TF2 Thursdays

[Wackman3000]

Liquid is a homo who should be banned from his own TF2 server for that post above mine.

I got news for ya buddy, if I see you in a L4D game while we're TF2ing, be prepared for your steam account to be spammed with hate messages from all of us. :)

[Arphahat]

Liquid is a homo who should be banned from his own TF2 server for that post above mine.

I got news for ya buddy, if I see you in a L4D game while we're TF2ing, be prepared for your steam account to be spammed with hate messages from all of us. :)

The Wackyman is correct, Liquid. Our only option will be to taunt you without mercy.

[Spectre-7]

Sorry guys, I'm L4Ding.

Awesome. :)

[Scaryfaced]

Since when did the server have a password?
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WASHINGTON DISPENSARIES (http://washington.dispensaries.org/)

[GigaFuzz]

Since when did the server have a password?

It always used to on Thursdays, but recently they haven't bothered. The password in the OP is wrong as well. Replace 'cog' with 'rainwave'.

[Scaryfaced]

Thanks, Giga. I hope everyone's ready for scout target practice.
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LESBIAN FISTING (http://www.fucktube.com/categories/728/fisting/videos/1)

[Lint of Death]

GOOOOOOOOD

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaames!!!

I can't believe I got a new point record as Scout, this long after getting the game. 21, on defense, and none of that was bonus for defending a point. After map after map of suck, it was a relief.

[Vyzov]

It always used to on Thursdays, but recently they haven't bothered. The password in the OP is wrong as well. Replace 'cog' with 'rainwave'.

Actually, the password is whatever an admin sets it to. There is no password on the server unless we turn it on. It should be cogtf2thu though.

Also, I was just checking out the server and I need to add that one line that makes us have admin abilities.

[BrassGecko]

My new spray:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/brassgecko/damnhandspray.png http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/brassgecko/damnhands.jpg

This means you, Lint.

Edit: Added the ugly white background version so it is actually readable.

[Lint of Death]

I'm an Internets vampire.

[AniAko]

Sorry guys, I'm L4Ding.

You couldn't resist joining us for just a little while ;) You can't just yammer on about stuff in L4D like we do in TF2, it's serious business.

[LiquidRain]

You couldn't resist joining us for just a little while ;) You can't just yammer on about stuff in L4D like we do in TF2, it's serious business.
I figured I should show up, seeing as I'm the ceremonial figurehead of the server, though I never seem to do anything anymore for it. :o

[AniAko]

Cross-over love :)

http://fanboys-online.com/comics/20081201.jpg

[Rogue_hunter]

If my RAM arrives before Thursday, I can get back in. I don't think I would be able to handle two weeks without TF2.

[LiquidRain]

Fanboys can't help but make TF2 comics, haha.

Good games tonight! The first one was really close, then we just sort of ran away with it. So sad I failed to kill Axion before he got in the truck.

[axion]

Umm, this is TF2 thread... not L4D, but yes, my escape was phenomenal.

[LiquidRain]

What. How'd that happen.

[Ghostbear]

What. How'd that happen.

heh, reading is fun.

[LiquidRain]

Yeah I think I read the comic instead of the thread title.

[GigaFuzz]

Is this happening tonight or are my hopes to be dashed again?

[Spectre-7]

is this happening tonight or are my hopes to be dashed again?

Y-O-U-R-H-O-P-E-S

Edit: Stupid caps lock filter.

[Bone]

Y-O-U-R-H-O-P-E-S

Edit: Stupid caps lock filter.
Somehow, that is much more hilarious than it ever should have been.

I almost want a shirt with that on the front, and the explanation on the back.

[Arphahat]

Wow, that has got to be one of the shittiest TF2 experiences I've had thus far. Server freezing us in place at the start, randomly dropping me several times, rebooting itself. Totally not what I had in mind when I started the TF2 Thursday event.

I guess TF2 Thursday never dies, but it does get old and feeble. :(

[Rogue_hunter]

Steam did not want to cooperate with me tonight, as Left 4 Dead would just crash, and TF2 was a plague of being stuck in the spawn, as well as a BSoD that Microsoft says is related to DirectX but the update that they tell me to download is apparently not applicable to my system, even though it applies to Vista 64.

And Left 4 Dead just crashed again.

[OrangePulp]

Yeah, something is fucked up with the TF2 server. During setup time, you can't move. So, big penalty for the defending team. Also, the rape round (whatever it's actually called, I can't remember) is cut short; it ends right when you win.

[LiquidRain]

Gave it the ol' reboot.

[Wackman3000]

I saw we play again tonight to ease the disappointment of last night's server flubs.

Who's with me?!

[AniAko]

I saw we play again tonight to ease the disappointment of last night's server flubs.

Who's with me?!

I'm actually down for that. I need a break from L4D, everytime I got in close quarters on TF2 I kept clicking the damn right mouse button.

[Scaryfaced]

I saw we play again tonight to ease the disappointment of last night's server flubs.

Who's with me?!

I'm down. I only made it through half a round yesterday before I got pulled away and I've got a TF2 itch I just gotta scratch.
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CALIFORNIA MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY (http://california.dispensaries.org/)

[GigaFuzz]

Should be there. Should be drunk.

[Arphahat]

Company Holiday Party tonight, but I'll try to be on later in the evening (GMT -5) if you all are still there.

[OrangePulp]

Gave it the ol' reboot.

Actually tried rebooting it (twice) to no effect; did you try jumping on and see if anything was fixed?

[Wasson_]

it's...sad because everyone is playing L4D. I don't know how to fix that...you can't just fix a broken heart.

[LiquidRain]

Actually tried rebooting it (twice) to no effect; did you try jumping on and see if anything was fixed?
No, I didn't. :/

[Spectre-7]

Still fucked. Must be something in one of the config files.

