Team Fortress 2: TFP OWNZ! Server goodness! - Page 2 - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

ironpham · 10-22-2007, 07:33 PM

I'm really thinking about getting this, but I'm not sure if my computer will be able to handle it. I'm running an old ass computer with a 1.8GHz processor, an Nvidia Quadro 4, and 1gig ram. Think that'll be okay?

Cynthetiq · 10-22-2007, 07:55 PM

I don't know but here's the mininmum specs:

Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

hopefully we'll see you on.

nolan36 · 10-23-2007, 11:14 AM

Oh yea TF2 all the way! I had prepurchased the orange box so I played during the open Beta. I will definatly drop by sometime!

ironpham · 10-23-2007, 06:54 PM

Decided to go ahead and get it. My friend said I should run it just fine. I'll be joining you guys soon.

Chiyachan · 10-24-2007, 09:13 AM

Seems my microphone ain't working! =(

ironpham · 10-24-2007, 10:40 AM

I was in last night as DOOMTRAIN.

I'm confused by the Steam friend thing. I tried to add one of my friends but it said unable to find him. Does he have to be logged on? And do I add his steam account name?

Cynthetiq · 10-24-2007, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Chiyachan

Seems my microphone ain't working! =(

yeah it was a bit on the windy side from you...

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Originally Posted by ironpham

I was in last night as DOOMTRAIN.

I'm confused by the Steam friend thing. I tried to add one of my friends but it said unable to find him. Does he have to be logged on? And do I add his steam account name?

Doesn't need to be logged on, but does need to be the right registered name. Try his email address.

I did see you online last night. You fragged me plenty of times!

Kadath · 10-24-2007, 04:49 PM

Can I join the group too? I've already got a domination on the group admin...

Cynthetiq · 10-24-2007, 06:13 PM

:mutters: yeah yeah yeah

Byrnison · 10-24-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ironpham

I was in last night as DOOMTRAIN.

I'm confused by the Steam friend thing. I tried to add one of my friends but it said unable to find him. Does he have to be logged on? And do I add his steam account name?

There are 2 community members named "Doomtrain" - one with a pic that looks like Clint Eastwood, one with a pic that looks sorta like Nicole Kidman...are either of those you? If so which, we'll invite you to the TFP group and get some group fragging going

ironpham · 10-24-2007, 08:06 PM

I am neither of those. I just now set up the my steamid thing...I think. I don't have a pic on there.

Kadath · 10-25-2007, 05:11 AM

Those USG guys last night are why I don't want to be in a clan - I'll get my ass kicked. I'm moderate at TF2; my reflexes aren't what they were in college and I don't have the time to practice like I did.

filtherton · 10-25-2007, 05:27 AM

Is this one of those games that lets pcs play with xbox 360-ers? Because i'll have time for this in two months.

Cynthetiq · 10-25-2007, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Kadath

Those USG guys last night are why I don't want to be in a clan - I'll get my ass kicked. I'm moderate at TF2; my reflexes aren't what they were in college and I don't have the time to practice like I did.

I agree the twitch reflexes aren't like they used to be. I just like a group of casual play.

After playing WoW for 2 years and seeing how pickup groups to get instances done be a toss up in either direction as being very good or very bad. Sometimes you'd be lucky and it's just decent, but decent still means long instances, but not as many deaths.

A good group of people, which is what my interpretation of a clan is that plays together, knows the roles needed and can switch and fill in as needed is the most important thing to a successful TF2 run.

Of course, if it's just your basic fraggin' well

you just gotta watch your back.... and I know I speak from experience :cough: kadath :cough:

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Originally Posted by filtherton

Is this one of those games that lets pcs play with xbox 360-ers? Because i'll have time for this in two months.

I had to look it up....looks like no is the answer.

LINK

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A couple of months ago, we reported that cross-platform multiplayer interaction for Team Fortress 2 was achieved at Valve’s offices and the developer confirmed that interplay between the PC and Xbox 360 version of the game was “technically done.”

