Dedicated Server on Windows

[Delta99]

When I run "arma2oaserver.exe" from the "Arma 2" directory the dedicated server starts up properly and I see everything initialized properly including "BattlEye".

However, if I try to point things to a config using -config and/or -profile I get a BattlEye initialization error: "BattlEye initialization failed".

I have even tried the -BEpath variable and that doesn't seem to help either.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong here? Any steps I can take to look at a log fle or something to see what might be going on?

I am running OA.

I've successfully run servers with Arma in the past but this is the first time I'm trying it with 2.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Delta99]

Should this be asked in the troubleshooting forum?

[[HUD]Dorph]

Lets see the targetline of your server start icon.

[Delta99]

This is what I have minus the BEpath parameter as I forget what I had for that. Either way doesn't work:

"C:\games\ArmA 2\arma2oaserver.exe" -config=server.cfg -profiles="C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\ArmA 2"

[Delta99]

Bump, any help here? I'm guessing this is a common problem.

[Delta99]

Still can't get this damn thing to work yet BattlEye works fine if I join any server using the client.

[NoBrainer]

Swap out everything to you're need and test:

..\path\arma2oaserver.exe -port=2302 -nosound -world=empty -name=Server -profiles=d:\Catalog_with_profiles -cfg=d:\Catalog_with_profiles\ArmA2OA_config_file.c fg -config=d:\Catalog_with_profiles\serveroa_config_fi le.cfg

Edit: Why does it look like it's spaces in the middle of a word??

[Blacknite3d]

I've compared my dedicated server command line with yours:
-config=server.cfg -port=2302 -ip=207.210.252.146 -profiles=C:\blahblahblah\ -mod=@CWR2 -maxplayers=16

So the only thing I've noticed was you are missing the "port" and "ip", so if it isnt those, it could be your server.cfg. What does your server.cfg say?

[NoBrainer]

I don't use -ip and -maxplayers in my startup line no.
IP is just my servers ip, so thats why I don't bother.
Maxplayers is in my server.cfg of course, where it should be.

My basic.cfg

language="English";
adapter=-1;
3D_Performance=93750;
Resolution_Bpp=32;
Windowed=0;
MaxMsgSend=1024;
MaxSizeGuaranteed=1024;
MaxSizeNonguaranteed=64;
MinBandwidth=16777216;
MaxBandwidth=27262976;
MaxCustomFileSize=0;

My sercer.cfg

passwordAdmin = "********";
password = "********";
hostname = "NoPryl A2:CO Play1";
motd[]= {" ","NoPryl of Norway"," ","We Rulez.."};
motdInterval = 2;
maxPlayers = 30;
reportingIP = "arma2oapc.master.gamespy.com";
voteThreshold = 0.8;
voteMissionPlayers = 1;
logfile = "publicOA.log";
class Missions { };
kickduplicate = 1;
equalModRequired = 0;
disableVoN = 0;
vonCodecQuality = 7;
VonID = 1;
timeStampFormat = "full";
persistent = 0;
BattlEye = 0;
verifySignatures = 1;
regularcheck = "{}";
checkfiles[] = {};
onUnsignedData = "kick (_this select 0)";
onDifferentData = "kick (_this select 0)";
onhackeddata = "kick (_this select 0)";
onUserConnected = "";
onUserDisconnected = "";
doubleIdDetected = "kick (_this select 0)";

My arma2profile

version=1;
blood=1;
singleVoice=0;
gamma=1;
brightness=1;
shadingQuality=7;
shadowQuality=3;
maxSamplesPlayed=32;
class Difficulties
{
class Recruit
{
class Flags
{
3rdPersonView=0;
armor=0;
autoAim=0;
autoGuideAT=0;
autoSpot=0;
cameraShake=1;
clockIndicator=1;
deathMessages=1;
enemyTag=0;
friendlyTag=0;
hud=1;
hudGroupInfo=0;
hudPerm=0;
hudWp=1;
hudWpPerm=0;
map=0;
netStats=1;
tracers=0;
ultraAI=0;
unlimitedSaves=0;
vonId=0;
weaponCursor=1;
};
skillFriendly=0.98500001;
precisionFriendly=0.40000001;
skillEnemy=0.98500001;
precisionEnemy=0.20000011;
};
class Regular
{
class Flags
{
3rdPersonView=0;
armor=0;
autoAim=0;
autoGuideAT=0;
autoSpot=0;
cameraShake=1;
clockIndicator=1;
deathMessages=1;
enemyTag=0;
friendlyTag=0;
hud=1;
hudGroupInfo=0;
hudPerm=0;
hudWp=1;
hudWpPerm=0;
map=0;
netStats=1;
tracers=0;
ultraAI=0;
unlimitedSaves=0;
vonId=0;
weaponCursor=1;
};
skillFriendly=0.98500001;
precisionFriendly=0.40000001;
skillEnemy=0.98500001;
precisionEnemy=0.20000011;
};
class Veteran
{
class Flags
{
3rdPersonView=0;
armor=0;
autoAim=0;
autoGuideAT=0;
autoSpot=0;
cameraShake=1;
clockIndicator=1;
deathMessages=0;
enemyTag=0;
friendlyTag=0;
hud=1;
hudGroupInfo=0;
hudPerm=0;
hudWp=1;
hudWpPerm=0;
map=0;
netStats=1;
tracers=0;
ultraAI=0;
unlimitedSaves=0;
vonId=0;
weaponCursor=1;
};
skillFriendly=0.98500001;
precisionFriendly=0.40000001;
skillEnemy=0.98500001;
precisionEnemy=0.20000011;
};
class Mercenary
{
class Flags
{
3rdPersonView=0;
armor=0;
autoAim=0;
autoGuideAT=0;
autoSpot=0;
cameraShake=1;
clockIndicator=0;
deathMessages=0;
enemyTag=0;
friendlyTag=0;
hud=0;
hudGroupInfo=0;
hudPerm=0;
hudWp=0;
hudWpPerm=0;
map=0;
netStats=0;
tracers=0;
ultraAI=0;
unlimitedSaves=0;
vonID=0;
weaponCursor=0;
};
skillFriendly=0.98500001;
precisionFriendly=0.40000001;
skillEnemy=0.98500001;
precisionEnemy=0.20000011;
};
};
activeKeys[]=
{
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty1",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty2",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty3",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty4",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty5",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty6",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty7",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty8",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty9",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty10",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty11",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty12",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty13",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty14",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty15",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty16",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty17",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty18",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty19",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty20",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty21",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty22",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty23",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty24",
"BIS_IAmBeingNaughty25",
"BIS_SOM_INFO_HINT_1",
"BIS_SOM_INFO_HINT_2"
};
difficulty="veteran";
sceneComplexity=300000;
viewDistance=9999;
terrainGrid=25;
volumeCD=6.5;
volumeFX=6.5;
volumeSpeech=6.5;
volumeVoN=6.5;
vonRecThreshold=0.029999999;

haven't cleaned it up yet. Waiting for 1.60 before I do some more work on these files.