1/27 Thursday gamenight, time: 8PM EST

[Rook]

Everyone should hop in here and suggest maps and then freelancer/jcap upload to server and make a mapack to be prepared. The only thing I could really say is casualty_isle and one of the wartorn coves, maybe some good newer maps that people have made in the last year or so that haven't had the chance to be played by 10+ people.

map pack: http://freelancer.modacity.net/modacity.net_custom_map_pack.rar
server: 71.188.71.229:2312
http://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/71.188.71.229:2312/b_160_400_1_ffffff_c5c5c5_ffffff_000000_1_1_0.png (http://lancersedge.servegame.org/query/index.php?ip=71.188.71.229&port=2312)

[Patrickssj6]

Make a map list and I'll upload it.

[ThePlague]

Obviously Precipice. I haven't played it at all yet. And for the times, i'm free whenever after 1 p.m. MST :)

[Cortexian]

I was thinking:
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/4980/mapsnv.jpg

Plus Precipice and Port. Someone make that into a map pack and upload it. I'd upload this one but my connection is to slow.

[Patrickssj6]

I guess we have our maplist then :D

[Rook]

Looks good enough to me just get some sort of pack uploaded so everyone can be ready. What time would be best for everyone though? 6PM EST, 7, 8, etc?

[Cortexian]

8PM EST would probably be best for me.

Like I said, someone upload all those in a pack. I'd do it but it would take me all night.

E: I added Precipice and Port to the archive above and started uploading, it's gonna take approximately 1 hour. If you can beat me, go for it, if not don't worry about it.

[Patrickssj6]

I am trying to download those maps from Halomaps but it is being a bitch...but I can definitely upload them individually and then GZip them on the server incase someone needs all of them.

[Cortexian]

Don't worry about it Pat, I've got them all and I'm uploading. Just gonna take an hour to do it. I'm uploading it to freelancer.modacity.net as well so we can make it more of an official "base maps" pack for the custom server.

[Patrickssj6]

ok sure :D

[ThePlague]

Freelancer's time sounds good to me.

[Rook]

Yeah 8 is prolly good unless too many object, and hopefully we'll get a 16 player game going.

[Cortexian]

How does this sound?

Augurer --------------------- Team Slayer
Cliffhanger ------------------ CTF
Fissurefall ------------------ Crazy KotH
hcel_tensity ---------------- Team Slayer
immure2 -------------------- CTF
mystic_classic -------------- Assault
nightcamp_ce -------------- ??????????
No_Remorse ---------------- Oddball
Port ----------------------- Crazy KotH
portent -------------------- CTF
precipice ------------------- Assault
snowtorn_cove ------------- CTF
vestige -------------------- CTF

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Just send the maps and I'll pleh :D

[Higuy]

No Causality Isle????

[Hotrod]

I'm up for that :) I'll just need that file containing all the maps and we'll be good to go :) I've been itching to play some Halo CE again.

Oh, and did I mention that I'm way out of practice and will most likely suck?

[Rentafence]

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4681

[Cortexian]

I wanted Destiny and Casualty Isle as well, but at potentially 30m a game this is already going to last many hours... Six and a half if we're slow to win games haha.

sv_mapcycle_add "augurer" "MGN Team Slayer"
sv_mapcycle_add "cliffhanger" "MGN CTF"
sv_mapcycle_add "fissurefall" "MGN Crazy King"
sv_mapcycle_add "hcel_tensity" "MGN Team Slayer"
sv_mapcycle_add "immure2" "MGN CTF"
sv_mapcycle_add "mystic_classic" "MGN Assault"
sv_mapcycle_add "nightcamp_ce" "MGN 1 FLAG CTF"
sv_mapcycle_add "No_Remorse" "MGN Oddball"
sv_mapcycle_add "Port" "MGN Crazy King"
sv_mapcycle_add "portent" "MGN CTF"
sv_mapcycle_add "precipice" "MGN Assault"
sv_mapcycle_add "snowtorn_cove" "MGN CTF"
sv_mapcycle_add "vestige" "MGN CTF"

[Rentafence]

That is like the exact same list we always play, holy shit

Also wartorn cove isn't all that great. Go ahead, neg rep me.

