Posts by SWAT_OP-R8R

crossfire was designed for those players that are bored with the

normal FL

those guys are experienced pilots and have no problem with killing npc

in crossfire the npcs are very hard and a challenge even to good pilots

if

you have problems to kill those ships ask experience pilots or ask them to train you

got it... we will see

switched - at least i

got money for 1 month... after this we will see

after 45 mins and only a few

ppl showing up in coloseum i interupted the event

most ppl on the server didnt have

good ships (even if this was not needed)

well ok we will try it again tomorrow

(saturday) hopefully we have more ppl for the 2 teams

wolf is SP now

maybe the event will last longer and its no problem to

enter the event during a short break

the new clansystem of

DC is tohoku now

kido wants to join BG?
omg we are lost

O_o

Crossfire is a

pure RPG mod which was developed to add much more features to the Freelancer world and tell

a story leading back to Starlancer. I think that crossfire is the best mod in FL but it has

a very big disadvantage.
All these new systems... all these new ships... all these

weapons and features needs memory to run on a server. Thats why modded servers with all

those additions will always have the problem of lag if many people are online.
Crossfire

is good and it will continue to run on the crossfire server. There is no need to stop

something that is working...

But we are at the point that not many players can play

it online... coz i have problems to give permissions to use my mod on other servers (it just

wouldnt be a good idea to give it to any idiot out there... and i doubt that the ASF and CSF

will be happy about this)
So my idea was to create a new server for many players... with

less lag... less features but more fights. A pure RPG fight server.
Two weeks ago i had a

talk with XL-R8R about the crossfire mod and the upload... he was impressed and somehow i

have let the idea drop to create a pure Starlancer mod. With crossfire we told/tell the

story after the sirius wars and how the alliance find its way home... with Starlancer Reborn

we will tell about the 100 years of the coalition war.

How does it work?
its

quiete simple... we take the original FL and delete all ships... all systems... all news and

stories... all missions... everything that has something to do with FL... then we take the

SL ships from Crossfire... balance them so they will fit into the SL world... create new

weapons and equipment... and create 25 new systems.
its simple isnt it?

But why

all this?
look Crossfire has over 100 ships and about 90 systems all this has to be

loaded by the server... and in connection with the current hardware and lots of players its

just the overkill for every processor no matter how good it is... maybe with a 64bit dual

processor it might work.. dunno

How exactly will Starlancer Reborn work?
ok this

time you dont need to post any request or other things coz its already clear how it will

look like
we will drop the sirius sector completely and instead of this there will be the

sol system with original data
sol will have 25 sectors (systems) and you can jump between

them via warp anomalies... long distances need to be passed with warpgates
12 sector will

be alliance territory
12 sector will be coalition territory
1 sector (the earth) will

be neutral
there also will only be 3 factions (one for alliance, one for coalition and

one neutral for the earth)
you join the server and can do a rephack on earth to join one

side
and then you have to fight for money coz trading wont exist... mining is also

possible but will take some time
you can get money for selling loot that will be dropped

by stations that you can destroy... with every serverrestart again
task is to defend the

own sectors and attack the opponent sectors to make money and get better ships this

way
its a complete new concept in FL
and i can imagine that the server will run smooth

even with 50 or more players on it coz of the reduced size of the whole mod

Quality

instead of quantity?
well again i think that quality is the most important... well you

know that my mods have a high quality (if not you wouldnt be here) but thats not my

problem
it would be crap to have thousands of noobs on that server and CF would be empty

then
im not totally sure how to do it to make both servers successful at the same time

but i can imagine several possibilities:
1. make starlancer reborn password protected and

allow the access only to experienced players that have played on CF
it would be like to

allow clans to recruit members on CF and train them and as soon those members are strong

enough they get the permission to play on starlancer reborn
2. make the server public but

dont allow ppl with low skills to stay there (O_o - not possible if you ask me)
another

reason for this is that noobs will have a problem to know what is going on there... they

wont know about the alliance or the coalition and how to play there

well i think the

first possibility is the better choice as long we have no other idea

how long

will it take to code such a mod?
well you know... im not that slow like the other mod

writers
but i have to update the whole SWAT-Portal first, create an OpenSP patch for

CF1.5, update the crossfire page, lead BG and possibly re-integrate an old SWAT-clan back

into the portal.
so i would say 2 months ... maybe less (most likely less)
but i will

need help... i will need a 2nd server and some1 who can run it under given

conditions

in the past we had pure fight servers... yes those with one or two systems

where you did pvps... how boring
in the past we had pure rpg servers... yes like

crossfire... very successful but it can only work with lots of ppl that help and work for

it
now its time to combine fight and rpg... many fights(not pvps) and roleplay elements

that dont need administrative work
and all this under the SWAT-banner

this evening (friday) we will hold the first

"assault" event

how does it work?
well it will start at 8pm GMT in coloseum
2

teams will form and try to destroy an opponent Event Base
the event will last for 3 hours

and the team which destroy the most "bases" will win

wait until you see a fight

video between xl and me in SL

ok for Starlancer reborn

we will need a good server and an admin will to work together with SWAT
This server will

have the exclusive rights on the new mod but has to follow some conditions

it will be

a roleplay fight server... with less lag... only 25 systems... no traderoutes... only SL

ships but many fights
this server will be an addition to Crossfire

as you can

expect the mod will look professional like usual but it will take a few weeks to create

it

yep true... i totally

agree

no matter how you turn it... every1 will be the prey and every1 will be the

hunter

and every prey has its hunter (aka BG)

yeah where r those days where you had to

search half an hour to find the CD in those packages... then you look back to the desk and

cant find the keyboard anymore coz of all those goodies

SWAT_OP-R8R
Portal-Administrator

ROFL that yoda pic is

kewl

SWAT_OP-R8R
Portal-Administrator

bahh... gay station
at the moment sony release such a

console its already old technology compared to PCs

and the past showed that most of

this shit is just a big show and the final product just

sux

SWAT_OP-R8R
Portal-Administrator

Its my

time to fly (the original pic)

r

_______

_________________

Darth Vader: Obi Wan never told you what happened to your

father.

