Just a little update to say that the new IP for TFP 3# is now: 95.211.15.175:27015
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New IP for TFP #3
Sunday, September 5th, 2010TFP August Newsletter
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010TFP August 2010
Newsletter!
Lazy Bird of Summer Edition!
Alright, so here we go again! Time for the latest edition of the TFP Newsletter, this month with all sorts of cool information on new servers, upcoming events, and other various bits of information here and there!
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Upcoming Server Changes:
Alright folks, so if you hang around the main TFP chat for the last few weeks, you’ve probably heard me talking about the changes myself and fellow admin Sumigaki have been trying to get set up on server 6. Last week we launched the server and it’s been getting really good reviews from the people that have been frequenting it, so I encourage everyone to try it out if they have the chance! Details of the various changes that 6 has undergone are below!
- Server map timer is reduced from 40 minutes to 20 minutes, with a possible final reduction to 15 minutes per map. This allows for faster rotation through the maps, and steam rolls are less frustrating due to the rapid rotation to a new map, and new team.
- Mix of stock maps (no arena), popular custom maps from the main TFP servers, a few custom maps I’ve chosen myself, and a small number of “fun” maps such as the wacky races and whale race maps from the older server #3.
- Future addition of a cvar activated members only script such as the on server #5 used to have, to allow for members only nights!
All these things combine to make a rather different style of server from the other main TFP servers.
IP for TFP #6 – 68.232.166.231:27015
P.S. – Silly things can happen on some of the maps, since admins have the ability to choose special maps from a seperate list, such as this video made by Devvy of Munch being “abused” on Pacman – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB3BlJcyMzM
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Our second edition this month is that TFP has gone full International! In the first entry by someone other than myself, the new owner of TFP’s Australian/Oceania server has written up an entry on what his server is about for you folks to read! With this server, we now have a server in almost every major geographic zone from which our players hail from! So, here is Leon, the owner and head admin of TFP #10, the AU server!
“Well TFP’s second (group) anniversary has been and gone and with it came a new TF2 server! All the Aussie furs out there will be pleased to know that TFP’s 10th server is a 24 slot server hosted in Sydney. It is hoped this will provide a place for Oceania and South Asia furries to play with better pings.
So what maps and mods will this server be running I hear you say? Well I’m glad you asked! Presently TFP runs servers of different sorts, some with custom maps and some without. The AU server for the foreseeable future will not be running any custom maps, the main reason for this being that Australian players have internet quotas and players who have gone over their quota would have to wait 20-60 minutes for a custom map to download.
However, to make up for the lack of custom maps, the AU server will be running special weekend events where different server side mods will run on Friday and for the duration of the weekend (For instance the popular presents mod that was running on the opening day). This allows the server to be unique and fun without players needing to wait for large map downloads. On top of this the AU server will run the standard set of mods such as RTV and Scramble etc.
If you have any suggestions or feedback, please poke one of the TFP admins or myself about it, we’d love to hear from you!
With all that being said, Look forward to seeing you on the AU server and hope you’ll have a great time :3
-Leon”
IP for Server #10 – 202.157.179.70:27053
So there you folks have it! The two major server updates for TFP this month! Hope you guys take some time to check out the changes!
Upcoming TFP Events:
No events this month folks, as its a little late to do an announcement for one anyways. However, we will be having our annual TFP Halloween event in October, so look for more information on that soon!
TFP Staff Additions
So, with the addition of new servers and the return to school for many staffers, we’ve expanded the TFP staff again to encompass three new members. In a hilarious stroke of luck, they all happen to be Birds, so my dreams of a bird TFP army continue! Your new staffers are as follows! Be nice to these guys, they are around to keep the servers clean :)
- Griffin
- Sparra
- Jouster
Also, a number of moderators were promoted to full administrator, meaning they are now fully available to answer any questions you have, and help with any problems you have (We do continue to ask, if you have a problem on the servers to record demos and submit them to sourcebans, we’ve received a large number of ban submissions, we do watch these demos you folks attach, and have banned a good number of hackers and griefers with you guys help! Thanks again!)
The Future!
So we’ve been working really hard keeping things running smoothly around here, trying to find new and interesting events for you guys to enjoy, it’s tough trying not to repeat ourselves too much! We are looking into running Randomizer in September sometime, or possibly as part of the October event. Other things are the possible return of Prophunt in the near future, as it was an incredibly popular mod, so that is something that could show up soon as well! Until next month, enjoy the new servers and keep us informed on what you guys want to see! See you…sometime….ish….in September!
