c3ntury Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I have a spare server at the moment, nothing huge but should beable to run a couple of gaming servers and since i like Neowin i figured it would be nice to give something back to the community.. I can probably run 2-3 servers at the moment, but if people like the idea i can expand quite easily. :) I just wanted to create this idea thread to know whether - a. Its worth creating such as setup? b. Which games you would want? Thanks, Cameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1ddl3r Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 A Neowin Team Fortress 2 server would be an excellent idea!!! :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethevans1986 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 What internet connection have you got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 What internet connection have you got? The server is hosted in Germany in a professional datacenter :) 100mbit Connection as well :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duality Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 TF2 would most likely be the most appreciated game to run - I see more TF2 fans here than anything else :laugh: If there was a decent community TF2 server and it wasn't loaded with mods and maps that take an age to download - I would certainly use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 TF2 would most likely be the most appreciated game to run - I see more TF2 fans here than anything else :laugh:If there was a decent community TF2 server and it wasn't loaded with mods and maps that take an age to download - I would certainly use it. Well okay then :D I will create one soon.. Any other games guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajter Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 TF2 would rock. We have a lot of players here on Neowin. Please make them "vanilla" though. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 TF2 would rock. We have a lot of players here on Neowin.Please make them "vanilla" though. :) Dont worry, it will be liked playing on a REAL server with zero gameplay changes. :) If this gets popular i can get teamspeak servers etc working as well. Maybe even a clan haha xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted January 10, 2010 Reporter Share Posted January 10, 2010 Yeah TF2, no custom mods. Maybe a couple custom maps like cp_freight and ctf_haarp :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unimatrix Xero Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 TF2 would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 Okay, ill create 1 server for now, TF2 :D 32 Player Slots. Someone give me a set of maps and i will create a cycle... Also, if anyone has a spare guest pass for the game i myself would like a go before buying again, it bought it before but gave it away to my brother a year or 2 ago. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViZioN Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Wow 32 slots. Maybe it's just me but I find servers with that many players a bit on the spammy side. Especially on dustbowl / goldrush. I think 24/26 is the sweet spot. Also if you're looking at getting voice comms set up, take a look at Mumble. It's the best voice client I've ever used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted January 10, 2010 Reporter Share Posted January 10, 2010 Run defaults except for junction. Add ctf_haarp, cp_freight and pl_swiftwater. If anyone else thinks of more go ahead and suggest. Get rid of arena maps and possibly Hydro as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViZioN Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Never played haarp or swiftwater but another vote for freight (Y) It's definitely a map that's not played enough. I tend to stick to most of the official maps, and those used on clanwar rotations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) Wow 32 slots. Maybe it's just me but I find servers with that many players a bit on the spammy side. Especially on dustbowl / goldrush. I think 24/26 is the sweet spot.Also if you're looking at getting voice comms set up, take a look at Mumble. It's the best voice client I've ever used. Hmm well, ill be looking out for people to beable to kick users for spamming and such so dont worry. As for voice comms i was thinking TeamSpeak or something. :) Its up to you guys what you want for server spaces. I can create a maximum of 5 for now, but lets go easy and go for 2 for the startup. First - Team Fortress 2, 26 Slots. Second - ? Edited January 10, 2010 by c3ntury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strelok1911 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I say Neowin gets three TF2 servers. 1 in USA 1 in Europe 1 in Asiatic Countries. Good ping for everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 I say Neowin gets three TF2 servers.1 in USA 1 in Europe 1 in Asiatic Countries. Good ping for everyone! I have 1 server i can use, and its based in Europe.. But it has plenty of connection and TF2 isnt that "demanding" when it comes to ping so everyone with a 2mbit connection and above should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Topham Hatt Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 A Neowin Team Fortress 2 server would be an excellent idea!!! :woot: This for definate! It might be worth looking into mamking it a subscriber feature for Neowin. You may be able to strike a deal, as in, they give you free sub access for providing and hosting a TF2 Gaming server. I'd subscribe for that :) (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Eye Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 If you could make a BF2 server and there was enough people interested I would be in gaming heaven (Y) No better game to help the pain of waiting for BFBC 2 then the greatest multiplayer game of all time :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 This for definate!It might be worth looking into mamking it a subscriber feature for Neowin. You may be able to strike a deal, as in, they give you free sub access for providing and hosting a TF2 Gaming server. I'd subscribe for that :) (Y) Prehaps if it continues to get support i will PM the staff about such as idea. I mean, it would also cut out the spammers and such as well.. keeping it clean. Hmmm.. or we could have premium and free server? The premium having several benefits over the free, more spaces etc. If you could make a BF2 server and there was enough people interested I would be in gaming heaven (Y) No better game to help the pain of waiting for BFBC 2 then the greatest multiplayer game of all time :) Im sure we can arrange something mate, if enough people play the game :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted January 10, 2010 Reporter Share Posted January 10, 2010 Don't separate the subscribers and the regulars when it comes to the Neowin server. Maybe have a small locked server especially for subscribers but don't go with this 'Premium' rubbish that servers have. It's almost like hacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 Don't separate the subscribers and the regulars when it comes to the Neowin server. Maybe have a small locked server especially for subscribers but don't go with this 'Premium' rubbish that servers have. It's almost like hacking. Hmm.. i see where your coming from. How about this - 1st Server - 26 Slots (upgraded to 32 if requested). 2nd Server - 16 Slots (Premium Only). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Not to put a damper on things but there have been a few servers before and none took off. Seems while people play, they are never around at the same time and the server ends up empty almost all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unimatrix Xero Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 yea ive attempted to run 2 tf2 servers for Neowin peeps and they have died within a few months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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