BF3 Server Emulator in Closed Beta

[zorplex]

I'm not sure of the details, but I just saw something interesting. There is a supposed BF3 server emulator that just entered closed beta testing here: http://www.mordorhq.com/showthread.php? ... Enlistment!

I'm not sure if/how it would violate the EA ToS or how it works with the retail client. The site says it still requires a legitimate version of BF3, so from what I can tell, it would just elliminate the need for a paid/official hosting server. Seeing as we are having issues with our servers and only run unranked/locked for battledays, I think this might be worth looking into. We would gain root access to the server and possibly the source code and could better address the no gun glitch as well as more control over server settings and possibly support for mods. We'd need someone with amazing bandwidth and hardware to host the server or a rented server that can handle the load. I think it's worth trying if anyone is willing to apply to the beta. I bet they'd be interested in getting an organized 64 player group testing the code.

[KoffeinFlummi]

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[Necromancer]

As it says its an emulator, they mapped the netcode and are trying to mimic the server calculations and output.
i doubt they'll ever release the source code even though its not DICE original code.

but - it probably won't have the gun glitch.

Servers don't require amazing hardware.
muti-core and a lot of ram is required because it needs to run multiple services/threads at the same time.
bandwidth and internet connection would be our biggest issue, since server farms are usually hosted on Tier2. hosting it on local computer would mean all the connections will have to transit to and from Tier3 significantly adding latency.

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[LongBowNL]

This emulator is mainly useful for making recordings, because you can have a private server. I am not sure how useful it will be for Global Conflict.

[LoA]

I applied for the lulz, EA ToS doesn't really do much, they're posting content from youtube where the creators have used the Freecam or any other mods that violate EA's ToS, on BF3's official facebook page.

This is awesome because it means that BF3 just won't die a horrible death. It also means that we can play with our settings, without any stupid glitches or lag. We also won't have to pay a shitload of money to EA's shitty server providers.

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In other news, we also discovered a map to the holy grail buried on Operation Firestorm and figured out every digit of Pi.

Credit where credit is due, that was quite good.

[Sao]

In other news, we also discovered a map to the holy grail buried on Operation Firestorm and figured out every digit of Pi.

Credit where credit is due, that was quite good.

This is an historic day. Id and flummi not actually arguing :,)

[zorplex]

Please let us know if you gain access to the beta. I would really like to test this server to see if we can either eliminate the gun glitch or maybe get some real error logs when the glitch occurs.

[cairdazar]

Please let us know if you gain access to the beta. I would really like to test this server to see if we can either eliminate the gun glitch or maybe get some real error logs when the glitch occurs.

If this really is an emulator and not some modified/hacked version of the official server software, then the has nothing to do with the software running on our leased servers and any error logs are probably going to be useless.

But it is possible that the group behind this have decoded the client-server protocol used, and might be able to help us debug the gun glitch.