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Would you like to see a Quake3World server active again?
Hell yes  89%  [ 17 ]
Fuck no  5%  [ 1 ]
DIAF  5%  [ 1 ]
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Elite
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PostPosted: 08-16-2015 03:50 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Was thinking of buying a VPS w/ dedicated IP and setting up a Quank 3 server to bang around on. Anyone here interested in such a thing? Never done a dedicated server on a machine that is not my own, so I'll have to poke around make sure it's all going to work. If anyone knows of any resources off the top of their head relating to this, feel free to pass it along.

If there's enough interest I might get it rolling by the end of September or so, get some fall & winter fragging in. CA? CTF? Vanilla FFA? Gimme your input.

I was thinking to go with BlueHost but I mostly picked them arbitrarily. I am fairly certain their servers are Western US based. If someone knows of a better alternative, let me know. Their lowest level VPS is about $290/year.

Standard VPS:
- Dual Core Processor
- 2 GB Ram
- 30 GB Storage
- 1 TB Bandwidth per month
- Free Domain Name
- A Dedicated IP address
- CentOS 6.4 (64-bit)

Seems fine for a Quake 3 server but I am wondering if 2GB of RAM is really enough...




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Your Other Daddy
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PostPosted: 08-16-2015 08:07 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


if PieceMaker hosts



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Just another Earthling
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PostPosted: 08-16-2015 08:49 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I would be nice to run about and 'see' you people :D but I have to ask will it work in W10 / 64 bit?



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Elite
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PostPosted: 08-16-2015 10:45 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Q3 is 15 years old software so a server should take very few resources to host nowadays.I remember running a demo server on my 128MB, 500Mhz laptop back in 2001, with 16 people, all while playing on said laptop.

DigitalOcean offers a $5/month 512MB plan. I've been a satisfied user of linode (cheapest plan is $10). I used them for hosting that minecraft server, which ran great. And since that time they've upgraded to SSD and quadrupled the memory.




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Elite
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PostPosted: 08-16-2015 10:55 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Cool I will check out linode tomorrow.

@SoM -- How the fuck would PM be hosting if I was hosting? :tard:




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Messatsu Ko Jy-ouu
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PostPosted: 08-16-2015 11:13 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


is there even a OS10.10 build for Q3? :[




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Etile
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 03:25 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


mjrpes wrote:
...that minecraft server...


tbh i'd rather see the return of this, running infinity or similar, than a Q3 server :)




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redline
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 03:58 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I think this is an awesome idea. Might have to buy it again, though, I don't think I'll be able to find my old CD key.




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axbaby
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 07:13 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Oh great .. just when my gauntlet rape nightmares where finally over :disgust:
Som asshole deserves to be punished with my new low ping.



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Kempston Joy
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 07:31 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


i'd love a few games, but don't have the time anymore.




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Etile
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 09:01 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


ToxicBug wrote:
I think this is an awesome idea. Might have to buy it again, though, I don't think I'll be able to find my old CD key.


doesn't QL allow someone with a premium account to create their own server?




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Your Other Daddy
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 09:12 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seremtan wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:
I think this is an awesome idea. Might have to buy it again, though, I don't think I'll be able to find my old CD key.


doesn't QL allow someone with a premium account to create their own server?


yes



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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 09:22 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


It would be nice playing the fine folk of Q3W again. I would have to agree with Memphis though, I've played Quake Live a couple of times to and got my, well just you never mind what it was I got handed to me but by all means bring on the server



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Risen From The Ashes
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 11:04 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Quake live seems to make more sense then if you can host with a pro account.

Another option would be Amazon EC2? The cheapest Linux virtual machine is ~$9/month and the first year is free.. https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/. Though in all honesty, if you have a decent enough internet connection you could just host one yourself - there's even a guide on how to run one on a RaspberryPi which will cost about £26 for the hardware and £5 a year in electric - https://markfoxx.co.uk/2014/11/08/runni ... pberry-pi/.