[Cortexian]

We're not playing wartorn cove :)

Edit - Map pack is available here:
http://freelancer.modacity.net/modacity.net_custom_map_pack.rar

[Rook]

Post the server IP we'll be using and I can put that in the OP too.

[Cortexian]

71.188.71.229:2310
http://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/71.188.71.229:2310/b_160_400_1_ffffff_c5c5c5_ffffff_000000_1_1_0.png (http://lancersedge.servegame.org/query/index.php?ip=71.188.71.229&port=2310)

[Patrickssj6]

Add a password tomorrow and post it here. =)

[Cortexian]

No need for a password. I've advertised the gamenight on =dg= clan site and stuff as well to get more people. If people are dicks we can always kick em out.

[jcap]

If there is a password, it will be "dicks"

[Patrickssj6]

I just hope it will not be that full...with all the custom maps it shouldn't.

Both =CE= and =DG= were strongly against these kind of servers.

[Amit]

Both =CE= and =DG= were strongly against these kind of servers.

Why must they be so closed-minded? If you want to play vanilla maps, that's your concern, but you shouldn't discourage having servers full of excellent maps. Maybe they are just afraid we'll take away their population.

Btw. I just downloaded the Map Pack and tried to join the server. It gave me a map load error. Is the server using Immure 1 or 2? 2 is what is included in the map pack. I have just confirmed that Immure 1 was left out of the pack D:

[Patrickssj6]

They cry about v1.00 people but host two v1.00 servers themselves...followed by the usual crap: Pirates, Mexicans and bots :ugh:

[Cortexian]

Btw. I just downloaded the Map Pack and tried to join the server. It gave me a map load error. Is the server using Immure 1 or 2? 2 is what is included in the map pack. I have just confirmed that Immure 1 was left out of the pack D:
immure is just on there now, because it's a popular custom map for the 1.00 scrubs. immure2 will be on when we switch to the mapcycle tomorrow evening.

[homebrued]

Mapcycle looks great for =CE=. Thank you for inviting us.

[Cortexian]

Looks like it won't be the CUSTOM HIVE server after all, anyhow server IP will most likely be the same except port 2312.

[Amit]

The Hive server is currently empty for two reasons:

1. People have to sleep.

2. The wasp is ten times past over-powered.

[Cortexian]

2. That's the reason immure is so popular with the 1.00 crowd. The wasp is a custom vehicle, and like all maps with tons of useless custom stuff (such as coldsnap and hugeass), idiots want to play it.

[n00b1n8R]

The wasp is useless, what are you on about :S

[Cortexian]

Nah, it's extremely overpowered in the right hands.

[Amit]

Nah, it's extremely overpowered in any hands.

ftfy

[Cortexian]

So I was right, server is going to be:
http://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/71.188.71.229:2312/b_160_400_1_ffffff_c5c5c5_ffffff_000000_1_1_0.png (http://lancersedge.servegame.org/query/index.php?ip=71.188.71.229&port=2312)

71.188.71.229:2312

[Higuy]

immure is just on there now, because it's a popular custom map for the 1.00 scrubs. immure2 will be on when we switch to the mapcycle tomorrow evening.
Wait, so the server will be on 1.00ce?

[EagerYoungSpaceCadet]

It will cycle between 1.00ce and 1.09ce

[sevlag]

im in, havent played CE in awhile

[Amit]

There is no server at that IP address with the port 2312. The Custom Hive runs on 2310, though. Does this mean 2312 will be a server put up specifically for tonight's event?

[Siliconmaster]

What's this? A gamenight including Precipice that I can actually participate in? My god!

[EagerYoungSpaceCadet]

Sadly I can't come, I need some sleep. Going to play Halo in 2 AM is not going to help me get some sleep.

