It was necessary.

Unfortunately, the person who owns the server (my brother) doesn't really play TF2 anymore.

It doesn't seem like he cares. And let me say this as someone who knows him very well: if he doesn't care about it, he probably won't ever set his eyes on it again. (I'll ask him about it anyway, but I don't expect much to happen and neither should you)

So it's as good as dead. I could try to take it over, but I don't really have any money or know-how to run a server, and from what I understand, there aren't a lot of donations ($0, in fact) coming in.

He has the most ridiculous hats ever and good shotgun aim.

Also is a pleasant personality in mumble.

lovely team.

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A-treat... all I have to say is good luck. Good luck to a-treat finding a team, and good luck to whatever team picks up a-treat. I hope things work out for you.

He does set some insane traps.

Very good looking irl

History is a lot more fun in books, discussions, and lectures anyway.

The finest city in the world, San Diego.

SPOILER

Turn mat_specular to 1 instead of 0 and you will have shiny ubers again.

I would like to see a lot more competence than this from a service that we pay for.

Really really pathetic.

Whatisausername wrote:

Get a crt off craigslist, it's cheap/free. Plus you can play in 4:3 and pretend you're old school.

I already play at 800x600 regardless!

What I can think of that may have had an effect on both CPU and network lag is an obscure service called MMCSS.

Basically, if your ping is rapidly fluctuating ONLY whilst playing TF2, the mmcss service may be over-throttling your bandwidth to save resources, causing ping issues. The fix is detailed here:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1043281

I actually just experienced this problem a few days ago, and it's incredibly frustrating. It doesn't sound exactly like that is your problem, but I spend a couple of days trying to resolve this and I don't want that to happen to anyone else!

hookyboysb wrote:

I tried to fix as many bugs I could find. The only remaining one is the one about the skybox that apparently every map has, and there's really no fix.

Secondly, and probably more importantly:
http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=807
This thread will help you understand some of the basics of mapping (with skyboxes, leaks, and optimization front & centre).

http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=4674
This is invaluable for any mapper. Has a lot of things that will help you speed up the process significantly (like prefabricated doors, spawns, gametypes, etc.

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Category:Level_Design
This is where you want to start out with the basics of Hammer. It's best to have an idea for a map in mind, and then learn the tools and each of their functions so that you're using the right tool for the job.

After you have the basics down, take a look here http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?p=25480 to guide you through the design of your first map.

My personal 2c:
Never, ever use the carve tool in Hammer. It always fucks things up and you can use the cut tool to achieve the same effect far easier.

And I would strongly recommend going to TF2maps first and foremost for map design advice. Though NATF2 knows the game inside and out probably better than anyone, for specific things (like scaling, layout, health/ammo distribution, design tips, optomization, etc.) related to mapping, TF2maps is probably the best resource.

LtCrumpet wrote:

just stop and start over

GL!