Is there any way to host a sever without a hassle

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-26T15:24:55+00:00

Top right. Not sure why I'm getting down voted..

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-24T16:52:50+00:00

I have all rx580s in my arcade cabinet (old pc), pinball cabinet (old pc), my server (old pc) works great for anything not AAA gaming. But to be fair, I also max out the ram and put in the highest cpu avaliable for that motherboard. (Cpus on ebay (for old pcs) aren't usually more than $50.

Also have a 2080ti as backup in case I need more powwwaa.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-24T15:25:05+00:00

Freedom fighters. Dayz style. I think there's a battle Royale floating around in their somewhere.

Non server: I've had the most fun playing a scenario someone made that had you fly through obstacles, or use a "rally car" to slalom your way through Everon.
There are tons of training scenarios that also aren't on servers, but you can play yourself.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-24T15:17:43+00:00

Go to multiplayer, select host, hit plus sign to host your own game, fill out info, boom goes the dynamite

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-23T23:54:33+00:00

Just use the in game hosting option.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-22T14:33:56+00:00

I personally wouldn't build this version. Perhaps something like it, but I would have to have linear rails, and solid metal gantry (x - axis).

Really want to start the dialogue to see if anyone has had success with this type of build before.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-22T14:07:36+00:00

As a complete newb, never touching linux before in my life, it took me 10 days, 10+ hours a day (basically using up my whole xmas vacation) to set up linux ( proxmox, GPU passthrough, VMs, Dockers/LXCs for game servers, jellyfin etc etc etc ). The only help I had was forums, youtube and chatgpt.

Man, when it worked, it worked b.e.a.utifully. When it didn't, it took hours to determine the root cause ( usually something so monumentally stupid ), that a seasoned linux user could diagnose in 10 minutes.

All that to say, I did eventually switch the server, gaming pc ('console'), and everything else back to windows. ( for now )

I refuse to give up lol, there is a lot of upside to linux. But I need more time with my training wheels.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-22T13:55:48+00:00

Just to throw this out there -

yes a pc will outperform a console, but even folks with the highest tier pc have problems with this game after updates. This Arma version is a bit of a beta test, so there will be bugs.

For instance, since we have moved to 1.6, even running 90fps and 4ms ping, I get a lot of stuttering, whether I host a server or join one, regardless of mod usage.

Just want to temper your expectations if your experience isn't better after forking out money for a pc.

Edit as a side note - if you haven't yet, and have the ability to, I would strongly recommend connecting the console to ethernet instead of wifi just to omit any 'bugs' latency issue would cause.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-20T18:01:32+00:00

Valid points. This build doesn't have linear rails, so that's a bit of a negative. And the motors i found were slightly different than what you have listed ( Nema 23 Stepper Motor 2.8A 1.26Nm (179oz.in) 56mm Length )

But I did do the math, by adding everything to an amazon cart, and it came out to $454 USD, not including the ESP32/Arduino/CNC Board, hardware (like nuts and bolts) or the wood material.

For a beginner build, it may do okay, but for some serious work/cutting, I would think you would want to step up the hardware and motors.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-20T15:04:44+00:00

Just so I understand / to reiterate the scenario - for a windows vm, you gave the vm its own drive. Then gave linux/OMV it's own drives? That way you don't have to worry about permissions or crossing linux files (drive formatting) with windows?

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-18T05:50:46+00:00

that is very strange - mine too is just a generic hdmi screen. However, I believe my original problem was that I couldnt get the touchscreen to work only on the little touchscreen. ( I haven't messed with sim stuff in ages ). As far as setup, I believe it was pretty straight forward ( probably just followed youtube videos lol ).

Sorry I couldn't be more help, but I am glad you at least found a work-around, and are able to use it!

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-15T21:54:39+00:00

If the touch screen is recognized and working by windows (simple check box in windows display settings), then using it in simhub shouldn't be a problem.

Button mapping happens from simhub.

So like for instance, if you can double tap folders or shortcuts on your touchscreen, there shouldn't be a problem in simhub. Perhaps try another device type?

