Author Topic: Put up alternate server? (Read 16202 times)

Admin · « **on:** May 03, 2004, 02:49:48 PM »

We used to have a couple of different servers running, but they all seem to fade away or run into technical problem.

If there is a problem with it being full, I could throw up a second server if needed. Or an alternate Quake2 server if there is a demand for it.

quadz · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2004, 03:54:13 PM »

Hmmmmm....!!

From a player point of view, having another server sounds positive... Like maybe a rail-only instagib server or ... ctf, or... ?

From an admin standpoint keeping a vigil on multiple servers presents some challenges to our current system. Currently we all log into a single control room to monitor arena.xquake.net. If there were multiple servers, we'd need a way to share ban lists between the servers, and share the playerinfo database between multiple instances of the admin software.

Another alternative is that one server would be actively administered, and the other would not...

Anyway, not trying to throw a wet blanket on the idea...

Regards,

Never-quadz(tm)

Art · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2004, 06:40:38 PM »

I like the idea of an alternate server, just not quite sure what kind. Of course that would split the regular xquake group and make it harder to admin both servers (as Quadz said) Hmmmm. Hopefully, there is a workable solution.

fanny · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2004, 06:58:41 PM »

I dont play as much as spike, but I am impressed with the level of commitment shown by the admins, nice group.

spikeq2 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2004, 07:44:35 PM »

I'm in hte same boat as Art, a new server would be awesome...especially for thoes who alway get on one player too late and the server is full.

Im sure that as far as the admin part there has to be a way (Where there is a will, there is a way) but we will just have to see....I say we keep the idea in consideration though for the time being.

Quest · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2004, 08:16:45 PM »

Well, Ill tell you what I would like to see

Vanilla CTF

But im sure I am one of the few =D

Ahhh memories........mmmmmmmmmmmm old school CTF

mmmmmm offhandhook.......ctf on singleplayer maps.......

oops! thinkin out loud again... :wink: [/b]

applejacks · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2004, 10:29:14 PM »

Yes i agree admin 2 servers might be a task. There are a few left that play CTF actually back in the day i played ctf on one of xquakes ctf ports.!!!
But back then it was very laggy of course i was on dial up but then so was half the world! hehe
anyhow right now on the one server we soemtimes run into what most of us think is server cpu or hardware lag. not sure if the system is still running on the 333 whatever cellron or what were the specs? I know at one point alot of us wanted to donate to the server and upgrade it but...admin is hard man to be found

If the server is going to be moved is it just going to be moved to another machine..same connection or is it still going to be stitting on internet america isp or whereever it was...??

Hydro-cru · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2004, 05:47:06 AM »

Given how many people enjoy playing at Xquake I say put up a mirror image server, that way when xquake is full (which it often is) people can go to the 2nd server and enjoy the same type of game. Admins would just need to split time between the 2, but someone does not always have to be there day and night. Only issue I see is the "server" lag, don't want to stress the server too much. At times with my 100 ping and the server lag it becomes unplayable. But still Xquake goes down in my book as one of the all time great q2 servers, and yes the admins do a great job there, I do remember a time where that was not the case, who can forget good old beef?

QuakeDuke · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2004, 07:32:20 AM »

Xquake is about the only server I've found in a long time where one can play without too much garbage - most of the peoples seem to be pretty neat.
As for another server, I have a dual 1gz p3 linux (easily changed to whatever distro one would be familiar with) box on a t1 connection that isn't used for anything (other than me playing on from time to time) but I don't know how to correctly admin nothin... I would be happy to allow someone the present admins (they seem to be a trustworthy lot) recomend access to the box if they are interested. Oh, it's located in Arkansas. If someone wanted to check out the speed etc, I could set up an active listen server until someone could do whatever.

QD

fanny · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2004, 09:42:36 AM »

I live for my Arkansas days and "Black Oak Arkansas" jam

QuakeDuke · « **Reply #10 on:** May 04, 2004, 01:26:01 PM »

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I live for my Arkansas days and "Black Oak Arkansas" jam

Harvey and Lucretia used to live just down the road....

QD

Admin · « **Reply #11 on:** May 05, 2004, 10:22:04 AM »

Quote from: applejacks

Yes i agree admin 2 servers might be a task. There are a few left that play CTF actually back in the day i played ctf on one of xquakes ctf ports.!!!
But back then it was very laggy of course i was on dial up but then so was half the world! hehe
anyhow right now on the one server we soemtimes run into what most of us think is server cpu or hardware lag. not sure if the system is still running on the 333 whatever cellron or what were the specs? I know at one point alot of us wanted to donate to the server and upgrade it but...admin is hard man to be found
If the server is going to be moved is it just going to be moved to another machine..same connection or is it still going to be stitting on internet america isp or whereever it was...??

ergh.. heh. server hardware.. yeah. lets just not talk about that one

I _think_ we did upgrade the box both in proc,mem and disks. But its been a while.

The box will definitely be at Internet America's facilities! May work it out so this one stays up, and another one is put on a different connection all together. Still working that out..

spikeq2 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 05, 2004, 04:37:07 PM »

Heh, have fun

fanny · « **Reply #13 on:** May 07, 2004, 06:27:42 AM »

CO-OP servers ever gonna come back???, something different!!

Ballz · « **Reply #14 on:** May 07, 2004, 09:03:48 AM »

Yes, please put up another server and revert the old xquake to it's original dmflags and single player maps only.

On the new server you guys can argue over which dmflags you want and what custon maps you want to haggle over.

It's annoying to be in game and have the dmflags shift from map to map. A few games have power shield and quad, then some don't. Some maps are 50 frags, some are 20. Some maps now have zero gravity, when in the past only one map had it and it was the Space map, which was designed for zero gravity.

Is it too much to ask for a little frickin' consistancy ?

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