Team Fortress 2, which is included in the mega Half-Life 2 combo titled "The Orange Box," is an all-new version of Team Fortress, the legendary title that spawned team based multiplayer action games.

Unfortunately, Valve’s Doug Lombardi, who revealed that such a cross-platform multiplayer between PC and Xbox 360 was possible, has now confirmed that it won’t make it into the final game. Shacknews got a chance to preview the entire Orange Box package and got word about cross-platform interoperability being discarded:

In Valve's offices, team members regularly play cross-platform multiplayer games, but the studio's Doug Lombardi noted emphatically that such functionality will not appear in the final versions. He explained that it introduces more problems than it is worth, and if Valve ever decides to go that route it would be in a game designed for it from the start.

Cynthetiq · 10-25-2007, 06:16 PM

Some new updates!!!! Patches!

Of course I'm waiting for the servers to get patched as well... TFP server isn't poplating the list now.
edit: Okay it is now, and it's FULL!!!!

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Team Fortress 2

Improved compatibility for direct sound

Deathcam screenshots now move the player id panel to the lower right, and hide other hud elements until the freezecam fades

Improved autobalance calculation code when determining who to switch

Improved networking compatibility for some routers

Fixed a crash during level init related to model loading

Fixed issues on Dustbowl and Hydro that could occur when a server emptied in the middle of a round

Fixed a bug in the clientside player avoidance code, and smoothed it a little more

Further crash fixes related to paged pool memory usage

Fixed scoreboard team scores label getting cut off

Engineer buildings now explode when the Engineer dies during sudden death

Fixed a spy backstab exploit where you could stab a player who was not facing away from you

Fixed flailing at the low end of the cloak meter when the player gets uncloaked automatically

Fixed texture detail level setting "Very high" not being preserved

Improved various error messages, and added links to steampowered support pages

Fixed scoring problem where destroying a buildable added a phantom point, not attributed to any scoring bucket but still included in total score

Fixed honeypot server problems

Fixed a rare crash caused by a medigun losing its owner

Fixed an exploit that allowed disconnected medics to continue ubercharging their target until they timed out

TeamMenu now disables the spectate button if mp_allowspectators is zero

Added a missing "cannot_be_spectator" localization string

Re-added class count numbers above class buttons for non-zero classes, in addition to the class images

Removed prefixes (tc_, ctf_, etc.) from map names in various places where they're printed

Fixed some edge cases where grenades could go through player or buildings

Fixed rocket/grenade explosions being able to impart damage through thin ceilings

The Engineer's "build X" commands will now behave properly when bound directly to keys

Kadath · 10-25-2007, 07:41 PM

Fixed some edge cases where grenades could go through player or buildings

This one I noticed; you can't fire grens through the Do Not Enter walls; less spawncamping.

Cynthetiq · 10-26-2007, 03:58 AM

Engineer buildings now explode when the Engineer dies during sudden death

yeah I'm not happy about that too much...I guess I get it since well, you don't get rockets flying about after the soldier dies....

Ustwo · 10-27-2007, 07:53 PM

Well I had a few rambo moments today, so I'm into it a bit more. Still I think your teams success is mostly determined by engineers and medic combos.

ironpham · 10-28-2007, 12:52 AM

Me too, Ustwo. Previously, my most kills for one life was only like 7 with a soldier. Not only did I up that with a sniper spree of headshots, but I even upped that with another soldier spree of 18 kills.

Soldier defending a cap point is where it's at!

Chiyachan · 10-28-2007, 06:38 AM

Hmm, My mic doesn't work though steam, elsewhere though... It rocks.
Do we have the new admin front end installed? I think we should eh?

Frag ya later.

Cynthetiq · 10-28-2007, 06:42 AM

I removed the other one followed the install instructions to no avail. I'll have to pay closer attention to the instructions and make sure something small like a file path isn't missing.