Luke: He told me enough! He told me you killed him!

Darth Vader: No...

I am your father!

Luke: No, it's not true! It's impossible.

Darth Vader:

Search your feelings... you know it to be true...

Luke: NO!

Darth Vader: Yes,

it is true... and you know what else? You know that brass droid of yours?

Luke:

Threepio?

Darth Vader: Yes... Threepio... I built him... when I was 7 years

old...

Luke: No...

Darth Vader: Seven years old? And what have you done? Look

at yourself, no hand, no job, and couldn't even levitate your own ship out of the

swamp...

Luke: I destroyed your precious Death Star!

Darth Vader: When you

were 20! When I was 10, I single-handedly destroyed a Trade Federation Droid Control

ship!

Luke: Well, it's not my fault...

Darth Vader: Oh, here we go... "Poor

me... my father never gave me what I wanted for my birthday... boo hoo, my daddy's the Dark

Lord of the Sith...waahhh wahhh!"

Luke: Shut up...

Darth Vader: You're a

slacker! By the time I was you're age, I had exterminated the Jedi knights!

Luke: I

used to race my T-16 through Beggar's Canyon

Darth Vader: Oh, for the love of the

Emperor... 10 years old, winner of the Boonta Eve Open... Only human to ever fly a Pod

Racer... right here baby!

Luke looks down the shaft. Takes a step towards

it.

Darth Vader: I was wrong... You're not my kid... I don't know whose you are,

but you sure ain't mine...

Luke takes a step off the platform, hesitates, then

plunges down the shaft.

Darth Vader looks after him.

Darth Vader: Get a

haircut!

________________________

Interview With Microsith

Darth Rich: Darth Fences, let me begin this interview by saying what a great honour it

is to be here with you today.

Darth Fences: Thank you.

DR: Firstly, I'd

like to ask how things are going with the company? How are your plans shaping up?

DF: Everything is going as planned. The Republic will soon be in my command.

DR: You have come under fire recently for your treatment of other software producers.

What do you feel Microsith should do about it's competition?

DF: Wipe them

out...all of them.

DR: Don't you think that's a little harsh? You are currently

being investigated by the Senate for exploiting your market position. How does that make you

feel?

DF: Good. I have the Senate bogged down in procedures. By the time this

incident comes up for a vote, they will have no choice but to accept our control of the

system.

DR: But things were looking pretty bad for Microsith at one point. What

happened?

DF: Enter the bureaucrats, the true rulers of the Republic, and on the

payroll of the Trade Federation, I might add.

DR: So lets discuss the competition

you do have. The "Open Force" movement, lead by Linus Torvalds, is gaining popularity among

many of your ex-users, especially academics. What about them?

DF: They have grown

strong. Only together can we turn them to the dark side of the Source.

DR: But

what about Universities? They use other, Light Side systems. How do you plan to deal with

them?

DF: Move against the Admin first...you will then have no difficulty taking the

Users back. Students are young and naive. I find controlling them not to be difficult.

DR: What of Richard Stallman?

DF: We have a new enemy - Linus Torvalds. He could

destroy us. The Source is strong with him. The son of Torvalds must not become a Hacker.

DR: What if he were to work for you?

DF: Yes. Yes. He would be a great

asset. Can it be done?

DR: I doubt it.

DF: He will join us or die.

DR: But that's impossible!

DF: ...not for a Sith...

DR: But Linux

will only grow in popularity...

DF: Perhaps you refer to the imminent release of

RedHat 6.1? Yes...I assure you we are quite safe from your friends. Everything that has

transpired has done so according to my design. Your friends out there in Durham... are

walking into a trap. My Empire is quite safe from your pitiful little band. I have given

NTie away free to everybody in every University in the Galaxy! Oh...I'm afraid the

deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive.
Ahem, sorry,

getting my speeches mixed up again.

DR: Giving it away to everybody? Doesn't

that create a monopoly? Is that legal?

DF: I will make it legal.

DR: I

should have known. Only you could be so bold. The Senate will not stand for this, when they

hear you've attacked they will retaliate in kind.

DF: The ability to destroy a

planet is insignificant next to the power of the Source.

DR: I can't believe I'm

hearing this...

DF: I find your lack of faith disturbing. Perhaps you think you're

being treated unfairly.

DR: You promised me an honest interview...

DF: I

am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.

DR: I'll never use your

software.

DF: It is useless to resist. Don't let yourself be destroyed as Apple

did. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the

galaxy.
DR: What about the claims that your latest Operating System won't be ready on

time?

DF: Windows 5000 will be completed on schedule!