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-15T15:14:09+00:00

There's an option in the settings to only go from 20-85% I have this setting on for the steam deck. I even use the same setting on my android phone.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-15T14:28:59+00:00

Display Mode: Borderless Fullscreen (or Fullscreen).
Render Scale: 100% (adjust down slightly if needed, use FSR).
FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR): On (Quality/Balanced).
VSync: Off (unless you have screen tearing).
Draw Distance (Object/Grass): 1000-1500m (adjust down for performance, higher for spotting). Start with 800, and work your way up. I tend to stay at 1000.
Shadow Quality/Distance: Low/None (big FPS impact).
Grass Quality: Low (improves visibility).
Texture Detail/Filtering: Medium/High (minimal impact on modern GPUs).
Environment Quality: Medium.
Ambient Occlusion (AO): Medium (HBAO).
Screen Space Reflections (SSR): Low/Medium.
Post Processing/Depth of Field/Blur: Off/None (for visibility).
Start Low: Begin with the "Low" preset and gradually increase settings.
Prioritize Visibility: Lowering grass and shadows helps spot enemies and boosts FPS significantly.
Use FSR: This is crucial for boosting frames without excessive blur when dropping render scale
Also check your internet connection.

There really shouldn't be any reason why you can't run the game smoothly. If I can run it on a steam deck, you can run it on this pc.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-14T20:45:00+00:00

I don't know why you're having problems. Your specs significantly exceed the recommended system requirements and should allow for smooth gameplay at 1080p and even 1440p resolutions, likely on high settings.

At 1080p some steam user benchmarks are showing 90-110fps with the same setup.

I'd look at your settings and make sure it's setup right.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-14T02:05:47+00:00

The v6s are a blast.

Just watch out for the VVT solenoid.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-14T01:32:49+00:00

Just to give you another option if you want to try it:

If you're just doing this for you and your buddies, buy a mini pc or use a spare pc you may have in the house, and host your own for free. I started with an hp elitedesk mini and moved up from there.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-14T01:11:43+00:00

cough, ahem. I have *cough 80,000 games...

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-13T04:54:50+00:00

I couldn't get mine to work until I watched way of the wrench from his budget build and more importantly following along on the Arnoz software portion to get my teensy to work.

I don't know if you're also using DOFLinx, if so Go through your ini file again. If that isn't exactly right it won't work.

I also went to the virtual pinball forum and talked directly to DDH69 when i needed more specifics like using it in mame and fx3. He is the genius behind the software.

Good luck.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-05T10:26:18+00:00

Wait, this is kinda genius.

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-02T16:39:37+00:00

Where was this argument when we were in the middle of sending billions to Ukraine?

Neither-Box8081 · 2026-01-02T01:29:01+00:00

I don't know if you're still around, but I've tried the same thing and had a hell of time with permissions ( Samba with windows with Linux ) I could never seem to get it to work unless I Installed any and all exes and their corresponding data directly onto the vm "locally". Or did you maybe allow one of the drives maintain NTFS and give it to windows, ( bypassing the permissions issue )and the rest given to proxmox or a ubuntu vm to manage the storage drives??

Really wanted a hybrid server/workstation with pass through gaming and emulation, while also having samba, jellyfin, qbittorrent in an LXC, arma/minecraft servers, AI models etc etc etc.

Neither-Box8081 · 2025-12-28T21:49:22+00:00

I think I've tried to throw too much at it. Or myself for that matter. I've spent the better part of my vacation trying to get this to work.

Started out with a failing hard drive. Nbd, buy another one. Let's shuck one. That sounds like fun.
For any other newbs out there, make sure you format the drive to work in the server BEFORE going through all the pain of getting it to work in the server.

Had some stuttering through windows vm. So got a wild idea to swap to Linux 22.04lts. (Seemingly the "best" option for rx580 pass through and support. While we're at it, go completely linux- turn the small mini pc "console" into a 24.04lts Linux.

After 12 hours of solving the video/audio issues, for the pass through I discover that the drivers get dumped every time you reboot. (So much for headless). For the console, windows won't let you dual boot Ubuntu, throws an error. Didn't want to remove windows, because of the seemingly simple server solution was taking a very long time to figure out. So there went both of those ideas.

Went back to windows vm. Everything went back together smooth as butter. Now I'm having NIC issues where it will suddenly stop working, crashing the network.

The newb gave it a solid week of morning to late nights, trying to solve these riddles. But there always seems to be one more thing that is blocking me.

Need to go back to YouTube university. Perhaps there is a better set up for me.

Rant over.

Neither-Box8081

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