Feature Request: Dedicated server software

[DryRoastedLemon]

Hello there.

Well, I'll avoid talking about the rather bumpy release. In short, I actually like this version of the game, but the game's suffering from some very unoptimized netcode. This will impact the game's success, so I hope that optimizing the netcode is amongst the first priorities for the next patch.

Fixing the netcode would be awesome, but what also would be pretty awesome if you could release dedicated server software for hosting your own LAN servers, and the possibility to connect to specific IP's or LAN games.

[dr_fish]

The dev has said no to this on the official forums (BS about ensuring a quality experiance). I bought a 4 pack this morning but I almost didn't because of the lack of a dedicated server. I hope they come to their senses soon. I need to be able to setup a safe place for family and friends to hang out - and because of the building elements it seems really obvious that you should should be able to lock it down and manage everything yourself.

[DryRoastedLemon]

I'm sure he has his reasons for choosing not to. Best thing you can do is not using strong language and giving reasons why you are supposedly right, but reasons why it would enrich the gaming experience. There's no use to saying things like "I hope they come to their senses soon". That will not motivate developers.

Now, I'm sure we're on the same side, but from your description I'm wondering if you would perhaps be better off with playing Minecraft. "A safe place to hang out because of the building elements" make it seem like you actually want to play Minecraft instead of Ace of Spades. Don't see this as an attack on you personally, but I don't think you want dedicated server software for the right reasons.

Anyway, in the dedicated server software's favour, I think releasing such software would actually enrich the gaming experience, especially because as it is now the online experience is very much lacking. If the online portion was fully optimized and working properly, an online game would indeed be a better experience.

I haven't seen the post where the developer said he didn't want to release dedicated server software, but it's actually very reasonable to think that not using dedicated servers should improve the user experience. Ace of Spades' maps are generally quite large, and since a typical LAN party is relatively small you'd end up with only a couple of players in a large map.

However, the thing that makes dedicated server software so interesting is because it ensures network performance, especially because the online portion cannot at the moment deliver such performance. After that it is indeed interesting to be able to manage server settings, but remember that in the first place this is a shooter. It's not meant to be a "safe place to hang out for family and friends". If that's what you want, you should play a different game. Minecraft already comes with server software, and there are other server solutions available for it as well.

[AutomaticMusket]

I want this feature.