| 00:30.59 | banana_ | i guess easy tank disabled the lag or jitter limit this clown is back again with 1200ms lag and 200 jitter |
| 01:08.08 | JeffM | you can play on another server, there are a TON of them |
| 01:14.59 | banana_ | not with this map :) |
| 01:15.20 | JeffM | then send the owner a message to properly admin the map |
| 01:15.33 | JeffM | pollbans are not an effective solution :) |
| 01:16.04 | banana_ | yeah apparently he's gone missing |
| 01:16.07 | banana_ | :P |
| 01:16.16 | banana_ | the mysterious "Easy Tank" |
| 01:17.10 | blast007 | forum says "Last visited: Sat May 24, 2014 1:52 pm" |
| 01:17.18 | banana_ | really? |
| 01:17.23 | blast007 | (which I think also gets updated from global auth) |
| 01:17.24 | banana_ | ive spoken to several @ who say they can't get a hold of him |
| 01:17.31 | JeffM | send him a PM it'll notifiy him vial email |
| 01:17.57 | JeffM | then the server is not a good server |
| 01:18.07 | JeffM | as a better server owner to host an instance of the map |
| 01:18.27 | banana_ | yeah he's not a good server owner - lots of the @ can't even do most things needed |
| 01:18.38 | banana_ | is there any company that will host bzflag servers? |
| 01:18.47 | blast007 | it's just a random map? |
| 01:18.52 | banana_ | its one he made |
| 01:18.56 | banana_ | but its fun |
| 01:19.01 | JeffM | is it published anywhere? |
| 01:19.16 | JeffM | and yes many ISPs will rent you a dedicated server or VPS to host maps |
| 01:19.19 | blast007 | Easy Tank's super server? |
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| 01:19.46 | JeffM | when you get a dedicated server or VPS you can do whatever you want on it |
| 01:19.51 | blast007 | cuz that's totally just a random map that bzfs generates |
| 01:19.56 | JeffM | HA |
| 01:20.01 | banana_ | reallu? |
| 01:20.05 | banana_ | everyone says he made it |
| 01:20.17 | JeffM | many servers run random maps |
| 01:20.27 | JeffM | maybe he saved the random map |
| 01:20.40 | JeffM | does it ever change after a restart? |
| 01:20.42 | blast007 | it's just randomly placed boxes and teleporters |
| 01:20.47 | banana_ | never changes |
| 01:20.55 | JeffM | then it's probably just a saved random map |
| 01:21.10 | JeffM | but yeah the game can generate maps like that |
| 01:21.10 | banana_ | i wish a US company hosted bzflag server |
| 01:21.20 | banana_ | most people who play regularly are in US but server is in croatia |
| 01:21.30 | JeffM | dude there are tons of US servers |
| 01:21.36 | JeffM | and it's super easy to rent one here |
| 01:21.42 | banana_ | not with this map :P |
| 01:21.55 | JeffM | it's a RANDOM map, many servers run random maps |
| 01:21.57 | blast007 | banana_: there aren't any companies that host bzflag servers in the sense you're probably talking about, but you can run bzfs on pretty much any linux server |
| 01:22.00 | allejo | it's a randomly generated map lol |
| 01:22.19 | JeffM | yeah you can't have someone set up a bzflag specific service for you |
| 01:22.20 | banana_ | id run it on my mac but .... comcast... |
| 01:22.23 | allejo | if you must, /saveworld and host it yourself |
| 01:22.33 | JeffM | rent a midrange VPS |
| 01:22.43 | JeffM | and get someone to help you host it |
| 01:22.47 | blast007 | banana_: a $5/month VPS could probably host a decent instance |
| 01:22.48 | JeffM | or ask another server to host it |
| 01:22.55 | JeffM | it's not hard |
| 01:23.01 | JeffM | that map is not special |
| 01:23.24 | banana_ | hmm |
| 01:23.30 | banana_ | might have to look into that |
| 01:23.40 | JeffM | or look at the server list for other random maps |
| 01:23.42 | blast007 | and the map does change |
| 01:23.52 | JeffM | none of them will say "easy tank's map" |
| 01:23.53 | blast007 | just joined, and the cache file starts with a 't' meaning temporary |
| 01:24.17 | blast007 | so it's literally just a randomly generated map |
| 01:24.18 | banana_ | no idea - its always been this map when i join |
| 01:24.30 | JeffM | he probalby hasn't restarted in a while |
| 01:24.31 | blast007 | the server just hasn't restarted in 34 days |
