Did DbD change servers?

[Fun]

Since changing "hosts" file to connect to other regions stopped working, I was wondering about the reason behind it.

Could it be that DbD changed from amazon servers?

[A Generic Name]

They're definitely still using Amazon servers. Perhaps the domains have changed? The hosts method should still work providing you have the correct domains blocked.

I've never changed servers, but I just blocked access to EU Central servers on my PC to see what would happen and rebooted my game. I saw "ping checks" to the below listed domains as the game was loading. The ping check for EU Central failed as I'd blocked access, so I was placed on EU West instead.

gamelift-ping.us-west-2.api.aws (US West)
gamelift-ping.ap-east-1.api.aws (Hong Kong)
gamelift-ping.sa-east-1.api.aws (Brazil)
gamelift-ping.us-east-1.api.aws (US East)
gamelift-ping.ap-northeast-1.api.aws (Japan)
gamelift-ping.eu-central-1.api.aws (Germany)
gamelift-ping.ap-northeast-2.api.aws (Korea)
gamelift-ping.ap-southeast-2.api.aws (Australia)
gamelift-ping.eu-west-1.api.aws (Singapore)
gamelift-ping.ap-southeast-1.api.aws (Ireland)

I haven't really tested it further than what I mentioned above, but I believe that blocking one or more of these will achieve what you want.

[Fun]

Hm weird, I tried blocking EU-Central too
by typing
0.0.0.0 gamelift-ping.eu-central-1.api.aws
0.0.0.0 gamelift.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com

into the host files but seems to not work for me :/

[A Generic Name]

After a bit of searching it seems you may require a DNS proxy to block servers. I'm not sure what they've done on their end. There's a very thorough guide here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3295619803

Acrylic DNS is an open source, portable program - no installation required. Any DNS proxy will work.

gamelift.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com seems to be connecting to the below IP addresses. Could you try blocking them and see if this has any affect? The only caveat here (if it works) is that if/when the IP addresses for "gamelift.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com" change, the "EU Central" server will no longer be blocked. You can find out which IP addresses a domain is connected to via an online DNS record search of the domain itself (gamelift.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com).

0.0.0.0 52.119.188.10
0.0.0.0 52.94.204.248
0.0.0.0 52.94.205.108

I'm a bit pressed for time at the moment, so I'm not really able to do much testing myself, but the DNS proxy method will definitely work.

I should also probably thank you as I'll now be blocking EU central myself going forward. I had no idea this was possible.

[Fun]

Well as long as in the end we both profit from it (I just want to block eu central aswell) its nice (:

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Hi there!

I am the author of original guide, but this guide with acrylic is retired - it doesn't work anymore. Find me in discord or dm me here to get new method.

[A Generic Name]

Originally posted by `:

Hi there!

I am the author of original guide, but this guide with acrylic is retired - it doesn't work anymore. Find me in discord or dm me here to get new method.

I hadn't tried. Though, a DNS proxy should work. I imagine something as simple as OpenDNS would do the job, but again, I haven't done much testing.

Personally, I use Portmaster by "Safing", a free and open-source firewall of sorts which blocks ads, tracking and anything else you like at the OS level. It's as simple as typing *eu-central* and it's blocked. I'd recommend anyone with even a little technical know-how use this program, though it does have a bit of a learning curve.

I'm not sure why, to help others, you wouldn't just type the "new method" here to help OP out rather than ask them to use Discord or DM you. Gatekeeping knowledge that can potentially help others doesn't really make much sense.

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Originally posted by A Generic Name:

Originally posted by `:

Hi there!

I am the author of original guide, but this guide with acrylic is retired - it doesn't work anymore. Find me in discord or dm me here to get new method.

I hadn't tried. Though, a DNS proxy should work. I imagine something as simple as OpenDNS would do the job, but again, I haven't done much testing.

Personally, I use Portmaster by "Safing", a free and open-source firewall of sorts which blocks ads, tracking and anything else you like at the OS level. It's as simple as typing *eu-central* and it's blocked. I'd recommend anyone with even a little technical know-how use this program, though it does have a bit of a learning curve.

I'm not sure why, to help others, you wouldn't just type the "new method" here to help OP out rather than ask them to use Discord or DM you. Gatekeeping knowledge that can potentially help others doesn't really make much sense.

Too much talking. I don't have time to rewrite guide at the moment, and my message addressed to those poorthings that need solution ASAP.

[Fun]

I tried Portmaster and after queueing and checking profile it does send me to the servers I want to be sent to.

Try it out its pretty easy to use and understandable!

[A Generic Name]

Originally posted by ☂ Pond ☂:

I tried Portmaster and after queueing and checking profile it does send me to the servers I want to be sent to.

Try it out its pretty easy to use and understandable! :auimp:

That's great to hear. I'm happy it helped :).