Games on the servers?

[Predator]

Hi,

I'm new, I'm not sure if this is the right forum for my question.

What times are generally favorable to find ut2004 games with other *humans* on the servers listed? I've tried a couple of times - added the servers to my "favorites" in UT - but I only manage to fight against server bots.

Please let me know - I've got ADSL so connection seems to be fine, now I just need somebody to play!

Thanks!

[Draven]

During the week from 6 onwards you will find "Humanoids" on the servers.

[Gamos]

Predator, if you log onto the SGS main server, you are sure to find somebody to play against within a few minutes if you just hang around. Most players wait for somebody else to be on first. I know, vicious circle eh?

[Predator]

Thanks, I found some people online today - after 5 it seems "humanoids" roam the servers ;-)

For SGS, it seems I don't have all the maps although I got the Megapack with patch 3369, so it seems I have to do some downloading.

Thanks again, it was fun.

[hai2u]

Well dude, if you'd voted Rankin instead of wasting your vote on Albatros or whatever it was, you wouldn't have had to get Campgrounds... *Think* next time.

[Plato]

I think Campgrounds is actually quite a fun map :D
Its worth downloading anyway ;)

[Zyron]

I think Campgrounds is actually quite a fun map :D
Its worth downloading anyway ;)

again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and

[Terror]

Ye just dont download through UT, takes forever >.<

[camel]

Predator, all the map packs and stuff u should be able to locate thru here:
http://www.unreal.co.za/files.php

[<A>BioGizzard]

you don't need lots of maps any way...

you just need Rankin, Grendelkeep, ironic, Compressed, Roughinery and campgrounds .... we seem to suffer from broken record syndrome...

[Predator]

Well dude, if you'd voted Rankin instead of wasting your vote on Albatros or whatever it was, you wouldn't have had to get Campgrounds... *Think* next time.

I'm sorry about that, yesterday was my first game online ever, so the whole map voting with that woman's voice screaming "30 seconds left" got me a little anxious...

I just want to confirm that I'm downloading the correct map packs:

Currently, I've got the following 2 files queued:

- ClassicPack.zip
- ut2004-ecebonuspack.exe

As I've mentioned, I already got the UT2004MegaPack.exe (from gamespot) - which included the latest patch (3369) - I assume the 2 files I'm downloading now have some additional maps?

Thanks!

(I'll be *roaming* on SGS again later this week - see ya!)

[camel]

u need the cbp packs, if u want to play on the mod server (recomended), and the classic map packs too.

[<A>BioGizzard]

these (http://www.beyondunreal.com/main/ut2004/ut2004essential.php) might help when you wanna play on the mod server...

Dm-Campgrounds2004-G1E (http://download.beyondunreal.com/fileworks.php/nalicity/ut2k4dm/dm-campgrounds2004-g1e.zip) JUst incase you don't know where to get it yet

UTCOMP v1.6a (http://ut2004.gameamp.com/ut2004/viewUtcomp) wich is the last official release

[Crazychic]

oh and most important of all is watch out for the guys who play online

[Predator]

Thanks for the links. It seems the ut2004-ecebonuspack is part of the MegaPack, so I'm only downloading the ClassicPack and the 2 volumes of the Community Bonus Pack.

[Acid Burn]

Hi Predator here are the IP Addresses of all the servers we play on:

MWeb GameZone UT2004

Server name IP address
Brujah CTF 196.2.128.102:9777 Join server
Brujah Team Game 196.2.128.102:6777 Join server
Kalahari DeathMatch 196.2.33.21:9777 Join server
Kalahari Duel 196.2.33.21:8777 Join server

SGS UT2004

Server name IP address
DeathMatch 196.4.79.21:6777 Join server
Duel Server I 196.4.79.29:8777 Join server
Duel Server II 196.4.79.29:9777 Join server
Mod Server 196.4.79.21:9777 Join server
TC Mod Server 196.4.79.29:6777

and here are the MAP PACKS to download:

1on1pack
cdp1
cbp2-volume1
cbp2-volume2
dm-ancient
dm-campgrounds
dm-goose2k4
ut2004-ECEBonusPack
UT Classic2k4

From my side I think that about covers it not sure if the guys want to add to my list, and welcome to the UT comunity the most sarcastic, agressive bunch of buddies you will find and dont take things said to heart just laugh at them.

PS: Dont freekout about the sexy chick she gets excited most of the time.

