GWJ Fund-raising Drive?
Tuesday, March 16th, 2004 - 8:31pm
An offhand thought-
As I watch everyone as we go scrambling around looking for servers to play BFV and UT2k4 on, it occurs to me that maybe we could pool our resources and get a dedicated server up. I realize that servers cost a lot (exactly how much, I have no idea), but if 50 of us ponied up some cash, how big would each contribution have to be?
Just brainstorming..
Morrolan wrote:
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If I had a decent upload rate I''d build one.
Since I don''t, I''ll be happy to put in on it.
Yeah, my connection just isn''t enough to host a server for these new-fangled bandwidth/resource hogs anymore. I''d be willing to put in on one as well, but Dramatic Marlin''s server is indeed a good one. I guess it depends on how many people are willing to chip in.
I generated a virtual world in the toilet bowl this morning.
-- Podunk on the PS3's mystical, magical abilities
Game Title:
BattleField Vietnam
Server Type:
Private
Slots: 32
Cost Per Slot Per Month:
$4.00 USD
Cost Per Month:
$128.00 USD
One-time Setup Fee:
$20.00 USD
Total Due at Signing:
$148.00 USD
After the one time set fee of $20, its only $4 per person per month.
When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick. George Burns
That is really not much! Man, I wish I''m closer...
Panem et circenses
"You really need to smoke a tree first to appreciate that one." - Sanjuro
That is for a private server (I think that means that only the 32 people that buy slots can ever play on that server), whereas a 32 slot public server will cost $8.00 per slot and the Total Due at Signing is $276.00.
Really what we need is for Gameguru to hook us up with some 3mb upload broadband connections so Gorack can host us some games
Tobyus
Still searching for the perfect game...
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What type of upload do you need?
I have 1.54mbps that is largely unused...
I could get a decent P4 3.0ghz 1gb Ram Dell pc to host...
is that sufficient?
Aint nothing new about the world order..it's been playing since the day they put George Washington on a quarter
85's face the truth you're too dumb.
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Sounds pretty good to me! Anybody with a more qualified technical background wanna weigh in on that?
Morrolan wrote:
It would be worth a shot! Do you have UT2K4 or BF:V to give it a test run?
Tobyus
Still searching for the perfect game...
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Someone give me an idea of the kind of hardware I''d need to host 32 players for either BF:V and/or UT2004 and I''ll order it tonight..
It would be up and running Friday afternoon in time for the weekend..
We could either password it or just ensure that enough of us are admins to keep the population under control
Aint nothing new about the world order..it's been playing since the day they put George Washington on a quarter
85's face the truth you're too dumb.
http://www.myspace.com/armyofthepharaohs
I might go a little higher on the ram since it''s a server. Maybe 2 or 3 gigs, other than that sounds great to me. I don''t think it has to be very fast ram either. I''m still willing to kick in a few bucks too.
I''ve never run a Game server mainly because of my sucky upload speeds, but from what I have heard the more ram you have the better. Other than that, I would think that a P4 3.0 would be plenty enough processor, maybe the HT will even come in handy
Tobyus
Still searching for the perfect game...
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ok I''m ordering a P4 3.0ghz 2gb Ram 80gb 7200rpm machine...
Sounds like it will be enough..
Videocard doesnt matter right? GF FX5200 should be fine?
Aint nothing new about the world order..it's been playing since the day they put George Washington on a quarter
85's face the truth you're too dumb.
http://www.myspace.com/armyofthepharaohs
Ok its ordered...should be here Thursday or Friday...
I''ll set it up and let everyone know the ip..
What should we call the server?
Aint nothing new about the world order..it's been playing since the day they put George Washington on a quarter
85's face the truth you're too dumb.
http://www.myspace.com/armyofthepharaohs
Gameguru''s House
It is plain and simple
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Sweet Jesus Guru, what the hell are you doing? ""So yeah, I just figured on a whim I''d buy a server and hook it up so the guys on the GWJ forums have a place to play""
Simply amazing.
