QT3 server and beyond

[chet]

Talking with a few people on this again, any interest on a QT3 dedicated game server? It would actually be open to a few sites - gaming related on the poe hosted sites, but a fairly tight group of people who at least have something in common and are all decent people.

It could rotate games every few day and could probably handle one large game and a smaller group game at the same time.

POE Hostings new baseline server is a dual xeon with 1gb ram dual 73gb scsi drives. But i think that is overkill for this (about $300 a month).

But we could get hyperthreaded P4s with 1gb ram for between $179-$210 a month (depends on some options.).

So a few questions, anyone interested?

I am not looking to make money, but cover costs. What would you be willing to pay?

I would imagine some type of password system and perm ban if you are a real fuckup with TKing. Hopefully that wouldn't even be an issue.

We use a few datacenters, so if people are for it, we can test a few Datacenters for response (ping and hops). Then the question is window or linux. Windows is a $20 a month surcharge, but every game comes out with a windows server - at least first, linux is cheaper but we might have to wait.

Also, since many people on here are in the industry, i think having the ability to setup small test servers for review purposes might really be helpful.

Chet

[Jason McMaster]

I'm interested and I'd help pay for it. I'll also help with setup if you want. I'll talk to you later about it.


-Jason

[Erik]

I'd be willing to kick in 5-10 bucks a month.

[TheWombat]

I'd be willing to kick in a few bucks a month too, depending on what was being hosted. About the only thing I play though of this nature is BF1942/Vietnam/Mods :)

[Mike Cathcart]

As good as Battlefield is, I don't think I ever had as much fun with the full version as we did with the demo. I'm not sure if that's because I got to shoot Derek a lot or what, but count me in for another 5-10 dollars.

[balut]

Yeah, 5-10 bucks a month works for me.

[Ergo]

I'd be willing to pitch in a few bucks.

[VegasRobb]

Count me in with the under $10 group.

[MattKeil]

Count me in. I'll gladly pay $10 a month to play with people who don't irritate the fuck out of me.

[chet]

Okay. New question.

If you can test the two DCs we have in mind.

I ask for, time of day of the test, ping time, and number of hops.
You can get ping by ping 64.246.58.104 and # of hops by tracert 64.246.58.104 (on windows machines, using each of the ips below).

**added note, can you please also say your general region - US, STATE or country.

So the two ips:
64.246.58.104
69.93.99.106

That should give us some idea from a random group of players.

Also we are leaning towards windows as most games have the windows server out first - yes? No?

Thanks

[Jason McMaster]

64.246.58.104 pings 30 MS
69.93.99.106 28 MS

[DennyA]

I'm getting consistenly better numbers on 64.246.58.104 -- 60ms average, vs. 72 to 75 on the other IP.

I get a bunch of timeouts trying to do a TraceRT...

I'd be in for about $5 to play with sane, semi-mature people. And Koontz. :)

[pms]

denver 12:30pm mountain

64.246.58.104
3 pings 67 MS average
11 hops

69.93.99.106
3 pings 62 MS average
13 hops

[Silverlight]

New York, US. Test done at 2:36pm EST

64.246.58.104 - 18 hops, 60 ms. Twenty pings varied between 58 and 62.
69.93.99.106 - 11 hops, 61 ms. Twenty pings varied between 60 and 63.

[DrCrypt]

Dublin, Ireland

64.248.58.104 - ping: 137, hops: 27 and counting, all timing out after the third one.
69.93.99.106 - ping 135ms, hops: 27+, timing out after the 13th

[Wholly Schmidt]

From Columbia SC, roadrunner cable broadband:

64.246.58.104
ping 50ms, average of four
14 hops

69.93.99.106
ping 57ms, average of four
18 hops

I'll post my Clemson University times when I get back on campus next week. Come summer time and employment, (mid-may) I'll jump in for a reasonable monthly contribution. I can't even afford games to play right now though.

[Xaroc]

Maryland, US

64.246.58.104 45ms ping, 15 hops

69.93.99.106 46ms ping, 13 hops

3:10pm EST

-- Xaroc

[CaseyRobinson]

64.246.58.104 11 hops, 62ms ping

69.93.99.106 10 hops, 47ms ping

Around noon PST, from Santa Cruz, CA

[Case]

64.246.58.104: 16 hops, 89 - 92ms average (two runs)


69.93.99.106: 18 hops, 66ms average (two runs)

I could chip in a few bucks a month. How do you plan on handling it -- Paypal or something similar?

edit to add location: Silicon Valley (Sunnyvale), CA.

