FAQ

• How do I search for a server?
• How do I search for my buddy?
• Why does my in-game ping to a server differ from the ping shown on AA-MBS?
• What tools and information are available on the search results screen?
• How do I refine my search results?
• What is My MBS?
• How can I create a custom link for my stats?
• How can I create a custom search link for my Clan?
• Why isn't my server showing up on AA-MBS?

Q: How do I search for a server?

A: Use the quick search form on the navigational panel to perform a search against Server Name, Server IP, or Player Name of the desired game server.

Q: How do I search for my buddy?

A: Use the quick search panel to search for a Player Name wildcard. The servers that have players that contain the pattern you entered will show up in the Search Results list. Use the icon to display the player names for a server.

Q: Why does my in-game ping to a server differ from the ping shown on AA-MBS?

A: The data supplied to your web browser does not include personalized ping results for each server, as this is a level of detail that cannot be delivered within a web browser without the installation of additional plugins. The ping value shown is the average ping of all players currently connect to the America’s Army server.

Q: What tools and information are available on the search results screen?

A: In addition to being able to customize your search with the customizable breadcrumb control, the search results themselves offer detailed information for each server displayed.

To view the list of players currently playing on a displayed server, simply click on the , this will display a player list similar to the image below. Clicking this icon will display the current server attributes (settings) as shown below. Servers can be highlighted by clicking the button, each click will cycle through several colors; these color settings are saved while you modify search parameters to help you spot servers you have marked when search results change. Clicking on the or will add or remove a server or player to your favorite or buddy list respectively (see My MBS below).

Q: How do I refine my search results?

A: Once search results have been displayed, an interactive breadcrumb trail is displayed at the top to allow for further customization. Clicking on any named level of the breadcrumb trail ("Country United States" for example), will remove any search parameters that follow it ("is an Honor Server" in the image shown below).



To drop any single search parameter from the breadcrumb trail, simply click the immediately to the left of the search breadcrumb.

To edit any single search parameter from the breadcrumb trail, click the immediately to the left of the search breadcrumb.

To completely redefine the current search, click on the Refine Search link located at the far left of the breadcrumb trail.

Q: What is My MBS?

A: My MBS is your personalized section of the AA-MBS website. Save any America’s Army server as a favorite server by clicking the icon located on the server list. You can also create a buddy list by clicking the icon next to a player. Clicking on the My MBS menu option will then show your list of favorite servers and where each of your saved buddies were last seen.

You can easily remove servers or players from My MBS by clicking the icon next to the server or player you wish to remove.

Q: How can I create a custom link for my stats?

A: In the link shown below, replace USERNAME with your in-game username.

http://aa-mbs.com/playerlookup.php?aa_player_username=USERNAME

If your username contains any of the following characters in the left column, replace them with the characters in the right column in the URL.

+%2B &%26 =%3D @%40 #%23

Example: aa+player would become aa%2Bplayer

Q: How can I create a custom search link for my Clan?

A: In all of the links shown below, replace CLANTAG with your clan’s tag as used in player or server names.

Player search -
http://aa-mbs.com/search.php?search_init=full&type=wildcard&attr=playerName&value=CLANTAG

Server search -
http://aa-mbs.com/search.php?search_init=full&type=wildcard&attr=serverName&value=CLANTAG

There is also a linkable image available for use when linking these searches on websites or forum signatures, it is located at http://aa-mbs.com/images/aambs.png



To create a custom linked image with the image above, use the following HTML to create your link, replacing your search string with your customized search string:

<a href="http://aa-mbs.com/search.php?search_init=full&type=wildcard&attr=serverName&value=CLANTAG&type=wildcard&attr=playerName&value=CLANTAG"> <img src="http://aa-mbs.com/images/aambs.png" alt="AAMBS" /> </a>

For linking on discussion forums, such as the America’s Army Community forum, use the following code:

[url=http://aa-mbs.com/search.php?search_init=full&type=wildcard&attr=serverName&value=CLANTAG&type=wildcard&attr=playerName&value=CLANTAG][img] http://aa-mbs.com/images/aambs.png[/img][/url]

Q: Why isn't my server showing up on AA-MBS?

A: To create a single America’s Army server instance using default port settings, you will need to make sure the following ports are open for outgoing and incoming traffic in your firewall: 1716 (UDP), 1717 (UDP), 1718 (UDP), 8777 (UDP), 27900 (UDP), 14200 (TCP), 20025-20045 (TCP), 20046 (TCP), 20047 (TCP) and 20048 (TCP). Failure to open these ports may prevent the server from accepting connections from other players or prevent other players from being able to see your server online.

The following configuration settings need to be as follows in your server configuration file:

[Engine.GameEngine]
ServerActors=DBAuth.DBMBS

[DBAuth.DBAuth]
GameServerIP=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (replace with actual IP address of server)

To create multiple America’s Army server instances on the same physical IP address, please use the information supplied above, supplying unique UDP and TCP ports. For example, two server instances would be set up with the following ports in each respective server.ini file and port ranges opened on the firewall (in addition to all those noted above):

Instance 1 –
1716 (UDP), 20025-20045 (TCP)

[URL]
Port=1716

Instance 2 –
1746 (UDP), 20055-20075 (TCP)

[URL]
Port=1746

[DBAuth.DBMBS]
QueryPort=20055

We have also identified multiple servers with incorrectly identified IP address which will not allow your server to accept connections from the internet. Please check your server.ini file and ensure that your servers IP address is correctly identified in the following section:

[DBAuth.DBAuth]
GameServerIP=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (replace with actual IP address of server)

You may find incorrect settings such as (GameServerIP=0.0.0.0; or GameServerIP=IP=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx); neither of these settings will allow for outside connections.

The supplied address must be the actual internet IP address of the game server (you can find this at http://www.myipaddress.com), if this is left blank or you supply the IP address for your internal network (such as 192.168.0.x), your server will not be able to accept connections from the internet.