Chiyachan · 10-28-2007, 08:42 AM

Lemme do it!
I love tinkering with stuff that doesn't belong to me!

Ustwo · 10-29-2007, 04:39 PM

Lately either the TFP server is full or empty

Cynthetiq · 10-29-2007, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ustwo

Lately either the TFP server is full or empty

Yeah I need to make some reserved slots once I figure out how to get the mods installed right.

It looks like I can't use Manimod or AMX with the server rental I have. I'll have time tomorrow to work on figuring out the beetlesmod with reservedslots.

Thanks for the offer Chiyachan, I'm going to bang my head against it for a bit first. I like tinkering with servers too, just have to focus on this which I've not done just yet. I keep getting distracted by trying to frag people.

Kadath · 10-30-2007, 04:17 AM

My solution to it being empty is to go in the server and practice scout jumps or what have you. Usually the server's full inside of 5 minutes. Especially if you can grab someone else from the TFP group and just 1v1 for a while.

Chiyachan · 10-31-2007, 12:59 AM

No manimod? =(
*Hits head against server too!*
I'm on steam, Just add me and ask for a game, not like I'll say no unless I'm REALLY busy.

YaWhateva · 11-12-2007, 10:21 PM

i just got the orange box, is the tfp server still a happenin' place?

Kadath · 11-13-2007, 05:19 AM

It happens that no one is ever on it. We should try to pull together a scheduled session.

Fremen · 11-15-2007, 01:46 AM

Can you play this offline in a LAN party on 360?

A few of us out in the stcks would like to play it, but we only have dialup.

Is it something best played online?

Kadath · 11-15-2007, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Fremen

Can you play this offline in a LAN party on 360?

A few of us out in the stcks would like to play it, but we only have dialup.

Is it something best played online?

It's really best played with two teams of at least 10 and preferably a full whack. So unless there are 20 of you in the sticks, it's not going to be as fun as it could be.

Cyn, I noticed the server has not had the latest update. Is it abandoned?

Cynthetiq · 11-15-2007, 06:39 AM

really? I'll check on it.

Fremen · 11-16-2007, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Kadath

It's really best played with two teams of at least 10 and preferably a full whack. So unless there are 20 of you in the sticks, it's not going to be as fun as it could be.

Cyn, I noticed the server has not had the latest update. Is it abandoned?

Ahh, ok. No TF2 for us.

Thanks, Kadath.

Chytrak · 11-20-2007, 09:54 PM

I used to play the old Team Fortress many years ago and actually met the guys who created it. They were Aussie and very cool. One of them was so good at Soldier it was unreal. When I played, I used the Demoman almost exclusively. Got very good at planting traps of grenades and bouncing them around corners. Now if I could only convince my other friends to get this...

YaWhateva · 11-21-2007, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Fremen

Ahh, ok. No TF2 for us.

Thanks, Kadath.

I dunno man, I really liked the original TFC in LANs a long time ago. I haven't been to a LAN in a long time but I still think it would be fun with even 5vs5 especially in small maps. when it gets to be like 16vs16 it gets way to hectic and you die instantly. That doesn't mean that it isn't fun, though!

Kadath · 11-21-2007, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by YaWhateva

I dunno man, I really liked the original TFC in LANs a long time ago. I haven't been to a LAN in a long time but I still think it would be fun with even 5vs5 especially in small maps. when it gets to be like 16vs16 it gets way to hectic and you die instantly. That doesn't mean that it isn't fun, though!

The problem is that all the maps are really hard to defend with only 5. And maps that are offense and defense at once are really vulnerable to scout rush. I mean, yeah, you could play with 10. But I got the sense (and correct me if I'm wrong) that Fremen was talking about maybe 6 guys. 3v3 is more team deathmatch territory than TF.

Chiyachan · 11-22-2007, 07:04 AM

I've not played recently, We should all get together at some point to do some.

aberkok · 11-22-2007, 08:05 AM

I agree...it'd be great to get some team play in. I feel like some of the clans out there are starting to coordinate more with their class play. Obviously that's the key to success, and I want in on that.

