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Re: Freeserve Action Quake 2 Teamplay Server

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From: Dan
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 00:00
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Paul Marshall wrote in message
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>
>Heya all,
>
>Well, it's been a while of promising, but now it exists - the official
>Freeserve AQ2 Teamplay server.
>
>Yay! :)


Thanks :)

>
>...
>
>... but there's a catch...
>

:(

>The machine the servers are on (quake2.freeserve.net) is really
>suffering at the moment.  Really suffering.  So, in order to put this
>server up, some other servers have come down at the times when they're
>not actually used.  Namely the Stupid Quake server and the second Duel


other types of quake????......oh yes.....it all coming back.....load
noises...lots of running people /shudder!!


>server.  Not too much of a worry for many Action Quakers, but apologies
>to the few that are inconvenienced!  (traffic stats show that those two
>servers have at most 1/2 people on during the down time).


i believe the politically correct name is "vertically challenged" ;)


>
>So...
>
>The AQ2 TP server is open on week days (Monday to Friday, inclusive)
>between 21:00 and 09:00.  It will be down at all other times until more
>power is available (and it -really- will be down - I've just put the
>cron jobs in to make that happen, and bring the Stupid Quake and Duel
>Quake back up at 09:00).
>
>Also, there is a very high chance that in the next week and a half the
>TP server will go on trial as an Action Quake: Espionage server (the
>fabled CTB).  I have to read up the information and actually initiate
>all this yet.  It's going okay, but my time is a little short (as
>always, but more so at the end of this week until the weekend).
>
>The server location is :
>
> quake2.freeserve.net:27995
>
>The current map list is :
>
> lighthouse
> hostage2
> cov092
> cheyenne
> soho
> jungle1
> cracked
>
>It's not terribly good or inventive just yet.  Give me some time to
>think on it.  Suggestions, as always, appreciated.


how about airliner? could be a laugh.

>
>Right - comment away people and have fun! :)
>
> Paul
> RoninStorm[DNA]
> Freeserve AQ2 Server Admin


i'm sure i speak for all the action  quakers out there when i say a big
thank you for all the effort.............(please insert own slobbery noises
here!)...oh...and may wife said, can she have your full name so she can site
you as a co-responsible party in the divorce proceedings :)

Scro_Tum (now formally [RAF]Scro_Tum)


>
>PS - The webpages haven't been updated as yet, but I'll get on to those
>asap (I'm still looking for an AQ2 webmaster... :) )
>
>PPS - If the crontab doesn't work, please let me know!  I'll probably
>not notice for days (which, while good for the AQ-ers, I really need to
>sort out! :) )
>
>--
>  ++ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ++
>     Paul Marshall  =B)
>     paul@ronin.pass.theplanet.co.uk
>     "Because I can't afford to be misread one more time."
>  ++ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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From: "Dan" <danlewis@REMOVEUPPERCASEbigfoot.com>
Subject: Re: Freeserve Action Quake 2 Teamplay Server
Date: 1999/04/20
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