Well that depends really. If you want it to be the official GWJ game server then call it that. Otherwise I say run a server naming contest, I''ll even put up a prize for whoever comes up with the best name!
Certis beat me to it. - Elysium
Yeah, the video card shouldn''t matter at all.
Wow, sweet! Can''t wait until we can give it a shot! Gameguru''s House sounds good
Tobyus
Still searching for the perfect game...
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I''ve got to assume GG is joking, otherwise we''ll have to name the GWJ office building after him in the distant future where GWJ needs an office building.
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
Damn cool is right.
"Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin
no I dont joke like that...
It will be an official GWJ server...
It wont be named after me...
It''s up to you guys if you want to call it GWJ something or something else entirely...just let me know.
*edit*
And it will be running on redudant T1''s with BGP protocal so it should stay up all the time
basically after 6pm EST there is zero traffic on those T1''s since they are dedicated for our 2 Bloomberg terminals...and I have a full class C for it.
Someone should tell me a good automated way to temp down it at 8am EST until 6pm EST other than that it can run all night.
Aint nothing new about the world order..it's been playing since the day they put George Washington on a quarter
85's face the truth you're too dumb.
http://www.myspace.com/armyofthepharaohs
Well that, my friend, is pretty friggin'' cool.
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
We shall celebrate GAMEGURU day soon!
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Okay, that''s it. I''m swearing off Moosehead Lager. I''m starting to see things.
"Men like sex, thus boobies! Oogaba!" - dejanzie
"If ads put your sanity to the test
come on down to Rat Boy's nest!
light up a stogie, and soon you'll see
how rock can be commercial-free!
'I'd hit it!'" - HP Lovesauce
The third-party command tool for BFV that comes on the third CD allows you to schedule the server. You can set a schedule to shut it down and restart it based on a set time.
no particular interest, no particular talent
The Passion of the Gameguru
I'm bringing sexy back!
He really is here to save us all.
"Men like sex, thus boobies! Oogaba!" - dejanzie
"If ads put your sanity to the test
come on down to Rat Boy's nest!
light up a stogie, and soon you'll see
how rock can be commercial-free!
'I'd hit it!'" - HP Lovesauce
Thats perfect...
Hopefully Pyro can incorporate some webbased server browser so you can connect to the server from gwj.com and see who is on and whats playing.
www.goatsbarandgrill.com (my fav ET server) has that from their webpage...though it isnt very elegant.
And...that reminds me...I guess we need a Teamspeak server too?
right?
Aint nothing new about the world order..it's been playing since the day they put George Washington on a quarter
85's face the truth you're too dumb.
http://www.myspace.com/armyofthepharaohs
<-----pulls up a chair with some popcorn to watch the show...
Xbox Live: Kooter06
Man, I love mooching off of other people''s disposable income.
"Men like sex, thus boobies! Oogaba!" - dejanzie
"If ads put your sanity to the test
come on down to Rat Boy's nest!
light up a stogie, and soon you'll see
how rock can be commercial-free!
'I'd hit it!'" - HP Lovesauce
This is just amazing...
*wipes tear from eye*
I...I...I love you man....
<removed question about throttling since its been answered>
SteamId = RevenantKel
no I''m afraid at business hours it will have to go down...
Those Bloomberg terminals are crucial...we literally could lose 30-40K if a trade doesnt go through the exact moment we require.
But I dont think it will be a huge deal...it can stay up to satisfy all North American timezones...
and besides..shouldnt we all be working?
*edit*
The server will be up..it just wont be hosting any games.. if that makes any difference?
I could put it on our other T1 full time but then Its competing with all our regular internet and email and VPN traffic..
Aint nothing new about the world order..it's been playing since the day they put George Washington on a quarter
85's face the truth you're too dumb.
http://www.myspace.com/armyofthepharaohs