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DICE - Server Maintenance
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Maintenance coming up between 13:30 - 15:00 CET
By: zh1nt0 Posted: 5 hours ago 188 comments
We will perform maintenance on our servers and therefore multiplayer and coop connectivity will be down for further notice as well as features that connect to our backend.
Maintenance will occur between:
04:30 - 06:00 PDT
07:30 - 09:00 EST
13:30 - 15:00 CET
12:30 - 14:00 GMT
Maintenance will affect Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 as well as the PC platform.
You will still be able to access our forums and browse around on the site.
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Patch level R5 has been scheduled to be pushed onto all servers starting at 11:00 am EST
Changelogs
- Crashfixes
- Player slot issues
- Latest PunkBuster DLLs included (in case the server doesnt auto-update)
- Security updates
- Fixed some problems with client<->server handshake, which would make players get kicked from the server halfway through loading
The big change on this one besides some crash fixes and the player slot issues is the PB update that the server will have and one of the reasons why this is a mandatory patch that must be applied to all servers. For the current version, PB versions between players and the servers have been almost a guessing game. So, for this patch and hopefully going forward, the latest PB is on the server. What this also means is that players will need to make sure that they have the latest version of PB installed for their game client install.
Daniel Mastros wrote up instructions on how to make sure you are on the latest version of PB.
Manually updating Punkbuster *recommended*
Quote:By: zh1nt0 Posted: 3 hours ago 190 comments
For players that are having problems with not being able to connect, you probably want to take a look at this post.
To Manually update your local PunkBuster Security Files, choose "Save As" from your Web Browser's "File" Menu and explore to find your game folder and the subfolder called "pb".
Save this file in that location (/pb/pbsec.htm or /pb/pbsecsv.htm). The next time you start your game, your PunkBuster will have the latest security information necessary to accept auto-updates from PB Servers.
http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=dl-bf3.php [evenbalance.com]
original link is found on : http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/news/view/2832654773952043053/
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We are updating our servers
By: zh1nt0 Posted: 2 hours ago 353 comments
Hello everyone!
Itīs sunday night over here at the office. Itīs cold and dark outside but inside one of the nicest buildings located in the heart of Stockholm, sits a team that is working on updates. We at DICE are rolling out a new server update and of course, we are posting the change log to you.
For users, this means that you donīt need to update your client since this is a server side update.
- Fix for crashes usually occurring during level switches. Server providers may see a little bit of memory leakage instead in this situation
- Game servers should no longer quit in some situations where the online backend servers are down. Server will reconnect to the backend once it's up again
- Fix for ghost servers which didn't accept connections
- Kick reasons should better match situations where they are issued. This will help battlelog provide more accurate information to the player
- Connection fixes to avoid players sometimes being rejected while joining the game server on one of the last slots
- Security updates
- Improved server logging
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R7 is out. Least they are working hard to address some of the gameplay problems.
- Fix for rubber banding.
- TDM/SQDM spawn point fix.
- 2 crash fixes in end of round.
- Fix for connection problem when joining password protected servers.
- Removed 'vars.allUnlocksUnlocked' once ranked server settings are enforced, this may come back in some form.
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DICE have released Server Update R8 with the following changes:
- Crashfixes.
- RCON bugfixes; banList.add can now ban on player name.
- Fixes for team & squad handling, both during and between rounds.
R8 installed and servers restarted. thx
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