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Quake / QuakeCon 2024 - It's time!!!

« on: August 08, 2024, 07:34:42 PM »

And once again, it's time for QuakeCon. Who's excited to watch this shit?? 

Some links:
Bethesda YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bethesda/
BYOC tournament schedule: https://churchofquake.com/quakecon-2024-byoc-tournament-schedule/
X account: https://x.com/QuakeCon/status/1560366481099087874/photo/1
Bethesda website article: https://bethesda.net/pt/article/3KcTIqhjpYOUvJJLDxKiE1/quakecon-2024-returns-august-8-11



Later! 

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Quake / Re: IRC

« on: October 03, 2023, 12:22:07 PM »

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Quake / Re: q2r-zthrdm1 Map Release

« on: October 03, 2023, 12:16:42 PM »

I thought the map design was really fun and it will definitely be a great ffa map. The new textures are really cool!

Regarding the negative points, I found that the Plasma Beam on top of that big pile of boxes was very difficult to obtain. I know it is a very powerful weapon, but for beginners it is almost impossible to get hold of it.

The large staircase that leads to the top level of the map (almost straight to the rail) has a pool of lava underneath it. It would be fun to leave this ladder as a trap that instantly plunges you into lava, activated by a button nearby.


Anyway, I think that's it. Thanks for the work. 

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Quake / Re: DUST 2 Finally complete with the help of Panjoo!!!

« on: September 01, 2023, 09:32:09 PM »

I hope he's in the rotation of some Tastyspleen server, because he deserves it!

thanks , but no , not at all... however it is available at 74.91.114.6:27910, but noone plays there so good luck on getting to actually play it with others.

The ip address you sent is offline, but anyway I sent your map to my friend to add to his server's maplist, which is online 24 hours a day (brazilian server).

Address is: arenacamper.ddns.net:27910 (mod is OpenFFA)

The maplist isn't ideal, there are a lot of useless railonly maps out there, but I'll help optimize that tomorrow. Anyway, just letting you know that your map is for everyone to play.

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Quake / Re: Quake 2 remastered discussion - news and rumors

« on: August 08, 2023, 03:49:04 PM »

if the Quake 1 remaster is anything to go by, then id guess it wont be compatible with any of the Q2 ports etc, so highly doubt you could use it to join any TS servers, altho that would be great if it was possible.

I think unfortunately the developers won't bother trying to make the new port compatible with vanilla servers. A pity, really... That sucks! 

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Quake / Re: Hello Quake 2 Community!

« on: August 08, 2023, 03:42:50 PM »

Welcome to this haunted and cobwebbed forum! Discord is more popular at the moment, after all...

I don't remember if I've played this mod, I'll download it and see if I remember it (I've played many q2 mods in my life). It should be fun, I love a chaotic ffa now and then!

 

And I wish to improve for your friend! 

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Quake / Re: DUST 2 Finally complete with the help of Panjoo!!!

« on: August 08, 2023, 03:34:21 PM »

I experienced it here playing offline, I really liked this map a lot, in addition to the good feeling of nostalgia it provides. Good job buddy! 

I would really like to play dm him, I hope he's in the rotation of some Tastyspleen server, because he deserves it!

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tastyspleen.net / Re: TS500 2023

« on: August 08, 2023, 03:12:51 PM »

I will be playing at this event for sure! 

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Q2 Training Camp / Re: New Duel Guide by Myrmidon^

« on: March 09, 2022, 09:28:35 AM »

I will go to read it!

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Quake / Re: Another FPS games which we have servers for.

« on: January 22, 2018, 04:41:43 AM »

Is there any chance you guys consider setting up a deathmatch server for SiN and Blood 2?

SiN is a 1998 game that uses the engine id tech (Quake2) and Blood 2 uses the LightTech engine (such as Alien vs Predator and No Ones Lives Forever).

Deathmatch videos
SiN:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fpyw6oZiTw
Blood 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0XIua6veAA

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Quake / Re: Announcement: Quake II 20th Anniversary Duel Cup Series

« on: September 11, 2017, 08:59:54 AM »

I just signed up there on the challonge website. I'm from Brazil and my ping will be bad, but I want to participate just for fun. But I'll take it seriously, hahaha. 

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Quake / Re: Quake 2 Duel Tournament Announced at this years' Quakecon

« on: August 30, 2017, 02:50:12 PM »

We were interested in going until we found out that you needed a BYOC spot to enter the q2 duel tournament, and the tournament was announced after all BYOC spots were occupied. I private messaged quakecon's facebook page in April and they replied "Sorry you feel that way *****, thanks for your input!"