[Hotrod]

Wait, so it's gonna be on 1.00 as well? >.>

Call me a noob, but I dunno how to change to 1.00 :S

[Patrickssj6]

Wait, so it's gonna be on 1.00 as well? >.>

Call me a noob, but I dunno how to change to 1.00 :S

*Sigh* It will be on 1.09 and 1.00. You can alternatively just take the direct IP and connect from Mars if you want.

[Rook]

Wait, so it's gonna be on 1.00 as well? >.>

Call me a noob, but I dunno how to change to 1.00 :S

If you don't see "Modacity - GAMENIGHT" on the server list just use 71.188.71.229:2312 to connect from any version. I just connected from 1.08 to test it out.

[Hotrod]

*Sigh* It will be on 1.09 and 1.00. You can alternatively just take the direct IP and connect from Mars if you want.
Oh, my bad. I misunderstood what was said since I thought he said that it was gonna change from 1.00 to 1.09 from time to time, which I thought was weird.

Still, I'm curious to know how to change between 1.00 and 1.09 from time to time, since 1.00 has a lot more players.

EDIT :

If you don't see "Modacity - GAMENIGHT" on the server list just use 71.188.71.229:2312 to connect from any version. I just connected from 1.08 to test it out.

Ok, cool. Thanks :)

[Patrickssj6]

Oh, my bad. I misunderstood what was said since I thought he said that it was gonna change from 1.00 to 1.09 from time to time, which I thought was weird.

Still, I'm curious to know how to change between 1.00 and 1.09 from time to time, since 1.00 has a lot more players.

No problem :P

You can use the version changer...never used it myself though.

[Amit]

Geomitar's blog has the latest release of the version changer. Back up your strings.dll in the halo folder and drop in the ones from the archive into the halo folder. The two files downloaded are strings.dll and versionchanger.dll. You have to enable the console ingame. When you're at the main menu or server list, bring up the console, type in "version 1.00ce" and hit enter. Now click refresh at the server list and voila, you're looking at thousands of pirates playing Halo.

[Rook]

Server is starting to populate--come in steam chat too just ask someone.

[EX12693]

I would come, but my HD crashed and I lost all my... everything...
So yea.. hope we have another one again soon if this one is a success!

[Dwight]

Good stuff, keep it up. :downs:

[Higuy]

Damn, thought this was tomorrow... dling mappack

[t3h m00kz]

Add a password tomorrow and post it here. =)

No need. nobody plays custom maps anymore.

May drop in for a bit

[phantoms]

nice gametypes, ggs dudes!

[Hotrod]

The server is currently on Wartorn Cove 3, which I don't have >.>

Looks like I'm gonna have to wait :P

[Amit]

Shit maps, shit gametypes. People blame Freelancer. He was lazy with the gametypes, but if I recall, nobody was against what he has in the pack before we started. After playing the maps that I hadn't played before...I say let's not play them again, or at least don't make it a random KOTH. Also, let's get some maps in there that aren't Classic Halo weapons. A nice map like Z_Sanctuary. Zanzibar would be awesome too.



The server is currently on Warton Cove 3, which I don't have >.>

Looks like I'm gonna have to wait :P

Download it and join?

[Cortexian]

I set the mapcycle to the back half of the list. Since they hadn't been played yet.

Precipice
Snowtorn
Vestige
and for finale, WartornCov3

Pretty sure blind just wanted to coax me into killing the server population by switching to WartornCov3, making sure to mute his chat next game night. Along with Ganon. :)

[Corndogman]

Well he succeeded didnt he....

[Hotrod]

So this was pretty fun, even though it only lasted about two hours. We should do this again, but maybe it'd be cool to have more maps that have custom content in them as well, you know, just to mix it up?

[Rook]

I have no idea why we went to wtc3, I was trying to suggest classic teamslayer for the ts maps and trying to get you all to go to one of the maps we didn't play yet that were in the pack. First few maps were a blast though.

