GitP/ChHa Server Thread IV: For Science. You Monster.

[watsyurname529]

GitP/ChHa TF2 Server IV: For Science. You Monster.

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In this thread, we discuss Team Fortress 2, arrange evenings of gaming, and plan our weekly semi-competitive 6v6 matches.

The IP for the Giant in the Playground/Chocolate Hammer TF2 sever is: 68.232.183.52:27015

• Featuring semi-regular Friday/Saturday friendly competitive matches: talk to drolkcal if interested, or just watch this thread.
• Taking suggestions for add-ons: talk to Djinn_in_Tonic if you have suggestions.
• Taking suggestions for maps: talk to potatocubed if you have suggestions.
• Taking donations via Paypal at [email protected] or contribute at ClanPay

Admins
Djinn_in_Tonic
Dispozition
drolkcal
Faulty
Onasuma
Phase
potatocubed
Rutskarn

Giants (Moderators)
Blackfox
Darth Mario
Fawkes
Jibar
KBF
NeoVid
Nano
Volatar
Watsyurname529
Wojonator
And many more that need to be listed...

Various Map pack links for the custom maps on the server.

http://www.filefront.com/16909037/chhanewmaps.zip

If you need all the custom maps, download from this link:

http://www.filefront.com/16912709/chhacustommaps.zip

Extract to tf2/maps directory so you can play when the server switches to these maps.

Now with a second server, under the evil reign of Drolkcal and Dr Girlfriend. It's password protected and the regular password is "chha". Don't join if the server is hosting a competitive match

More Info:

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THE SHaFT? You want to know about The SHaFT?

Kid. The SHaFT is... it's kinda like... some sort of...

Well, it's Drolk's and Doc's little secret hideout/love nest where they insidiously/lovingly plan out cunning ways to kill/love all of the regular GiTP/ChHa community members.

In The SHaFT, they will run a long gauntlet of perilous tests, each cunningly disguised as a game against/with them. This involves many, many uses of ████████████ for so long, that the screaming will ring in your ears, as well as application of various ████████████, some of which have not been cleared for general human consumption. Some people speculate that The SHaFT is actually █████████████████, also commonly known as Android Hell.

In the greater scheme of things, The SHaFT is also where the weak are weeded out from the strong for use in some sort of world-wide fight syndicate. Both Drolkcal and Dr Girlfriend will often subject potential candidates to gladitorial combat against predetermined teams to see how effectively they perform under stressful conditions. Their techniques are so secretive that the entire server is locked down while in use for this testing that normal passcodes do not work, as they begin ████████████ ██████████, whereupon the remaining survivors are forced to ███████████ ████████████. Their personal fight team go under the moniker, Sea Slug Team, presumably because they have been ███████████████.

We can only speculate about the rest of these gory details.

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With Killing Floor!

Admins:
Mtg_Player_Zach
Dr. Girlfriend

And Left 4 Dead 2!

[Mando Knight]

C-c-c-c-
...Cross-post!

Spy 1: Of course,
Spy 2: Gentlemen.
Spy 3: What did they expect?
Spies 1/2/3: Just lay your weapons down and walk away.

Scout: Pyro! Medic! Help!
Heavy: IZ NOT POSSIBLE.

Even worse: When those are five out of the six guys on the server.

[Volatar]

Add me to the list of Moderators.

Or wait... am I an admin? How do you tell?

[watsyurname529]

Add me to the list of Moderators.

Or wait... am I an admin? How do you tell?

I have no idea.

[surikesu]

Nice new thread.

I was bored and earlier people on the server were wondering where they could get easy access to the new maps on rotation, so I compiled them into a zip file and uploaded it. This should help everyone who can't download from the server since the download time is pretty slow.

http://www.filefront.com/16909037/chhanewmaps.zip

If you need all the custom maps, download from this link:

http://www.filefront.com/16912709/chhacustommaps.zip

Extract to tf2/maps directory so you can play when the server switches to these maps.

EDIT: Added a second link that has all the custom maps that are run on the server.

