Author Topic: Two Vanilla Servers? (Read 10067 times)

Kingsize · « **on:** June 06, 2006, 06:37:11 AM »

The reason why I am suggesting this is,because at times the vanilla server is either busy or very busy.The maps are far too small to host 32 players.32 players is what I'm not talking about,even 15 players is like mad.For a start,entering the map there isn't enough spawns,so people are getting a frag for invading someones spawn,so someone could get like 5 frags before they even kill someone.At times maps last all of 2/3 minutes,it's no fun,just luck if u win.Sometimes I get bored and like to camp lol,but I have no time to enjoy the map as it's far to busy to even enjoy what you decide to do.What I am trying to say is..Why not have 2 vanilla servers,say like 10 people per server? If anyone agrees or dosen't then please leave some comments

X'tyfe · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2006, 07:31:26 AM »

/agreed

i tried to get something similer done, but it didnt take off

[BTF]adam · « **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2006, 07:41:14 AM »

It's just getting people to go there, alot of them probably would not bother and CBA to go to a different server, even if it was something like "goto vanilla2".

X'tyfe · « **Reply #3 on:** June 06, 2006, 08:09:54 AM »

most of the n00bs on vanilla probably dont even know theres others servers other then vanilla
im sure if we could redirect a percentage on connect to the new server. then it would catch on
or we could just simply limit the ammount of players so much that it would get so full so fast that others would be forced onto it that way

Kingsize · « **Reply #4 on:** June 06, 2006, 08:26:48 AM »

Yeah,Maybe if you connect to 1 server it could redirect you to the other if it's full.But my main point is most times there is far too many people.The maps are too small to cope with many people fragging,at times I can't even respawn without being killed,so I just leave.

console · « **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2006, 08:53:15 AM »

Someday, I want to add code to the map rotation script, so that it favors larger maps if the server is crowded.

But really guys...

When q2 first came out and there were nothing but the single-player maps, and servers were packed, here are some servers I used to play on, and their maxclients:

205.163.23.10 27910 Techs_Revenge_DM_3.10 space maxclients=100

205.163.23.10 27910 Tech's_Revenge_Q2_D waste2 maxclients=25

192.207.233.7 27910 Chronic-II_v3.10_Lithium jail1 maxclients=32

Anyway, if you're playing and you think the maps are too crowded, you can always use mymap to DJ some bigger maps.

Put on hangar2, fact2, ware1, bunk1, base2, base3, ware2, jail1, jail2, jail3, jail4, mintro, mine1, mine3, power2, ...

There really are a number of larger maps on there... Some of the customs are large too: dmpak2_3, hub, burger, knuckledm1, wulfhere, predm1, ...

Regards,

X'tyfe · « **Reply #6 on:** June 06, 2006, 09:19:54 AM »

could you add to that scripts to play smaller maps if only a few players playing?
i know iv seen less than 10 players between 6-8am EST on vanilla

since vanilla has more then 20 players 2/3erds of the day, wouldnt it be better to have your script just to exclude smaller maps?
even if there are big maps playing, there are still alot of players playing

Cheaters-r-Scum · « **Reply #7 on:** June 09, 2006, 07:14:31 PM »

Though I don't really like the idea of splitting the vanilla server (because you could miss some nice people you usually meet there), I can also see reasons for doing it, provided that the two vanilla servers come from two completely different IP ranges!

Reason:
In spite of my high speed connection (with its _comparatively_ low ping for a European) I often enough get bad routing to the US or rather just to tastyspleen.net. So if the two servers had completely different IPs the situation could be so that one of the servers has a bad routing, while the other vanilla server still has a good route.

I am really glad that I now discovered those European servers (like euro3); but there should be more players and more often. ;-)

Cheaters-r-Scum

[BTF]Gator · « **Reply #8 on:** June 09, 2006, 09:31:52 PM »

the communities are built as much as "happen". If you like euro3, just drop into #tastyspleen or #btf and ask for players. i LOVE to play there. And the intention of those servers was to pull MORE europians into the community. If there are people on the server, people drop in. If it is empty, it stays empty. Just like any server.

So the idea is to drag your buddies there. Or do like i stated above and post in irc that you are going there, then more will follow. If i EVER see a person on euro3, i make a point to go there ASAP.

Sorry for the hijack....

Back on topic, OSP has nice coding for maps for client loads. Perhaps console could rip that and add it to his mod. Or not. As Xtife said, this has been brought up before, but no changes were made. i do think vanilla is busier now then when suggested earlier. a good thing really. It has been interesting to see TS become the center of the q2 universe.

God Bless Tastyspleen!

[BTF]DeathStalker · « **Reply #9 on:** June 09, 2006, 11:29:18 PM »

Even the DM Server stays much busier now (thank god) than it did when I first joined TastySpleen.
More and more people are signing up all the time. I've been thinking there should be a way to advertise the other servers using banners on TastySpleen and advertising TastySpleen as a whole on other sights.
Course that takes money to put up banners on other sights, but it shouldn't cost any to put up banners for the other servers on TastySpleen. And if it worked, it would certainly lighten the load on Tasty's CPU.
Mabey turn a few of the non-Tasty servers from Tournies to vanilla style FFAs to help attract ???

Just a thought.
Peace
Death

Om3ga · « **Reply #10 on:** June 09, 2006, 11:52:01 PM »

yea, please!

two vanilla servers.

one for da whiners/newbs, and the other for real players.

[BTF]DeathStalker · « **Reply #11 on:** June 10, 2006, 12:12:37 AM »

Quote from: {5x}0m394^$ on June 09, 2006, 11:52:01 PM
Quote from: {5x}0m394^$ on June 09, 2006, 11:52:01 PM

yea, please!

two vanilla servers.

one for da whiners/newbs, and the other for real players.

Om3ga · « **Reply #12 on:** June 10, 2006, 12:18:35 AM »

cause im less into fps games (been since i started school) than i was last year. ive been playin simcity lately.

if you wanna vs me, hit me up on irc anytime im available.

X'tyfe · « **Reply #13 on:** June 10, 2006, 05:20:17 AM »

i think we need more on mutant :p screw dm

[BTF]DeathStalker · « **Reply #14 on:** June 10, 2006, 08:05:28 AM »

Quote from: {5x}0m394^$ on June 10, 2006, 12:18:35 AM
Quote from: {5x}0m394^$ on June 10, 2006, 12:18:35 AM

cause im less into fps games (been since i started school) than i was last year. ive been playin simcity lately.

if you wanna vs me, hit me up on irc anytime im available.

Cool, I love SimCity. Played them all. doin 4 right now. we should exchange cities sometime.
yea, i can tap ya on irc for a match or two.

Quote from: [BTF]X'tyfe on June 10, 2006, 05:20:17 AM
Quote from: [BTF]X'tyfe on June 10, 2006, 05:20:17 AM

i think we need more on mutant :p screw dm

<<<<<<< Takes a big dump on Mutant. :p
But i'll meet ya in mutant, just catch me on tasty or irc and let me know, we'll go a round or two.

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