Acid

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[Predator]

oh and most important of all is watch out for the guys who play online

Yeah I pretty much got my A$$ handed to me on a silver plate :) ... guess I need some practice.

[JiGo]

Yeah I pretty much got my A$$ handed to me on a silver plate :)

:D Ahh the good ol' days

[Predator]

and here are the MAP PACKS to download:

1on1pack
cdp1
cbp2-volume1
cbp2-volume2
dm-ancient
dm-campgrounds
dm-goose2k4
ut2004-ECEBonusPack
UT Classic2k4


Hi Acid Burn,

Thanks for the list. I'll do some downloading to make sure I've got all the maps before I go online again. Thanks!

[<A>BioGizzard]

p.ssssss. incase you wanna start a new thread asking for help on why you only have gunfire in your demo's and no players and your spectator camera
is stuck

in the readme that comes with utcomp v1.6a :
In your server ini, (ut2004.ini by default) add the following line anywhere in the [Engine.GameEngine] section:
ServerPackages=utcompv16a

make sure you have that added in your ini files

[[N]Haja]

:D Ahh the good ol' days

ye, you really did get your ass handed to you most the time didn't u Jigo :P

Btw, welcome predator, and I hope you have a jol

[Crazychic]

welcome to the world of fun predator
have a ball

[JiGo]

Haja']ye, you really did get your ass handed to you most the time didn't u Jigo :P

LOL mmhhmmmmmm.........

[Predator]

Hi again,

It seems that the CBP download link for saix is down - seems their server has been hacked and some content got lost.

However, I found the following link where the 2 volumes of CBP2 kan be found:

http://www.planetunreal.com/cbp/

They also have CBP1 available. Just thought I'd share the link in case anyone else is following this "newbie" thread :)

Cheers

[BMU]

Yeah I pretty much got my A$$ handed to me on a silver plate :) ... guess I need some practice.
Yeah don't worry too much when that happens. Most of these reprobates were locked up in a room with a lightning gun and a plate of porridge when they were 3, and only let out once they hit 16. The level of skill can be a little discouraging, in other words.

You can always come frag me to make yourself feel better. Hell, everyone else does. :D

[Cataphract]

Hi Predator here are the IP Addresses of all the servers we play on:

MWeb GameZone UT2004

Server name IP address
Brujah CTF 196.2.128.102:9777 Join server
Brujah Team Game 196.2.128.102:6777 Join server
Kalahari DeathMatch 196.2.33.21:9777 Join server
Kalahari Duel 196.2.33.21:8777 Join server

We don't actually play on the Mweb servers, so don't bother burdening your UT2004.ini file with the links to them.

For starters, leave CBP1 on the backburner as well. If a CBP map comes up (which only happens once a month or so on the MOD server) in 99 out of a 100 cases it is a CBP2 map. Download CBP2 first.

Let me know if you have trouble and I'll see what I can do.

[Predator]

Yeah don't worry too much when that happens. Most of these reprobates were locked up in a room with a lightning gun and a plate of porridge when they were 3, and only let out once they hit 16. The level of skill can be a little discouraging, in other words.

You can always come frag me to make yourself feel better. Hell, everyone else does. :D

Hi BMU!

I've been practising offline against bots set on "Adept" and sometimes "Masterful" skill level - but they don't get close to some of the players I saw online last night. I don't know how many times I got shot in the head by lightning guns - even though I'm jumping around like a rabid frog in heat.

I'm thinking of changing my nic from "Predator" to "Cannon Fodder" :)

A few times I also died because of a little lag - not sure if it's my connection or the server.

But yeah, I'll be back, hopefully I'll see you online sometime.

Cheers.

[Predator]

We don't actually play on the Mweb servers, so don't bother burdening your UT2004.ini file with the links to them.

For starters, leave CBP1 on the backburner as well. If a CBP map comes up (which only happens once a month or so on the MOD server) in 99 out of a 100 cases it is a CBP2 map. Download CBP2 first.

Let me know if you have trouble and I'll see what I can do.

Hi Cataphract,

My CBP2 download is more or less halfway, thanks! (It's two volumes.)

I also downloaded the 1 on 1 pack and the ClassicPack this morning - hopefully my content will be more or less complete next time I go online.

I'll be adding all the SGS servers to my "favorites" list in UT, thanks!

Cheers,

[BMU]

Predator - I find bots a great training tool. The good guys will say you can't learn anything from playing bots, but they're lying. They just forgot what it's like when you start out.

