBOYZ=-ElHadji

[coconut]

I suggest you try with the stock missions first, that way you'll avoid mission-related bugs.

 

 

 

tdmPointsPerRound = 0

 

That could be your problem. The idle kick timeout also looks scary at 0. I see these are the new defaults in DServer.exe, maybe that was a miss by the devs. It used to be 500 (tdmPointsPerRound). Set the idle kick timeout to e.g. 900 (15min).

[1./ZG1_ElHadji]

Thanx! I will try to change those values and see what happens.

 

EDIT: Changed the values and now it works! Thanks a million!

Edited July 10, 2015 by -=XBOYZ=-ElHadji

[coconut]

Glad you got it working.

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