TF2 Dedicated Server

[Grand Design]

Getting 2 non-retarded medics on your team was a guaranteed easy cap of the first node.

I would greatly appreciate any advice on how I can detard myself as a medic.



Hopefully my machine won't overheat tonight and I can prove just how mediocre I can be.

[Sky]

Note to demomen: three sticky bombs is too many. But funny. Woops.

Sorry about splattering everyone with my gore. Really.

Even with demoman's limitations, I still find it a very fun class to play. I jumped in as a heavy for a few minutes when someone was making the call for them on defense, but I do much, much better as demoman. My four lives as heavy and two as engineer were just messy. I might try some other stuff, but I know my comfort zone. And that's bouncing grenades off people. I also vacillate between turtle and rambo. I suck but I play for fun! At the very least I can usually be a good distraction.

[Grublet]

If you really want that, maybe it can be worked out.

It's creepy though.

I think everyone that donates should get part of the cyst.

Seriously.

Have the hospital give it to you in a jar after surgery and then slice it up and send it out.

[lesion]

hey I just created a limited-run Schild Fan Vomit Bag, any takers? for when you need to accessorize excess excrement.

[Miasma]

Note to demomen: three sticky bombs is too many. But funny. Woops.

Sorry about splattering everyone with my gore. Really.

Even with demoman's limitations, I still find it a very fun class to play. I jumped in as a heavy for a few minutes when someone was making the call for them on defense, but I do much, much better as demoman. My four lives as heavy and two as engineer were just messy. I might try some other stuff, but I know my comfort zone. And that's bouncing grenades off people. I also vacillate between turtle and rambo. I suck but I play for fun! At the very least I can usually be a good distraction.

I think it was Eldeac who was playing a demoman and on one of the maps he managed to bounce all his stickies right onto the starting platform where team red charges capture point A, he got lucky and that was the one we had decided to attack.  The blast door roles up and the whole team is looking at a dozen red sticky bombs, KABLOOM, I'm pretty sure he took out almost the whole red team at once .

[Azazel]

You should be asking if you donation gets you a grief title for a year.

So Schild, will you make the server not autokick people over 250 instead of 200 if I send you moneys? Or you can make me the exception instead. that would be fine. (I seem top be around 206-225 usually, but I have no problem exploding you or anyone else.

/Points and laughs at the lagger!!!

Thants the thing, Nelson. I don't appear to be lagging at all from my end, and nor does anyone else when I am killing or being killed by them.

 

[schild]

Azazel, f13 people with over 200 ping will not be kicked. Don't worry about that.

[Strazos]

Yeah, just make sure you actually have [f13] in your name.

Though, I'm thinking Ooki's (?) idea of making a solid list server-side would be best.

[Azazel]

Excellent. I'll throw you some moneys when I get paid. Shooting people in the face is so much more meaningful when they're not total stranger jackwads.

[Falwell]

Ok, how many of you cunt swabs are down for a F13 romp on our server today? Say... noonish?

And FYI this thread is being monitored. If you are spotted reading this thread, then that is considered your RSVP.

Good day.

EDIT: Could always make it a bit interesting and make one game a week a money game for server donations. Say 5 dollar donation each for the losing team on a first to five 2fort?

[eldaec]

Getting 2 non-retarded medics on your team was a guaranteed easy cap of the first node.

I would greatly appreciate any advice on how I can detard myself as a medic.



Hopefully my machine won't overheat tonight and I can prove just how mediocre I can be.

Things that helped me (I don't play medic that much, and I probably still count as a retarded medic, but anyway)...


Healing injured people powers up uber charge twice as fast.

Where possible, tell your teammates to injure themselves during setup time, you can almost reach uber charge out of the gate while you wait to attack on Dustbowl and Gravelpit.

Remember you have a melee weapon. (Actually, this goes for almost everyone)

If the person you are healing wanders off somewhere without cover for you, you have to stay back and let him disconnect, let him know why you disconnected on voice channel.

Getting to ubercharge is important, that means not dying is important.

Using ubercharge in a meaningful way is important. It's worth doing a bit of cat herding on the voice channel to get everyone ready for a charge.

Say... noonish?

Timezone?

[Falwell]

Lets say Noon west coast. 3 eastern.

[eldaec]

I think it was Eldeac who was playing a demoman and on one of the maps he managed to bounce all his stickies right onto the starting platform where team red charges capture point A, he got lucky and that was the one we had decided to attack.  The blast door roles up and the whole team is looking at a dozen red sticky bombs, KABLOOM, I'm pretty sure he took out almost the whole red team at once .

One note on that, demomen don't need to do anything clever to bounce the stickies in there, we can conc jump into any of the tunnels to the starting area, lay the minefield, then just blow it as we see you emerge.

imo, the exit from those tunnels also needs a blast door, but until then, make hay while the sun shines.

[Falwell]

Let me clarify on the idea of the once a week money game...

This is basically to help Schild and the guys pay for the hardware we all spend way too much fucking time on. Like I stated previously, something like each person on the losing team paypals the server fund a 5 spot. Due immediately upon "You Fail." Only 1 money game a week. The worst anyone can come out is down a fiver.

It's money well spent, an amount anyone can afford, and even the smallest amount of cash adds an all new meaning to any competition.