- Sekh the Scribe Burd
TFP Newsletter 3rd Edition!
Thursday, April 1st, 2010TFP April 2010 Newsletter!
So, after taking a month break because I am a lazy lazy burd, I am back with the third TFP newsletter, with some new updates for the servers, and some possible new games to expand into.
Upcoming Server Events:
April Maptest: It’s that time again. We are testing a new batch of maps which will be detailed below for possible addition to the servers. We will also be taking note of current maps which are disliked and unplayed and removing them from our rotation. Due to Payload being the most popular game choice for our servers, the new maps will mainly focus on the payload game type.
The new maps are as follows, and can be downloaded from fpsbanana.
Upcoming TFP Server Changes:
No major server changes this month, although we would like to reiterate that server #6 has been relocated to America and is a carbon copy of server #4, so it should be seen as a viable alternative when server #4 is full.
Upcoming TFP Group Changes:
In part of our ever expanding search for new games for the TFP group to move itself into, we are investigating the possibility of a Bad Company 2 server, since it seems to be gathering a large amount of our members. We will be starting a poll on the forums later which will have multiple options on map types, game types, etc.
Unfortunately, because of EA’s draconian policies on servers, we will have to pay for the servers out of our own pocket, instead of hosting them ourselves (EA doesn’t allow people to host servers, they MUST be rented from EA), we might implement a donation process to donate to the continual upkeep of the server. The rental costs are 30 dollars a month, so we would be implementing a donation process with a maximum donation cap to prevent any single player for paying too much. Donations would only be used towards the payment process for the BC2 server.
Keep tuned to the TFP group announcements for more information regarding this upcoming server.
Members of the Month
The award goes to..
Noone! Because I am a lazy burd.
Honorable Mention – Sergeant Silver – For being patient with us on how long it is taking to get the achievement system tested.
Mailbag Posting
Sorry folks, no funny bans this month, just depressing ones, see below.
Banned.
So. We were hoping we wouldn’t have to make a section for this, and that the Mailbag would be enough to get across some of the folks we had to remove form the servers, but recent issues with permabanned people being accidentally re-added to the group by members who were unaware of their status has necessitated the addition of a section which simply states the banned members, and a brief description of why they were banned. Included in this will be any evidence we deem necessary to reiterate why they are no longer allowed on the servers, hopefully shedding some light on our bans.
Note: These are only permanently banned players. We like to believe that temp banned players will learn from their mistake and we will not post them here.
I Need Viagra – Speedhacking
[BFC] stone – Anti-furry trolling
CandySquirrel – Refusal to follow rules after many warnings. Disrespectful to other players, admins, just about anyone who didn’t fit into his view of the “rules”.
Chin Fish – Speedhacking like a madman.
Poisonous Mind/Tatterwing – Harassment, Trolling – After being given multiple chances to cease being a violent and extremely negative force on the servers, we have elevated this persons ban length to permanent. Following this, we received numerous messages which simply supported our decision, including threats against the server, the group, and certain admins. In an effort to disprove any rumors surrounding this ban, we present the following sections.
“3:33 AM – [FRAG] Poisonous Mind [busy]: This can work one of three ways. The admins get their heads out of their asses and actually listen for once, rather than pandering to the people wanking them off. Second choice, I can do a raid that will actually succeed. Third choice, and honestly the most fatal to the TFP community, I sow my own seeds there and start breaking the community by taking their members. “
While we do not really care about someone’s opinion of ourselves, especially someone with the above record, we do however take a dim view of blackmail and threats against our players and servers. We present this final quote to cement PM’s intentions to lie and manipulate our player base for her own ends, and hope that we have provided enough information for our players to make their own decisions on our ban.
“[FRAG] Poisonous Mind [busy]: So why didn’t you come to me personally rather than involving Felis?
Kellervo: You always told me to stay out of your drama. :P
[FRAG] Poisonous Mind [busy]: Honestly though, the mask as an annonymous admin helped, seeing as not knowing who you were to begin with let me take the situation in a different light… Honestly, I probably would have tried to manipulate you, just because that’s how I am in these situations.”
The Future!
Upcoming things are as above, we will be providing a forum topic and section for the upcoming Bad Company 2 Servers, and investigating larger events for the upcoming summer months. We encourage you guys to send us ideas for server events, and we will see about getting them turned into actual events. Achievements are still under development, technical hurdles have to be addressed before we could declare if we are using them or not. As stated in February, the Randomizer event should be in the works for early May, provided we have the time with finals and end of school work. Hopefully you enjoyed this month’s Newsletter and are interested in the Bad Company server! Stay tuned for more information!
