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| New TFC Server |
January 11, 2010, 11:01 pm
The Last Stand
207.210.247.2:27015
Rules:
O-vs-D
13 Players Or Less:14 or More players:- 2-way O vs D (both Blue & Red have O and D)
Monday - Saturday there will be a CTF map rotation:- openfire_l
- monkey_l
- shutdown2
- oppose2k1
- bases2k3
- alchimy_l
Sundays will be known as ADL Sundays with a map rotation of:Players may 'rockthevote' after a map has been plaeyd for 5 minutes, the voting maplist is as follows:- congestus
- destroy_l
- fry_baked
- oppose2k1
- pitfall
- roasted_l
- security_r
- stowaway_l
- phantom
- openfire_l
- shutdown2
- monkey_l
- oppose2k1
- bases2k3
- alchimy_l
- Schtop
- dustbowl
- 2fort
If a map does not receive 40% of the votes in the server, the next in the mapcycle will be played.
Admins:To help the public moderate the server a few features have been enabled.
If there is a high rate of abuse, commands will be disabled.- admin_vote_map
- admin_vote_kick
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-Absolute
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| FortressPimp Migration/Merge |
November 3, 2009, 4:41 pm
Hello All,
I am the creator of the customizations site, www.fortresspimp.net. The site was rather large in the TFC community. I have expanded it out to support TF2 & Fortress Forever, as well as any other games we wish to support.
In order to drive traffic and offer users more at a centralized location, the sites have been merged. The operation took much less time than expected (3-4 days vs 2-3 weeks as planned).
The navigation has been updated to better support the browsing of individual items as well as categories, TFC users probably didn't notice any issues, TF2 browsing was very limited. The upload feature has also been updated to better support our new format.
The search feature will be implemented at a later date.
We do not have a large selection of TF2 files as of yet, but am looking to offer as many as I can.
I am looking for 2 fulltime admins to help moderate submissions & contribute to the archive of files over here at FG.
Starting at midnight EST tonight until midnight EST Friday, FG will have a counter setup for file submissions. I will be paying 20cents per submission. This is open to the public.
Basic Rules:
- No duplicates
- You must reach $5USD before there will be any payouts.
- Payments will be made via paypal
- Any uploads before or after the specified dates & times are appreciated, but will not count towards the payouts.
- No support for AVIs as of yet (This will be added asap)
- Images uploaded may not contain text to other sites / advertisements. (May contain artists name / contact info)
- Contact me in #fortressgamers or via email darryl.allen@live.com for any inquiries
- Rules are subject to change at anytime.
- Abuse will not be tolerated
- Max payout per user: $50(250 Uploads)
**FortressGamers League Updates**
As suggested by a couple of you, and as promised by me, the site has gone through a face lift, giving it a more professional feel, yet still retaining my planned clean-cut approach.
I have contacted an accountant to discuss the legalities of running this league to ensure all transactions, sponsorships & events are legal & benefit both the player and the company.
Programming: Virtually complete. Minor bugs are still being squashed.
Still open to public beta testers, more info here:
http://forums.fortressgamers.com/showthre..
Any other inquiries please reply here, or contact me #FortressGamers on GameSurge.
Cheers,
Absolute
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| Updates... because we haven't had any public ones. |
October 12, 2009, 7:17 pm
Info...for you... in no particular order...
What is this league!?
First of all, My goal is to keep the site looking very simple & easy to navigate. Think Googlesque, vs Yahooish.
FortressGamers will be a professional level gaming league. Our primary focus will be TF2, with support for Team Fortress Classic, FortressForever and Left 4 Dead
Q: Will you support other games?
A: Yes. Our site has been configured in such a way that it is very simple to add support for more games. If the demand is there, we will meet it.
Psh, why would I join this league?
TF2 teams will be paid to win. There will be an admission fee, like other leagues. Our fee will be competitve to other league registration fees. Our season 1 pot size for TF2 is set to range at a minimum of $1,500 -> $2,000, with cash prizes going to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place teams.
Pro teams will have servers provided to them for every match.
Older / smaller community games will not have a cash season, however there will be prize tournaments.