Also, being repeatedly raped by machines seems somehow less personally deflating :)

Quick online skill guide, from my experience:

The average online skill level is between inhuman and godlike, no kidding. And quite a few guys are above "godlike." I started out like you, practicing (and mostly losing) against adept level bots. Now I can just about, sort of, hold my own against "inhuman" bots. At this level, online becomes more fun - I usually still have the lowest score, but I get enough frags to feel not totally abused.

Just hang in there, we need fresh victims! :)

[Nautilian]

Bots will always help you to get to a certain skill level, they should never be ruled out. Once you can beat a godlike bot, you should then know that you can own two players on the servers without having to blink: {TA}.Divexo(); and ]H[Cataphract.

Once you get the hang of online. You will really come to enjoy the game, maybe even join a clan and play some clannies.

See you on the servers!

P.S. If you need any help, don't hesistate to pull us aside on the servers.

Naut

[Crazychic]

oh cool so that means u guys won't be picking on me anymore

[Scrye]

No they'll just continue to hit on you.

[<A>FluX.v2.0]

rofl

hey whats with these new buttons?

[<A>BioGizzard]

Bots will always help you to get to a certain skill level, they should never be ruled out. Once you can beat a godlike bot, you should then know that you can own two players on the servers without having to blink: {TA}.Divexo(); and ]H[Cataphract.

Once you get the hang of online. You will really come to enjoy the game, maybe even join a clan and play some clannies.

See you on the servers!

P.S. If you need any help, don't hesistate to pull us aside on the servers.

Naut
what he said...

[Cataphract]

You don't need to be able to beat a godlike bot for me to run into your rockets.

[[N]Haja]

Hi BMU!

I've been practising offline against bots set on "Adept" and sometimes "Masterful" skill level - but they don't get close to some of the players I saw online last night. I don't know how many times I got shot in the head by lightning guns - even though I'm jumping around like a rabid frog in heat.

I'm thinking of changing my nic from "Predator" to "Cannon Fodder" :)

A few times I also died because of a little lag - not sure if it's my connection or the server.

But yeah, I'll be back, hopefully I'll see you online sometime.

Cheers.

Ask one of the better guys to help you out one night dude. If i am online, i would be more than glad to share some tips with you, but there are ALOT of people who could lend you better tips. Try and pull someone like Naut, Mudda, Sam, Gamos, Peterpan, or one of the good duellers aside. One night of tips would help immensely and let you start building your skill in the right direction from day one, instead of unlearning your bad habits at a later stage.

Also, pop onto the duel servers and spectate the duels, record them, and watch the overseas demo's of duels or TDM. This is invaluable, as you learn things that you never even knew you could do sometimes :P

for eg : even though I'm jumping around like a rabid frog in heat.
When a player jumps and double jumps excessively, it makes him easier to hit with a scan weapon like a LG or ASMD. Ratther learn to "vibrate" using the direction keys, and dodge, so your hang time is less in the air. Once you jump, you trajectory and air time is easily picked up by a good player, who will either shoot you in mid air, or lay 3 rockets at your feet when u land.

Anyhoo, GL, and play with the same nick you are on here with, so we can try and help u ingame. If you smurf until u get better, no one will know who you are and just continue raping you :)

cya mate

[Predator]

Thanks for the advice.

I think I just need to play online a lot for starters.

Anyhoo, GL, and play with the same nick you are on here with, so we can try and help u ingame. If you smurf until u get better, no one will know who you are and just continue raping you :)

Yes, I'll continue using "Predator", since I chose the "Mekkor" skin - and he looks a lot like the Predator in the movies :) The name doesn't really pertain to my FPS skills at this point - maybe in future, who knows?

See ya!

[Crazychic]

Damn thought I was off the hook

Oh well I will just have to persist.

[Cripple-X]

Hiya Predator and Crazychic and welcome to UZA. :D

Don't worry if you don't do well on the servers, it's all Hax. It's easy to spot them ... just check the scoreboard after a game, all the people with a score higher then mine are fucking hacking!! That's all I have to say about that!:P

Otherwize it's good to practice against bots to get your gameplay super smooth and relaxed and to know your maps off by heart (I still don't) and to learn to time the shields. Also if you want to catch some tips or get to know folks be sure to hang around the duel servers, even if you don't play, don't be afraid to ask questions and be sure to watch closely when the big boys play, they're all a nice bunch of okes and I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay. :)

[GM<Jaymac>MF]

Welcome Pred and CrazyChic... It's so nice to see new players on the servers.

