New server : Dretch Bot Server All Welcome

[blackwolf-dave]

Hello, I wanted to advertise my server.. It has been running about 2 weeks now with some success. the name of it is: "DretchBotServer AllWelcome"

It should be up 24/7 with some downtime (but not often at all) I am currently in need of Admins (and players ofcourse)

Features:

-DEDICATED server running on a decent PC by itsself.

-Working bots usually 10-15 of them -max 20- (only dretches) **EDIT** Unless an admin decides otherwise, the bots will almost alwayse be set at 11.

**Note that these bots do NOT cause HUGE amounts of lag. If you are lagging it is most likely a result of a huge distance between you and this server, so check your ping, and the ping of other players (if there are any). If you are the only one with enormous ping, please do not bitch about the bots lagging you. ** -Also note that if everyone is lagging request to an admin that the number of bots be reduced... It will be done.)

-Custom base builds on map start. (all maps... can easily be rebuilt by players)

-400 BP on map start (usually mostly used up by custom base builds) *Subject to change*

-s3 on map start

----------*EDIT*----------
-Currently only vanilla maps

-- The following maps have been added::

Groundsource-v11
Procyon-r1
Cleanser
Escape-1.0.1                (I will be working on the custom base builds/"layouts" for these maps starting now)
Gamma_Core-final
Sirius
Thermal
XTCE-final

--*EDIT*--
The following MAY change but it is still being decided.

-Flamer, Luci and Jetpack currently disabled. (This will not change... It has been done for balance purposes.)

-ALTHOUGH the name of this server would lead you te belive that it is PURELY a bot server, that is not nessecarily the whole picture. While admins are online, players may request that a classic game of tremulous be played. (without bots) and providing there are enough players and the other players decide they also condone this, it can and most likely will be done.


-THIS SERVER RUNS Amine's Trembot v0.01-


And thats all I can think of at the moment.

TO APPLY FOR ADMIN POSITION ON MY SERVER:::

-You may post here.

-You may play ingame for a bit, then ask me ingame. (Preferred)

Thank you all and I hope to see you soon!

[Oblivion]

The bots can cause lag due to the balance load on your CPU.
So if your running 10 to 15 bots and maybe 5 or 10 more players I'm quite sure players are going to experience lag spikes because the load being put on your CPU cant handle the trended.exe or trended.x86 and if your on windows have fun hosting.  Hopefully you have a decent processor.
I'll check out server when I get a chance. Enjoy

[Amtie]

What's wrong with windows hosting?

[kevlarman]

having a GUI eating 300MB of memory for no reason (assuming it's not vista, in which case i think that number doubles)

[Lakitu7]

Except most of that is preallocated stuff and comes back the minute anything needs it. Linux nerds just like to post screenshots of task manager without understanding this and feel superior, though.

I still run servers on Linux for plenty of other reasons, but that particular one is just spread misinformation.

[Oblivion]

having a GUI eating 300MB of memory for no reason (assuming it's not vista, in which case i think that number doubles)

Smart. 
But the people who host off of windows and who have 4G/Ram and Dual/Quad core processors get by fairly easy.

[jr2]

having a GUI eating 300MB of memory for no reason (assuming it's not vista, in which case i think that number doubles)

nLite (XP) vLite (Vista)  -so slim the OS down a little. 

[Amtie]

having a GUI eating 300MB of memory for no reason (assuming it's not vista, in which case i think that number doubles)

Smart. 
But the people who host off of windows and who have 4G/Ram and Dual/Quad core processors get by fairly easy.

Precisely. I can run my server easily with 2GB ram on my vista laptop, dual core 1.6GHz (sucky but still works fine). I'm going to upgrade sometime soon.

I like the free aspect of Linux. But having to learn how to use a new OS is so long and the effort is too much for me. Especially with exams and normal education in effect...

[benmachine]

**Note that these bots do NOT cause lag. If you are lagging it is your ping and is most likely a result of a huge distance between you and this server**

If you have poor upstream speed then the task of sending all the bots' locations and states may well nudge your pings up a bit. Don't be so sure that they're not to blame.

[Oblivion]

**Note that these bots do NOT cause lag. If you are lagging it is your ping and is most likely a result of a huge distance between you and this server**

If you have poor upstream speed then the task of sending all the bots' locations and states may well nudge your pings up a bit. Don't be so sure that they're not to blame.

haha. 

* Oblivion says you have been shot down!

[blackwolf-dave]

**Note that these bots do NOT cause lag. If you are lagging it is your ping and is most likely a result of a huge distance between you and this server**

If you have poor upstream speed then the task of sending all the bots' locations and states may well nudge your pings up a bit. Don't be so sure that they're not to blame.

haha. 

* Oblivion says you have been shot down!

What I meant to say was: If you join the server and four people have a ping of less than 100, and you have a ping of 300+, it is obviously not the server. I said this in hopes to avoid some of the people joining and saying : "GET RID OF ALL THE BOTS IM LAGGING KTHXBAI" The bots DO put a load on my CPU but I have had many people play on it with no problems at all with 12 bots. (although over 10 is pushing it for my system with lots of players)

Also I have the number of players capped at 20 as opposed to 40+ for this reason and I apologise to anyone who got all offended and decided to argue about the superiority of different operating systems.


The server has been down for a few days recently because of internet issues which are all now resolved.


I am right now adding a bunch of player made maps. (All from the forums here, I lack the skill to make my own maps)

I will be editing the first post with information regarding this and a list of the maps added.


Thanks for the input guys,

 Dave