[Wackman3000]

Would it be possible to get this fixed for tonight? After a little taste of TF2 yesterday I'm really itching to play more with the COG TF2 CRU.

Worst case scenario we use an empty server, but it would be nice to have control of our mods for map votes and such.

[OrangePulp]

Tried disabling the admin mod, which accomplished nothing. The server config is the same as always, and at that I'm out of ideas. Wack and I both googled for solutions, with no results. I put up a post in the steam forums; maybe that'll get some kind of response.

[axion]

Best line last night:
"Not a very compelling argument for TF2 Thursdays never dying"

[TheKeck]

Fanboys can't help but make TF2 comics, haha.

Good games tonight! The first one was really close, then we just sort of ran away with it. So sad I failed to kill Axion before he got in the truck.
Got in the truck???? What's that about?

[axion]

Got in the truck???? What's that about?

Way to read the rest of the thread :p. He meant for that to be in the L4D thread.

[Vyzov]

I'd take a look at it, but I'm not really around until after the 19th.

[Wackman3000]

You're online right now, get to it you lazy sack of crap.

[LiquidRain]

I'm just going to backup the configs, reformat, and see if that helps.

[TheKeck]

Way to read the rest of the thread :p. He meant for that to be in the L4D thread.
Yeah, I most certainly haven't read the whole thread. L4D makes much more sense. Although, I was hoping you were talking about some awesome new mod or something for TF2. :o

[LiquidRain]

Fixing the server. Hopefully will be able to get it back to full speed for tomorrow night.

[Wackman3000]

Hurray for Liquid! Hopefully things work out alright.

[Spectre-7]

Fixing the server. Hopefully will be able to get it back to full speed for tomorrow night.

Did you figure out what was causing it?

[LiquidRain]

Nope. I'm fixing it like I fix a Windows install. Reformat!

[Spectre-7]

Did you fellas ever try wiping the .cfg files?

[GigaFuzz]

Did you figure out what was causing it?

It's probably lupus.

[AniAko]

Seriously? It wasn't said yet???? ......

SPY sappin' my TF2 Server!

[Lint of Death]

Seriously? It wasn't said yet???? ......

SPY sappin' my TF2 Server!

I'm surprised you hadn't said it already. You're the Engineer.

[axion]

It's probably lupus.

http://itsnotlup.us/notlupus.png

[GigaFuzz]

It's not lupus

Over 5 hours? I'm disappointed

Anyway, should be the server be fixed, I'll probably be there.

[Scaryfaced]

Shouldn't that picture include Freedman glasses? It would complete the circle.

[biosc1]

Ermmmmm

http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2096

We've been pretty quiet lately, but thankfully, that's about to end. In the next few days we'll have an update out that has a couple of new features for the Engineer and Spy, and a variety of other smaller fixes.

* Teleporters will be upgradeable to level 3. As the teleporter is upgraded, the cooldown will decrease.
* Dispensers will be upgradeable to level 3. They will heal faster and generate metal faster as they are upgraded.
* Spies will be able to recharge their cloaking ability by picking up ammo off of the ground.
* We've made a bunch of minor changes by adding particle systems and upgrading the HUD to show things like deaths by critical hits, players that are overhealed, and giving more information to medics when people are calling for them.

[Lint of Death]

next class is the scout!!!

[Lint of Death]

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh6/eikyuu/hello_kitty_scatter_2.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh6/eikyuu/hello_kitty_scatter_2_reload.jpg
Timely release of the Scout's Hello Kitty Weapons Pack. (http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/55795)

[iHap]

Wasson swims in air!


http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp74/jokerstheory/dfg.jpg

[Scaryfaced]

The server isn't responding to me. It told me it just wants a break. Whats that supposed to mean?:(

[GigaFuzz]

It's patching.

[BrassGecko]

Nooo, I'm in a team fortress mood after that one round! Come back, server! Come back!

[LiquidRain]

It's ClanServers, our hosting. Their scripts are messed up and I can't fix it for them. I've submitted a ticket.

[BrassGecko]

It's ClanServers, our hosting. Their scripts are messed up and I can't fix it for them. I've submitted a ticket.

I have decided that I hate them. Maybe next week. :(

[Lint of Death]

Dang and I was hoping it'd be back up by the time I finished my spray :(
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2752/cincocopyjb8.jpg

[LiquidRain]

I managed to do some patchwork on the files I could modify, and after a length process of trial and error, got the server to run. I still have my ticket open with GameServers, so that this won't happen again.

[Lon Lon Rabbit]

I'm a bit busy with a bajillion other games, anyone got impressions of the tweaks in this patch?

[AniAko]

It gives the engineers more to do, but at the same time, it can be more difficult to attain. If you work well with other engineers it really helps. Oh and the L3 teleporter? FUCK is it fast.

Spies have gained the most from it. Being able to stay cloaked indefinitely with ammo picked up off the ground, or recharge quickly from an unattended enemy dispensary of payload while disguised (uncloaked). I've found it easier to maneuver myself behind enemy lines, which means for those people who are already super spies, should be looked out after.

[Shadowstorm]

Spies have gained the most from it. Being able to stay cloaked indefinitely with ammo picked up off the ground, or recharge quickly from an unattended enemy dispensary of payload while disguised (uncloaked). I've found it easier to maneuver myself behind enemy lines, which means for those people who are already super spies, should be looked out after.

Mwuahahaha.

And yeah, the level 3 teleporters are fast. Really fast. The level 3 dispenser looks cool, too.

[Lint of Death]

Anyone know if the higher-level Dispensers and Teleporters can still be one-shot sniped?

[AniAko]

No, but for everyone that wasn't on yesterday, bullets now destroy stickies. Pretty significant change

[Wasson_]

Wasson swims in air!


http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp74/jokerstheory/dfg.jpg

lol, god I might as well have been swimming...ugh. Got blitzed...laid down and fell into a wonderful deep sleep. ahhhh.

but at least I remembered these updates, awesome news, see? Valve hasn't forsaken TF2. they never will!

