RadioKnight

Umm, I think you misunderstand Maestro, this guys server is called Zombie Island, its another 10v10 L4D2 Versus server. Not to be confused with the game Dead Island.

Oh yeah, this goes waaaaaaaaay back...

Article: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/119748-Steam-Opens-Left-4-Dead-2-to-User-Made-Content From the blog: http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=8913 My question is, what will this do to the mods on our server? Will we have another mess like when the Sacrifice was released?

As long is it doesnt crash the server or bug out, Im all for new maps. Can always throw it on the rotation and see how it goes, its a tough run and seems to be a bit more weighted to the Infected with some pretty brutal choke points. I vote yes.

Definitely in for the interest of trying something new with L4D2. While I dont think this will have the mass appeal of the original server, this sounds like a lot of fun for more veteran players.

Trashcan next to my desk is always overflowing with takeout coffee cups and soda cans. My wife is getting annoyed at the mess, maybe I should empty it...

So, decide its time to kill some zombies, and of course, server crashes. Its down for about 10 minutes, and afterwards, start getting " Steam servers are too busy to handle your request for L4D2. error code 2". After a bit of trying, its downloads a tiny update. Game works now, but when I try to connect to the server, I get an ingame error "please unload plugins before playing on a VAC secured server"!? Server is up, Im validating files now to see if that changes anything. The heck did they do now!?

Used to be able to drop hordes of uncommons back when on the old !buy system, but I think someone said it crashed the server sometimes? I forget, was long ago now....

What dude are we talking about here? This one? Or maybe this one...? I just want to be clear here, so to avoid confusion....

Weve played Crash Course a few times, the problem is that when it ends the server gets "stuck in the cutscene" and needs to be reset to another map manually.

This is why I dont like playing around with the admin tools. Something thats done in fun can be taken the wrong way and it leads to someone getting angry, and it makes people become paranoid that the admins are messing with them. Best to reserve the admin powers for dealing with problems.

I get the feeling that people sitting in spec on map changes is what causes some of the crashes...

Ive seen the guy in the second image around before. Hes pretty much a constant griefer. A demo would have been nice, but if I see him around again Ill make sure he wont be anymore.

Ugh. This again. Thing is, L4D2 has very limited maps. Swamp Fever was removed, but was added back in to the rotation simply for the fact that we cant play No Mercy and Parish all day. Personally, I like Swamp. Some might not. I realize that late nights this map can kill the server population off pretty quickly. If theres ever an issue like this, send me a message on Steam. Im usually around, and Ill come throw up a vote to see where everyone wants to go.

Well, whenever anyones up to play, shoot me a message on Steam. Any that I dont have on Steam, add me if you like. All the bugs and glitches is where the Alpha label shows the most. The zombies attacking through walls is a bit irritating, and dont even try crawling through a doorway or under a ladder, it can be lethal.

So it seems the next big thing in the zombie survival genre is this mod called DayZ, for ArmA 2. Its still in Alpha, and very much a work in progress, but its a lot of fun, especially when played with an organized group. So Im throwing this up here to see if anyone around GC is into this, or thinking of getting into this.

Hi there! Just a point of note about the headshots: if a single shot is enough to completely destroy an Infected, it registers as a headshot. This happens to Spitters, Boomers and Smokers because they are squishy and some of the weapons do massive damage. Also, Ive been accused of wallhacking more times than I can remember just because I have a very good headset and can hear everything around me. Sometimes I play with my eyes closed for fun.

Pseudo messaged me about this one at the time, I told him grab a demo and put it up, then everyone can see what was going on here and judge accordingly. The system works!

Yeah, I dont like PayPal either. Ill be sending some monies in the next couple of days. Questions I have: do have to pay just the basic member fee of $15 or do I pay $30 again? Also, if i want to donate a bit more can this be done through the store as well? Edit:: I see the $10 donation button! I guess I can throw a few of those on...

I would have to vote for no respawns as well, but lets examine why: What it comes down to is survivor respawn or !sp, pick one. As it is now, a couple of skilled players can essentially carry an entire team, even back from death. As a concentrated group the survivors are very powerful, so without one of them doing something stupid, the Infected have to use much more teamwork to kill even one of them. It trivializes the sting of death when it can just be easily bought off. I make no secret of how I feel about any mods, but some do add to the game. The sending of points is a useful thing to have, but when combined with other mods it can create a bit of an imbalance. I can say that before there was survivor respawn, the game just seemed a bit more competitive.

Update day! Server is running properly now, just needed its patch.

Some years ago, I lived in a pretty crappy apartment downtown. One of our roommates ended up leaving, so I had a friend that needed a place come over to see the room. Hes looking around when suddenly a cop with a shotgun shows up at the door, "Have you seen [shady guy that lived in the house behind ours]?" After we told him we hadnt, the cop says "OK, stay inside and lock your doors.", and takes off. Needless to say, my friend decided to find another apartment. Thankfully now I live in a nice house in a better area.