[Derek Meister]

Painesville, Ohio

64.246.58.104 -- 20 hops, 65ms average
69.93.99.106 -- 16 hops, 81ms average

[Peter Frazier]

Australia:
64.246.58.104 16 hops 250ms

69.93.99.106 14 hops 220ms

I'd play if everyone used their posting names ingame. I would be a spawn-camping bastard just to make sure that Bob Cherub went down. :twisted:
But I think most of the P+R board don't even play games...

[Talisker]

US, Michigan.

64.246.58.104
52ms average, 15 hops.

69.93.99.106
46ms average, 17 hops.

Ran test at ~4:15pm Eastern.

...and I'll throw in a fiver a month, if need be.

[Nathan]

From California's Central Valley:

64.246.58.104 - 13 hops, 66ms avg.
69.93.99.106 - 12 hops, 61ms avg.

I'd be willing to chip in.

[ciparis]

55-60ms to both from comcast cable, bay area. 16 hops, time: 2:40 pm PST.

[tromik]

I've already started selling my body.

[Ranulf]

Oregon, Portland area

320pm PST

64.246.58.104 :15 hops, 78ms

69.93.99.106: 14 hops 63ms

[Creole Ned]

Vancouver, BC:

64.246.58.104
Average = 94ms

69.93.99.106
Average = 99ms

I'd chip in if the servers are running games I'd play.

[chet]

Okay, thanks everyone.

The server has been purchased and should be ready tomorrow. Give me a little time to harden it, test it and setup some games.

Give me a week or so before it is publicly available and then we can start having game requests etc. From what i read, there are some issues with BFV past 32 users, but I figure we can have a good rotation going, and not just BF1942 and its mods.

Chet

[Alan Dunkin]

Richardson, TX
64.246.58.104 98 ms
69.93.99.106 9 ms

I'd be willing to fork over a few bucks over paypal or whatever.

Should we consider something like a weekly or three-day rotation, for like..

BF:Vietnam
RS3 Raven Shield: Athena Sword
UT2K4
Farcry maybe?
Day of Defeat? :)

--- Alan

[chet]

I was going to create a web inteface for paid users, that let them add the games they own and keep it updated (as well as what they want to play are playing). And then rotate inside of what people want.

Chet

[nutsak]

This sounds like a good idea. I'd be happy to pay for a secure BF1942 server, or even a BF:V. Good idea Chet.

[Anti-Bunny]

This is a great idea, I used to do this with some friends on the west coast for TFC, before I switched sides. If it's BF:V or UT2k4, count me in. Any plans for a TeamSpeak or Ventrilo server?

[Rob O'Boston]

I'm in! This has motivated me to go find a copy of BF:V this very afternoon.

[Aleck]

This is a great idea, I used to do this with some friends on the west coast for TFC, before I switched sides. If it's BF:V or UT2k4, count me in. Any plans for a TeamSpeak or Ventrilo server?

I just set up Ventrilo (although if Chet wants to do it, too, that's fine), over in the BF:V thread. IP is 66.92.163.103. PM me for the passwords.

I'm happy to leave this up for as long as folks want, provided folks don't find it too laggy (it's on my home DSL line).

[DennyA]

Well, I'm up for BF:V, since even Best Buy in freakin' Vermont sold out of UT Special Editions and I I'm not interested enough to deal with the 23 disc version.

Actually, I'd love to see BF:1942 and the expansions too at some point, since I just ordered the Secret Weapons pack for $10 along with Vietnam.

Do we have enough simheads here to run an IL-2: Forgotten Battles server at some point?

[Alan Dunkin]

Coincidentally, Fry's is selling both BF:V and apparently the UT2K4 SE for $29.99 ea. this weekend.

Won't be able to confirm such till Saturday.

--- Alan

[VegasRobb]

Coincidentally, Fry's is selling both BF:V and apparently the UT2K4 SE for $29.99 ea. this weekend.

Won't be able to confirm such till Saturday.

--- Alan

I can confirm the Fry's in Las Vegas selling them at those prices.

[Talisker]

I could throw in a TeamSpeak server on a T1, if it'd be helpful to have that on a separate box.

[Qenan]

So the two ips:
64.246.58.104
69.93.99.106


Am not much of an fps player, but in the interests of science:

Location: Austin, TX (RoadRunner)
64.246.58.104 - Average ping: 32ms, 13 hops
69.93.99.106 - Average ping: 35ms, 15 hops

[nutsak]

oh I forgot to do that too.

64.246.58.104 - Average ping: 390 ,13 hops
69.93.99.106 - Average ping: 380 , 21 hops

Which is pretty good for a Dial Upper in Hobart , Tasmania.

[Jeremy Johnsen]

64.246.58.104 101 ms

69.93.99.106 87 ms

Qwest/MSN DSL from Utah.

I'm willing to chip in if UT2K4 is going.

[chet]

http://www.quartertothree.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9535

Stop pinging, start playing.

Chet