The Team Fortress 2 server is back!

[Lee]

I've had a little discussion with Oldbloke and he has very kindly reinstated the server with BB's help. So i'm requesting that if any of you play Team Fortress 2, or even have the game, please let me know here. I would like to get a thriving dMw community for TF2, however I cannot do this by myself, I need people to play! Invite your friends too.

So if any of you are currently playing on any other TF2 servers i'm going to urge you to play on ours, also I feel it will be a great way to bring more members to dMw due to TF2's natural team-based gameplay.

I'm thinking that the server should just be vanilla for now (standard settings and maps), there is a distinct lack of these servers currently and the TF2 community urgently needs a decent server to play on. However, i'm open to hear any suggestions to the success of the server. I'm thinking that Well and Hydro may need to be dropped from the server list, unfortunately these can empty some servers, but we can see how it goes for now.

Anyway, typically i'm finishing an assignment tonight :doh: but I will loiter in the server whenever I can to help get some games going.

Last, but not least - the server ip: cs.deadmen.co.uk:27016

[Jewelz^]

I will definatly be on sometime next week! Cant this week as i have 2 GCSE exams.. :sideways:
But Definatly interested in playing TF2 with my fellow DMW'ers

[KKND]

I've had a little discussion with Oldbloke and he has very kindly reinstated the server with BB's help. So i'm requesting that if any of you play Team Fortress 2, or even have the game, please let me know here. I would like to get a thriving dMw community for TF2, however I cannot do this by myself, I need people to play! Invite your friends too.

So if any of you are currently playing on any other TF2 servers i'm going to urge you to play on ours, also I feel it will be a great way to bring more members to dMw due to TF2's natural team-based gameplay.

I'm thinking that the server should just be vanilla for now (standard settings and maps), there is a distinct lack of these servers currently and the TF2 community urgently needs a decent server to play on. However, i'm open to hear any suggestions to the success of the server. I'm thinking that Well and Hydro may need to be dropped from the server list, unfortunately these can empty some servers, but we can see how it goes for now.

Anyway, typically i'm finishing an assignment tonight :doh: but I will loiter in the server whenever I can to help get some games going.

Last, but not least - the server ip: cs.deadmen.co.uk:27016

If you need some help Lee you can allways pm me.
And as you im also great fan off TF2.
Good move m8:thumb:

[Ally]

I have TF2 installed and will certainly try to join the deadmen server. I haven't been gaming on my PC for a while but this sounds like a good reason to start again.

I'm thinking that Well and Hydro may need to be dropped from the server list

I agree. There's only a couple of servers running them. I'm fine with Well, but I'm not too keen on Hydro. I just don't understand the way it slightly differs the area you play in after each round.

[KKND]

I have TF2 installed and will certainly try to join the deadmen server. I haven't been gaming on my PC for a while but this sounds like a good reason to start again.

I agree. There's only a couple of servers running them. I'm fine with Well, but I'm not too keen on Hydro. I just don't understand the way it slightly differs the area you play in after each round.

Hydro - Easily the most diverse map in TF2 because there are 4 central "maps" and the game randomly decides which two maps will be played against each other, allowing for many different combinations of maps and different tactics needed. After the 4 central maps have been captured, the leading team then attacks the enemies main base from one of two randomly select adjacent points. Every map has a connecting corridor that is narrow and easy to exploit with a heavy-medic combo. A good pyro can also cause a lot of issues in this area due to the heavy damage of the flamethrower and wide spread of its flame. One of my favorite maps because no two matches play out the same way it seems and you will always find enemies using new tactics to defeat you due to the design of the level.

[Lee]

Have to agree with you there KKND, it's definitely diverse, it's actually not a very open map at times suprisingly considering its appearance. I think people don't generally like the map as it's not a very good frag map. I think it would be useful to keep the map but maybe only have it once per two mapcycles or so? Or maybe we will have to sacrifice having it for now until we get a consistent community and then bring it back and see how it fares?

[KKND]

Have to agree with you there KKND, it's definitely diverse, it's actually not a very open map at times suprisingly considering its appearance. I think people don't generally like the map as it's not a very good frag map. I think it would be useful to keep the map but maybe only have it once per two mapcycles or so? Or maybe we will have to sacrifice having it for now until we get a consistent community and then bring it back and see how it fares?

There lots of peeps thats hates the map me includ.
Think nobody have an prob when it's out off the map rotation.
Also if people joins the server nobody will miss it..:norty:

EDIT: Can some one move this thread into the right section maybe that is a better place.?

[Anonymous]

Current mapcycle:

cp_gravelpit
cp_dustbowl
cp_granary
cp_well
ctf_2fort
tc_hydro
CTF_Well


Current maplist:

arena_badlands.bsp
arena_granary.bsp
arena_lumberyard.bsp
arena_ravine.bsp
arena_well.bsp
cp_badlands.bsp
cp_dustbowl.bsp
cp_fastlane.bsp
cp_granary.bsp
cp_gravelpit.bsp
cp_steel.bsp
cp_well.bsp
ctf_2fort.bsp
ctf_turbine.bsp
ctf_well.bsp
pl_badwater.bsp
pl_goldrush.bsp
tc_hydro.bsp

[Lee]

There lots of peeps thats hates the map me includ.
Think nobody have an prob when it's out off the map rotation.
Also if people joins the server nobody will miss it..:norty:

EDIT: Can some one move this thread into the right section maybe that is a better place.?

Think this is the best place really? :g:

Ah i'm not sure whether you liked it or not, in your first post you said you liked Hydro but just said you didn't :narnar:

Thanks BB, i'll have a look over this and see which I think will be best.

[KKND]

Think this is the best place really? :g:

Ah i'm not sure whether you liked it or not, in your first post you said you liked Hydro but just said you didn't :narnar:

Thanks BB, i'll have a look over this and see which I think will be best.

Well personally i dont like it that much,but i can understand that others maybe like it......i know bit confusing:doh:

[Lee]

OK Well I reckon this should be a good mapcycle:

ctf_2fort.bsp
pl_badwater.bsp
cp_dustbowl.bsp
cp_steel.bsp
pl_goldrush.bsp
cp_gravelpit.bsp
ctf_well.bsp
cp_badlands.bsp

I think it's best to leave the arena maps for now. I thought about turbine but I don't think that would be quite popular enough. Well isn't so bad really, people do like it, but it's not massively popular, I added the ctf version so that we don't just have a list full of cp maps.

[Anonymous]

Mapcycle duly updated.

You might need to restart the server to enable the new cycle. Just type "quit" in the HLSW console for the server and it will restart for you (we have a batch process protecting the servers so if they crash they are automatically restarted - a by product of this is we can shut them down and they restart)

[Lee]

Useful command! Much appreciated.

[b00n]

I loathe arena mode. So long as that doesn't come up in map cycle, I'll join for a game when I can.

[no peanuts]

Great News.
I bought TF2 for my old PC, but that couldnt handle it...so I never really got to play it. (20FPS just was not playable).  
My new PC arrived last week, and TF2 is installed.

So I'd deffo be up to give this game a try  :boxing: