spirit
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Post by spirit on Apr 27, 2007 4:31:58 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
I consider setting up a q2 server over at airrocket.net and I'd like to know which q2 server implementations the server admins in here use because I've come across quite a few possibilites and am unsure on which to use.
My server is running debian GNU/linux so it would be especially nice to hear about q2 server implementations available for *NIX systems.
Though debian comes with a quake2-package I'd rather not use it because it warns you about not using it in internet environment due to unfixed security issues. I've seen r1q2 and the website claims that all the issues are fixed in r1q2.
Apart from the engine: are there any must-have mods I need to install (like lithium or sth.)?
Just to clarify: I'm not asking for instructions on how to install a q2 server, just for your opinions on which server is good/commonly used.
Thanks for your time.
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Whirlingdervish
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Post by Whirlingdervish on Apr 27, 2007 10:26:39 GMT -5
I would recommend using R1Q2 for your server. It is highly effective and I believe there's a linux build that'll work for you. the dedicated server is pretty bulletproof. here's a link to the forums (for info): www.r1ch.net/forum/index.php?board=8here's a link to the download page for it: www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/
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Post by spirit on Apr 27, 2007 13:45:38 GMT -5
Thanks, I'll give r1q2 a try then.
Any must-have mods or are people playing vanilla quake2?
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Post by spirit on Apr 29, 2007 11:21:28 GMT -5
Got the r1q2 server up and running. Doing some testing atm and looking for must-have maps now. I've had a look at some q2 servers I found to figure out what maps are played. This is what I've come across so far (please don't kill me if it's all bs, I never played online q2 before): * epitaph.bsp * outpost.bsp * q2duel5.bsp * ztn2dm1.bsp * ztn2dm3.bsp * shadows.bsp Any suggestions? Would be cool if you could name your favourite 3 maps.
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Post by napalmdeath on Apr 29, 2007 11:29:49 GMT -5
some of my personal faves:
q2dm1 q2dm8 beethoviana darksill chaosdm_clubbovine
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Post by Whirlingdervish on Apr 29, 2007 12:33:31 GMT -5
I enjoy many of the ztn maps.. these ones are all killer too: jstress jabs q2dm8.. (best stock map ever ) bldstorm in2obl q2rdm2 (beautiful map w/ great gameplay) instakilla aerowalk grdm1
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Post by Wixen1 [Q2C] on Apr 29, 2007 12:41:21 GMT -5
A MOD U must have is LOX (http://www.deaconstomb.org/pub/index.php?path=q2/), allmost halfes of our member playes this mod often... Then again some other mods like IWM, WOD and our own one Stroggdm8.. Good work, nice to see ppl. putting up a server.. W1
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Post by WHO? on Apr 29, 2007 15:19:53 GMT -5
G'day spirit, I run the quake servers for OGN here in Oz included in that lot are 15 or 16 q2 servers (reworking the q3 atm & undecided on q4) OS is deb, running r1 as the fav flavour with comparative ease due to a pretty fair relationship with a better than average sysadmin - any problems I've had have been pretty well 101% human error the os is trim n tidy with virtually no problems. Maps ... they're a thing that players get quirky on, best advice I can give is slap in whatever you like personally & the players comments & throughput will set you on the correct path for your server, different areas - different tastes ... Mods ... re read maps comment above Have fun with it, q2 was made for fun ;-)
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Post by spirit on Apr 29, 2007 15:33:35 GMT -5
Thanks for all the info! There's a vanilla q2 server up and running at airrocket.net now (airrocket.net:27910 or 85.25.52.242:27910 if you need the IP for whatever reasons). Here's the list of maps it currently has: q2dm1-8, aerowalk, darsill, epitaph, outpost, q2duel5, shadows and ztn2dm1 - ztn2dm5, spirit2dm1b4 Expect more maps (including some of mappers from this community) soon. Ideas on maps still welcome. More info on the server and the maps are available at www.airrocket.net/quake2/I've written down a small howto for others who want to setup their own r1q2 server on linux btw. Comments and improvements welcome. I'll have a look at some mods later but the server has a lot of other things to do and lacks a bit of RAM atm so don't expect me to run 10 different q2 servers. The server is located in a data center in düsseldorf, germany. EDIT: hehe, just played my first online q2match ever. Was it someone from in here who joined the server? If someone gives it a try: it would be cool if you could drop a word on the performance of the server here. Thanks!
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Post by grieve[Q2C] on Apr 29, 2007 18:40:48 GMT -5
Was it someone from in here who joined the server?
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Post by napalmdeath on Apr 29, 2007 23:11:45 GMT -5
If it's up tomorrow, I'll stop by and give it a test
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Post by spirit on Apr 30, 2007 6:47:14 GMT -5
Unless something unforeseeable happens, it'll be running all day (and night) long from now on. ;D Could be that I'll have to restart it (or the whole server, but this is very rare) when I'm trying new settings or something of course, but it should never be down for > 5 mins. As it is not started automatically at server boot-up atm it may be down if the server has to be rebooted and I forget to restart the q2 server afterwards. EDIT: the server is set to public and announces itself to some masters (q2master.planetquake.com master0.gamespy.com satan.idsoftware.com) now.
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Post by Wixen1 [Q2C] on Apr 30, 2007 11:56:19 GMT -5
Unless something unforeseeable happens, it'll be running all day (and night) long from now on. ;D Could be that I'll have to restart it (or the whole server, but this is very rare) when I'm trying new settings or something of course, but it should never be down for > 5 mins. As it is not started automatically at server boot-up atm it may be down if the server has to be rebooted and I forget to restart the q2 server afterwards. EDIT: the server is set to public and announces itself to some masters (q2master.planetquake.com master0.gamespy.com satan.idsoftware.com) now. Sounds very proffesionel by my standards...thx... W1
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Post by spirit on Apr 30, 2007 15:05:16 GMT -5
Hehe, that game was fun! We'll be playing some more this evening at 11 p.m. german time, that's GMT+2 atm because of summer time. (This is gonna be 1 hour after I posted this, see this website to see your timezone and the current GMT time. Add 2 hours to the GMT shown on that page to get the current german time.) Feel free to join the fighting!
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Post by Whirlingdervish on Apr 30, 2007 16:39:32 GMT -5
stopped by for a few frags today while I was workin. It's a very nice server. Played smoothly with a high ping, and there were a few people on already! GG spirit!
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