A Community Site
FortressGamers will also be a community site. Our primary focus will be on providing a professional gaming environment, while catering to the general gamer's interest.
www.fortresspimp.net will be overhauled to fit the same format, it will also have a few bug fixes and refined search features for the TF2 file section.
We will also have a multi-game tracker much like http://tracker.thecatacombs.net.
We have our own unique log parser for TF2, similar to the Blarghalyzer for TFC: http://www.blarghalyzer.org/ParsedLogs.php. (Thanks to Rusty)
Our home page will have RSS news feeds from TF2 & FF, along with other community news.
Forums - We have a small forum page setup, based on vBulletin. The FortressPimp forums will be taken down. The forums interact with the league site.
IRC Bot - The bot will read info directly from the site database and echo the results in IRC.
Example:
!Player absolute
Bot: Absolute
Bot: Steam_0:0:123456
Bot: Teams: TFC: Smarties, TF2: Pen Holders
Bot: Next Match: October 23rd, 10pm vs Spoons
!Team Smarties
Bot: Roster: Absolute, MERKiN, DK, Vr_, JP, Rusty, Big`D
Bot: Next Match: October 23rd, 10pm vs Water Bottles
When can I expect to play?
The majority of coding is done. What is complete, so far appears to be completely bug free.
We are officially paypal verified.
Legalities. Myself and the Business being in Canada, and the majority of players being in the USA, I have to check out the legalities and business aspects, including taxing the winnings, if applicable.
Whats left? The backend / database is all configured. Coding wise... Ability for team captains to submit match scores. Setup player profile page. Player profile will display the user's steam info, as well as a history of every team they have played for. Imagine how cool that would be to look at in 5yrs 
So in short, there is no set date to go live. We will not rush the launch. Our site will be fully funcitonal and well staffed before we open our doors.
Major Changes..
I'm considering a change in hosting providers. I currently host FortressPimp with the same comapny, and they have an upload limtiation of 20MB, which is fine for customizations, but sucks that users can't upload AVIs. They also dont allow me to use PHP Sockets, which affects the develpment of the player tracker. Also has limitations when trying to output data, delaying the development of MERKiN's bot.
Neat Stuff
BlackBerry Browser Push. If you're not familiar with BlackBerry, you can have info from a website pushed directly to your phone on a regular interval. So you can have league news / match results / Other various info pushed right to your BlackBerry
Mobile site. Forums & site will be available in a mobile version. Simple text and graphics to allow for quick & sufficient mobile browsing of the site.
Do you need any staff?
Need more people / beta testers to join and ceate teams to test scheduling & match submission, as well as tracking player history. It is open beta testing, so anyone can help out & leave feedback on our forums.
Another php and/or media developer would be beneficial to us. Looking for someone to compile and host AVI files, backgrounds, customizations and other media to keep our home page lively. If you are looking to tackle some bigger tasks as a PHP dev., reach out to me directly.
For more info, contact me directly
IRC: #fortressgamers
FAQ: http://forums.fortressgamers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9
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| The birth of a new community site... |
September 3, 2009, 6:35 pm
Fortress Gaming Community
For the past 2 weeks staff at FortressGamers have been working diligently on a new comunity site.
The site is set to launch publicly around September 18th.
Features:
Customizations
FortressPimp.net will be merged with the community site. Your new login for FG will be set to work with fortresspimp. You will not need to login to download files.
League
This will be a unique league. Rules and features have yet to be finalized. Supported games will be: FortressForever, Team Fortress Classic, Team Fortress 2 & Left 4 Dead. We are in dire need of admins to schedule matches, handle disputes, approve new teams & overall league support.
Forums
You may browse the forums without logging in. If you wish to post & participate, you may login using your fortresspimp.net, or FGL login.
IRC Bot
We will have an IRC bot reading from our database. You will be able to check your schedule, team stats and user info using IRC commands. Thanks MERKiN! (#TFC)
Log Parser
We have a TF2 log parser in the works. You will be able to upload your .log file from your match server & our site will process the data and give detailed feedback in HTML format. Thanks Rusty! (#clanyoda)
In the mean time, if you have somehow stumbled across this site, you can support us in #FortressGamers.
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