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Cybershark Spamming!
Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Location: off the grid, but still fighting for the users!
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:10 am Post subject: ZDS #96 - Spawn on the 4th of July |
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The standard order of things seems to have well and truly gone out the window! I have no clue anymore which gamemode should be which week!
Actually that's all lies. Things have just gotten bumped around a bit with Spacepirate's 3way last week and a special request we have for next week's.
So for now it's back to that most neglected of gamemodes - TeamDM! It's been passed over far too many times recently but the time is right once again. I've gotta say that I played some sick 4way TDM on L@P last night (at Baah's suggestion). Some of the maps were more insane than any Brit10 but others were much more thoughtful. Either way it was a total actionfest. I think Dark_Odyssey commented that it was possibly the first time he'd ever seen the white team in action ...which'd be funny if it wasn't so tragic.
It was Mr Cheater who requested Cybercrime3 which I wasn't initially impressed with as you didn't used to have to go far to find a game there. These days it's really dropped off the radar once again and as Nero suggested TDM on it then we have two legit reasons to run it.
I don't think the maps are the greatest. Sure they're seriously inspired visually but half of the layouts are totally uninteresting. Still, they all give good game and TDM should be real interesting. In fact TUD did run this almost exactly the same way when he was doing ZDS - but that was like 3 years ago so I don't think we're being too repetative
Game Mode: TDM
WADs: Cybercrime3
STskins1a
8bitvox1a Wish Jad would update this vox but until then we'll just have to turn that announcer volume up!
Maps: 10 (01-10)
DMFLAGS: 283844 / 168951808
Players: 16 (max players per team 4, not autobalancing)
Teams: 4
Timelimit: 8
Skill: 4 - Nightmare
Teamscorelimit: 50 That's teamscore, not fraglimit!
No team damage!
Date: Saturday 4th July 2009
Time: 7:30pm UK Time / 9:00 pm EST
Locations: L@P/XXX / Unfy/NODE-3/3-BET
I'd have said 4teams could be unwieldy or problematic but after playing it last night then I think we should be ok. So bring it on for 4on4on4on4 on the 4th! |
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Doomination God like!
Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Location: It's NOT lupus. Posts: 6.022 x 10^23
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:13 am Post subject: |
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Ah yes, DarkLinux is a monster when it comes to mapping. I will be there. |
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Cybershark Spamming!
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:30 am Post subject: |
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Monster?
Like I say, the maps all play well but they could have been so much better. Versions 1 and 2 of Cybercrime have a much more vertical map in there but 3.0 has no lifts, doors and just one sneaky teleport - things that almost every other WAD uses.
Someday I'd like to make some maps that use the existing resources but which really rock. |
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ManoLO On a Rampage!
Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Location: 3. Kuhdorf von links
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:30 am Post subject: |
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YOOO! Just wasted a whole pack of kleeneXXX! IŽll definitely be there - CC3...the first WAD i ever got raped on after installing ZD the very first time
And that georgeous piece of Pixelbrei as TDM...IŽll be on the White Team!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmM7Nir0yhE |
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indyroo Dominating!
Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Location: The middle o fuckin nowhere, Australia
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:04 am Post subject: |
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*Sigh*
I'm SO forgetful...There must be some way to jog my memory...AH YES!
*shuffling around*
I've written a note for myself which has been displayed just under my monitor!
There's no way in hell I can forget now!
Oh, and yes...I'm in. |
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The Ultimate DooMer God like!
Joined: 30 Aug 2004
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:54 am Post subject: Re: ZDS #96 - Spawn on the 4th of July |
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Cybershark wrote: | In fact TUD did run this almost exactly the same way when he was doing ZDS - but that was like 3 years ago so I don't think we're being too repetative |
And it was 3 teams and it was an awesome sesh iirc. |
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Cybershark Spamming!
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Yeah I dug up the old thread to check. Don't think this got a US session back then though, right?
