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Excellent! But why is it always Tuesdays?
Did I mention I was looking forward to this? ;)
Did I mention I was looking forward to this? ;)
I haven't heard of this game.
/wonders if Davina McCall models will be available for zombies
:D
/wonders if Davina McCall models will be available for zombies
:D
Heh! Only just looked at the link. Anyone who pre ordered via Steam will be able to get the demo on the 6th. Everyone else on the 11th.
Should keep me going till the full game arrives.
Anyone else about Thursday evening? :)
Should keep me going till the full game arrives.
Anyone else about Thursday evening? :)
OK - still no dedicated server files :S
Forums suggest that 8pm tomorrow night is the demo unlock time.
/excited :D
Forums suggest that 8pm tomorrow night is the demo unlock time.
/excited :D
Another 24 hours!?!?!
Fallout 3 then. :)
/excited also.
Fallout 3 then. :)
/excited also.
Dedicated server files been released :D
Demo preload is available - restart Steam and the demo appears in the Game browser, and preload is an option :D
/veeeeery excited
Demo preload is available - restart Steam and the demo appears in the Game browser, and preload is an option :D
/veeeeery excited
Bleh, after an hour of mailing list trawling, installing and rebooting - seems this server does not have the correct gubbins (libraries) to serve up a L4D demo server.
Putting in a support ticket to see if the nice chaps can update it without losing everything ... :)
Putting in a support ticket to see if the nice chaps can update it without losing everything ... :)
Oooook - apols for the outage, was backing up before attempting to install a new OS ( not as horrific as it sounds, there's a GUI for that). Forgot the /home directories amount to 9GB, hence the delay :D
But... will wait until the weekend :)
The server community are having a collective tantrum about the requirements for the L4D server - will see how Valve respond.
But... will wait until the weekend :)
The server community are having a collective tantrum about the requirements for the L4D server - will see how Valve respond.
Demo preloaded. I do have some networking work to do away from home after work tonight, but really hoping to be back and ready to rock by 9pm :D
Will have a look at this at weekend. I'm sure it will be the best demo evah.
Alfie site will be down Saturday morning while I rebuild the server with an OS that will run the L4D server.
Everything will be the same when it comes back, just a different OS - the backups do a fine job.
Apols for the outage in advance, but it's a quad core box - seems foolish not to use it for more than websites :)
Everything will be the same when it comes back, just a different OS - the backups do a fine job.
Apols for the outage in advance, but it's a quad core box - seems foolish not to use it for more than websites :)
Yes yes whatever.
So how is the game???? I'm bursting over here!
So how is the game???? I'm bursting over here!
Really want to say mate... but... wouldn't it be more fun to experience it first hand?
Imagine how twee [REC] would have been if...
:)
The rest of this comment may affect your experience or pre-conceptions (if any) of the demo. It's a personal rantlet based on feedback to Valve from server ops over the last 8 hours... since the PC demo went "live".
I have a whole list of server related issues that the Valve mailing list is throwing up. Biting my tongue with that - trying to look at it from their POV, and allow them to get resolutions and updates out to get things sorted. The dedicated server has been patched twice already since it's release 8 hours ago.
Ah dammit...
The 360 servers work.
The PC servers do not.
The PC servers attempt to be the 360 servers, because 360 MP games require a lobby/matchmaking thing to cater for... 360s.
This would work... if when you joined a lobby and then went to find an available server - that server could be guaranteed to be dedicated, and not Joe Shmo's server he's running on his 2MB connection from home. So you may sit in a lobby for 15 minutes to join a game that's unplayable when it all kicks off.
Valve have dropped the ball with this. It is not *only* a 360 game, and PC gamers expect server browsers (there is one in the game, but can only access it from the console) and to be able to join the server they want to (mates, clans, "known suppliers" like Wireplay etc).
I don't have the experience to say whether or not previous Valve releases have had the same server issues.
But there are a *lot* of game server providers on the mailing list going utterly ballistic about "unable to sell people a game server for their clan because as soon as the server is up, it fills with 4 randoms waiting for a free server".
Really want to put forward a "they had to keep the M$ biatch happy by ensuring the 360 backbone *worked*".
But that would be paranoid.
And this *is* Valve, after all. Their very success is based on communities built up from their games.
How would they let this one fail?
An impatient rant, maybe. But reading the misery of the server ops, and the flapping of the Valve guys as they try to appease... well... I hope it's just an impatient rant.
I hope.
Imagine how twee [REC] would have been if...