[BrassGecko]

lol, god I might as well have been swimming...ugh. Got blitzed...laid down and fell into a wonderful deep sleep. ahhhh.

but at least I remembered these updates, awesome news, see? Valve hasn't forsaken TF2. they never will!

Oh man, you were so out of it. I ran around behind you as a soldier for at least 30 seconds trying to reload or switch to shovel while using your fatty-bulk as a shield from the rest of your team. I almost felt bad for finally hitting you!

[LiquidRain]

GameServers blamed Valve for the update problems. Not sure how much of that is true, but they've reassured me it won't happen again.

I'll have to get all the arena related fixes up again, though, and make sure the other mods like spray trace work again.

[Wasson_]

Oh man, you were so out of it. I ran around behind you as a soldier for at least 30 seconds trying to reload or switch to shovel while using your fatty-bulk as a shield from the rest of your team. I almost felt bad for finally hitting you!


...I knew you were there all along :p

[Shadowstorm]

No, but for everyone that wasn't on yesterday, bullets now destroy stickies. Pretty significant change

Totally lame.

[Wasson_]

no, no good sir, it's a totally acceptable check to a broken and overpowered weapon/ability.

[Shadowstorm]

no, no good sir, it's a totally acceptable check to a broken and overpowered weapon/ability.

At least make them explode instead of just simply fading out of existence.

By the way, I love what they did to Gold Rush.

[Wasson_]

yeah the gold rush thing is pretty cool.

but making them explode would defeat the purpose, allowing the engie to get them away from his shit without damage. You still stabbed the shit out of me...as scout...BULLSHIT!

[BLeeP]

At least make them explode instead of just simply fading out of existence.

By the way, I love what they did to Gold Rush.

If it wasn't for the fact that it would give someone a way to screw their team over, I thought it would be cool if they made it so the bombs explode when one of your teammates shot them. Say, for instance, that you could get some really cool assist moments by having a sniper on your team sniping one of your sticky bombs, and having it blow the fuck out of some peeps.

High fives would be given.

[Wackman3000]

Well from what I played tonight, most people still don't even seem to bother shooting the stickies, or I can fire them off fast enough they they don't shoot them. Pair that up with hiding them in corners and it's still the same as always.

As for the Gold Rush change, I love it as well. If you can get in there as a demo on defense you can really mess shit up like before. Likewise, if they have the upper area, your regular pipe bombs can cause alot of damage in the tight spaces.

[Lint of Death]

The revised area is fantastic for attacking Snipers, except when enough explosive classes are paying attention :(

[Shadowstorm]

Glitch:

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/538/cpsteel0009du2.jpg

Awesome:

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/7100/secretagentdogislookingqb3.jpg

End round stats:

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/301/plbadwater0015tm8.jpg

[Lint of Death]

Awesome:

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/7100/secretagentdogislookingqb3.jpg

Bahahaha, I love that pic.

[Wackman3000]

Shadowstorm: That pic is full of win, especially because it's that lamer Secret Agent Dog dying. :)

*(Knows Secret rarely/never posts in here, so fuck him! :D)*

[Lint of Death]

Shadowstorm: That pic is full of win, especially because it's that lamer Secret Agent Dog dying. :)

*(Knows Secret rarely/never posts in here, so fuck him! :D)*

As far as I know he doesn't even have an account :p

[Libuke]

As far as I know he doesn't even have an account :p

He has 3 or 4 posts.

[Lint of Death]

He has 3 or 4 posts.
Under what alias? I haven't found it in the Members List.

[Libuke]

Under what alias? I haven't found it in the Members List.

Maybe I am confused and it was at PIRI that he posted a couple times.

[LiquidRain]

You guys are a bunch of dicks. (http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/member.php?u=413)

[axion]

But I can't see him on the members list? Weird.

[Ten19]

Who's down for this tonight? The answer better be EVERYONE.

[Arphahat]

Who's down for this tonight? The answer better be EVERYONE.

This is my fourth day of L4D... and I have a party first, so I think I am going to skip this week.

[AniAko]

I'm down
Here's some extra text because "I'm down" is too short for vBA. Come to think of it here's a bit extra just in case. Hmmm, I don't think anyone will want to read this, so I'll put it in a spoiler tag... SAN DIMAS HIGHSCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!!!!!!!!

[Libuke]

So I wasn't crazy.

[Jackel]

I'll see about joining tonight on my new computer. Maybe I'll magically stop having connection issues :)

[Lint of Death]

I would like to play :)

[Rogue_hunter]

I'll see about joining tonight on my new computer. Maybe I'll magically stop having connection issues :)

How'd your new build go?

As for me, I sent my motherboard for an RMA today. Turns out there was a faulty DDR2 RAM slot, and not actual faulty RAM. I won't be playing until at least Monday. See you all next week.

[Wackman3000]

Jeez Rogue, you seem to be getting the shitty end of the stick in the building game eh? Thank god I never had a problem like that in my first build, or else I would probably never want to go back to it. I would hate to sit there and stare at $1000 of components and be able to do nothing with it.

And ya, see you bitches tonight.

[Jackel]

How'd your new build go?

As for me, I sent my motherboard for an RMA today. Turns out there was a faulty DDR2 RAM slot, and not actual faulty RAM. I won't be playing until at least Monday. See you all next week.

So far it seems to be running really well. I first installed 32bit vista, but then for shits and giggles I gave 64bit a try...and man...i noticed a fairly significant speed increase.

I did have a minor concern, I had one crash while I was trying out the power saving feature of the board and the voltage dropped a bit too low, but reading up on it, its apparently a bios issue that got fixed in an update.

