And on the 20th Day Moggie said "ok lets put it on and see what happens"

You may or may not have noticed, but there is now a new server up and running for Eternal silence. (J!m's post here for reference http://www.ukmandown.co.uk/forum-t71635-last.html ) You can find it on the far right hand side of the page.

This is a new Mod and was found by j1m, it is still a work in progress and the server more so as Moggie will be tidying up things to make it run the way of the other servers.

Details on the game can be found here : http://www.eternal-silence.net/

and Moggie is kindly hosting the Client here : http://www.ukmandown.co.uk/media/Eternal_Silence_V._3_0_Beta.exe

3.0 to 3.1
http://www.ukmandown.co.uk/media/Eternal_Silence_3_0_to_3_1.exe


You will also need to have the Counter Strike Source SDK Base installed.

Go have a play and post what you think

CAWA

p.s. thanks Moggie

PS CAWA, I fixed you links, Matt

p.p.s thanks mat

p.p.p.s,: np!


[ Edited Sun Jun 22 08, 10:16PM ]

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Thanks, will download and try to pwn you all?

EDIT: do i need this "and Moggie is kindly hosting the Client here : " -> all I get is the website homepage...or is it somewhere on the homepage (broeder @ n00b-mode) ?

[ Edited Fri Jun 20 08, 12:47AM ]

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alex'banana wrote ...

I got banned around a year ago and what happened is i went to the loo and came back and i was banned.

Yes...we don't take that much crap here....

You need the client. Either download from the links on the homepage, or, download from the hosting that moggie has kindly put up, which would probably be quicker.

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Aha, once SDK BASE was installed that client link became active!
Now downloading @ 195 kb/sec...

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alex'banana wrote ...

I got banned around a year ago and what happened is i went to the loo and came back and i was banned.

Yes...we don't take that much crap here....

ohh goody!
Im gonan have to d.l and see wat its like

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Excellent

I downloaded this a few days ago after Jim brought it to our attention but I've yet to try it out. Will give it a go over the weekend

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REDRUM
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face— forever.

Music Video made by me and my brothers

downloading it, will let everyone know how i get it on with it.

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OFFICIALLY MY BEST SCORE EVER!

TJ FTMFWFTW.

what about an eternal silence night monday or tuesday? i can be on teamspeak to answer any questions and explain wtf is going on if you like.


here you go moggie, the screens you wanted 1st 2 are aretha and the second two are nebular:

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i'm up for tuesday mate

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guys, catch this at MODDB. new infantry only map(please use this phil, as i cant fly the damn spaceships) and also patch that is due soon


Tuesday for eternal silence should be good for me

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"I'm not a god, I was misquoted. "

space flight is most of the fun!

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Update original post with new link to 3.0 to 3.1 patch

Matt

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|UKMD| MoggieX Notes: If u see a cheater, record them! If u see an Admin being pratt report them to me If u see a n00b, thats me! Help keep the server running with 'Rent a Slot':
	Rent A Server Slot: £10.00 - R.A.S.S 1 £15.00 - R.A.S.S 1.5 £20.00 - R.A.S.S 2 £25.00 - R.A.S.S 2.5 £30.00 - R.A.S.S 3 £35.00 - R.A.S.S 3.5 £40.00 - R.A.S.S 4 £50.00 - R.A.S.S 5 £60.00 - R.A.S.S 6 £75.00 - R.A.S.S 7 £100.00 - R.A.S.S 8 R.A.S.S = Rent A Sever Slot

w00t target last attacker added!!
w00t grenades nerfed!!

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Dunk may have a point, while trawling the forum I saw that they are reccomending servers to run with infantry only to get the numbers up.

We could run two instances???

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OMG someone agrees with me.
must add this to my siggy

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"I'm not a god, I was misquoted. "

lolz

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What? I agreed with Dunk???

It must be his blood-loss making him more human-like

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Dunk is half human check it here

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Server seems to be used......

