So far, I have found that these settings are what is important to keep the game hardcore, but also fully ranked (not just XP but ribbons and weapon attachments). These are literally the only settings I actually had to make sure were set right. For the most part everything else by default is ok.
– Modifiers
Gameplay:
Friendly FIre: ON
– Soldier:
Soldier Health Regen: Off
Soldier Max Health Multiplier: 0.6
– User Interface:
Hud: On
Compass: Off
Minimap: Off
– AI:
AI Type: No AI
So after setting up a full xp TDM server (core) I changed one setting (Soldier health from 1.0 to 0.6 to make it hardcore) but not sure why so much shit changed in regards how the server is seen.
Note to self: I setup 2 TDM servers. Only thing I changed was Soldier health from 1.0 to 0.6.