I never really thought it would matter, but playing at 1080p on a 40" screen vs playing on a laptop with medium graphics really makes a huge difference (more than I thought I would care about). Plus it is nice being able to use my home theater speakers and get proper 5.1 sound

[LiquidRain]

So far it seems to be running really well. I first installed 32bit vista, but then for shits and giggles I gave 64bit a try...and man...i noticed a fairly significant speed increase.
You got yourself a niiiiiice case of placebo effect there, buddy. :)

I'll be there!

[Jackel]

You got yourself a niiiiiice case of placebo effect there, buddy. :)

I'll be there!

I would almost guarantee that's the case lol....but I can still enjoy it :p

[Shadowstorm]

Those were fantastic games. GG Wackman :).

[OrangePulp]

Good times. I need to play more soldier.

[BrassGecko]

Good games, people. By far, my favorite part was saving the last goldrush stage by ubering Wackman the Spy.

[Scaryfaced]

Wait, when I checked the server earlier, no one was playing...

I've been playing TF2 all night with only pubbies to annoy me. Color me massively disappointed:(

[Lint of Death]

Sorry, I'm a jerk, I slept from about 7-11PM

Also I totally wish I hadn't missed out :(

[Jackel]

Still having issues with getting dropped connections from the server. Seems like TF2 with you guys is dead to me :S

[BrassGecko]

Very much a bust last night. I am sad, and hoping that it was mostly because of new years.

[biosc1]

Very much a bust last night. I am sad, and hoping that it was mostly because of new years.

I saw it pop up and I was actually looking forward to it all day, but I got engrossed in a co-op game of CoD5 :o

[AniAko]

I showed up a bit late but no one was around :( Hopefully next week will be a bigger turnout

[brokenFUN]

With the arrival of the new year I would like to clean the slate, and extend my apology to the entire EvAv and CoG community and those I offended, and annoyed by exploiting on the TF2 server.

I, Sam F. am sorry.

Since I am still quite addicted to TF2 I would like to extend a donation via PayPal of $25 towards the CoG TF2 server in hopes that it will heal unhealed wounds between me and my fellow colonists.

[RandoM51]

With the arrival of the new year I would like to clean the slate, and extend my apology to the entire EvAv and CoG community and those I offended, and annoyed on the TF2 server.


http://i39.tinypic.com/rlf40j.jpg

[iHap]

http://i44.tinypic.com/2uom8fd.gif

[Ghostbear]

With the arrival of the new year I would like to clean the slate, and extend my apology to the entire EvAv and CoG community and those I offended, and annoyed by exploiting on the TF2 server.

I, Sam F. am sorry.

Since I am still quite addicted to TF2 I would like to extend a donation via PayPal of $25 towards the CoG TF2 server in hopes that it will heal unhealed wounds between me and my fellow colonists.

You want to buy your way back in? No, screw you pal. Your ban is forever.

[Wackman3000]

http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/unique.jpg

[RandoM51]

Yay! A new meme to go along with kindly stfu and magic pc, Unique.

[Arphahat]

Shit... this is harsh...what was he doing on the server?

[Ghostbear]

Shit... this is harsh...what was he doing on the server?

read his post, he said what he did. He was asked to stop multiple times, he declined.

[GigaFuzz]

Someone want to explain to the dullard* where this 'unique' thing came from?

*me

[iHap]

Someone want to explain to the dullard* where this 'unique' thing came from?

*me
Origin:
1595–1605; < F < L ūnicus, equiv. to ūn(us) one + -icus -ic (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=-ic&db=luna) BrokenFUN

[Wackman3000]

Eitherway, we should all be in booting up this game for some fun in about an hour to enjoy a good laugh at the new meme and whatever else may come to mind.

See you soon... (Well, most of you)

[Shadowstorm]

With the arrival of the new year I would like to fuck up the slate more, and retract my apology to the entire EvAv and CoG community and those I haven't offended and annoyed by exploiting on the TF2 server.

I, Sam Fail. am sorry.

QFT.

10char.

[Shadowstorm]

I'll be there in about an hour, by the way.

Hopefully we can get a decent amount of people.

[LiquidRain]

I totally agree with Ghostbear. If you donate, I'm refunding the money.

[Ten19]

Good games tonight, all, was a pleasure playing again. We still on for Thursday? (correct answer: YES!)

[Mastergeo7]

GG everyone!

Cry some Mooooore!

[BrassGecko]

Good games! It's been a while since I've played that many solid TF2 games in a row. It took me a couple frustrated rounds to get out of my Left 4 Dead habits, but after that it was pretty awesome.

[AniAko]

I can't wait for Thursday now :D

[Lint of Death]

I wish my friend hadn't invited me for L4D, playing with you guys would have been much more fun :(
Which is to say I wish he hadn't brought in two of his RL friends, who blamed me for everything and insisted that the Hunting Rifle was 'fail'. Arrrrgh. I got them back by being the most productive, least injured, and least shooty-friendy player on the team.

[Aggort]

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/1448/dispenserfront1cx9.jpg

Real Dispenser Bitches.

[Mastergeo7]

I wish my friend hadn't invited me for L4D, playing with you guys would have been much more fun :(
Which is to say I wish he hadn't brought in two of his RL friends, who blamed me for everything and insisted that the Hunting Rifle was 'fail'. Arrrrgh. I got them back by being the most productive, least injured, and least shooty-friendy player on the team.

Te queria partir el culo tio! :D

Ask them! We kicked ass yesterday!

[Lint of Death]

Te ví jugando después y casi me ahogué en lágrimas por echar la oportunidad. Por quéeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Mastergeo7]

Te ví jugando después y casi me ahogué en lágrimas por echar la oportunidad. Por quéeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

:)

Don't worry, if Cthulhu doesn't eat us all, there's always another chance!

[BrassGecko]

(dispenser picture)

Real Dispenser Bitches.

That's awesome. If I knew someone who had that, I would have to build little sappers and attach them constantly.

