Getting Back Into The Game

Curlydave1 · February 2005

<div class="IPBDescription">I need some recommendations</div> I've decided that I'd like to play Natural-Selection again. I had stopped playing after my old clan/community (Online Evolution) had broken up. I had also become bored of all of the combat games being played, and have since moved on.

I want to get back into the game now. Can anyone recommend me some pub servers to play on? I'd like to do pug, but IRC is blocked for me at my college. (JMU) Here's a list of what I'm looking for in a server:

-Experienced players
-Friendly players
-Loads of teamwork
-Mostly NS maps in rotation

Can anyoe here give me some recommendations? Thanks!

AlienCow · February 2005

UK server, YO-Clan (Classic)
Great community, theres almost always some yo-guys on there, full of teamwork usually and its classic maps only.

But if you ain't in the UK/Europe I can't help <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

napi · February 2005

aye. Before people take the oppertunity to plug all their communties/servers, where actually are you... ? (ie which continent)

Isamil · February 2005

Lunixmonster almost never runs CO(69.93.5.186:27015)
Theres also FR31NS, but that runs CO when theres a low player count)(64.37.227.122:27015)

LazyEye · February 2005

TacticalGamer.com NS|FF;CDREQ 67.19.90.170:27015

Plays Co with low player counter (5 or less), other than that plays NS. Best pub I have played. This server has more teamwork than I have seen in any other pub. Also no game effecting plug-ins for NS maps. You can spawncamp. They wont ban for skill.

CD req
mp_bs 0

LazyEye

Nadagast · February 2005

If you want teamwork and experienced players... why not join a clan? You get higher teamwork and experience generally in a clan vs a pub...

NolSinkler · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nadagast @ Feb 27 2005, 01:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> If you want teamwork and experienced players... why not join a clan? You get higher teamwork and experience generally in a clan vs a pub...  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Cause IRC is blocked at his college...isn't IRC required for clanning?

coris · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (NolSinkler @ Feb 27 2005, 08:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nadagast @ Feb 27 2005, 01:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> If you want teamwork and experienced players... why not join a clan? You get higher teamwork and experience generally in a clan vs a pub... </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Cause IRC is blocked at his college...isn't IRC required for clanning?  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
AIM or some other instant messenger could work too, but IRC is to prefer.

Can't you connect to gamesurge via their java-client found on their site?

Curlydave1 · February 2005

Thank you very much for the info! I should have included that I'm located in North America, east coast. Sinkler nailed it on the clan thing; I can't get on IRC and that's usually very important, unless something like teamspeak was used in its place. I can't connect with to the applets either for the same reason; it's still blocked.

I'll definitely add all of the mentioned servers to my favorites list, thank you very much. I actually remember playing on lunixmoster along time ago as it was one of the first ones on steam. Tactical gamer sounds great; I forgot to mention that I do like CO maps when there are less than 6 people as the games have a tendency to be extremely one-sided otherwise, so that plugin/setting's perfect. (PS: I like ff=on too, which TG and FR3 have <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />)

devicenull · February 2005

Lunixmonster's good, (lunixmonster.org:27015), I'm on the east coast, and ping 40-60. (server's somewhere in texas)

Swiftspear · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Isamil @ Feb 27 2005, 12:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Lunixmonster almost never runs CO(69.93.5.186:27015)
Theres also FR31NS, but that runs CO when theres a low player count)(64.37.227.122:27015)  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
From your descriptions you are looking for these two server. They both describe perfectly your desires and will ping well from anywhere on the easy coast USA.

Curlydave1 · February 2005

Nice, I'm trying them all now! I'm trying to connect to TG, but it says that I don't have C-D. I just downloaded 4.29.0 from united admins and it's running now, but I'm still being kicked. Odd.

Roberto · February 2005

james madison, eh?
ventrilo is much more important than irc for clanning, in my experience.
that pirate server isn't that bad, I get good pings to it up here in MA.
My recommendation is to join a ventrilo server, get to know some guys on it, and play pubs with them.

