Dark Templar Dedicated Server

[El Guildo]

I have paid to rent a server for left 4 dead from www.killercreation.co.uk

It is just a trial, a 1 months subscription which I will cancel afterwards. Once I have more info on when the server will be online and the IP I will add it to this post.

[Demonjay]

omg u dint !
woot thats awsome m8 really
let me know when its up! we have some test runs on it!

and odin thnx m8 your the best
let me know if i can help in anyway like monthly payment or upkeep or anything
its np at all

[El Guildo]

its only about 20 euros for the month mate, if it is successful and we can use it often, and it is used often by the clan, and....if it remains reliable and stable, then we can work out how we are going to pay for it, i don't mind donations to my paypal lol.

it is an 8 slot server so we can do versus as well as co-op. it should be fine for all DT members to have admin rights so they can change the style of game as and when, but i suppose we can look at having some officers for the game.
it will be a private server, thats my hope anyway, it is up to the clan really, i think public might be a bad idea. it will probably always be full and if we want to play would have to kick people and that doesnt bode well for the rep of our clan.

we could perhaps set up clan matches, if anyone knows of a gaming kin that has l4d as a game they play. I know a group of guys who we can play and they are very much like us, in it for the fun more than the winning.

Just got fed up last night finding a server, and it would be nice for everyone in the clan not to have to spend half an hour finding a decent server.
The server will be based in england but I cannot see that being to much of a problem as most of our members live in western europe, particularly in scandinavia, so we are pretty close by to each other.

I will be getting a mail soon with the IP address and more info so when I have it, I will post it here.
I will see about sorting out an event for next sunday night.

[Cazza]

Im more than happy to help pay for it odin m8...
Also if guys need a hand runnin it or any other help with the game for the clan let me know

[Demonjay]

wel ive been working on the server today m8 and let me tell u it was not easy to get it all setup right but all turned out wel!
let me explain what i did

i changed the maps that was needed also because i was planning to set it to versus

-maps all set to versus

ive edited and made a neew exec file that it wil now start up as a versus 8slot game

-made new exec file

i also made a new welcome banner in photoshop
so thats what u see when u log into the game
and i dedicated it to you Odin have a look
and i redesigned the mini banners that u can place on teh websites and forums

-Made welcome banner
-Redesigned mini banners and embeded banners for forums and websites

here two of the designes there are many more and u can piuck the colors yourself people






then i changed the server.cfg so i added our steam ID group
and put in a line so it wil activate the versus part
now comes the tricky part!!
i wanted the server to pop up on the main menu of left4dead
at the bottom at steam server groups
but it dint .....so after a lot of reading changing and trying and testing i got it to work
first i got it without password on it and if i did a pass it would block it again
then i had a pass on it but it turned into co-op again
now its versus pops up at the bottom at steam server groups and has a pass
it can only be acceced by our steam group comunity and you need the pass to enter it

its up and running ive played it its d**n smooth no lag perfect connection
ive been playing a few rounds with The crimson king

all Dark Templars are welcome but to be able to acces it you have to be in our steam comunity and then u will get the pass from us

lets see how this goes odin and if its a succes then il pitch in by donating money each month to upkeep the server

[Curugane]

Ok, all is mixed up to me right now... maybe my english is getting rusty or im just plain stupid, but pls but up how to get there and if it needs something downloaded.
(We all know im badass at finding things )

[Demonjay]

ok on request i changed the server a bit...tbh it was not the best idea to have it for our steam group only because we have some
cool players from [VOF] clan that can jump in with us or other friends we have on steam that can have some fun on our server people

so NOW its just a private server with password
it will not pop up bellow in the main menu at steam server groups
so i will explain to u all how to get to the server in a few easy steps

u must use the console
if u dont know or never used the console no worries lets setup the console for u to use

go to

Options--Keybord/mouse--allow developer console <---enable that ( only have to set it once it will be accesable always then the console)

then at the main menu
press ` next to 1
the console will pop up and you type

connect 81.19.219.19:27015

and u will go to our server! a little screen will pop up asking u the password and thats it people


TIP:
what u can do is place the server in your steam favorites so you can acces it from there

gl all and if you have any probs or questions
you can adres to

-Demonjay
-Odinrok

[El Guildo]

the DT server will go on the 29th January,
I think it best for those who do play L4D to post a reply on this forum to say if they still want a server, I am more than happy to oblige.
I have not forgotten about the events but they do not seem to be all that popular.

[Cazza]

To be honest m8 i would like to keep it, i like havin our own server plus i like to go for some mindless violence on L4D just as a break away from lotro, how much is it again we could hav month about paying for it

[Demonjay]

yeah let me know again how much it was every month and il pitch in with the costs

like callolas said
the server is a great vacation away from things just some mindless zombie killing
i love the game

[El Guildo]

ok, i will keep the server, it costs £17 per month so any donations to my paypal would be great, how you donate, well i don't know lol.
perhaps we will leave this month, call it another freebie, and we shoud all perhaps shop around, see if we can get a decent server for less. The server we have is prone to kicking you out every so often, not good if you are the middle of doing a campaign and want that achievement to finish.

i have not been on L4D much recently, got addicted to lotro again so I am cooling down a little bit, trying to stay clear, my sleep, my life, my work, my son, all suffered in some way, need to get back to my priorities, having said that, I want to spend more time on L4D than I have recently, just less gaming overall.
I apologise to Crimson King, I suggest I play with him and I never get round to it, so for that I am sorry mate....I will be online more and we can kick ass, will also get on steam more often for a chat.
It seems only, DJ, Cal, myself and Crimson are the only DT players that bother with L4D, shame as I think it's a great game, so perhaps we should pick a day out here and there where we can all get together and start getting those achievements, like finishing a campaign on expert.
Feel free to post a day on here for any events, everytime I do it nobody turns up lol

[Curugane]

Well, my comp is full of crap so i dont have the amount of space to get the games working right now. Im looking for money to get a new one, so ill be able to play if i find one.