ToxicBug wrote:
I think this is an awesome idea. Might have to buy it again, though, I don't think I'll be able to find my old CD key.


I can remember mine off the top of my head still, despite not needing to for years, thanks to the bug where you had to re-type your key in almost every time you wanted to play. >:(




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One Man Army
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 01:55 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I think you'd have better luck organising game nights and spawning a ql server. I also think ql is the better game at this point.




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Messatsu Ko Jy-ouu
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 02:36 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


DooMer wrote:
I also think ql is the better game at this point.

:alert:




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Elite
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 05:32 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Alright... looking like Quank Live is the way to go here. I honestly fuckin' forgot about it :olo: I've only played it a handful of times. Will look into it!




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Digital Nausea
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 07:25 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I see what you did there...




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oh yeah!
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 07:36 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I like the idea of playing with other site members, but you have to keep in mind that people have kids, mortgages, and other real life responsibilities. It won't be packed every night like it was in 99. The Quake Live route seems to be the most cost effective. If I find my disc, I'll need to find a CD player too LOL.




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Elite
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 08:01 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Oh yeah I don't expect it will be as busy as it was, I just figured it'd be fun for shits and giggles, even if only over the fall and winter months.




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Your Other Daddy
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 08:27 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


just tried Q3L after a few good months

why the fuck did they change config settings? all my binds are fucked



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Messatsu Ko Jy-ouu
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PostPosted: 08-17-2015 08:59 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Ever since QL went standalone they removed mac and Linux support. Also no mods?
Lol




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Etile
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PostPosted: 08-18-2015 09:14 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


also, having to adjust the volume levels and turn off the music EVERY FUCKING TIME I PLAY :dts:




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Mew Legs!
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PostPosted: 08-18-2015 11:23 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I'd play if a q3 server was set up.




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oldskool
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PostPosted: 08-18-2015 01:00 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


No QL Mac support? I'd install bootcamp and Windhose.




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oldskool
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PostPosted: 08-18-2015 01:01 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Holy shit, I don't know how to play this game anymore..




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Give Me Love
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PostPosted: 08-18-2015 07:40 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


i wish we had a minecraft server. we could build a train system or something cool like that.




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Elite
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PostPosted: 08-18-2015 08:20 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


mjrpes had one for a while... were you not in on it?




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Elite
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PostPosted: 08-18-2015 10:10 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seremtan wrote:
mjrpes wrote:
...that minecraft server...


tbh i'd rather see the return of this, running infinity or similar, than a Q3 server :)


When I was rebooting the server with a fresh minecraft map it was because there was a new version of minecraft that had some cool new features to play around with. I've been checking the release logs but there doesn't see anything really cool and new recently (except maybe the new biomes they added awhile ago). Plugin API has been under development for how long? I was waiting for release of this so upgrading to a new server version wouldn't be such a pain.... and hopefully the release of an official API would mean more interesting and stable mods.

Plus... new features means more people will log on. People don't log in as much after a few months.

Funny thing... I'll occasionally download the old q3 maps and just explore again. I still keep finding new stuff people had created.




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Etile
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PostPosted: 08-18-2015 11:44 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


mjrpes wrote:
When I was rebooting the server with a fresh minecraft map it was because there was a new version of minecraft that had some cool new features to play around with. I've been checking the release logs but there doesn't see anything really cool and new recently (except maybe the new biomes they added awhile ago). Plugin API has been under development for how long? I was waiting for release of this so upgrading to a new server version wouldn't be such a pain.... and hopefully the release of an official API would mean more interesting and stable mods.


sounds like you haven't looked at MC for a while. nobody cares about vanilla any more, and nobody cares about the 'official' mod API since everyone is using MC Forge (which is what all the FTB mod packs run on)




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Elite
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PostPosted: 08-19-2015 11:58 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


You got it exactly right. Have not really been following at all. Will have to take a look.




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