[hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server

2008-04-01 Thread Jason Ruymen
We're planning on a required Team Fortress 2 update later today. No specific details yet, but I'll send notice when it goes live. Jason ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit:

Re: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server

2008-04-01 Thread Tony Paloma
April fools! Just kidding. Thanks Jason. ETA? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Ruymen Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:05 PM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server

[hlds] OT: Assassin's Creed pre-purchase link no worky

2008-04-01 Thread Steven Hartland
Someone might want to fix the pre-purchase link for Assassin's Creed as it currently doesn't work, just ends up at the games list page with no sign of the game. Broken Page is:- http://www.steamgames.com/v/index.php?area=newsid=1517cc=GB Current Broken link is:-

Re: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server

2008-04-01 Thread David Ulbrich
This better not be a April Fools joke! Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:04:44 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server We're planning on a required Team Fortress 2 update later today. No specific

Re: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server

2008-04-01 Thread Masher
Also, are there any driver updates available for your NICs? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ulbrich Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:38 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [hlds]

Re: [hlds] OT: Assassin's Creed pre-purchase link no worky

2008-04-01 Thread Daron Dodd
works for me... On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Steven Hartland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone might want to fix the pre-purchase link for Assassin's Creed as it currently doesn't work, just ends up at the games list page with no sign of the game. Broken Page is:-

Re: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server

2008-04-01 Thread 1nsane .
I hope it's true :D. On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:37 PM, David Ulbrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This better not be a April Fools joke! Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:04:44 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress

Re: [hlds] OT: Assassin's Creed pre-purchase link no worky

2008-04-01 Thread Steven Hartland
Definitely broken here I just end up at: http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=allcc=GB - Original Message - From: Daron Dodd [EMAIL PROTECTED] works for me... This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd.

Re: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server

2008-04-01 Thread Eric Smith
It's not a joke. -Eric -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ulbrich Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:38 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated

Re: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server

2008-04-01 Thread Don Williams
Main fix from what I heard removal of Custom Tab and implementing filter system. - Original Message - From: Eric Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list hlds@list.valvesoftware.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 2008-04-01 05:00 PM Subject: Re: [hlds]

Re: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server

2008-04-01 Thread LDuke
Is that the April fools? On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 3:10 PM, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Main fix from what I heard removal of Custom Tab and implementing filter system. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list

Re: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server

2008-04-01 Thread Chad Austin
Don't say that until its out, if it crashes all the servers, you can say it was an april fools joke ;-) Eric Smith wrote: It's not a joke. -Eric -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ulbrich Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:38

Re: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server

2008-04-01 Thread Don Williams
Oh yeah. :) - Original Message - From: LDuke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: 2008-04-01 05:13 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] Upcoming Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server Is that the April fools? On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 3:10

Re: [hlds] OT: Assassin's Creed pre-purchase link no worky

2008-04-01 Thread 1nsane .
You can only buy it if you live in NA/Canada. :P Good going Ubisoft... On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:56 PM, Steven Hartland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Definitely broken here I just end up at: http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=allcc=GB - Original Message - From: Daron Dodd [EMAIL

Re: [hlds] OT: Assassin's Creed pre-purchase link no worky

2008-04-01 Thread Steven Hartland
Something kindly explaining that might be useful instead of displaying some random page and making people think its broken. That before the WTF in this day and age are they restricting content by region for, its not like they need to translate it or anything, it will be the same version.

Re: [hlds] OT: Assassin's Creed pre-purchase link no worky

2008-04-01 Thread Richard Eid
Good thing this was HLDS related...otherwise, it might be considered spam. On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Steven Hartland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Something kindly explaining that might be useful instead of displaying some random page and making people think its broken. That before the WTF

[hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released

2008-04-01 Thread Jason Ruymen
The required Team Fortress 2 update is now released. Please run hldsupdatetool to receive this update. The specific changes include: - Added Custom Tab explanation dialog to be shown the first time the server browser is opened - Changed Medigun Ubercharge meter to drain faster for each target

Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released

2008-04-01 Thread 1nsane .
No custom tab removal? :( On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:52 PM, Jason Ruymen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The required Team Fortress 2 update is now released. Please run hldsupdatetool to receive this update. The specific changes include: - Added Custom Tab explanation dialog to be shown the first

Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released

2008-04-01 Thread Darren Gordon
I don't suppose anyone else is having all their players get disconnected on map change right? On this patch restart I had tv_enable added to the command line along with the update and now on every map change everyone gets disconnected. No custom tab removal? :( On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:52

Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released

2008-04-01 Thread Timothy L Havener
I guess they still want to keep shoving it down our throats whether we like it or not... 1nsane . wrote: No custom tab removal? :( On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:52 PM, Jason Ruymen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The required Team Fortress 2 update is now released. Please run hldsupdatetool to

Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released

2008-04-01 Thread Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald
- Added Custom Tab explanation dialog to be shown the first time the server browser is opened Great! A dialog that will be closed before it finishes drawing the text, and then never opened again. The average gamer looking for a server will close that dialog without reading it. I suggest valve

Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released

2008-04-01 Thread Rodge Stumbaugh
I have hosted a server for over 4 years now and I only do it for my own entertainment and sorry Valve, but the best part of running(and playing on) a server is all the cool mods these kids out there like Mani, Mattie, the sourcemod folks and now more than ever Beetlefart and of course others have

Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released

2008-04-01 Thread Robert Whelan
I'd be happy just to see my server, lol. After update it disappeared (24 slot server). In the tf2 browser I see about 50 servers and 5 custom. I don't have a problem with inet/cust, my problems always been battling to see my servers on the list (hlds/srcds and now orangebox) and the myriad of

Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released

2008-04-01 Thread 1nsane .
I am currently running a VANILLA 24 player TF2 server which has the following VANILLA ?con?figurations: Demomen shoot Babies/Explosive Barrels (Instead of Pipe Bombs/Sticky Bombs) Sentry Gun/Soldier rockets are Watermelons... Crit Watermelons FTW. I am not using any plugin to bypass Valve's

Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released

2008-04-01 Thread Andreas Grimm
- Added Custom Tab explanation dialog to be shown the first time the server browser is opened haha it seems, that a ot of players don't understand the system?! what about removing that useless tab and making a dialog on one(!) list how to use filters and how to understand the server tags?

Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released

2008-04-01 Thread Timothy L Havener
There seems to be this trend in PC gaming where developers want to control the game experience in online play more and more. The most extreme case would be DICE and the ranked servers for BF2 and 2142. More and more the options we as admins have to host a game the way we want to play it are

Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released

2008-04-01 Thread Rodge Stumbaugh
Tell me about it, but I have to admit, steam blows what activision does for online play of COD4 out of the water. Have you ever tried to use their server browser? What a piece of crap. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Timothy L Havener

Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released

2008-04-01 Thread Timothy L Havener
my servers still only show up half the time in the list. i gave up a long time ago trying. Rodge Stumbaugh wrote: Tell me about it, but I have to admit, steam blows what activision does for online play of COD4 out of the water. Have you ever tried to use their server browser? What a piece of

[hlds] Request: Steam Friends API

2008-04-01 Thread Nephyrin Zey
It would be great if users could make, say, a steam friends client for linux, or a steam friends plugin for something like Pidgin. I know many people only through having played with them on steam. I would love to be able to talk to them/see what they're up to when i'm not in windows or at work.

Re: [hlds] Request: Steam Friends API

2008-04-01 Thread Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald
Speaking of steam community api it would be nice for the server to have this kind of API available. As well as an API to interact with our steam group. For example, if I ban someone from my server, I'd like to check if they are in my steam group, and if they are, boot them automagically. As well

Re: [hlds] Request: Steam Friends API

2008-04-01 Thread Dustin Wyatt
This is a nice idea and receives my seal of approval. - Dustin On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 12:02 AM, Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speaking of steam community api it would be nice for the server to have this kind of API available. As well as an API to interact with our steam

Re: [hlds] Request: Steam Friends API

2008-04-01 Thread Kevin Ottalini
You can easily use my toolkit (not quite automagically) I have a steamid lookup to the community page under the Steam System Scan button: http://qsextreme.com/qs_toolkit - Original Message - From: Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald To: 'Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list'