cfrostyscriv Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 you can have a ps4 server hosted on the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrixunMortar Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 so u pay for a poopty nitrado server? host ur own to avoid lag, just to get the same poopty experience? c'mon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow9cat Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, cfrostyscriv said: Each person uses a slot yes, minimun slots for ark is 10. Cool! Thanks for the info. I gotta think seriously about this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfrostyscriv Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 1 minute ago, BrixunMortar said: so u pay for a poopty nitrado server? host ur own to avoid lag, just to get the same poopty experience? c'mon Will be interesting to see how it goes, I am sticking to my xbox host for now at least, I did a quick google search for Nitrado reviews and it was not great, But we will not know until about a month or so after they release them then I will make up my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejoker00 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 Yeah I'm hanging on with my PS4 server that I've got running. I priced up a 4gb server with 20 slots and it was around £22/month. I spent £40 on a 'broken' PS4 which cost me £20 to repair and equip with a HDD. So 3 months in and I've surpassed the cost of my PS4 server. The only thing is my poopty internet which doesn't cause many issues to the guys that play on my server, but really isn't the best speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejoker00 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 I've got an old desktop which has a decent spec in it which I was hoping to use. But if it's almost impossible to host a PS4 server on PC then I won't bother investigating it, which is a massive shame really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranqRex Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 18 minutes ago, thejoker00 said: I've got an old desktop which has a decent spec in it which I was hoping to use. But if it's almost impossible to host a PS4 server on PC then I won't bother investigating it, which is a massive shame really. Whilst it's not technically impossible, you're just not allowed due to the security/authentication stuff. It'll only happen on Xbox because of Play Anywhere and the fact an Xbox is basically a Windows computer tailored specifically for a purpose, plus you sign into the console and computer with the same MS account etc. Even then this will only let Xbox and Win 10 players play together, not cross-platform with PS4 and/or Steam gamers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedogowl Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 24 minutes ago, thejoker00 said: I priced up a 4gb server with 20 slots and it was around £22/month. You priced up a what!? and it was how much!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejoker00 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 10 minutes ago, thedogowl said: You priced up a what!? and it was how much!? Hahah not an actual server for my personal purchase! A rented server through Nitrado. You can specify number of slots and required RAM installed in the server for your rental. I specified 20 slots (so 20 character slots) and an upgrade to 4gb of RAM to allow slightly smoother handling of data processing and it came to around £22/month. https://server.nitrado.net/eng/order-gameserver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranqRex Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 The server pricing isn't that bad actually, you just need to weigh up the cost vs hosting on a second console - cost of console, the constant electricity use, noise/heat (depending on where the second console is located) etc. If you have a group of friends who are active players then if you split the cost it becomes pretty manageable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfrostyscriv Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 48 minutes ago, thejoker00 said: Yeah I'm hanging on with my PS4 server that I've got running. I priced up a 4gb server with 20 slots and it was around £22/month. I spent £40 on a 'broken' PS4 which cost me £20 to repair and equip with a HDD. So 3 months in and I've surpassed the cost of my PS4 server. The only thing is my poopty internet which doesn't cause many issues to the guys that play on my server, but really isn't the best speed. 20 slots is £13.20 per month, the RAM slider they have is just for minecraft servers so you do not need to add extra ram for ark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejoker00 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, cfrostyscriv said: 20 slots is £13.20 per month, the RAM slider they have is just for minecraft servers so you do not need to add extra ram for ark. Even better!! There's about 8 of us that play on my current server, so £160/year between us all is like £20 each per year which is peanuts really. It just depends on the quality of the service that Nitrado provide is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfrostyscriv Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 1 minute ago, thejoker00 said: Even better!! There's about 8 of us that play on my current server, so £160/year between us all is like £20 each per year which is peanuts really. It just depends on the quality of the service that Nitrado provide is all. That is why I am waiting for a month or so, did a google search and reviews were good for first month with low population of about 4, then people started to see problems with crashes/lag/unable to connect and play after a month and with higher populations. Nitrado host the official servers and think they are good with 70 players on them lol (lag is horrendous) Hoping it works out good and the service is good as I am interested in a PC host, but WC also said the service will go out to 3rd party hosts once framework is stable through Nitrado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickyh24 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 10 hours ago, cfrostyscriv said: That is why I am waiting for a month or so, did a google search and reviews were good for first month with low population of about 4, then people started to see problems with crashes/lag/unable to connect and play after a month and with higher populations. Nitrado host the official servers and think they are good with 70 players on them lol (lag is horrendous) Hoping it works out good and the service is good as I am interested in a PC host, but WC also said the service will go out to 3rd party hosts once framework is stable through Nitrado. Sounds like it's no better than a console server with the exception of server backups. My server always runs great but then it usually gets wiped because of a corrupt save file a few months down the road. Wish they could just fix that. Only reason I was interested in a pc server was to host a cluster but I'm not paying what it would cost to do that. Like a grand a year to host a 4 map cluster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraumaHound Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 You know there's no technical reason they couldn't let you host it on your own hardware. They could even restrict it to a docker image they build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msisson Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 If I do a dedicated hosting on a spare PS4 and me and a couple others are in my house on separate PS4s playing, will it just use my LAN or is it going to be using internet for some reason. I've got satellite internet so the latency is high. I want to be able to do multiplayer using nothing but my home local network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbapou Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 From my understanding, you cant backup a dedicated server on a console. That alone should be a no go. If Nitrado can manage backups and rollbacks, then its a better choice. For Xbox/win10, the win10 server needs to be loook at to see if you can manage backups to avoid a total wipe in case of a crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20GT Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Can we run mods on Nitrado? PC server for PD4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivar Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Even other hosts like SurvivalServers support this now. And they're WAYYYY better then lagtrado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20GT Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Is there a thread that talks about how to add mods? I searched and didn't find much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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