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SRAMAXIMUS · **Joined:** Fri Apr 11, 2003 9:27 am **Posts:** 163

Hey guys I was considering setting up a server in the near future and was thinking of having either a sniper arena or a rocket arena. There seems to be plenty o' Redeemer arena's around. Anyway, it will be awhile before I get aorund to this but I'd like to know what everyones choice would be and if either would interest you guys enough to come and play. Back in the day, before I found SRA, I really got a kick out of hearing the announcer say "HeadShot" hence the reason why I might be going in this direction. Not much chance of hearing M M M M MONSTER KILL!!!! on this server guys. Sorry. By the way. Do you need a static IP in order to set up a server? I have a dynamic IP. Is this going to pose a problem? I'm guessing if I can set up the the server the IP will be changing on a regular basis and forcing everyone to pull the entire deathmatch list up everytime. Or am I completely wrong on this? Like I said it will be a while before I start this but I wanted to get an idea of how many people would be interested. Naughtius Maximus "Strength & Honor"

Hermskii · **Posted:** Thu Apr 17, 2003 3:54 pm

First, what kind of connection do you have? DSL, Cable modem? 56K? How do you know your IP changes? Hermskii

Riff-Raff · **Posted:** Thu Apr 17, 2003 6:03 pm

Uhhh... Max... to me, there is only one kind of arena!... Redeemer Arena! Why not just change it up a bit. The Turbo setting alone makes it a much different game. Maybe adding a ton of really dumb bots or changing the frag limit to 60 could do the trick. It seems to me that the redeemer is "our" weapon, why stray from it. I say stick with what sets us apart from the rest of the UT world and go with the Nukes. Ya know, I've often wondered how a Domination game would work with 'deemers. Anyway, give it a thought. It's your gig. torperware

a nameless entity · **Posted:** Thu Apr 17, 2003 8:19 pm

I'd like to try a strangelove redeemer arena. Deathmatch with strangeloves. Hehe.

SRAMAXIMUS · **Joined:** Fri Apr 11, 2003 9:27 am **Posts:** 163

I haven't checked it in a while but I was always under the understanding that a dynamic IP changes on a regular basis. Once month or so it's refreshed for whatever reason. Never understood why. Maybe I'm wrong. Anyway to answer your question, I have a DSL hook up. As far as the answer to the question of what type of arena to run I was just looking to change things up. This was why I was thinking of maybe a rocket or sniper arena. Of course if I get a strong enough feeling from this thread that everyone would like another Redeemer arena, and no one would frequent my server because of that reason, then that will be the direction I will go. I won't run a regular redeemer arena though. I think we have enough of those now. Maybe domination would be cool Torp. This will be a big experiment for me so maybe that is what we'll try. I think schwantz had a Strangelove deathmatch server back in the day Nameless but that's an option to. Anyway I don't think it will be setting it up anytime soon. Maybe within a month or 2 or 3. I may just wait till UT2k3 comes out for Mac to set it all up. So that would be 2004.<img border=0 src="http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/wink.gif" /> Naughtius Maximus "Brothers! What we do in life...echoes through eternity!"

BoDacious · **Posted:** Fri Apr 18, 2003 8:23 am

Why not more Deemer arenas? Sounds good to me. I actually had one running part of last week and this week (Nuclear Winter Redeemer Outpost), but clients were having problems, so I shut 'er down for tweaking. It appears that I have a similar setup to Herm (3 machines running behind a Linksys BEFSR41 router), but there were a few probs...bought a Linksys Networks book last night, so have to read up on why the server wasn't rocking. I have to say, it was smooth as silk on this end, but clients were getting lockups and such...sigh...will update when I get it ironed out... As to new gametypes...I think teleporters, sniper rifles AND Deemers would be a rocking combo...but no mod 4 that, as far as I know... Bo

SRAMAXIMUS · **Joined:** Fri Apr 11, 2003 9:27 am **Posts:** 163

Hey Bo let me know how you make out with that. I also have a Linksys and may run into similar problems. Naughtius Maximus "Brothers! What we do in life...echoes through eternity!"