Dude, this sucks! Already imagined the kind of attention that is the quaker for its fans of old games of the company. Really, fuck off quakecon. 

11 people competed for a 15k prize pool? Or did I look at the wrong thing. I saw 11 participants, 1st 10k 2nd 3k 3rd 2k....... Holy crap. Poor quake 2. Boy I feel like it would've been better for the q2 community if this event had been planned differently.

Over the years, I've formed the impression that id Software regards Q2 as something of a minor bump on the road to Q3A.

Interviews with Tim Willits et al. seem to go something like this:

  Q1: The very first quake! The one that started it all! True 3D! Mouselook hype!

  Q2: …uh, we added a railgun…

  Q3A: We FINALLY PERFECTED ONLINE FPS MULTIPLAYER!!1!!

That's what I said no ESReality. It seems that Q2 has always been left out in the attentions and even respect of the very company that did it.

I remember that the game was made at the time with some urgency to quickly get the same success soon after Q1. Perhaps more for financial interests due to the enormous success of the previous title (Q2 was not even created initially to be a direct continuation of Q1, later only adopted the same name of quake), and was released somewhat unfinished just to go to store shelves before Christmas 1997.

Mrt confirmed correctly that the Rix in this past tournament was some guy from Sweden, not the American player who competed on Q2 LANs two decades ago: https://www.esportsearnings.com/players/1741-rix-dan-hammans

I'll let me know if this "Rix" who participated in this year's tournament is not the same Rix who is American and pro-player of Q1.

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Quake / Re: Q2 20th anniversary was a total FAILURE!!!

« on: August 30, 2017, 02:44:59 PM »

I don't see why these people should have to take a week off from their jobs and their lives and pay money to fly/road-trip to some QuakeCon thing just so YOU can feel like a video game is still relevant. Fuck QuakeCon.

Your response was very hypocritical. People usually travel and travel to places far away, often alone (without wives, girlfriends or parents, even without a friend) at the weekends. Usually when they get a break from their jobs or ask for a break in advance. And why should not a trip to Quakecon be considered leisure?

You can play the game from home and save gas. The game is relevant as long as YOU play it. And it ain't getting any younger. The older it gets, the fewer regular players it has. So be glad it's lasted THIS long. How many other games from the late 90's are still getting any play? Quake1 hardly has ANYONE. Finding a Q1 game is tough. But Tastyspleen DM is pretty much always busy with at least 2 people. Could be worse.

As for the rest of your post, neither is it worth arguing with because you clearly did not understand the meaning of my post.

My post was for who really loves the game and is still a fan, not for you.

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Quake / Re: Quake 2 Duel Tournament Announced at this years' Quakecon

« on: August 29, 2017, 05:08:19 AM »

stil wonder why noone of NA players didnt went to take q2 easy money since only David anounced participation on qcon of all div1 eu players?

I also wonder the SAME THING.

The only REAL q2 player there was David, the rest were a bunch of casual q3 players, not even Rix is a real q2 player despite his great experience in quakecons. If I lived close by, I would have made an effort to go there, it would be something unforgettable for me, even if I were destroyed by David. Indeed, it would have been an honor to play against him.

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Quake / Q2 20th anniversary was a total FAILURE!!!

« on: August 29, 2017, 04:58:39 AM »

I made a post there at the european forum of the quake community about my indigination with the lack of great attention that QuakeCon failed to give for Q2 compared to the epic 20th anniversary celebration tournament of QW last year: http://esreality.com/post/2890553/q2-20th-anniversary-where-the-f-is-this-being-celebrated/

But it's not just a flaw in QuakeCon, but in the global Q2 community!!! 

Oh, come on, look what the QW community did last year, that was something enviable! and EPIC! And just look at what the Q2 community has done so far? I believe that something epic should already have been planned in advance for this year. A lanparty celebration with many famous players(europeans and NA players), with streams coverage and the whole shit! A great duel, teamplay and CTF tournaments all together in a big event(after all, despite different mods, it's all Q2)!

I honestly do not know the reason for so much APATHY from the Q2 community compared to the community of other quake series games. Q2 has been one of the best Quakes to date, one of the largest ever communities I've ever seen, when in 2000 there were thousands of Q2 servers all over the world, full of players (even in Brazil there were hundreds, I remember). Now everything is so deplorable.

I did not even see any good players from Tastyspleen here in QuakeCon, like Naymlis, Barton, Optica, etc...!

And then? 2017 will pass blank and nothing will be deservedly done for our beloved Q2???