[AniAko]

Just gotta watch what software the dispenser runs on... :eek:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3366/3180448892_a9960933d6_o.jpg

[Shadowstorm]

I'm in for tonight's game. Anyone else?

[axion]

Yes and community is down so we should arrange it on here.

[BrassGecko]

I'll be there.

[axion]

I'm just gonna hop in now if anyone will join.

[Lint of Death]

Gooooood games.

[BrassGecko]

I couldn't stand playing the pyro without the backburner, and badly missed all my medic weapons. Good games, bad steam!

[Spectre-7]

I couldn't stand playing the pyro without the backburner, and badly missed all my medic weapons. Good games, bad steam!

Seems to be working fine now. Don't know if it was related to the second Steam client update I got after the CoG server died down.

[Draggnknucks]

I was in there for a bit and had people wondering who I was, thankfully ghostbear repped me! I think I might need to start posting more maybe.

[AniAko]

I couldn't stand playing the pyro without the backburner, and badly missed all my medic weapons. Good games, bad steam!

Seriously. They should permanently unlock older weapons so they can be accessed when steam is down.

[Arphahat]

Seriously. They should permanently unlock older weapons so they can be accessed when steam is down.

They shouldn't have any of the weapons locked! Just give us the new stuff. Tying unlockables to achievements == teh dumb.

*grumble, grumble* And, get off my damn lawn!

[AniAko]

They shouldn't have any of the weapons locked! Just give us the new stuff. Tying unlockables to achievements == teh dumb.

*grumble, grumble* And, get off my damn lawn!

To be honest, I actually care more about TF2 achievements than XBL achievements because I GET something for achieving them. Like sandwiches :)

(I still don't have that damn sandvich)

[GigaFuzz]

(I still don't have that damn sandvich)

Funny, considering your avatar....

[AniAko]

GAH! I just looked and I only have 5 heavy achievements... That sandvich is so far away...

[AniAko]

200 gravity FTW

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/3182513804_55b3633472_b.jpg

[Rogue_hunter]

GAH! I just looked and I only have 5 heavy achievements... That sandvich is so far away...

I barely play heavy yet I have all three weapons. It's so easy to get the sandvich! Go get it!

[Spectre-7]

GAH! I just looked and I only have 5 heavy achievements... That sandvich is so far away...

You can do it! Here... let Hall & Oats inspire you!

rXPMYA7EqYE

[Bone]

Poor Oates, he's like 3 feet tall and never gets the ladies. Doesn't even get to sing more than Ooh-ahh.... and I honestly don't think his guitar is turned on.

Spectre, your sig makes my balls hurt.

[Ghostbear]

only 27k fire damage until I get the pyromancer achievement!

[Spectre-7]

Poor Oates, he's like 3 feet tall and never gets the ladies. Doesn't even get to sing more than Ooh-ahh.... and I honestly don't think his guitar is turned on.

If it's any consolation, I'm sure he got his share of young, supple groupies (and later old, sinewy groupies).

Spectre, your sig makes my balls hurt.

It had the same effect on me when I read it. :D
It's a quote out of the 2nd edition of this book. (http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Textbook-Culinary-Fundamentals-only/dp/0131713272/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231535114&sr=8-1) I've found that culinary manuals are bottomless wells of double entendre.

[AniAko]

You can do it! Here... let Hall & Oats inspire you!

rXPMYA7EqYE

I played as a heavy at lunch friday and I didn't even dent the achievements. The sandvich is my golden fleece.

[Spectre-7]

I played as a heavy at lunch friday and I didn't even dent the achievements. The sandvich is my golden fleece.

If you play heavy this Thursday, I'll medic for ya. We'll get you that sandvich, by gum it, or I'll eat my hat.*

*In this situation, hat is taken to mean something both more edible and less expensive than a literal hat. Perhaps a carrot, some cabbage, or a nice cracker.

[AniAko]

If you play heavy this Thursday, I'll medic for ya. We'll get you that sandvich, by gum it, or I'll eat my hat.*

*In this situation, hat is taken to mean something both more edible and less expensive than a literal hat. Perhaps a carrot, some cabbage, or a nice cracker.

The sad thing is I have like a max of 62 points (60 some kills) with the heavy. I think I'm just not disciplined with good heavy strategies. I play everything like a pyro, even sniper to some extent.

[Lint of Death]

I play everything like a pyro, even sniper to some extent.

There is nothing wrong with this.

[Vyzov]

There is nothing wrong with this.

We will cross blades this Thursday. It's been awhile, I have many things to axe you.

[Lint of Death]

I accept your challenge with enthusiasm.

[AniAko]

Dammit :( I won't be able to make it this thurs. Another time

[iHap]

I'll be busy like right as TF2 starts, but I'll be on later. Skype + TF2 might not mix well.

[Sl1pstream]

I'm still trying to decide if I should play this or GoW2 tonight. If I can fix my mic, I'm definitely playing this.

[Wackman3000]

TF2 you whores! We should try to start a little later though so we have a full server all night, instead of sporadically having people come and go.

[LiquidRain]

If someone wants to book the start time for 9pm instead of 8pm, I should be there.

[biosc1]

The sad thing is I have like a max of 62 points (60 some kills) with the heavy. I think I'm just not disciplined with good heavy strategies.

Just remember, there's no shame in running away. Always make sure you have a nice line of retreat (like around a corner)...A heavy is much more useful alive because if you die in the front lines, it will take you forever to get back after respawn.

The key is to know when to back out and get healed...and ammo up.

[Wackman3000]

All this talk makes it seem as if you know how to play. So are we going to see you tonight working these "heavy" techniques? (IE falling prey to my butterfly knife over and over again like the rest of the fatties)

:)

[biosc1]

I only regurgitate what I see online.

I know my role is to increase the points total for spies.

[Jackel]

I might be able to make it, depending on the sleep schedule of my daughter.

[Mastergeo7]

Great Games Everyone!

:D

[Vyzov]

Boo at the early end!