[Sleverin]

I noticed on the previous thread that Valaqil had seen my over 150 hours played and I did a good amount of it on 32 man servers (which taught me my dodging skillz) but I should have mentioned: I like to be REALLY good at stuff I do. I mean like, 1337 uber pwnage lvl. If you can strafe-aim like a good Scout is supposed to, you're already on the right track. However, it is a skill that is hard to get used to, I think. But, I mean, if you just want to have fun, learn how to dodge and pester people with Scattergun. I've had a fair amount of times where I didn't kill anyone but I annoyed 3 or more people (including Medics) all at once and that keeps them from the front line. Now, one man not killing versus three who aren't...how is that NOT helping your team? :P

[mightymonarch]

SHaFT's password is chha. Unless we're doing comp practice or holding a game.

[memnarch]

watsyurname529, I think it would be a good idea if you added one or both of those map download links so they are in a convenient place to point at for downloading.

[Phantom123]

Any chance you can put a link to all custom maps on server in this thread, for easy DL'ing?

[watsyurname529]

watsyurname529, I think it would be a good idea if you added one or both of those map download links so they are in a convenient place to point at for downloading.

I'll put them up in the front post.

[Treayn]

I'm going to lay off spy for a while.

Having 3 spies rampaging the server daily together only causes each spy to receive less points, the server population to constantly check their backs, and even irritation from some members(AlterForm, Sciurus).

If I do play DR spy, it'll be sparsely.

[AlterForm]

I'm going to lay off spy for a while.

Having 3 spies rampaging the server daily together only causes each spy to receive less points, the server population to constantly check their backs, and even irritation from some members(AlterForm, Sciurus).

If I do play DR spy, it'll be sparsely.

Thank you, Treayn. I'm sure playing spy is fun for you (winning = fun, after all), so on behalf of the server population at large, thanks for making the server a funner place to be.

Feel free to kick our asses with any of the other 8 classes.

[Mtg_player_zach]

I'm going to lay off spy for a while.

Having 3 spies rampaging the server daily together only causes each spy to receive less points, the server population to constantly check their backs, and even irritation from some members(AlterForm, Sciurus).

If I do play DR spy, it'll be sparsely.

Don't stop playing a class on our behalf, play what you want to have fun. Do what you want. If they are having issues they can adapt somehow.
Just my opinion. If we start getting pissed at people who kill us all the time and discourage them from playing what they want to play we are doing something wrong.

Edit: I'd like to see some tips on DR use, cause at the moment I don't see any big reason to use it over the invisiwatch.

[Treayn]

Nah, it's just that the Dead Ringer's becoming predictable, and the spy class is losing it's charm for me.

Every time a spy dies on the server, it's "Dead ringer spy, watch out"
The uncloaking "bzzt" sound is starting to grate

Stuff like that.

Also, I should probably take the time out to master... Demoman, that's right Demoman.

[Phantom123]

Nah, it's just that the Dead Ringer's becoming predictable, and the spy class is losing it's charm for me.

Every time a spy dies on the server, it's "Dead ringer spy, watch out"
The uncloaking "bzzt" sound is starting to grate

Stuff like that.

Also, I should probably take the time out to master... Demoman, that's right Demoman.

That means I'm the only constant spy user left...

...Except I wasn't one before I got to this server =P I only became one when I changed my name to Roku666. Ah well, I won't do as much spy either. It hasn't gotten boring or grating, but I miss my beloved heavy :P

[ShortOne]

Even worse: When those are five out of the six guys on the server.

I played a game today on WhaleRace with something like two spies out of four players. That was not fun.

[Top_Hat]

SHaFT's password is chha. Unless we're doing comp practice or holding a game.

I have never seen anyone in your server. What the heck is it for? I only ask because it would be awesome to prophunt with the GitP crew.

[Byrnbot08]

I have never seen anyone in your server. What the heck is it for? I only ask because it would be awesome to prophunt with the GitP crew.

It is a special server, for special times of crisis.

Is there a crisis at the moment?

No?

Then we still have a problem.

*Throws Djinn's ragdoll onto table*

[surikesu]

I have never seen anyone in your server. What the heck is it for? I only ask because it would be awesome to prophunt with the GitP crew.

Oh, we do use it from time to time for prophunt. But mostly if you want to start a game just join the server and invite some people and have a party.

[kpenguin]

Alright, what I'm about to propose may be a bit controversial...

I think we should remove the custom maps from the ChHa server. The server download is crap and voting for a custom map essentially kicks everyone out that hasn't downloaded it yet. In essence, it makes it so that only server regulars, and not even all server regulars, are able to play.