And bleh, slow week here again? Thought we might have generated a bit more excitement than this. I can understand if all the Yanks are gonna be out at firework shows n'that but what of the rest of the world? WHERE IS THE ZDSLOVE? Let's have some Cybersex over Cybercrime here! |
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Killemall Unstoppable!
Joined: 12 May 2007 Location: NEED QUACKUP Posts: 0
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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I will probably show up to this, and just play very poorly
Fireworks are illegal in my town so I'm doing nothing for July 4th |
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unfy Posting Spree!
Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Location: Omaha, NE
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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i'm still MIA ... won't be playing...
but i believe i got server up correctly, including number of teams this time
lemme know |
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Cybershark Spamming!
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:34 am Post subject: |
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No, Idk what you did but it's 2 teams again
KillNoOne wrote: | Fireworks are illegal in my town so I'm doing nothing for July 4th |
Holy shit, that is harsh. Not even at like town-organised events? |
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TheCupboard Generic Title
Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Location: USA
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:39 am Post subject: |
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Roman candles are about the most extreme display you can get in Michigan without breaking any laws. Oh and sparklers too.
Organized events have a lot more breathing room though.
PS I'm ready for some organized crime tomorrow. Cybercrime, that is. |
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indyroo Dominating!
Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Location: The middle o fuckin nowhere, Australia
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:32 am Post subject: |
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So, This morning I logged on to see a US server full. (Node-3)?
I joined the Unfy server and after around 20 minutes I had about three people connected.
All was good, until I changed my skin and reconnected. I couldn't join, the player limit had been reached. (4) D:
Oh well, I joined the XXX server and noone joined.
I had some fun though! It just didn't go as well as I could have hoped. |
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TheCupboard Generic Title
Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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I cracked the window open so as to listen to the fireworks while we played. The server filled up really fast and we were playing good games right away. Sometimes it feels like we're milling around for thirty minutes until more people join. One thing about Cybercrime is that the maps feel too open in select areas. |
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a pair of shoes has entered the game!
Joined: 12 Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota, USA
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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This was a great ZDS. As soon as people initially went into the US server, it was full after 4 minutes!
As for the game mode, it didn't really feel as if I was playing TDM so much as I was FFA. Well, that's what you get when you include 4 teams in a wad like Cybercrime3.
Still, great games, everyone. |
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Killemall Unstoppable!
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Well my internet crapped out at the very start so I was unable to attend. My cast comes off this Tuesday so I WILL see you next week |
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Cybershark Spamming!
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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a pair of shoes wrote: | As for the game mode, it didn't really feel as if I was playing TDM so much as I was FFA. Well, that's what you get when you include 4 teams in a wad like Cybercrime3. |
Yeah that was why I didn't think teamdamage would be such a hot idea
I guess I made a bit of a boo-boo with the skins as they're quite dark and some of them are really hard to judge what the base colour is. Between that and the colured lighting in CC then it was hard work.
Hmm, y'know I think I just might just fix up that particular skin pack, as other than being too dark it's one of the most sensible packs out there (ie it doesn't contain monsters, lemmings or other stupid shit).
And Jad PLEASE fix up 8bitvox too!
indyroo wrote: | I joined the Unfy server and after around 20 minutes I had about three people connected.
All was good, until I changed my skin and reconnected. I couldn't join, the player limit had been reached. (4) D: |
Augh! He got the team number wrong and I'd fixed it by rcon but I didn't notice that was screwed too
TheCupboard wrote: | The server filled up really fast and we were playing good games right away. Sometimes it feels like we're milling around for thirty minutes until more people join. |
LOL certainly didn't have that problem last night. Fuck, we'd done the whole rotation of 10 maps in 30 minutes!
After just over an hour (two rotations) I called it a day. Had some great games there!
Of course an hour is a bit short for a ZDS so a bunch of us carried on the party on Spacepirate's 3wayCTF |
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