[BrassGecko]

Heavy expressions still crack me up.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/brassgecko/YAAAAAAAAY.jpg
I AM VERY HAPPY!!!

[Wasson_]

they were some damn fine games gentlemen.

[Lint of Death]

Good games while my Internet lasted. Sure, I sucked pretty much the entire time, but at least for two of those rounds I was the DECIDER.

[AniAko]

Good games while my Internet lasted. Sure, I sucked pretty much the entire time, but at least for two of those rounds I was the DECIDER.

You were supposed to be my medic :p Next week I think I'm going to play nothing but Heavy. Force myself to get used to it.

[Shadowstorm]

Yeah, last night's games were most excellent. Great games, gentlemen.

[Sl1pstream]

I dropped. I need to get my mic working and play more than 2 times in 4 months. I had fun though.

[AniAko]

I dropped. I need to get my mic working and play more than 2 times in 4 months. I had fun though.

I play almost everyday. It's the best ROI game I've bought to date, unless you count my purchase of HL1 (but what rackedup the time was CS)

[Rogue_hunter]

You were supposed to be my medic :p Next week I think I'm going to play nothing but Heavy. Force myself to get used to it.

That's what I did. Forced myself to play games as a heavy, even though I sucked. I was surprised how many I had gotten without trying for them. Playing as a mobile turret seems to be the best method. Hang out near engineers and medics, and you should be good to go.

[Hemalin]

What's with the server quick list? It doesn't seem to refresh and when it does, it picks servers with 2/24 people over those with 20/24.

[Spectre-7]

Heavy expressions still crack me up.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/brassgecko/YAAAAAAAAY.jpg
I AM VERY HAPPY!!!

That image makes me feel all roasty-toasty. Mmmmmm.

[LiquidRain]

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_185/5668-Storming-the-Fortress

Good article, where Valve tells us that there's a brand new TF2 game mode in the works. (and they got ideas for a 3rd class, but of course, it's all hush hush)

[Lint of Death]

I was going to say the "10th" was the VIP if Valve weren't already saying they were brainstorming a new class.

[cp#]

3rd class? Try tenth. And this news is a bit old (if you knew where to look :) )

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8445/l4dtf2ku3.jpg

And this will be the fifth official mode coming from Valve (ctf, payload, cp, arena)

Is this the official Team Fucking Fortress Two thread? If so, I say move it to the PC Forum

[Wackman3000]

Finally Thursday is here. Everyone game for tonight?!

[GigaFuzz]

I should be around. It's been a while for me for one reason or another.

[Food Nipple]

I finally got my KGBs last night. That one took a while.

[AniAko]

I need to work on my Heavy Achievements, so be prepared to have a suck ass heavy on one of the teams tonight.

[Mastergeo7]

As always
(well, most of the time)

[Ten19]

Most likely going to be on tonight, hopefully early!

[Ghostbear]

Count me in. My flames will cleanse the server. I am even wearing my pyro shirt today!

[axion]

My little brother might play for me tonight.

[GigaFuzz]

Which joker scheduled it for 0330 GMT? I'll be on at 0100 like normal. Pssht.

[Lint of Death]

Great games! It's like I miraculously remembered how to play :D

[Mastergeo7]

I kinda sucked, but I had fun!

GG everyone!

[Food Nipple]

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n305/foodnipple/pl_badwater0004.jpg

I thought this was pretty cool

[Lint of Death]

What the Hell? :p

[cp#]

I saw that too, no one else spoke up when I mentioned it

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8213/plbadwater0002wo7.gif

[AniAko]

I noticed the tilted cart, but it changed back the next time it moved a little so I think some missed it.

Heavy weapons guy I am not. I was dominated by spies, pyros, demos, soldiers, even fucking snipers, snipers that dominated me with melee only. I'm gonna try again next week, I had some highlights when I played the heavy more like a pyro, but overall I just couldn't get it.

[Wackman3000]

Honestly one of the biggest thing to learn to be a good Heavy is angles.

It's all about being able to get as close to the enemy as you can without them being able to shoot you, then laying down the fire around the corner. You also really have to be on your toes to anticipate spooling up the minigun.

Practice, practice practice man. It also doesn't help that we have one of the better heavies I've seen play on our server.

It also doesn't help when there's a some douchebag spy repeatedly stabbing you in the back. ;)

[Lint of Death]

It also doesn't help when there's a some douchebag spy repeatedly stabbing you in the back. ;)

Or some idiot bushwhacker clobbering the both of you :cool:

[Wackman3000]

Or some idiot bushwhacker clobbering the both of you :cool:

You are a hacker who has clearly found a way to trigger crit melee hits whenever he so damn pleases, so you don't count. :p

[Mastergeo7]

You are a hacker who has clearly found a way to trigger crit melee hits whenever he so damn pleases, so you don't count. :p

Yeah, what the hell was that last night.

Suertudo bastardo Lint! :p

[Bone]

I had a lot of fun guys. Sorry about the blatant sandwich spamming that one time. I was just a few sandwiches away from my achievement so I decided to munch.

Everyone vs. Dinosaurs is a good spy, although I finally got the drop on him and got Natascha to chew his ass up.

[Jackel]

Damn. Sounds like you guys had a blast. While I doubt it'll happen, I really hope TF2 nights continue through September when I'll be moving back down to south and will finally be able to get a few games in without dropping.

[Spectre-7]

I had a lot of fun guys. Sorry about the blatant sandwich spamming that one time. I was just a few sandwiches away from my achievement so I decided to munch.

Everyone vs. Dinosaurs is a good spy, although I finally got the drop on him and got Natascha to chew his ass up.

Bah, don't mind my bitchin'. It's just a little frustrating to be in the middle of getting our asses handed to us, and see a player sitting in a corner having a snack.

[Bone]

I will blame my painkillers I'm taking for my back problem. They made everything seem a bit funnier. And slower.