I am usually on for a bit in the afternoon or after 10:00p.m.

Siege · 11-22-2007, 08:52 AM

How's the tfp server for canadian players? i just got a new comp and tf2 is probably going to be purchased soon.

Baraka_Guru · 11-22-2007, 03:52 PM

Yeah, should I still be considering purchasing this?

aberkok · 11-22-2007, 04:26 PM

Get it, get it, get it!

The TFP server is pretty dry, but we can change that! I've had no problems with speed or anything... my ping is usually between 40 and 50, and I'm on wireless (until the end of the month).

10-22-2007, 07:55 PM	#42 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	I don't know but here's the mininmum specs: Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection hopefully we'll see you on. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

10-23-2007, 11:14 AM	#43 (permalink)
nolan36 Upright Location: Michigan	Oh yea TF2 all the way! I had prepurchased the orange box so I played during the open Beta. I will definatly drop by sometime! __________________ Don't declare levels of difficulty!

10-24-2007, 04:49 PM	#48 (permalink)
Kadath Muffled Location: Camazotz	Can I join the group too? I've already got a domination on the group admin... __________________ it's quiet in here

10-24-2007, 06:13 PM	#49 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	:mutters: yeah yeah yeah __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

10-25-2007, 05:11 AM	#52 (permalink)
Kadath Muffled Location: Camazotz	Those USG guys last night are why I don't want to be in a clan - I'll get my ass kicked. I'm moderate at TF2; my reflexes aren't what they were in college and I don't have the time to practice like I did. __________________ it's quiet in here

10-22-2007, 07:33 PM	#41 (permalink)
ironpham DOOMTRAIN Location: NC	I'm really thinking about getting this, but I'm not sure if my computer will be able to handle it. I'm running an old ass computer with a 1.8GHz processor, an Nvidia Quadro 4, and 1gig ram. Think that'll be okay?

10-23-2007, 06:54 PM	#44 (permalink)
ironpham DOOMTRAIN Location: NC	Decided to go ahead and get it. My friend said I should run it just fine. I'll be joining you guys soon.

10-24-2007, 09:13 AM	#45 (permalink)
Chiyachan Tilted Location: Swindon	Seems my microphone ain't working! =(

10-24-2007, 10:40 AM	#46 (permalink)
ironpham DOOMTRAIN Location: NC	I was in last night as DOOMTRAIN. I'm confused by the Steam friend thing. I tried to add one of my friends but it said unable to find him. Does he have to be logged on? And do I add his steam account name?

10-24-2007, 08:06 PM	#51 (permalink)
ironpham DOOMTRAIN Location: NC	I am neither of those. I just now set up the my steamid thing...I think. I don't have a pic on there.

10-25-2007, 05:27 AM	#53 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	Is this one of those games that lets pcs play with xbox 360-ers? Because i'll have time for this in two months.

10-25-2007, 07:41 PM	#56 (permalink)
Kadath Muffled Location: Camazotz	Fixed some edge cases where grenades could go through player or buildings This one I noticed; you can't fire grens through the Do Not Enter walls; less spawncamping. __________________ it's quiet in here

10-26-2007, 03:58 AM	#57 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	Engineer buildings now explode when the Engineer dies during sudden death yeah I'm not happy about that too much...I guess I get it since well, you don't get rockets flying about after the soldier dies.... __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

10-27-2007, 07:53 PM	#58 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	Well I had a few rambo moments today, so I'm into it a bit more. Still I think your teams success is mostly determined by engineers and medic combos. __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.

10-28-2007, 12:52 AM	#59 (permalink)
ironpham DOOMTRAIN Location: NC	Me too, Ustwo. Previously, my most kills for one life was only like 7 with a soldier. Not only did I up that with a sniper spree of headshots, but I even upped that with another soldier spree of 18 kills. Soldier defending a cap point is where it's at!

