Battlefield 4 Idling In Our Servers

[Skagnatti]

Please verify this is working.

An idle timeout for an hour ( to test ) is set. If it works, it will be increased. If not, it may require a server restart, which I was not able to do since peeps were in three of them.

*NOTE: If all goes well, doing this will require admining AFKs if a server if full. Keep that in mind. Follow the same procedure when monitoring AFKs in a full server; try not to kick prematurely, chat them to make sure there is no response.

Consult your local ATs if you need a refresher on the proper procedure for handling AFKs.

Word.

 

[GamesB4Gains]

Good to go. I've heard the servers sometimes change settings and have to be restarted quite a few times a week. Will the idle time be affected?

 

[Skagnatti]

It is supposed to stick through maintenance restarts by the provider ::knocking on wood::.

So you confirmed it is letting you idle for an hour?

 

[GamesB4Gains]

I'm still at work :/ But I'm sure someone will before I get home. If not, I'll definitely test it!

 

[GamesB4Gains]

Tested in HC metro server. only lasted 10 minutes

 

[Skagnatti]

Then it may require a restart of the server for it to work. That was one I didn't reboot after applying the setting.


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[Skagnatti]

Managed to reboot all but HC as it still had peeps in it.

 

[GamesB4Gains]

I'll try again later today on all servers

 

[Major_Shrapnel]

The Idle timeout works great. On the Conquest All POP server I increased it and it stuck. The settings always reverted back to default but lately they have been great. The other servers like the HC one needed it also. Thanks Skag

 

[Skagnatti]

Cool!

I guess I will increase it to 24hrs on all of them, then.

 

[Skagnatti]

Cool!

I guess I will increase it to 24hrs on all of them, then.

Scratch that.


I'm not liking what I am finding with the IdleTimeout vars. EA / DICE has it that any time you mess with this setting in particular, it will push the server preset to 'Custom' no matter what you do to force it 'Normal', 'Hardcore' etc.


grrr

 

[Slash]

Scratch that.


I'm not liking what I am finding with the IdleTimeout vars. EA / DICE has it that any time you mess with this setting in particular, it will push the server preset to 'Custom' no matter what you do to force it 'Normal', 'Hardcore' etc.


grrr

Yea it seemed to take a lot longer filling up the servers, when we were on very popular maps! Guessing that had to do with custom?

 

[Skagnatti]

This one, unfortunately, we will be chasing our tails; A catch-22.

You either put the server on a modified idle timeout and push the preset to 'Custom' or you leave it alone and retain 'Normal'.


Thanks, DICE...

 

[SUPERJ569]

 

[Captain]

^

 

[Slash]

Tried to idle earlier on Conquest APM and got kicked after 5 mins...

 

[Skagnatti]

Yeah, unfortunately this one is chalked up to the way EA/DICE has the vars for server configs tightly wound up against traditional idling...