Curlydave1 · February 2005

Yep, Rob, that's the one. So you think that if I have ventrillo etc I'll be set even without IRC? I'll have to try the Pirate one. Btw, I'm pinging excellent to all of the ones listed. Oh, and I found the CD problem; For some reason my install was corrupt, so I cleaned it out and redit it and all's well.

Teppla · February 2005

i cant read.

Roberto · February 2005

I only go on irc for the drama, ventrilo is where clans live now... you just need a few members with irc to schedule.

spinviper · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Feb 27 2005, 09:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Isamil @ Feb 27 2005, 12:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Lunixmonster almost never runs CO(69.93.5.186:27015)
Theres also FR31NS, but that runs CO when theres a low player count)(64.37.227.122:27015) </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
From your descriptions you are looking for these two server. They both describe perfectly your desires and will ping well from anywhere on the easy coast USA.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Quoted for the truth!

TOmekki · February 2005

i wonder if you mean mIRC is blocked, or the whole irc thingy. there are other clients, you know..

Swiftspear · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TOmekki @ Feb 28 2005, 09:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> i wonder if you mean mIRC is blocked, or the whole irc thingy. there are other clients, you know..  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Most likely they just have a whole slew of commonly used ports blocked. Most university ISPs port block to some degree, but very few acctually block websites/indiviual clients.

Curlydave1 · February 2005

Yea, I actually use firefox's chatzilla plugin when I go home. All forms of IRC are blocked as far as I can tell, including mirc and java-based clients. I've found no way to work around this. The same thing applies for P2P. They say they do this to limit bandwidth, which is a legitimate concern. Apparently before people would share lots of files and bog down the university's network. It seems kinda odd though that I can run a 14+ man HL2dm server without any issues. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Curlydave1 · February 2005

Hey, it looks like there's an added bonus on the Lunixmonster! Remember how I mentioned that I was in a clan/community that dissolved in the first post? Well after just a few games on Lunix, I've ran into 3 people from that group. Coolness.

ReD1 · March 2005

Bry's servers.

NS Classic - 82.138.247.145:27015
NS Combat - 82.138.247.145:27020
NS Mixed - 195.149.21.203:27015

Anderval · March 2005

tried http tunnels for IRC? a few people i know have used them sucessfully to get around universitys blocking ports

Curlydave1 · March 2005

Hmm, I'll have to try that. I'm finding lots of info on it, but I can't figure out how to actually do it.

Wyzcrak · March 2005

Enjoyed having you on the TG server tonight. Do come again.

theclam · March 2005

If you (or one of your friends) has access to a cable modem/dsl at home and a free computer, then you could set up a proxy server there which could route traffic for you that your college blocks. I don't think your college will care, because you won't be able to use up much bandwidth (maximum is equal to your upload rate, which is often around 128-256kbits/s or 16-32 kbytes/s). IRC and web browsing would run fine on that, but you wouldn't want to download anything. If you encrypt your communications, then your college won't be able to tell what you're doing, so you can get around almost any sort of filter.

Plus, you can sell your proxy server services to other students <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />.

Roberto · March 2005

who can use it to anonymously hack people

devicenull · March 2005

Depending on how its set up
for gamesurge at least, Slim.NY.US.Gamesurge.net port 9960.
Or you can find a server that supports SSL, which uses a port like 9999 and encrypts all your traffic

commando_carl · March 2005

dont play till b6 .....

urinalcake · March 2005

I was a bit upset when Online Evolution kinda went down the tube.
Ironically, all the older OnEs were leaving about the time, while the founders did the whole MGN thing.

You can go check out MGN if you want, I've talked to a few old OnE buddies here and there, but not much since I dont think OnE has a home, just MGN.

I invite you to play on our server any time, and if so, bring Pumpinator along. I haven't talked to the old chap in ages.

70.84.129.152:27015
[sA] 50 lvl's Combat - Specialists Army

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