BF1942 Desert Combat

Psychotic · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 1:10 pm Post subject:

I pulled this info off the BF42files forum:

As a rough rule of thumb, each player requires anywhere from 50 to 80 KBps.
You need a *minimum* of a T1 to support a 16 player server, dual T1 (3 Mb)
for a 32 player server, and just over 6 Mb for a 64 player server (although
that can hit up to 7 or 8 Mb/sec depending on how many people are connecting
and downloading maps). Basically you need some serious bandwidth for anything
over a 16 player server and it should be dedicated hardware (i.e. it's only a
server, no GUI or other apps running on it).

As far as the hardware, here is a rough estimate/guide of what kind of server
to host on what kind of bandwidth:

CPU/NETWORK 128kbit 256kbit 512kbit T1(1.4Mbit) > 2Mbit 10Mbit > T3(45Mbit)
PIII 500 2 4 8 12 12
PIII 800 2 4 8 20 20
PIII 1300 2 4 8 24 32
PIV 2000 2 4 8 24 64

Wish I had the connection to do a server.... maybe some nice person at The Ville does!
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Blown · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 1:26 pm Post subject:

a 16 player BF server wouldnt be much fun IMO, the maps that I played were just too big for only 8 per team. I think the only connections that could even touch that would be Deathbringers and Robs.

shovelnose · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 2:49 pm Post subject:

BF1942 is an outstanding game, but you need a seriously powerful computer to experience it the way it is supposed to be experienced. a 32mb video card can BARELY handle this game. and as far as bandwidth, you need at least 20-24 people on a map to make it fun, otherwise you are running around forever trying to find people cause the maps are so damn big.

what i like to do is play a lan game ( host computer is a monster ) with jackthehomeless, and put between 40-50 bots, with the AI turned way up. just as fun as playing online, cept there is no lag.
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