Well, after years of sporadically dreaming of getting back into this game, I decided to put my money where my mouth is a rent an Australian server through Gameservers.

Right now, it's using a custom config file, featuring three different map rotations:

Full Roster ~ every map with all lighting conditions and all available game modes.
Shootout ~ every map with all lighting conditions, set to permanent TDM.
Co-op ~ 2 player co-op against bots with all lighting conditions.

These can be changed through the in-game console, so if anyone wants a particular mode for a specific day, just let me know and I'll do my best to change it ahead of time for you.

The server is currently it set to a (generous) 300 ping limit at the moment, which should allow people to join from throughout the Asia/Pacific region. Based on feedback, this may also be adjusted in future.

That's the good news.

The bad news is that I consistently lose the connection with the server after a few minutes, which kicks me from the game. My ping seems to be well under the threshold, and the server itself isn't going offline, so I'm thinking this my be something to do with my internet connection specifically. Unless I'm able to rectify the issue within a few days, I'll have to apply for a refund on the server.

So if anyone has any ideas to help me out, and keep this server up, please let me know!

For several weeks now the SAW Lead & Gold Dedicated Server has failed to appear either in the in-game or Steam server browsers during a search. So far we've been unable to explain why this issue has suddenly arose, or found a way to remedy it. After some experimentation I have found that the server is still accessible using a clunky work-around. To access it, follow these steps:

1 ) Open the Steam server browser, and in the FAVOURITES tab hit the ADD A SERVER button, and ever the IP address 103.23.148.125:27015

2 ) Launch Lead & Gold and go to the in-game server browser, then alt-tab back to the Steam server browser and hit the CONNECT button when you have the SAW server selected in your FAVOURITES tab. If you alt-tab back to the game it should be connecting to the server.

NOTE: If you attempt to connect from the Steam server browser without having launched Lead & Gold already, hitting the CONNECT button will only result in launching the game. If you alt-tab and hit CONNECT again, however, it will connect to the server.

Busy though they are with War of the Vikings and War of the Roses, it seems that Fatshark are launching a new wave of support for their first-born: Lead and Gold. An employee using the tag Mikail Yazzy has been making posts in the community group regarding new official servers in the US, EU, and other regions, with Australia getting particular mention.

Great news, and don't forget we have our very own AUS/NZ server with SAW Lead & Gold running 24/7 with a variety of map rosters available by request. Right now I'm attempting to get in touch with Mikail with a view to getting him involved with our group and its activities.

There's life in the old horse yet!

Thanks to all who joined Sunday Night Sinners last week. We managed to get a full server for a couple of matches, with all the entertaining mayhem that entails. Hope to see you again this Sunday, same time, same server. Until then, adios!

Greetings all! Just thought I'd take the opportunity to invite you to the weekly Sunday Night Sinners showdowns. Beginning at 8.00pm Australian Eastern Standard time, myself and generally 3-4 friends hit the SAW server for a couple of hours. The true fun in this game lies in a full server though, and the mayhem tha generally entails. So if you find yourself at a loose end, please join in. I'd also be happy to schedule sessions at other times by request, and can shift the map rotation between Shootout, a random rotation, and even server co-op - just fire me a message with a day or two's notice. Happy trails!