Thirith on 28/9/2013 at 09:50
I'm thinking of getting a new machine later this year or early next year. Since the motherboard on this one doesn't allow me to upgrade, I'd have to replace too many components, so I think I'll just get a new one and use the current PC as an office computer.
However, since I've been starting to get into Arma multiplayer, I've been wondering how feasible it'd be to use the second computer occasionally as a dedicated server. Not all the time, but when I'm planning a multiplayer session.
How easy is it nowadays to do this? Does it even make sense? My internet connection is pretty fast when it comes to downloads, but upload speeds are around 1,500kbit/s. Is this sufficient?
And, perhaps most importantly, for the sort of games I'm talking about (small co-op, mainly), does it make sense to use the second machine as a dedicated server?
Neb on 28/9/2013 at 14:35
I don't know anything about dedicated servers, but judging by the good performance of our 2 player co-op that you hosted last week it would be overkill to spend any extra money just yet. (EDIT: But I'm too tired to read properly, and you're buying a new PC anyhow, so I guess you could try it out.)
catbarf on 28/9/2013 at 15:11
I don't know about Arma but in my experience you generally don't need a second box to effectively host games. I used to host Source servers and play on them with friends all the time. The main limiting factor tends to be bandwidth rather than processing power, so having a second machine on the same network doesn't really help. It depends a lot on the game though.