:)
The rest of this comment may affect your experience or pre-conceptions (if any) of the demo. It's a personal rantlet based on feedback to Valve from server ops over the last 8 hours... since the PC demo went "live".
I have a whole list of server related issues that the Valve mailing list is throwing up. Biting my tongue with that - trying to look at it from their POV, and allow them to get resolutions and updates out to get things sorted. The dedicated server has been patched twice already since it's release 8 hours ago.
Ah dammit...
The 360 servers work.
The PC servers do not.
The PC servers attempt to be the 360 servers, because 360 MP games require a lobby/matchmaking thing to cater for... 360s.
This would work... if when you joined a lobby and then went to find an available server - that server could be guaranteed to be dedicated, and not Joe Shmo's server he's running on his 2MB connection from home. So you may sit in a lobby for 15 minutes to join a game that's unplayable when it all kicks off.
Valve have dropped the ball with this. It is not *only* a 360 game, and PC gamers expect server browsers (there is one in the game, but can only access it from the console) and to be able to join the server they want to (mates, clans, "known suppliers" like Wireplay etc).
I don't have the experience to say whether or not previous Valve releases have had the same server issues.
But there are a *lot* of game server providers on the mailing list going utterly ballistic about "unable to sell people a game server for their clan because as soon as the server is up, it fills with 4 randoms waiting for a free server".
Really want to put forward a "they had to keep the M$ biatch happy by ensuring the 360 backbone *worked*".
But that would be paranoid.
And this *is* Valve, after all. Their very success is based on communities built up from their games.
How would they let this one fail?
An impatient rant, maybe. But reading the misery of the server ops, and the flapping of the Valve guys as they try to appease... well... I hope it's just an impatient rant.
I hope.
ps. added the swipe tags to comments just to do that...
The site will get backed up at midnight tonight - anything added (comments, topics etc) after that may be lost when the box gets rebuilt.
Depending on how quickly the backup runs, I may try the backup tonight.
Anyways, if the site's down over the weekend, I'm working on it :)
Depending on how quickly the backup runs, I may try the backup tonight.
Anyways, if the site's down over the weekend, I'm working on it :)
Aye, I hope they sort it quick. I have faith in Valve, I reckon they`ll get it going.
Still bloody annoying, but at least we got a link going last night, despite the gaffer tape and string. ;)
First impressions suppressed, would be quite lengthy. lol :)
SMOKER!!!!!
Still bloody annoying, but at least we got a link going last night, despite the gaffer tape and string. ;)
First impressions suppressed, would be quite lengthy. lol :)
SMOKER!!!!!
Very difficult to comment on it without potentially spoiling any of the quite wonderful moments the game offers.
Technically though, the handling of death and incapacitation, and the slickly presented visuals for these aspects, are very very cool.
And have to say... anything less than Expert setting, and you're a 360 user :)
Technically though, the handling of death and incapacitation, and the slickly presented visuals for these aspects, are very very cool.
And have to say... anything less than Expert setting, and you're a 360 user :)
lol! Yeah, expert is the way to go. 50/50 if I made it alive on that setting. Just how I like it.
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.....excitement building.....
I will comment now:
RAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is all.
:)
Can you make any evenings this week mate? We may actually manage to complete the demo on Expert with one or two (Bobi? Radders?) more Alfs :)
RAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is all.
:)
Can you make any evenings this week mate? We may actually manage to complete the demo on Expert with one or two (Bobi? Radders?) more Alfs :)
I can do Wednesday and/or Thursday :)
Wednesday onwards I can make, but will be short bursts I`m afraid. I`m running the next RP session so really have to dedicate to that.
Echo the sentiment of RAHHHH!!
Apparantly, thats not all of the subway section. Its been cut for the demo, but if you go no clipping, you`ll see the rest. According to the forums.
Echo the sentiment of RAHHHH!!
Apparantly, thats not all of the subway section. Its been cut for the demo, but if you go no clipping, you`ll see the rest. According to the forums.
This week is going to be difficult to plan for me, I'm unlikely to be doing anything this week unfortunately.
will have to assume it's alright then cos those swipe tags don't swipe on iPhone. Downloaded the demo last night. No idea when I'll get to play it though cos I have a co op gears of war 2 session scheduled in for tommorow and fallout 3 all day Sunday. Damn it's a tough time to be a gamer :)
was haunted by the Death scene music most of last night, and keep humming it this morning. :)
It was nice to see lots of `lol` rather then `ffs` when the 4 of us were getting wiped last night. heheh.