Name Score Time
DANTE 0 00:05:18
-«DooM»- 0 00:16:17
-FP- Socks 0 00:15:03
Gun_Ship 0 00:34:36
jeantyu 3 00:13:15
Jhona 0 00:52:37
Lt. Tra$h 4 00:25:57
MrGreed 0 00:03:25
skeletor 2 00:32:30
Sly|Ωutplayed 0 00:03:54
STBU 2 01:12:19
Team MX | Safari j!m 19 00:37:12
wolfsbane 7 00:08:53
Zombiegamer 0 00:54:05

That said, I wtill think Dunk is right

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i own!!

ps, leave as is, space flight is a part of the game. it needs getting used to, not running away from.

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yes I saw that J!m

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dont need to attract more players, we currently have them all on our server.

small mods like this, they will go where ever there are players.

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looking at the latency I am not surprised there J!m.

Looks like the server was a good idea then

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the space flight is what sets the mod apart from all the other trillions of shooter mods out there. Leave it be please. or set up a second server for infantry only.

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It's Mats choice, I think another instance running the other mod would work for those in need.

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Jim, I'm in total agreement with you about the space flight. I can't believe how good this mod actually is.

I'm game for an Eternal Silence fight night on Tuesday if anyone else is up for it.

Will probably try and get at least one of the TF2 servers going first though if they aren't already.

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REDRUM
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face— forever.

Music Video made by me and my brothers

i'll join you syxx!! glad you enjoyed it!

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When I looked last night, there were 24 players on our server (2am) and on the rest of all servers worldwide........ 2

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.Tito's Law. - You can't fall off the floor

whats so special about ours?

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Jim is on it!
I played last night for a while, but got frustrated at my lack of piloting skills. ended up just hitching a lift and hoping for the best. And what numbnut decided to make K the key for ingame chat, my hands are too small to reach all the way over there.
may try and set up a gamepad for this, think it will help me if i can get it done.
still think an infantry only map would be good for the rotation. removing airstrikes etc from COD4 was a help to attracting new players. and when i played there was no team balance, anything we can do about this?

otherwise, i agree a good mod and will satisfy until we get the star wars mod we have all been waiting for.
and for those that dont know what this is. follow the bunny!

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"I'm not a god, I was misquoted. "

im on there

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Yes, I know that, but whats so special about the server

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I don't think there's anything particularly special about our server. Like Jim said before, people will join a server if people are already playing there. Even if it is just Jim playing by himself, people will soon join.

I think also the fact that we have n00b friendly in our name will help attract new players. The game is very overwheling, if I wasn't part of this community and was just starting to play this game I would choose our server due to the n00b Friendly.

As for Infantry only maps, what would be the point? The server is doing very well so far and without the excellent space flight sections the game is nothing special.

Dunk, if you're having a hard time with the space sections I would continue to fly as a passanger on Bombers, etc until you get a feel for things.

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REDRUM
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face— forever.

Music Video made by me and my brothers

its all about targeting and getting the keys mapped right to be comfortable.

make sure you have a key binded for "nearest enemy" and "last attacker" to help you target people, even if you are just a gunner passenger, as once targeted, a small "lead" target circle appears to show you where to aim.

lets make a night of it tonight, i'll be on ts to talk and guide any n00bs that want to listen to how to play the game.

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ok j!m, what time we starting?

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8

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Does anyone know of a guide for this?

I had a go last night but didnt really know what to do?
Flew towards the other big ships and got my arse raped.
I take it its just the bomber that can damage the big ships and its dog fighting for the fighters.

And how do you enter the ememy ships to board them, you cant get close enough??

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i can handle the targeting, its just the general control with the yaw controls being a pain as they need another key to be pressed. think the gamepad will sort me out.
also, anyone know if we can go 3rd party view when flying??

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"I'm not a god, I was misquoted. "

Nades, last night was my first go but I think I have some understanding of how the game works now. There are a few different stages to the game, here's my 5 minute guide:

The first goal is to destroy the enemy corvettes. There are 3 of them near the enemy's mothership or whatever you want to call it. Like you said, Bombers work best against these but need to be covered by the fighters so they can do their job.