Normally I am quite devoted to at least trying to win for our team, although my results are probably roughly the same. I have my moments of Heavy wisdom, but usually I expose myself too much and get killed before I can be of use.

[Wackman3000]

Damn. Sounds like you guys had a blast. While I doubt it'll happen, I really hope TF2 nights continue through September when I'll be moving back down to south and will finally be able to get a few games in without dropping.

I don't know about the rest of COG but as long as they keep updating this game and there's a dedicated user base, I will be one of them.

If TF2 Thursdays stay, I consider it a bonus. :)

[violent]

TF2 is pretty much the only game I'll drop whatever I'm doing to join so September is looking pretty good.

[Lint of Death]

Yeah, what the hell was that last night.

Suertudo bastardo Lint! :p

Hay que saber que no es por suerte que os masacro; el código del juego me ha eligido. Soy su caballero, y con su bendición llevo la sentencia hasta el mundo de los bárbaros. :cool:

[Shadowstorm]

That Bad Water game was fucking excellent. Steel fucking sucks.

[Wackman3000]

We are going to get a game together tonight. Probably start in a couple hours.

I would like to see a nice group of the Immortal Machine guys come play as well, it would be a nice official welcome into the colony.

[Rogue_hunter]

That Bad Water game was fucking excellent. Steel fucking sucks.

No, that Steel game was TOTALLY AWESOME (once you left).

Hopefully should be on tonight, in probably an hour or two.

[BrassGecko]

Awesome games tonight!

Also, I've noticed that you can find the spy's picture in the dictionary, under "optimist."
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/brassgecko/optimist.jpg

[GigaFuzz]

You've got some mad rocket-dodging skills there Brass:
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7760/brassgeckoislookinggoodpp8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[BrassGecko]

I can outsmart a bullet!

[violent]

Damn. I believe that was my sentry you dodged.

[Seika]

Ha! I remember that one, that was pure luck. ;)

[Lint of Death]

I had fun even though my Internet died for like an hour of it!

[Shadowstorm]

No, that Steel game was TOTALLY AWESOME (once you left).

Hopefully should be on tonight, in probably an hour or two.

Bleh. I just don't have a plan of attack/strategy on Steel. I have no idea what class to pick. Kind of feel like I'm a third wheel at times on that map.

[Wackman3000]

That was fun times last night. It still amazes me that after well over a year of playing this game, I still have as much fun as the first time I installed it. When we end, I keep wanting more.

So who's down for a TF2 Tuesday, same time as last night? We haven't had a successful one in a while, let's change the pace!

[Shadowstorm]

That was fun times last night. It still amazes me that after well over a year of playing this game, I still have as much fun as the first time I installed it. When we end, I keep wanting more.

So who's down for a TF2 Tuesday, same time as last night? We haven't had a successful one in a while, let's change the pace!

I'm down, absolutely.

[Shadowstorm]

Great games for the most part. That Gold Rush game was really, really good. I really enjoyed that. Dust Bowl was alright up until the point where my team and I got stuck in a rut - you guys put up a good defense. I think most people got tired after a solid fifteen minutes of repetition, and so quit.

gg!

[Seika]

Yeah, ggs.

Whoa, I finally made it to 100 hours as Soldier. :eek:

[axion]

Scout Patch pretty much done!!!
We're just about done with the Scout pack, and our design and coding has already moved on to the next pack. The weapons and achievements are all nailed down, and we just have to finish up the final artwork on them. We like to do the final art as late as possible to ensure that we don't waste any work, which turned out to be a good decision this time around due to the large number of unlockables we tried out as alternatives to the Scattergun. Balancing his replacement weapon has been very tricky due to large threat difference of the Scout between skilled and non-skilled hands. More on that soon.

More here. (http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2193)Can't wait, I'm super pumped. Also that Natascha is finally getting fixed, maybe will make her usable as a replacement.

[Lint of Death]

Oh how I wish they would give us some details :o

[AniAko]

Some ss from last night. Good games too.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/3235120584_3e8e3b73dc_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3235120614_d4b8303f97_b.jpg

[violent]

Wheeee! Look at me go!

[Ghostbear]

The scout update will be cool, I guess, but the real question is where is the next "Meet the" video?

[Shadowstorm]

Update is out! Server needs to be updated.

[Hemalin]

Team Fortress 2



Added percentage to UberCharge HUD panel for the Medic
Added upgrade progress and levels to Engineer HUD panel for all buildings
Added mp_tournament_allow_non_admin_restart server ConVar to allow server admin to toggle whether non-admin players can issue the mp_tournament_restart ConCommand on the server. Default is 1 (current behavior)
Added flag to the gamerules entity so map authors can override the HUD type being used. Allows map authors to force CTF or CP HUD to be used if they mix CTF/CP entities in the map
Added check in CTF HUD to make sure it doesn't point at disabled capture zones when the player is carrying the flag. Allows map authors to have more than one capture zone for each team in the map
Changed AutoTeam to give new players to the attackers on attack/defend maps if the teams are even
Fixed Pyro model not animating in the class menu
Fixed players getting stuck in the "prepare to respawn..." countdown loop
Fixed Natascha not getting the proper 75% of damage and slightly increased the strength of Natascha's slowdown
Fixed teleporter entrance/exit effects being drawn when they don't have a matching teleporter entrance/exit
Fixed announcer saying "the cart is nearing the checkpoint" after the round has already been won
Fixed cloaked spies having a particle-beam effect while standing next to a dispenser that's healing them
Fixed server crash when trying to load a map that contains control points with duplicate index values
Fixed several materials warnings in the console
Fixed "Cart.Explode" sound script entry using an unknown sound channel
Marked the cl_bobcycle and cl_bobup ConVars as cheats


Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source


Fixed clients using reloadresponsesystems, sv_soundemitter_flush, sv_soundemitter_filecheck, sv_findsoundname, and sv_soundscape_printdebuginfo to lag/crash servers


Source Engine


Fixed client "timeout on mapchange" problem
Fixed setinfo exploit
Marked the r_aspectratio ConVar as a cheat


Server Browser


Renamed "Quick List" to "Map List"
Removed minimum ping filter from Map List


I wonder if Natascha is worth using now. They also fixed the tele display bug which was really annoying.