[Patrickssj6]

I had a lot of lag but it was probably my connection today...hopefully better luck next time :S

[rossmum]

was having issues with my net dropping, so i couldn't stick around. ping was borderline unplayable anyway, i can really only play west coast/south central us servers. the eastern us, canada, europe and especially asia lag to fuck and back for me.

lots of randies in the server.

[Cortexian]

We won't be doing mystic_classic or mystic ever again, that shit was horrible imo. All "MGN" (Modacity GameNight) gametypes have been shortened from 30m to 20m and the issues with numbers of score have been fixed. Team Slayer games now go to 50, Slayer goes to 25, CTF games go to 3.

I share the opinion that ONLY Team Slayer and CTF should be in the gamenight rotation, but I wanted to mix things up with Oddball and KotH and such. I was even going to throw in some Reverse Tag and Juggernaut but I got lazy with the in-game gametype editor.


Next week someone (myself or jcap) will make a thread about map suggestions and such again. If you want to contribute, post in the thread before the game starts. Don't join and then start complaining about the gametypes and maps because you weren't able to voice an opinion before everything was setup. This makes it feasible to change things, which is not an option once the mapcycle has started for two reasons. 1) We don't have EVERY MAP on the server, we need to know what you want to play before hand. 2) We need to know what gametypes you want on specific maps, be detailed with what options you want on the gametype.

So yea, if you join another gamenight and complain about the maps/gametypes without posting in the thread beforehand I'm probably just goingto kick you to make room for people that DO want to play.

[Siliconmaster]

Yeah, I wanted to play. But Minecraft. And hall meeting. And Minecraft.

[TeeKup]

Dead Space 2 beckoned...but it sounds like I didn't miss much.

[ThePlague]

Wish I could've made it, but I was bedridden the whole damn day. Food poisoning blows.

[phantoms]

We won't be doing mystic_classic or mystic ever again, that shit was horrible imo. All "MGN" (Modacity GameNight) gametypes have been shortened from 30m to 20m and the issues with numbers of score have been fixed. Team Slayer games now go to 50, Slayer goes to 25, CTF games go to 3.

I share the opinion that ONLY Team Slayer and CTF should be in the gamenight rotation, but I wanted to mix things up with Oddball and KotH and such. I was even going to throw in some Reverse Tag and Juggernaut but I got lazy with the in-game gametype editor.


Next week someone (myself or jcap) will make a thread about map suggestions and such again. If you want to contribute, post in the thread before the game starts. Don't join and then start complaining about the gametypes and maps because you weren't able to voice an opinion before everything was setup. This makes it feasible to change things, which is not an option once the mapcycle has started for two reasons. 1) We don't have EVERY MAP on the server, we need to know what you want to play before hand. 2) We need to know what gametypes you want on specific maps, be detailed with what options you want on the gametype.

So yea, if you join another gamenight and complain about the maps/gametypes without posting in the thread beforehand I'm probably just goingto kick you to make room for people that DO want to play.
Reverse tag games or juggernaut would probably be pretty fun, its just going nuts for the oddball or the hill just sucks in Halo
also, we should do race...

[Hotrod]

Oh and another thing, I wasn't able to see the text people were writing (due to the screen resolution maybe? I can't set it to 1680x1050, so yeah...), so if anybody was talking to me and I didn't reply, now you know why :P

EDIT : I got the resolution thing working, but the text for the chat doesn't show up.

[Patrickssj6]

Can't we play something like you only have 1 life? CounterStrike style.

[Yoko]

Needs to be planned out a little better, not just scrambling around during the gamenight.

Maps like WTC3 3 cap CTF, No Remorse 50 point Team Slayer or 3 cap CTF, Revelations CTF, etc

also this is the proper way to guard someone taking a pee
http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/110034597-4.jpg

[Rentafence]

Can't we play something like you only have 1 life? CounterStrike style.

This, multiple rounds, on deagle6_texture

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4715

[Cortexian]

Please post all new suggestions in the appropriate thread!

http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?22965-Map-gametype-suggestions-for-next-gamenight-(TBA)

This thread could use a lock now I think.