Read the helps and tips in these forums. Seriously, there is a LOT of good advice in them all.

GL and HF!

[mudd@]

Bots are good for certain types of training.

It will help u when you come online to get some frags.

Online Experience will take you to the nxt level.

Also try get some demos of the wcg/ eswc / any good duel (if l available), these are excellent training tools.

When you get to a certain level - u may be invited to try out for a clan. Thats when the game becomes really enjoyable - good mates/ good beer/ and plenty of fraggin.

[<A>BioGizzard]

wies jou blerrie mate *slaps mudd@*

[Acid Burn]

Welcome CrazyChic I am sure you read my post on this thread for all the files and IP addy's u will need, c u online when I c u. Bio moet nie my maat sleg se nie, of moet ek vir yo kom bliksem. :)

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[Predator]

Right, so I believe my downloads are more or less complete. Since yesterday, I've downloaded and installed the following map packs:

- 1on1pack.zip (42Mb)
- cbp1.zip (140Mb)
- cbp2-volume1.zip (198Mb)
- cbp2-volume2.zip (195Mb)
- ClassicPack.zip (160Mb)
- dm-campgrounds2004-g1e.zip (1.7Mb)
- Already have the ut2004MegaPack.exe (205Mb) installed - incl. patch 3369.

I've installed everything and all the maps seems to be working, also got a couple of new character models with the CBP2 pack. I haven't had time to check out ALL the new maps, but so far only DM-[SvL]-PhobosClassic.ut2 (which came with the ClassicPack) resulted in a wonderful General Protection Fault... is this a known problem or was it just my lucky day?

So, am I good to go online to provide you guys with some target practice? :)

If I need any other map packs, plz let me know...

[[N]Haja]

no one plays phobos anyhoo.

if u got campgrounds, grendelkeep, roughrhinery, deck17, gael, ironic, compressed you should be ok :P

[Predator]

if u got campgrounds, grendelkeep, roughrhinery, deck17, gael, ironic, compressed you should be ok :P

campgrounds... CHECK
grendelkeep... CHECK
roughinery... CHECK
deck17 ... CHECK
gael... CHECK
ironic... CHECK
compressed... CHECK

Sweet, I'll see you guys online soon!

PS. Are those the only maps you play? Cause there are some really pretty ones - Elegance, Junkyard and Inferno come to mind...

[[N]Haja]

well, 90% of the time they the oly maps that get played. Unless Xan is on the servers, then he will try and vote for ONS at the end of each round :P

[BMU]

Predator - if I recall correctly you also have to download and install UTComp separately if you want to enable it for your botmatch practices. The auto server download you already sat through is not good for that....I think.

[Predator]

Predator - if I recall correctly you also have to download and install UTComp separately if you want to enable it for your botmatch practices. The auto server download you already sat through is not good for that....I think.

Thanks, I'll make sure I get it.

[gizzlo]

oh cool so that means u guys won't be picking on me anymore
ye right..........i've been playing for 2 year's now and still getting picked on
and Scrye i don't hit on married women so up your's!!!!

[Crazychic]

I will get u all later tonight


so pick on me if u like

it just improves my game - no complaints here

[Lord_Xan]

Unless Xan is on the servers, then he will try and vote for ONS at the end of each round :P

Try? I vote quite successfully! Just a pity no-one else votes for the same thing. ;)

[Crazychic]

it is definitely not my fault u only vote for ons

[Predator]

I had a lot of fun last night - that round on Hyperblast was quite hectic.

I still feel like cannon fodder, but at least I'm having fun.

I hope to be online again over the weekend.

Cheers!

[Scrye]

ye right..........i've been playing for 2 year's now and still getting picked on
and Scrye i don't hit on married women so up your's!!!!

Up mine? OH NOES

*yawn*

[Terror]

Yes Scrye you fart, up yours. LOL

Anways - predator another useless map people vote and you might as well download is Ancient.

Its a REAL shame that we still haven't got awesome maps like Goose and Lea.
The server administration is uber slow in getting those requested maps on.

[Acid Burn]

Terror why do you continue to batter Scrye he made a normal comment (for a Scrye that is) and here you are trying to start another flame war on another thread will there be no end for this. (sigh)

................... shakeing head in disbalief.
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