PBS VS BSC WAR: PBS VS BSC - 29/06/2025 20:30

[Powerbits]

Dear Members,

 

 

 

As we can easy request a server and Squad playerbase seems good, we could try to test another PBS Squad server.

Pls note if you like this, that a Squad server can only be seeded by active players, so prob during peak times and with your help.

 

As we are sponsored, the cost of the server is nothing, except your effort in helping.

 

Would you like to have a server in PBS in squad?  please just reply here…

 

 

[FlyingT]

I would love if this would happen !

[[PBS]Joao]

Yes , I have Squad , but not really played it…

[Google Chrome]

Due to my work I cannot seed, but I def like the idea!

[MattDM]

Squad can be afk seeded. As I understand it, the seeding maps and plugins can be set up to sort that. I would play on a squad PBS server, as I’m quite active on squad recently, but it’s probably not the best time to start up a server until OWI release a hot fix for their server browser, as it’s dogshit since a recent update, and you struggle to find servers easily.

 

If you do set one up, I would be happy to help admin and seed it most days.

[Powerbits]

MattDM wrote:

Squad can be afk seeded. As I understand it, the seeding maps and plugins can be set up to sort that. I would play on a squad PBS server, as I’m quite active on squad recently, but it’s probably not the best time to start up a server until OWI release a hot fix for their server browser, as it’s dogshit since a recent update, and you struggle to find servers easily.

If you do set one up, I would be happy to help admin and seed it most days.

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How do you mean squad can be afk seeded? Only with active account then?

[Pigeon]

Squad would be a good option for the community, and can bring more players into the community that enjoy the First Person Shooting genre. Squad has layers available for seeding and you can seed the server as normal like you would in Hell Let Loose, BattleBit Remastered, etc. This would be a good opportunity for the community, the only downside is the fearce rivalry of other communities that have made Squad their main game.

 

From an Administration point of view, Squad is extremely user-friendly for administrating and have access to a lot of tools to support this. I think this would be a really good thing for PBS.

[MattDM]

It’s kind of like what pigeon said below. There are specific layers of each map that are for seeding. Combining this with server plugins, you can have the “kick when AFK” function turned off until the server rolls to rotation. Basically the seeding layer with plugins goes on eternally until it hits the trigger number if people (50/100 usually). Where then the “round starts” and the tickets will start decreasing until one team wins. Then it rolls to the server rotation, unless an admin rolls it sooner. Once rolled to rotation, the plugins for kicking afk players etc all reactivate.

I don’t know how to set all this up, just know this is how it works on one of the servers I play on. I could probably find out how to set it up though.

[[PBS] Vietsam]

I’d love to have a squad server, however the server competition is extremely competitive on who gets the player base. Myself does not have the time to seed, so think seeding the server will be difficult unless we have others who can do it. But do agree will be really fun and benefit to the clan to have a squad server.

[Powerbits]

The Squad server is coming

when are you guys available and when is next squad update?

[MattDM]

I am available any day pretty much (although before 8pm CET for the next 7d due to work). But should be able to seed. Best time to start seeding a squad server seems to be a 11am CET start.

No update from OWI as to when they might fix the server browser issues, or when the next update will be.

[Powerbits]

I requested the license… maybe need to know wat map is best to seed on and ofc when we all can come together

[MattDM]

So, I was speaking to some of the more well known players in Squad, talking about running a server etc, and whats needed. I know the squad playerbase can be a bit picky about their servers, and for us to run a good quality one, we want to try to attract good SLs, otherwise the games tend to be a constant shitshow.

So some of the things they said were:

1. You need active admins, there are often claim issues, intentional teamkilling etc that needs addressing, plugins help, but nothing better than an admin that can intervene quickly. This is preferred if the admins are playing, but at least able to jump on quickly if needed.
2. Regular rotation changes (easy enough for us to do though – remember squad has about 300 different layers, so lots of variety to choose from)
3. Ability to gain whitelist is good (RB – the main server I play on, they give 30 days whitelist to the first 20 players who help seed 10 times in a 30 day period – I think there is a plugin they use to track this, but does require manual effort to add and remove the whitelist)
4. Clear rules on main camping/vehicle claiming etc. (tbh, most of the good servers have very similar if not the same rules for this, so easy for us to do)
5. Fair balancing when one team is stomping (this is only really something we can do when there is enough PBS players playing on the server, but usually done by an admin requesting the clan to swap to the losing side to balance)

 

In terms of the best seeding maps, because the maps made for seeding are all small area types, any work, you just change which one whenever you change the rotation.

This is all the layers/maps in the game:
https://squadmaps.com/index.html
Any one that says is seed is a seeding layer. In most rotations, I would have a rotation of about 15-20 layers, and change this about once a week. and mostly stick to RAAS and AAS, and only rarely put in a skirmish or TC map as they are not very popular.

[Pigeon]

In regards to what MattDM has said there is some workarounds to the points provided.

 

1. Administrating the Squad server would be from current administration that have the game purchased and have an interest in the game itself and will be monitored both in-game and through RCON with plugins for example !admin, etc.
2. Rotation’s would be made in a pair instead of one and could be rotated randomly each week and additional additions and removals can be made, depending on what the community would want to play.
3. Whitelist is definitely something that would be setup quite quickly and users who constantly help out would likely get a whitelist to the Squad server to say thank you from the PBS community.
4. Rules are currently being created as we speak so that once the Squad server is available and running, this can be implmented. These rules will be simmilar to other communities, especially with Camping and Vehicle claiming (i.e. A squad named M1A2/MBT/Tank will have claim, this can be challenging as well if another Squad is named the same or simmilar, and where Admins can check RCON for who created the Squad first to have that claim. Camping would usually be a 200 metres radius (the size of a FOB Creation Marker outer ring)).
5. Balancing would happen in regular intervals, for example, if a side has lost over 3 times consecutively or the game’s don’t last a normal timeframe (15 minutes or less).
6. A temporary, test rotation has been created here and will be periodically updated. All maps are subject to change pending community engagement and what the community would like to see. (This is going to be updated as well to have more RAAS and AAS as these are extremely popular with community players)

 

Finally, I feel like Squad will bring a lot of new members into the community, it’ll also show members who shine an opportunity to step up in the future and have more responsibility within the community and if all goes we’ll, a second server could be likely. This is all trial and error currently, and mistakes will happen. Bare with us while we fix the kinks and support us when needed.

 

All suggestions and feedback can be placed here or you can create a forum on our dedicated Squad forums here.

 

– Pigeon

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