- Sekh the Scribe Burd.
The Furry Pound Newsletter: February 2010
Thursday, February 18th, 2010TFP February 2010 Newsletter!
Hey everyone, time for my second installment of the TFP Newsletter, little late this month since we have been working on some important things which I will go into greater detail below. Hope everyone is having a great month, and hopefully some of the things below will make it more interesting.
Upcoming Server Events:
Player Teacher Nights for February: No game play mods this month, as the month is a little shorter and we decided to let prophunt run for a few extra weeks since it was so popular. So this month we have two separate players who want to give a lecture of sorts on their preferred classes. The two nights, with dates to be announced soon are, Pyro Night hosted by Moderator Anti-Austin, full of interesting tricks on how to best ambush and incinerate various classes. and, Scout Night hosted by Zareth, who will hopefully shed some light on why the scout is so hyper.
Upcoming TF2 Server Changes:
Alright, so here’s our big changes.
We know many players are experiencing the lag issues on servers 1/2/4. This is caused by a few things, most of them are caused by the number of people attempting to join these servers instead of the others. In an attempt to alleviate this issue as well as provide our players with more servers to spread themselves across, We are initiating the following changes.
Server #6 will be moving to the Americas. It has come to our attention that the European players simply play on servers 1/2/4 anyways instead of #6, so we will be moving #6 to a to be decided area of the United States, and keeping its config, so it will be a stock server the same as #4, but keeping No Crit and No Spread. Hopefully this will give people more stock options, as well as a more agreeable ping for this interested in a No crit server.
Next big change is that Server #5 will no longer be members only except during events, or when we decide that it needs to be. It will keep all other settings, effectively making it a clone of #1/2. This should give people more options for custom style servers that seem to be so popular amongst our players. #5 has been empty except during events, so this change shouldn’t affect people much.
Map Changes – We will be implementing a change in map rotation soon to remove maps that simply aren’t being played, or kill servers when they appear because of dislike. There will be a vote on the maps to be removed on the forums once we decide on a final list, so if you really want a map removed, or kept, you will need to register on the forums and make your opinions known. This change will extend to certain stock maps from the custom servers (1/2/5), since there are certain stock maps that empty the servers out.
New Server/Game
In response to the recent interest in a new game for TFP, we began a search for what people might be interested in last month. After reading through the posts, we are ready to try our latest idea in Non-TF2 games. We will be adding a new server to our collection which will only be used for HL2 Source Mods. This server will rotate every 2 – 3 weeks to a new Mod which will be decided by player interest. After a mod has been played awhile, an announcement will be made and players can download the next mod in the rotation and play that for awhile. Hopefully we can keep interest up through varying the play style of each mod. We will be running this server as long as interest is maintained in the servers style.
Players with interesting new ideas on which sourcemods we should try are encouraged to post in our thread regarding future TFP games located here: http://www.hiddendisguises.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=1662
First Mod – The first mod we will be running is the recently released over Steam – Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II. It has a similar playstyle to TF2 in that it is a team based game with humorous classes and interesting maps. I highly suggest downloading it and trying it out with us, if you don’t know what it is, try watching the video below!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoK9kGZVZlE
Members of the Month
Renamed to members of the month as it’s not based on actually playing.
The award goes to..
Gami/Axel – For helping keep new players informed on the rules of the chat room and deal with the people who decide they simply don’t want to play nice with the rules. Thanks for the assistance guys, its much easier on us to not have to watch over it every second of the day.
Honorable Mention
Munch – Munch gets an honorable mention for being the first person to suggest PVK2 as a mod we could try on the forums, although he wasn’t the only person to do so, he was the first to post it. Thanks for the info Munch, hopefully it works out well this month!
Mailbag Posting
So this month, the mailbag is dominated by a single person. Someone so insane that they have an entire section dedicated to them. I thought of editing this up into some sort of epic story, but decided instead that simply giving you the pastebin and a simple description was the only way to do this justice. You will simply have to make your own opinions on the insanity that is this man.
Some names redacted by request of the people that sent the logs to us. Name of the guilty changed. Entire thing had to be pastebinned as it was far too long for this simple newsletter.
The First Signs – This was the first thing we received from this person, it was totally out of nowhere, hence the confusion.
The Confrontation – Here he was requesting information about his ban. We attempted to inform him of it, and it kind of…went downhill from there.