[AniAko]

Fixed cloaked spies having a particle-beam effect while standing next to a dispenser that's healing them:

I wasn't aware of what the case was before, but does it show the beam, or not now?

[Shadowstorm]

Fixed cloaked spies having a particle-beam effect while standing next to a dispenser that's healing them:

I wasn't aware of what the case was before, but does it show the beam, or not now?

It does not after this update.

:D

[Bone]

I wonder if Natascha is worth using now. They also fixed the tele display bug which was really annoying.

Since I rarely play and don't know what's useful, I used Natascha exclusively last Thursday, trying to learn to be useful with her.

In fact, I killed a few people- so maybe it was like training with a handicap! I'll try and play tonight if my back isn't too stiff.

[Wackman3000]

I used Natascha last night and not sure about this, but it seems to crit more... Like ALOT more. Didn't really notice how much longer the poison effects the speed though, seemed like the same as before.

[Wackman3000]

Oh ya, and bump for TF2 Thursday! Let's crush those who attempt to play Resistance 2 on our night! ;)

[axion]

Tru dat Wackman. Hopefully the Scout update hits soon.

[violent]

Oh ya, and bump for TF2 Thursday! Let's crush those who attempt to play Resistance 2 on our night! ;)

Shut it. It was a minor oversight.

[National Kato]

Shut it. It was a minor oversight.

Seriously, though? If eight guys playing Resistance 2 on TF2 night is 'competition,' you might want to take a look at your TF2 night a bit closer. :D

[Spectre-7]

Well, seeing as how we can only fit 24 players on the server, 8 is actually a pretty sizable chunk of the population. :p

Find yer own night, ya bloody gits!

[National Kato]

Well, seeing as how we can only fit 24 players on the server, 8 is actually a pretty sizable chunk of the population. :p


But more room for those who always show up to a full server! ;)

Besides, as has been stated (and Wackman knows this) this isn't a weekly 'night' for R2. Just tonight, 'cause we all can play.

Have fun!

[violent]

Seriously, though? If eight guys playing Resistance 2 on TF2 night is 'competition,' you might want to take a look at your TF2 night a bit closer. :D

It's more the idea that everyone was able to get together tonight to see if this thing has legs. When I mentioned it, I had forgotten it was my TF2 night. Something I never try to miss.

[Rogue_hunter]

I used Natascha last night and not sure about this, but it seems to crit more... Like ALOT more. Didn't really notice how much longer the poison effects the speed though, seemed like the same as before.

Yeah, this seems to be true. I seemed to get alot more kills with it too.

In IRC, we've decided to move the start time to 9 pm EST/6 pm PM to get more people on. Then most of us can have a solid 2 hours.

[axion]

Another blog post. (http://www.tf2.com/) This one shows some of the scout concept art.

[Lint of Death]

Another blog post. (http://www.tf2.com/) This one shows some of the scout concept art.

Yeah I've been checking the blog quite a bit since the last one, even checking to see if they had made a /scout page yet, but to no avail. :(

[AniAko]

It's amazing. I love looking back on concept art, and deleted scenes of media to see where it came from, if it's done right I really learn to appreciate it even more. The scout in this case is just perfect when you consider the other options they had open to them at that point.

[GigaFuzz]

It's amazing. I love looking back on concept art, and deleted scenes of media to see where it came from, if it's done right I really learn to appreciate it even more. The scout in this case is just perfect when you consider the other options they had open to them at that point.

I think the addition of the baseball cap, for example, was brilliant. The other variations where he doesn't have it aren't quite as characterful.

[Bone]

It's amazing. I love looking back on concept art, and deleted scenes of media to see where it came from, if it's done right I really learn to appreciate it even more. The scout in this case is just perfect when you consider the other options they had open to them at that point.

It's what I love about Valve in general. They prototype and test early and continuously. They don't allow themselves to stick with early decisions, instead letting the gameplay and testing dictate what stays in- even down to the character art. I do remember back when TF2 was still in a military/Counter-Strike style, and it would have been a huge mistake to keep it that way. Finding out that player's silhouette was key to identifying classes at a distance was so important, it even found its way into boss design for L4D.

For similar inspiration, this little rant by zefrank (http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/07/071106.html) talks about getting your ideas out now, instead of building them up to perfection in your mind (he calls it brain crack). Because universally, your ideas suck until you've actually put them out there and then edited them.

[AniAko]

I think the addition of the baseball cap, for example, was brilliant. The other variations where he doesn't have it aren't quite as characterful.

I think the cap, the taped up fists, and the messenger bag just seal it up perfectly.

It's what I love about Valve in general. They prototype and test early and continuously. They don't allow themselves to stick with early decisions, instead letting the gameplay and testing dictate what stays in- even down to the character art. I do remember back when TF2 was still in a military/Counter-Strike style, and it would have been a huge mistake to keep it that way. Finding out that player's silhouette was key to identifying classes at a distance was so important, it even found its way into boss design for L4D.

For similar inspiration, this little rant by zefrank (http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/07/071106.html) talks about getting your ideas out now, instead of building them up to perfection in your mind (he calls it brain crack). Because universally, your ideas suck until you've actually put them out there and then edited them.

Ever since TF2 came out I've felt like Valve WAS the pulse of PC gaming. Steam, Source Engine, Steam Cloud, and now blockbusters like L4D and TF2, they've accomplished more, pioneered more, and set more standards than giants like EA could ever dream of accomplishing. Indeed, Valve is probably my favorite modern gaming company