Hi, i am a new member, but have played quake for a while, and have noticed that over the past couple of months Quake 1 servers have been on the decline.
this may be because of the new games: Counter Strike etc...
so what i propose is that we all pull togeather and get lots more people to design.. Maps, skins, Mods (new ones) and more servers are needed.
POST YOUR SUGGESTIONS BELOW PLEASE...
Jamie
http://www.teenfirst.com
Not sure if this would work or if there is already a mod like this.
Some sort of auto teamplay server setup like the way UT does teamplay games. (and other games i dunno)
- map cycle of popular TP maps (maybe an option vote for map change)
- People may join half way through a game
- But the server auto sets the team the player joins (to the losing side?)
- At the end of the game, the map changes and server tries to adjust the teams fairly given the results of the previous game
- sort 10 min games or a score limit
It would not leave much room for tactics. But it does mean u can just jump into a server and play, without having to wait for a game to finnish or trying to sort map and teams etc.
Not that I would have a clue on how to code it.
What do others think? heh
i think that you wouldn`t be able to find anyone who could be bothered to do it.... witness the current "reinc" map affair.... Told Spar that he would be very lucky to see them up EVER let alone in time for this wpffa- so far i seem to be vindicated..... i would hold the same to be true for new mods, particulary so for such a major revision....(instagib was slightly diferent `cos it was already there and was easy to get up and runnin).
Soooooo you want to keep QW going? Play on wireplay servers several times a week.. use this board, join a clan, play teamies, join the WPFFA league, etc......QW has survived this long partly because it IS a great game but partly because the social scene is the best online i`ve found.....
and long may it remain so!
... i have told amok a fair few times but he naturally has a few more things on his mind than adding a few maps to a game server, such as worrying about his future with wireplay and what he should do if the worst comes to the worst.
but i shall now go email him some more
Add 'or else' to the end of the email oppy, that'll make him listen!
How long does it take to put a new map on a server?
It can't be that hard!
Mokky - pull your finger out dammit
Oli - ILLU2
they are on them now
remember he has alot more to worry about than putting a map on a server.. if you hadnt noticed wireplay is up **** creek (again)
Oppy...
What is wrong with wireplay?? it seems to be working
Jamie
demon servers for team fortress hold 32 players and last nite they were full.full with players who used to play only on wireplay till christmas before last when wireplay passworded the openplay tf servers and kicked us out.even if only a quarter of these players dropped in ,onto the deathmatch servers for some duel practice it would double the amount thats in there now.
the tf community didnt leave wireplay .it was kicked out for no reason.reopen tf2 server for open play and u may end up wiht more people deathmatchin.
it aint asif you dont have the servers.just close one of the many dm ones that are never used.
lets face it,,there aint gonna be an influx of new players.half the people buying a new comp today think quake 3 is the only quake there is.
dirk qwtf
I think he may be talking financially rather than technically
dirk: that would make sense, had it not been one of the few nights that people were playing TF. I should know, some of my clan were aliasing in that game
There's plenty of net TF servers, and it's not much a stretch to ask Veng (a WPer) for the IP now is it?
Clan Gold is 100% behind saving Quake. We will be starting up again in July. Join myself and Jaimie in re-building the best on line game ever.
[Gold] is looking for map makers, skin artists and programers to help with the forthcoming [gold] development page.
Here are some maps made by myself for clan and ffa
RMDM9: The proving grounds
http://www.teenfirst.com/clangold/maps/RMDM9.zip
RMDM10: Hardcore DM 1
http://www.teenfirst.com/clangold/maps/rmdm10.zip
To join [Gold] give me a mail.
PS: I know the chat room is not IRC but Jaimie put the title Gold IRC at the top of the page.
====Ragga]GoLd[====
Clan Gold:....
http://www.teenfirst.com/clangold
Raggapoo and i will be working togeather to make a list of new ideas for mods, maps, bots and basically any thing else Quake related.
i will soon be posting up a LONG list of servers with
Q Plug (stats) on them so it is easier.
Thanks again to all of you for supporting us..
Thanks
http://www.teenfirst.com
kewel- if Wireplay goes tits up then i think i would have to look for new servers- i find barrysworld generally poor (ping and pl look fine but feel it feels like zimmer quake)
If you have a mega speedy cable modem you could always put your own pc noline as a server with all the mods/skins/ maps you like..... coming to think of it- you could use an old 2nd hand p200 for that and use your main pc for everything else......yes, a shared conection..... that would be good.. anyone fancy having a go?
I totally agree with u blitto about barrysworld, but if wireplay does go tits up, then they will have 2 auction off their servers etc..
i can tell you that i will then setup online gaming... should be good fun.
I am still making a list of mods etc.. which could be made..
Thanks
http://www.teenfirst.com
Barrysworld servers suck? Well **** me, try running servers off a cable modem, see how great they are...
I can probably get one or two running, on a decent connect (100mbit). There'll be servers, don't worry about that...
As for mods, hmm, do you have any idea how much coding goes into a decent QW mod? Or how much work goes into making _decent_ skins, or maps worth playing (especially mod maps)? We're talking a hell of a lot of work for just one mod, and in case you hadn't noted there's very few people left playing QW.
How many of those do you think are quality coders/mappers/skinners?
Sorry to put such a downer on it, it's a nice idea but heh! You just have to look at halflife and quake3 to see any number of mods done by obviously talented people that are a complete waste of time...
actually, quakec coding is remarkably simple.
a mod like the one x-cell was talking about could be easily achieved in under 2 weeks.
Go on then Metal, write one.....you have 2 weeks
"i can tell you that i will then setup online gaming... should be good fun."
is this some kind of windup? Looks like something Harry Lagman would have written
after my GCSEs i will b setting up a server on a 500k line, with whatever maps u want...
it should be fun, and all i can say, is that although there have been many attempts to recruit new players to revive Quake 1, i think this campaign coul work
well if you have any ideas i would like to hear them so post them belowa and i am sure someone will get back to you.
Thanks again for all the support!!
Metalhead: Making a mod that people will want to play takes a great deal of time, teamwork, dedication, no small amount of skill, and excellent management.
Jaymetz: 500k line?
You have to be kidding me.
2 meg is the _minimum_ for a decent server, and I mean minimum...
yes, but i was refering to the kind of serverish mod that x-cell was talking about, not something full-scale like a total conversion.
go on then metal- i like the Mod that x-cell was talking about and would love a qw version--- having said that i was all in favour of the qw instagib mod- for 2 or 3 weeks then i went back to good ole DM
500 k is all i can get now, but that is only the start, there is bigger to come.
i can get a 45MB line server, so i am working on it.
Jamie
of course, QW is still very much alive now....
take a look at the clan ilf webby= very much alive and kicking!
http://www.geocities.com/blit0/ilfmain.html
ok so its just a cheap plug to get the counter stats up but what the hell
actually, quite a few new things on the webbie- get updated everyweek so there`s always summats new in there hint hint
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