Hermskii · **Posted:** Fri Apr 18, 2003 9:16 am

First let me say to SRAMAXIMUS that if you have a DSL connection, I'm almost positive that your IP is STATIC totally and won't ever change so long as you your contract paid up. I think Schwantz was using DSL too and his IP stayed the same. It's also possible to have a dynamic IP address that doesn't change if they (phone company) uses what I think is called reserved DHCP. It's not a static address, but it doesn't change either. Now for Bo. Be sure that you install the latest firmware for your router. It makes everybit of the difference. I remember when my game would lock up or I'd respawn stuck in a wall or the ping would go up till I got a connection error message. Sometimes I'd respawn way up in the air and couldn't move or talk. Other times, it would be like I was in Ghost mode and could see through walls and stuff. All sorts of strange things. I fixed it by updating the firmware. Right now I'm on ver. 1442. The other two important things are this. Make sure the "Optimize for Lan" chechbox is empty. Lastly, when you play on your own server from your own intranet, when you connect to the server, don't do it through the deathmatch tab. Locate your server on the lan tab and add it to fav's from there. Then launch the game to the server from the fav's tab, Otherwise, you will suffer the same lock-ups and such that the other players do. i have more to say but no time to say it. Later and good luck! Hermskii

clemmentine · **Posted:** Fri Apr 18, 2003 12:22 pm

rocket launcher please. don't we have enough sniper arenas already? not counting the redeemer, I'd much prefer the rocket launcher over the sniper rifle. I even think instagib is better than sniper arena. this is just what I prefer. do whatever you like. it's your server afterall. - clemmentine (|clem|FlowOfMagic) ____________________________________________________________ ... To the depths of the ocean where all hopes sank, searching for you, I was moving through the silence without motion, waiting for you, In a room with a window in the corner I found truth. "Shadowplay" by Joy Division

Mahatma · **Posted:** Fri Apr 18, 2003 2:13 pm

3 words: THE GOO GUN!!!!! <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/pimp.gif ALT=":hat"> <SRA>/v/ahatma

DeaD SuN · **Joined:** Wed Sep 04, 2002 7:27 am **Posts:** 55

I second the vote for the goo gun...lets see ya get a "head shot" with that!(more like a "Money shot"?) DeaD

SRAMAXIMUS · **Joined:** Fri Apr 11, 2003 9:27 am **Posts:** 163

Wel guys I stayed up way late the other night jerking around with unreal and trying to set up the server. Weeeeeelllllll all didnt go well. I think I have to change some settings with the router. Firewall or maybe a blocked port. Don't know. I'm not good with this shtuff. Anyway the server log opened up after I hit dedicate server and everything seemed to be going well but the the last line I read before it rolled up how many players were onthe server and what map and all that jazz said something along the lines "invalid server address". I was able to get in to play using another computer but it was through the "Open Location" window. The server wasn't listed on the deathmatch server list. I new Slayed was playing at CG's so I asked him to try to get in but no luck. I'm guessing the only reason I got in at all was because the computer I was using to play is on the same linksys router as the Server. So if anyone knows what my problem may be (insert tasteless joke here) I'm all ears. I don't wanna just start fartin' round with the router setings if I don't have a clue. I know how to get in but I really don't wanna arbitrarily start changing things.<img border=0 src="http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif" /> Naughtius Maximus "Brothers! What we do in life...echoes through eternity!"

Hermskii · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2003 12:23 am

Send me an email and I'll send you what you may need to know about how you are running the server. Hermskii

SRAMAXIMUS · **Joined:** Fri Apr 11, 2003 9:27 am **Posts:** 163

I'll shoot you you an email first chance I get Herm. Hey Deadsun, that money shot you were referring to wouldn't be from a hooker with a penis would it. <img border=0 src="http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/eek.gif" /> Goo gun would be cool but I don't believe there is a mod for that. Not only that but someone might slip and fall while in the arena and then I would have a lawsuit on my hands. You guys wouldn't want that now would you.<img border=0 src="http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/tongue.gif" /> Naughtius Maximus "Brothers! What we do in life...echoes through eternity!"

{Ã‚Â§ÃƒÅ½R}Ãƒ · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2003 8:39 am

Hey Naut!!! you're in luck !!! its entirely possible to do any sort of mod that you want , Herm sent it to me to use when he added xloc's oc CG"s !! It's a mutator called " Arena Mod" let me or Herm know if you need it , I just tried it with the goo gun in a practice game !!!! I LMAO!!!<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> it was Hilarious!!!!!<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"> <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"> <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"> <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"> cya later, Tri <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D">

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