Server Name (Character Count Limit) PS4

What is the current maximum server character count limit?
When can we expect a change in the character limit to help with the server issues?
Any Idea what the new maximum limit will be?

Quote from Rondeau04

Hello

Are you asking how many characters you can have in the server name itself. If you have too long of a server names it will constantly crash your server also i wouldn't special characters either. Best to keep it short if possible.

Yes, I am asking how many characters I can have in a server name, and what/when will Nitrado be changing the character limit

Quote from DOAGEN

Less than 64 characters.

When will Nitrado be fixing the Special Characters Glitch and limit the amount of the characters to prevent server issues?

Also is the 64 Characters including spaces? I see a lot of servers on the DayZ Community Server listing that are on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th page that have at least 128 characters.. With about 64 of those characters being spaces before their server name.... Can you please tell us when Nitrado be fixing the Special Characters Glitch and limit the amount of the characters to prevent server issues?


By Special Character Glitch I mean: People who are abusing the system by using special characters in front of their actual server name, or multiple spaces. This way their server appears at the top of the search on the first few pages.

Quote from DOAGEN

Its not really glitch. Server owners have been doing that for years. Even I do that. I am sure Nitrado Dev Team is already looking into what they can do. Typically its the vendors that control this not a host. Typically with non console servers its a bit more open what can be controlled and what cant. With consoles, it is very limited what can be done. I am sure the Game Dev once it has an update they will release to Nitrado. As for the limit of characters, I doubt it will be increased. Even ARK servers have a limit and have for years. You may want to contact Nitrado Support directly by submitting a ticket. They can escalate to Devs as needed. The moderators are really just guessing and providing info from prior experiences in the gaming industry.

sorry I dont have a precise answer.

Is the 64 Character count accurate for server names on PS4? and does a space = a character as well?

Quote from DOAGEN

Moderators at this time dont have an exact count. I would keep it less than 64. If it fails to restart, make is shorter and go from there.

As for the characters, its anything that counts. Spaces count as characters.

So right now my server is FreshData - (US) NY 3.6 Hour Days - 30 Minute Nights - Public PVP with a bunch of spaces (say 30ish) in front of it. But it keeps crashing and then not restarting. This happens every hour or so. I then have to manually stop the server and restart it; then it will crash again.. and again. I submitted a ticket for it and the information provided to me hasn't helped.

Are the Dashes - Brackets ( ) or . in my name causing any sort of issue? Should it be just letters and spaces?

So I have tried changing my server name, making it shorter and it has made zero difference. I also contacted Nitrado support via Ticket and they offered to change my "server hardware" which actually made my server even worse... Constantly restarting every hour, Crashing or not appearing in the server list at all.

Quote from Rondeau04

have you tried to do a reinstall at all FreshData

Reinstalling the server or game? I would like to avoid doing anything that will wipe server data. As I have been trying very hard to get ppl to play in the server. And what little gear, loot or bases they have built I don't want to ruin it for them and make them restart.