Can you dig it?

[eldaec]

Demoman grenades (not stickybombs) no longer explode on contact after the first bounce

Bah.

Damn you valve! Damn you to hell!

[schild]

I like the idea of the money game. BUT!

We'd need to set up a server that's passworded for f13 folk. Maybe we should set up a 16 spot server for that this weekend. I'll look into it!

[Strazos]

Heh, maybe we could even have 2 captains pick teams....

Now That would be interesting.

[bhodi]

Woohoo, a game that I won't be picked last on! Eat that, high school!

[schild]

I call Jigglypuff.

[Quinton]

Woohoo, a game that I won't be picked last on! Eat that, high school!

Doh! I'm *still* going to be picked last.

- Q

[Falwell]

Woohoo, a game that I won't be picked last on! Eat that, high school!

It should be a cross between the dodgeball field and the NFL Draft, with double the corruption.

So Schild and who for captains? Rasix, Sam or WAP mebbe?

Have a draft day and make the pick results public for the ultimate humilitation. See, now we're getting somewhere.

[bhodikhan]

32 Player Server? How did you do that? I was under the impression that 24 was going to be the max. I can't imagine 32 people on one map! 

[eldaec]

There are quite a few 32 v 32 servers on the list now.

(it's 64 ppl per map remember!)


In practice, the end result is a shit load of stalemates, or wins for the defence,

[Ookii]

Someone hacked the Linux server binary, you can do 32, 64, 128.... but apparently 64 and up is very unstable.

[Rasix]

I would greatly appreciate any advice on how I can detard myself as a medic.

When I'm blowing myself up pre-match, heal me and be thankful for the free uber heal. Believe me, I don't need all 40 sticky bombs to start the match.  If you see a soldier just standing around, tell him to start exploding his feet. 

Otherwise, use corners and other level features to keep yourself alive while likely sticking to glue on a heavy (or demo/soldier).  Using an uber on a soldier or demo-man is often advantageous when rushing turret spots.  You can also use uber for some ultra-cheesey dustbowl caps.  Keep moving though, scouts and especially spies will see you as a free meal.

The range and arc of the syringe gun can be just awesome if you can get it down.  You can take down a turret from relative safety in some situations.

[Zetor]

Ubercharging a pyro is where it's at now (for me, anyway)... especially when the opposing team has like 50 scouts, ie. granary. It's also extremely nasty for storming A and B in gravelpit. (turrets are generally placed near the capture point, which is inside flamethrower range)


-- Z.
"burninating the countryside!"

[Grand Design]

Advice.

More advice.

Good stuff, thanks.

I think that I learned a lot from just playing and observing those who seemed to look like they knew what they were doing.  More than anything, knowing the layout of the maps is what helps.  At first I was just getting luck-kills, and now I can put a bit of planning into them.  My twitch skilz aren't great, so knowledge is power.

I took a break from medic because its not fair to any team for someone to be learning the ropes in that crucial position.  Perhaps when I know the maps better.  Spy is hella fun, although with the new and improved pyro, not so much.  Spy is very useful for getting revenge kills on snipers.  Engineer is a lot of fun even if I hate myself for playing one - I love the feeling of setting up that exit portal in a sentry nest behind enemy lines and watching the team roll in.  Guilty pleasures.

[schild]

I took a break from medic because its not fair to any team for someone to be learning the ropes in that crucial position.  Perhaps when I know the maps better.  Spy is hella fun

Reverse spy and medic there. If you don't know how to play, I'd start with medic. I'd rather an incompetent medic on my team than an incompetent spies.

[Grand Design]

Reverse spy and medic there. If you don't know how to play, I'd start with medic. I'd rather an incompetent medic on my team than an incompetent spies.

Well, I did start with medic, went to engineer, spy and sniper as situations required.  Perhaps its time to revisit medic with the knowledge imparted here.  Usually I just play whatever the team is lacking for a particular map.

[Salamok]

Just ordered a smaller server for TF2. Well, faster than this one because of upgrades. Anyway, we'll probably run UT2k7 and such on it as well.

Anyway. Bat Country, Teamspeak, etc will get moved over there.

Any suggestions?

RAPTORJESUSMETAPLACETOO HEHARHRHAHRHARHAR.

Hmmm, I just took a decently equipped 3 year old Dell server out of production.  If I wanted to serve some TF2 on it does the linux variation make noticably better use of resources (ie is there enough bang for the buck to make it worth the hassle)?

[eldaec]

Usually I just play whatever the team is lacking for a particular map.

Keep doing that - you don't need to stick to particular classes, and playing them all will probably give you a better appreciation of what the rest of the players are trying to do.

[Ookii]

Oh our server (2GB of Ram, dual core whatever) it's 60-70% on the CPU when full (32 of 32), and it uses up about 12% of the memory.

That said the binaries are unoptomized, beta, and compiled for a 486.  When the game finally launches and they come out with the i686 binaries things will probaly be better, so I'd say go for it, what do you have to lose!

[Surlyboi]

Gah, one of my few breaks from work and none of you mongrels are on =P

[Sairon]

I'm thinking of looking it up and join in for a game to own you noobs 

Wonder what my ping would be like though.

[Viin]

Anyway to get dedicated f13 slots? It's always full when I want to play!