Once the enemy corvettes are destroyed you are able to fly into the enemy hanger. During this stage the enemy will have to defend for 5 mins while you try and capture control points in their ship. If they can hold you off for 5 mins then their corvettes will return and it will go back to the initial space fighting section.

If you successfully capture a control point then your team can respawn in that area and continue to capture areas of the ship. I’m not 100% sure but I think you automatically win if you capture all areas but I’m not sure. Alternatively you can continue to bombard their ship with Bombers and you’ll win if you destroy it.

Like Jim said, it’s best to play around with the key binds to ensure you have everything you need. I bound Q & E to roll left and right to help me avoid missiles and I bound MOUSE4 to “target nearest enemy”. There are other commands aswell but I got on fine with that.

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REDRUM
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face— forever.

Music Video made by me and my brothers

aww so you take out the 3 smaller ones before you can get into the big one.

Or just fly around like Maverick from Topgun shooting the other fighters whilst shouting "YEEEHAAAA Jesters dead!"

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Shouting random quotes from the Star Wars space battles is also effective.

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REDRUM
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face— forever.

Music Video made by me and my brothers

the space fighty bit is the "strike" phase, and it says "strike" under the clock at the top.

once the 3 corvettes (smaller big ships) are destroyed, the successful team enters the attack phase, and it says "attack" under the clock. as syxx described, this involves boarding the big capital ship and taking control of the ships subsystems.

the team that had their corvettes destroyed enter the "defend" phase, and it says "defend" under the clock, where you have to stop the other (attacking) team from capturing your points.


if all your cap points are gone, all is not lost. you can create a new spawn point by getting to the hanger and entering a gunship, giving the rest of your team the option to spawn in the gunship.


the overall aim is to destroy the opposing teams capitol ship before they destroy yours.
each subsystem helps you do this. if you capture the enemies weapons, their ship stops firing on yours.
if you capture the enemies shields, their shields drop and your capitol ships weapons do more damage.


The space combat is where most n00b mistakes are made.

The bomber:
the only useful ship for destroying the corvettes. can have a pilot who can shoot a limited gun and the main bombs where he is facing, and can also carry a gunner who moves his orientation independantly of the pilot and shoots more powerful guns. the gunners main job is to keep the fighters away from the bomber, and to shoot down any missiles heading your way, as the bomber is the slowest craft.

fighters and interceptor/heavy fighter:
the fighters are used to go after the enemies bombers, and are no good against the corvettes. quick and light, they have homing missiles which you lock onto the enemy by keeping him steady in the center of the screen, until the broken circular crosshair becomes complete.
the interceptor, for the blue team, also has these small homing missiles which can lock on. The heavy fighter, on the red team, has a flak cannon, which shoots a short range cloud of debris at the enemy ship.

the gunship:
the gunship has a pilot, who cant do anything but fly the ship, and a further 5 passengers, who are all gunners, and each gunner can move independantly of the pilot.
the gunships not any use against the corvette, but can fly into the middle of a swarm of enemies and fire in 5 different directions at once! (if full of n00bs)

The main use of the gunship is as a dropship once the corvettes are down. carrying 6 people (5 gunners + pilot) straight into the enemies hanger is a good way of getting a mass assault under way. the other use is as a spawn point, rather than fly over every time you die on foot, you can elect to spawn in a gunship thats either in their hanger, or en route to their hanger, saving time.

hope this helps

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J!m, this has the possibility to become too popular, its only a 32man server.

Loving the n00b love for it though

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im downloading, it looks really good,
does anyone remember a sci fi series on bbc in the 90s called 'space above and beyond'????

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i do! it had bucchanan from 24 in it and was written by the producers of the x-files

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i still think it reminds me of a crossover between Homeworld (2), The Last Dynasty and Freelancer.

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Jim, how about setting up a few Steam Community Events to attract even more MXer's to this tonight?

Maybe do one at 6pm telling people to download it for the fight night at 8pm, then another at 8pm saying that the fight night is starting on the server?

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REDRUM
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face— forever.

Music Video made by me and my brothers

steam events only let you select games you have bought on steam. which is why i never could do a cod4 one.

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then put up a news item on the front page

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oooh sussed it

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