Best use of the Source engine yet, in my opinion.
Can`t wait for 8 days later. ;)
It was nice to see lots of `lol` rather then `ffs` when the 4 of us were getting wiped last night. heheh.
Best use of the Source engine yet, in my opinion.
Can`t wait for 8 days later. ;)
It certainly does make dying something to embrace, and not get annoyed about.
Got some fantastic screenies of you on the floor blasting away at the horde as they were stomping you.
Still unsure about the tactics of the game. Although I reckon a stealth approach may make for a less "i'm dead!" experience, there is something to be said for a charge and rah method. It's not like we can plan for the next swarm (which really does keep the game... twitchy). Maybe the Hudson from Aliens combat strategy is the way to go :D
Best use of well lit silhouettes yet, in my opinion :)
And I think they tweaked "Expert" to make it harder in the last patch ;)
Sweet Jesus. What madness.
Got some fantastic screenies of you on the floor blasting away at the horde as they were stomping you.
Still unsure about the tactics of the game. Although I reckon a stealth approach may make for a less "i'm dead!" experience, there is something to be said for a charge and rah method. It's not like we can plan for the next swarm (which really does keep the game... twitchy). Maybe the Hudson from Aliens combat strategy is the way to go :D
Best use of well lit silhouettes yet, in my opinion :)
And I think they tweaked "Expert" to make it harder in the last patch ;)
Sweet Jesus. What madness.
lol! I`ve been thinking about the tactics, funnily enough.
I won`t babble them here, but maybe try them in game? A combination of Crossfire and melee shove is all I`ll say for now.
I know that I have charged at them many times with various weapons cutting a swathe through the b****rs. It has to be done. :) Don`t really have a choice sometimes.
Yeah, expert does feel tweaked. I don`t remember it been that manic before. God Bless Valve.
I`m still in awe of the animations.
Post some screenies mate please, I forgot to take any. :)
I won`t babble them here, but maybe try them in game? A combination of Crossfire and melee shove is all I`ll say for now.
I know that I have charged at them many times with various weapons cutting a swathe through the b****rs. It has to be done. :) Don`t really have a choice sometimes.
Yeah, expert does feel tweaked. I don`t remember it been that manic before. God Bless Valve.
I`m still in awe of the animations.
Post some screenies mate please, I forgot to take any. :)
Will do re screenies, but really want to wait until Mr Rah has soiled himself :)
lol! Sounds good. :)
Damn it, you b*****ds know I've already paid for my WAR subscription until mid november
lol! soz, forgot. ;)
You`ve got red on you.
You`ve got red on you.
It *is* Mid-November FFS!
:)
You've got red *and* grey on you.
:)
You've got red *and* grey on you.
True....
....resolve slipping.....
...lure of the NON-ZOMBIES* becoming too strong....
...nnnnnnnnggggggggg
*capitalisation courtesy of anti-pedantry filter.
....resolve slipping.....
...lure of the NON-ZOMBIES* becoming too strong....
...nnnnnnnnggggggggg
*capitalisation courtesy of anti-pedantry filter.
Succumb to the hoarde. Do not resist. Join with them. ;)
[snipped]
It's dark in there.
Something is eating.
You can hear the chewing, gurgling.
You go first :)
Something is eating.
You can hear the chewing, gurgling.
You go first :)
OOoooook.
l4d server won't be happening on the Alfie box. Server software can be upgraded to run the dedi, but the box will lose all the website functionality (cpanel etc) that makes the website management very easy.
So.
Let's see how Thursday goes. I am very tempted to rent a private l4d server from gameservers (4 player, 6£ a month, rolling monthly contract - dont need to pay for a year) and (very happy to) pay for it myself - but only if we'd get usage from it.
Thoughts?
l4d server won't be happening on the Alfie box. Server software can be upgraded to run the dedi, but the box will lose all the website functionality (cpanel etc) that makes the website management very easy.
So.
Let's see how Thursday goes. I am very tempted to rent a private l4d server from gameservers (4 player, 6£ a month, rolling monthly contract - dont need to pay for a year) and (very happy to) pay for it myself - but only if we'd get usage from it.
Thoughts?
Agree, lets see how Thursday goes. Don't mind paying either but would rather not commit to a long term thing because of usual attendance uncertainty.
Yeah, see how it goes. I`ll have a bash at getting a temp dedi going this end at the weekend. Enough time for forums and patches etc. to get updated.
Coolio :)