| 01:25.02 | JeffM | so yeah there are other servers with that style of map, again it's the default for bzfs |
| 01:25.21 | JeffM | just running bzfs itself makes a map like that |
| 01:26.15 | banana_ | i wish i knew the map i use to play a couple years ago - it was similar but had bridges between a lot of the bldgs |
| 01:26.25 | JeffM | hix |
| 01:28.30 | banana_ | thats what its called? |
| 01:29.35 | allejo | just search "gu league" and join one those servers. they all use the same map and have kinda claimed it their own |
| 01:30.16 | JeffM | it comes with the game and yeah it's used a lot |
| 01:30.31 | blast007 | or search for 'hix' ;) |
| 01:30.50 | blast007 | the gu league servers are generally gonna be for league play only |
| 01:31.16 | banana_ | hrm i just tried to join one and it said I have to login with my registered call sign and kicked me...but I was |
| 01:31.25 | blast007 | (yeah, looks like the public servers don't have the 'gu league' label) |
| 01:31.48 | JeffM | ducati style servers run random maps too IIRC |
| 01:31.54 | blast007 | banana_: again, the GU League servers are for GU league members |
| 01:32.10 | banana_ | oh |
| 01:32.19 | blast007 | yup, ducati is random 2 shot no jumping, iirc |
| 01:32.22 | JeffM | bunch of servers are running hix |
| 01:34.33 | banana_ | Is Slyther in here? |
| 01:34.49 | JeffM | you have the same list of users we do |
| 01:35.06 | banana_ | I'm using a stupid java client and don't see a userlist |
| 01:35.14 | blast007 | java? |
| 01:35.18 | blast007 | ew |
| 01:35.24 | banana_ | yeah |
| 01:35.26 | JeffM | it has a list on one side IIRC |
| 01:35.28 | banana_ | i need to find a good IRC client for mac |
| 01:35.34 | JeffM | there are many |
| 01:35.37 | banana_ | yeah i thought so too but it didn't load |
| 01:35.58 | banana_ | back in the day on windows mIRC was where it was at :P |
| 01:35.59 | blast007 | ah, so not java |
| 01:36.12 | JeffM | mIRC was never the best :) |
| 01:36.23 | banana_ | i liked it :P |
| 01:36.25 | blast007 | java != javascript |
| 01:36.26 | JeffM | he's using the web one with javascript |
| 01:36.29 | JeffM | yeah that's not java |
| 01:36.43 | banana_ | yeah webchat.freenode |
| 01:37.03 | JeffM | javascript is not related to java in any way |
| 01:37.30 | banana_ | the guy in this server admits to using colored flags and permanent wings but the @ apparently isn't paying attention as he's just playing :P |
| 01:37.52 | blast007 | that doesn't even work that well anymore.. |
| 01:37.59 | banana_ | dunno |
| 01:38.03 | JeffM | then you should go elsewhere |
| 01:38.12 | JeffM | there are many servers that work like you want |
| 01:40.17 | banana_ | what's his deal geezus |
| 01:40.25 | blast007 | ? |
| 01:40.35 | banana_ | kept telling me to go find a diff server |
| 01:40.41 | blast007 | well you should |
| 01:40.45 | blast007 | that's the solution |
| 01:40.46 | banana_ | nah i like this one |
| 01:40.59 | banana_ | only active one I've seen with this map |
| 01:40.59 | blast007 | then stop complaining to us about it |
| 01:41.35 | banana_ | not complaining - this is where the @'s tell you to come report to if no ones on |
| 01:42.22 | blast007 | this is the development and support channel for the BZFlag project. The project does not run or manage the game servers. Some people that are admins on server may hang out here, of course. |
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| 18:47.37 | blast007 | JeffM: I renamed bzflag.exe to bzflag.mp3 so I can run it on my iPod! |
| 18:47.45 | JeffM | heh |
| 18:48.06 | JeffM | I commonly port bzflag to linux by just removing the extension |
| 19:03.00 | JeffM | my guess is he tried to upload a flash file |
| 19:18.54 | Pimpinella | problem at mofo, fr got sealed somehow |
| 19:19.00 | Pimpinella | rf |
| 19:19.21 | Pimpinella | could need somebody to reset it |
| 19:19.55 | JeffM | they have there own channel |
| 19:20.00 | JeffM | may be better to ask there |
| 19:22.12 | blast007 | Pimpinella: ##PlanetMofo |
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