Posts by Drathian

  • Consequence

    :edit to above post:


    oh yeah you have the chatroom feature (shoutbox not necessary), but where is everyone on it? (maybe enable guest access to the chat?)

  • Consequence

    Will you let us know what the result will be nearer to the deadline(?), surprises esp bad ones are not great.




    I hope you keep things going, in case no one else has said it enough THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPER MOD AND COMMUNITY WE APPREICATE YOU!!! :)



    I have a few more ideas to get things going more.... for the portal maybe a shoutbox so people can say they are online and where they are flying to/are to meet up with. I don't know anyone here yet, really so i'm a lil timid to just pm a random person in the mp, i know you prolly don't bite, but i'm not sure even who speaks what langague, but if we had easy gathering spots , it might help.... like say people hang out in new york when they first get on, and then rp from there to whatever system. I for one am not very good at finding my way around the nav map, but i can always seem to find my way back to new york system.... just some ideas dunno if they've been done before... this is just from a new player perspective.




    Another thing that would be fun would be to set up trade guilds, (maybe done already?), and maybe a few experienced pilots with the newbies, can start to fly around the systems... a training mode so to speak... might be ripe for the pirates but that could be fun tooo.




    I think the problem a lot of the new people have is it takes a while to build up a good ship, so if


    you don't have people to protect help you, you really can be blown to bits by even the AI...lol




    My final thought maybe going back to that shoutbox roster thingy, is forum name to game name translation, so people know who is who. I know a lot of the old people here know each other, but if you want new players, people need to connect. Otherwise its just flying against the AI with nametags, you know what i mean?

  • I Give Up

    So its not just me, though my problem seems to be not dying but aiming, i can't hit anything more then a few times before they break and start flying around like maniacs.

  • Consequence

    Ok, well at least we are clear on that.


    I'm just not used to restrictive community mods. I work on all sorts of games other then this, so sorry if i didn't understand.


    Usually a community will sponser a mod but not restrict it provided you dont claim you did work you didn't, use work without permission, or make money off of either, but thats still your right. I just hope things get better too.


    My apologies if I offended upset you.

  • 3d Graphic Card not found

    Here is my version its based on a Louva-Deus version with 5 modifications based on stuff i use (intel 3000 HD, HD, nvidia 320m, 520m, and 9600 GT, is there a new version somewhere i can merge them and repost here?



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  • Consequence

    Quote from SWAT_OP-R8R

    Allowing more CF server would finally devide the community and bring CF to its death. There is absolutely no reason for me to develop something for other people while my community is suffering. Your lan server is not going to work. It is instable and would not be able synchronize with the client versions.
    The mod never was designed to work on other servers than this one.



    Seems to me the community is divided as it is. Is the intent for this mod to be only for this community, rather then the entire freelancer community? --that might be the problem. There is no question that you made a great product, it seems to be suffering due to continual disagreement causing people to flee or lose interest. Its not your fault about low players in general its kinda of an obscure game at this point, since i'm currently somewhat of an outsider I'll give you my viewpoint of what you say and i think other people hear.


    You say you want more players but then you say you want to only help swat community of freelancer. While its pretty normal to want to help people you know, friends and such, to new people it doesn't come off sounding well. Sounds like some sort of elitism, or selfishness at best, just saying. I think I have an idea, you need a public relations person, granted with that said i have the diplomacy level of 1800s gunboat levels, so sorry if i come off harsh. lol, I'm sure someone here would oblidge, if req.


    The question is do you really want it too fail, are you sick of it and venting out of frustration, or do you want it to get better, and if getting better means only in your terms, thats were the disagreement i think lies with plenty of people. I mean absolutely no offense/disrespect by this these are just my observations. I think in all this sometimes it helps to get some viewpoints from outsiders that are reasonable but not heavily invested yet.


    As far as my lan server goes, its not for public its for me and 1 other friend who has a computer and router but no net access for probably another few years do to circumstance, I don't need it to update or download things, or even need an economy really, and again i don't plan on making it public. I only mentioned it because it is possible to do that, and even make a more advanced hybrid with crossfire and discovery features, so working together with discovery would be possible on a technical level, dunno how well you get along with them on personal one.


    I really hope i haven't stepped on anyones toes, I am absolutely blown away with this mod, and don't want to see things fail either. Trying to be helpful.


    Regards,


    -Drathian


    BTW, i started playing, is there an easy way to talk to people in game, at least the couple of hours i was on last night there were people on but they were quite silent. I think you can only talk in system right or pm, if thats a case if there ever is a crossfire 2.0 another idea for it, global chat. :)

  • Consequence

    Well this is depressing, as usual i come in just as things are falling apart.


    With that said, I have been reading and debugging for days now, I happen to have a bare bones LAN CF server running which means if i can do that someone can do it better, so the mod won't die unless the OP really wants it to, like all things on the net. Don't worry I don't have the bandwidth to make anything outside a lan anyways, and i have no interest in cheating or exploits or sharing therein. (i did it so i could play a lan party with a friend of mine that has no internet access and won't for quite some time)


    Maybe the OP should take a break from it, or give temporary/probational/control over to someone else capable and willing (not suggesting me I haven't proven anything to the community yet), I mean if its all a burden now with nothing productive to gain maybe its time for a change of some sort. Albiet i don't know what would work best. The worst thing would be the loss of the forums and files, that could make it significantly difficult to keep the community going at all, and would effect more then just swat.


    I still think that discovery mod is doing quite well, there approach of non-closed server software allows people more freedom to rp in the way they want to and keeps a community going for freelancer in general. If you were willing to go that route (GPL server software of course i don't expect you to hand out everything to the public i know you'll probably use so pay software too), you fear the community here will get smaller. Just make your server more fun and people will continue to play in it, and heck it might even thrive more then before, as who could top being called the official server anyways.


    Just an idea, I know you've heard it before, if you are going to terminate the whole thing anyways why not give it a go, unless you are really too bitter about things, if that is the case it is truely a sad situation.


    Either way i thank you for your time and effort in making thing enjoyable for others and continuing the spirit of the game for as long as it has. Wish you well on your current and future endeavors.


    Regards,


    -Drathian

  • 3d Graphic Card not found

    Hi, i noticed this thread as i have the same video card as you do i think, remember to add both video cards as the Intel 3000 series has a secondary card a nvidia mobile, don't forget to add that. That one is better at 3D by far as well, you should either change your default gpu to nvidia for games, or disable User Access Control and use the right click run with graphics processor nvidia option. I hate optimus cards i spend more time trying to find workarounds then any other card i've had since the voodoo banshee....circa 1990s.








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