The Tragic Truth – The truth comes out, plus more insanity. Insanity the likes of which I have never before seen. Warning – Super long.
tl;dr version – We had an insane kid who thought he was a super spy in a hacker shadow war, complete with super computers such as NOVASTRIKE who wanted us to believe that his phishing attempts for account information where not him at all, but instead some sort of crazy super hacker who was stealing his account information in an attempt to destroy steam. Or c4 a house. Or something. Just read the thing. It’s worth it.
The Future!
There are a lot of changes this time around, so the future is mainly just making sure we don’t break anything with all the different things we have done this month. We are looking into a possible Randomizer event for TF2, as well as working more on the TFP Achievements. More information on those two things in March.
Well, that’s that for the February newsletter, hopefully it helped clear up some things as well as give you guys some information on the exciting new changes we are putting through. Same as last month, comments are always appreciated either on the forums or on the announcement thread.
Sekh the Scribe Burd.
November RMF Event!
Saturday, November 7th, 2009Alright friends! Here is the detailed instructions on how to set yourself up to enjoy the RMF Pack to the fullest!
First, you need to bind the command to access the spawn menu to a button. Enter this in console, and replace K with whatever button you like. [bind "k" rmf_menu] or simply type !r every time you die, but this can get rather tedious.
This will open up a menu for your class, with a list of abilities. Heres a very brief description of each so you know what you’re getting into! When you select an ability be sure to read the instructions it gives you, as some are triggered by taunts. You can only have one ability active at a time! If you want to change your ability without suiciding, return to spawn, switch to another class, then switch back to your original class and bring up the menu again.
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“The Abilities!“
*Scout
Spike Shoes – Goomba Stomp your Opponents! Stuns players if you land on their heads.
*Soldier
Jump Boots – Special shoes prevent you from taking anything more than minor rocket jump damage, perfect for bouncing off walls!
Adrenalin Dash – Charge your enemy and send them flying around with the soldiers dash attack!
Homing Rocket – Set down your shovel, then stand back and launch rockets from over the horizon to rain death down on a target!
*Pyro
Flare Firework – Push your opponents around with this ranged airburst in the form of a firework!
Disguise Jutsu – That barrel’s a… pyro?! The Pyro can now hide in plain view, and this means bad things for all.
After Burner – First disguising Pyros and now flying Pyros? Light your opponents on fire as you fly above their head. Even the Engineer will be jealous.
Burnsday Present – Look! Pyro is giving thanks by giving everyone presents! They might be filled with napalm… but they’re still presents!
*Demoman
Sticky Flash – Breach and Clear with the Demoman’s flashbang stickies. The more you have the more blinded your opponent will be!
Drunk Bomb – Ka-BOOOOOOM! You just have to see this one to believe it.
*Heavy
Delicious Sandvich – Get Critical, recieve Delicious Sandvich. Now with 2x as much ham!
Centrifuge Rotor – In a manner that defies all science, the heavy is now heavier than a Black Hole. Just try and airburst him.
*Medic
Uber Transplant – Need to help another medic get his uber faster! Now you can just give him your own energy!
Doping Injection – If the medics current healing isn’t fast enough for you, Go Wolverine style with the Doping injection!
Styptic – As a medic, we all know its your job to help others. But what about yourself? Now you can use your own uber charge energy to heal yourself!
Supercharger – Fairly simple, for those “Pure” medics who just want their ubers as fast as they can get them.
Flying Doctor – Don’t you hate it when you’re healing a demoman or soldier and they just go flying off? Now they can’t! Because you’re coming along for the ride!
*Sniper
Marking Shot – It’s like an admin beacon, but anyone can do it!
Curving Arrow – Pull a William Tell and steer your arrows where you want them, if you’re talented enough!
*Engineer
Metal Hopper – Supercharged Exploding Dispenser Jumps. ’nuff said.
Reverse Engineer – Tired of spies sapping your teleporters? Now you can just teleport back through it and whack them in the head!
Sleep Switch – We all know the sound of a sentry, with its little beeping noise. With the sleep switch, bring back the stealth of the sentry! The sentry will also slowly repair itself whilst turned off!
*Spy
Sapper Throw – Yes, now even you can be like the spy in Meet the Spy, with the added bonus of shorting out cloaks!
Here is a video of most of the abilities in action as well, for those of you that want to see to believe!
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Server Information
> TFP #5
> TFP #6
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Read up and enjoy yourselves!
- The Burd
