Thanks in advance for the clarification!BF4 server version R18 (101684) has been sent to us and DICE has asked us to roll it out at 1am PST. Shortly after that time, you should see your server kick all players and restart (after a warning), then go down again while the update is extracted.
Question About New Update Process
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Question About New Update Process
Since the last BF4 game server update, I've noticed that the game servers are being restarted twice. I was wondering what is different now that would make this required? The part I'm confused about is the "then go down again while the update is extracted" part...
Re: Question About New Update Process
DICE provides a mechanism to "gracefully" shut down the server by stopping it after the round, and we use this. The server then restarts automatically, as all servers do in our system. After the restart, it has to be taken down a second time in order to be actually updated.
Since this update includes a client component, clients will be unable to connect after the first restart, until the update finishes, and everything works smoothly with minimal disruption.
Since this update includes a client component, clients will be unable to connect after the first restart, until the update finishes, and everything works smoothly with minimal disruption.
Re: Question About New Update Process
Ahhh! That's a pretty nice feature they put in. That way there aren't really any interrupted games during the update processes now. This post explains the matter of my inquiry very well. Thanks, John!