10-28-2007, 06:38 AM	#60 (permalink)
Chiyachan Tilted Location: Swindon	Hmm, My mic doesn't work though steam, elsewhere though... It rocks. Do we have the new admin front end installed? I think we should eh? Frag ya later.

10-28-2007, 06:42 AM	#61 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	I removed the other one followed the install instructions to no avail. I'll have to pay closer attention to the instructions and make sure something small like a file path isn't missing. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

10-28-2007, 08:42 AM	#62 (permalink)
Chiyachan Tilted Location: Swindon	Lemme do it! I love tinkering with stuff that doesn't belong to me!

10-29-2007, 04:39 PM	#63 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	Lately either the TFP server is full or empty __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.

10-30-2007, 04:17 AM	#65 (permalink)
Kadath Muffled Location: Camazotz	My solution to it being empty is to go in the server and practice scout jumps or what have you. Usually the server's full inside of 5 minutes. Especially if you can grab someone else from the TFP group and just 1v1 for a while. __________________ it's quiet in here

10-31-2007, 12:59 AM	#66 (permalink)
Chiyachan Tilted Location: Swindon	No manimod? =( Hits head against server too! I'm on steam, Just add me and ask for a game, not like I'll say no unless I'm REALLY busy.

11-12-2007, 10:21 PM	#67 (permalink)
YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	i just got the orange box, is the tfp server still a happenin' place? __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!"

11-13-2007, 05:19 AM	#68 (permalink)
Kadath Muffled Location: Camazotz	It happens that no one is ever on it. We should try to pull together a scheduled session. __________________ it's quiet in here

11-15-2007, 01:46 AM	#69 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	Can you play this offline in a LAN party on 360? A few of us out in the stcks would like to play it, but we only have dialup. Is it something best played online? __________________ Google

11-15-2007, 06:39 AM	#71 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	really? I'll check on it. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

11-20-2007, 09:54 PM	#73 (permalink)
Chytrak Crazy Location: Madison, WI	I used to play the old Team Fortress many years ago and actually met the guys who created it. They were Aussie and very cool. One of them was so good at Soldier it was unreal. When I played, I used the Demoman almost exclusively. Got very good at planting traps of grenades and bouncing them around corners. Now if I could only convince my other friends to get this...

11-22-2007, 07:04 AM	#76 (permalink)
Chiyachan Tilted Location: Swindon	I've not played recently, We should all get together at some point to do some.

11-22-2007, 08:05 AM	#77 (permalink)
aberkok “Wrong is right.” Location: toronto	I agree...it'd be great to get some team play in. I feel like some of the clans out there are starting to coordinate more with their class play. Obviously that's the key to success, and I want in on that. I am usually on for a bit in the afternoon or after 10:00p.m. __________________ !check out my new blog! http://arkanamusic.wordpress.com Warden Gentiles: "It? Perfectly innocent. But I can see how, if our roles were reversed, I might have you beaten with a pillowcase full of batteries."

11-22-2007, 08:52 AM	#78 (permalink)
Siege is a tiger Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	How's the tfp server for canadian players? i just got a new comp and tf2 is probably going to be purchased soon. __________________ "Your name's Geek? Do you know the origin of the term? A geek is someone who bites the heads off chickens at a circus. I would never let you suck my dick with a name like Geek" --Kevin Smith This part just makes my posts easier to find

11-22-2007, 03:52 PM	#79 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Yeah, should I still be considering purchasing this? __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

11-22-2007, 04:26 PM	#80 (permalink)
aberkok “Wrong is right.” Location: toronto	Get it, get it, get it! The TFP server is pretty dry, but we can change that! I've had no problems with speed or anything... my ping is usually between 40 and 50, and I'm on wireless (until the end of the month). __________________ !check out my new blog! http://arkanamusic.wordpress.com Warden Gentiles: "It? Perfectly innocent. But I can see how, if our roles were reversed, I might have you beaten with a pillowcase full of batteries."