Now, of course, this is slightly remedied by people downloading the map outside of the game, but it still poses a problem when over half of the sever is gone after a map change because a custom map is chosen.

There was an incident the other night in which everyone other than Mario and I were kicked from the server when Whalerace was selected. It was also extremely difficult to rtv out of the map because those who were still connected and downloading the map counted for the total server count for the purposes of an rtv.

[Flechair]

Alright, what I'm about to propose may be a bit controversial...

I think we should remove the custom maps from the ChHa server. The server download is crap and voting for a custom map essentially kicks everyone out that hasn't downloaded it yet. In essence, it makes it so that only server regulars, and not even all server regulars, are able to play.

Now, of course, this is slightly remedied by people downloading the map outside of the game, but it still poses a problem when over half of the sever is gone after a map change because a custom map is chosen.

There was an incident the other night in which everyone other than Mario and I were kicked from the server when Whalerace was selected. It was also extremely difficult to rtv out of the map because those who were still connected and downloading the map counted for the total server count for the purposes of an rtv.

While I understand this request completely, I must disagree.

I have experienced this myself, where I have been playing with a group of none regulars and the next map happens to be Redfort. I don't really think about it because I have played Redfort so many times, but then no one is there anymore. No one joins either, they don't bother downloading the map. It's rather annoying when it's late at night too, and no ChHa regulars are on, and I don't want to stop playing. God forbid I play on a different server, no really, I'd rather play on ChHa by myself than play a different server.

While thinking that it is annoying that it causes everyone to leave, I think that the maps should stay. Redfort is personally one of my favorite maps, so I would hate to see it go. I also know, for a fact, that it is a few others favorite as well.

If we remove custom maps, where are we going to play Bluefort, if and when it is released. I just don't think it's an option that should be considered, much less exercised.

Maybe the custom maps should need to be nominated. <--- That, I believe, is a much better idea, rather than straight up removing them from the list. (This is me, assuming that it is possibly, having no knowledge of how managing the server's map list is done.)

[kpenguin]

We do have Drol and Girlfriend's server for server regulars if we want to keep the maps around.

[potatocubed]

The custom maps stay.

I'm aware that there's a problem with downloading them, but what I'm thinking of doing is upgrading the server account (which will cost, like, an extra $5 a month or something) to allow faster downloads. It's on my to-do list but right now so are many, many other things.

[kpenguin]

The custom maps stay.

The potato has spoken, then.

You da boss, mang.

[Forbiddenwar]

The custom maps stay.

HOORAY! I LOVE WHALERACE!

I'm aware that there's a problem with downloading them, but what I'm thinking of doing is upgrading the server account (which will cost, like, an extra $5 a month or something) to allow faster downloads. It's on my to-do list but right now so are many, many other things.

Would putting a link in the intro scene where people can download the custom maps work? I know when I hit one I haven't downloaded yet, I tend to quit so that others have a chance to play on the server and download it from one of the links I find here, then rejoin when I can. (Auto-Join is amazing.)

[Sleverin]

Damn, I thought redfort might actually die the death it deserves and it wasn't suggested by me. Oh well, guess I'll just go melee sniper every time that boring map comes on.

[Byrnbot08]

Damn, I thought redfort might actually die the death it deserves and it wasn't suggested by me. Oh well, guess I'll just go melee sniper every time that boring map comes on.

Never, ever say that again, or so help me, I will make your moments on that map so unbearable that even Dogmantra will object to my tactics. I will Spycrab you to death and force you to play Civillian against Razorback Snipers.

On a more serious note, I like the custom maps. Most servers run customs and ChHa is well known for its wide variety of maps. Otherwise you're just running another plain old 24/7 server.

[Treayn]

..I just want to get Blufort up and running.

[Djinn_in_Tonic]

EDIT: Gracias. Also, Djinn, what's your name on TF2? I don't remember seeing anyone by that name runing around Chocolate Hammer, and I've been playing pretty regularly for a few weeks.

Cunningly, my name is The Djinn. Tricky, ain't it?

My Steam name is djinn_in_tonic, and friending that might be a good idea, as I'm Admin-in-Chief, and, if you have a big server problem, I'm the guy to call.

[Imposter]

..I just want to get Blufort up and running.

Yeah, sorry about that. I've been busy.