Well, my squad is getting a souped up connection, but 80% of the squads can't get a T1. The rule really needs to be changed. And judging by (some) of the other rules, the person who made these rules are not 100% in the loop with DF. Although I love the way this is ran, gj.
I have an OC12 readily available and will donate it to the TWL for matches but since Novalogic is stupid as hell and can't tell me how to run a server without a CD, key, or by using the NOCD crack, then I find my server running nothing.
From the looks of it, most people run a server on their cable connection. Is this game's network code built so well that this is capable? I've talked to a few admins and they say that they just run it from their house. Hmmm
I can't see putting a CD in to my server and having to run it that way and with the nocd crack, the updates aren't recoginized.
Here is the deal with connections....you can agree in comms to use anything less than a T1. HOWEVER, if you do, any complaints about ping and/or connection are null and void. Many games like this used to be played on lesser connections. It just is not possible to do so effectily without screwy lag. The games are just to demanding.
Yes the netcode on the df series is different from any of the other games, most visibly noticeable just through the gameplay is that the lag is put into the after action ballistics, not the action itself.
I.E. as soon as you click you fire, but you have to account for lag.
this is vastly different from the halflife mods, Ut, and quake3 ( except for Instagibunlagged and similar mods) in which highpings make the game nearly unplayable.
High pings in df mean you just lead further, it still remains playable.
there was headseeker and nailer, guys who played on dialup from south-america with pings at 1000ms every match, and played at a very high competitive level.
if you have 350kb or higher on your upload, you can run a df server.
sweet, no wonder the cable whores with 384 up can host just fine. I did notice that I had to lead my target more or less from server to server. Now I know why.
Well your clan must be real famous seen as you havent mentioned the name yet. (in support of my *SAW* brother)
Listen, I'm not here to bicker or complain. I just think that only allowing a T1 or higher is going to knock squads out of this league and I would really hate to see that happen. You all run a real tite ship here and I would like to see other squads come (more then you'll ever know). The 20 or so you see here bareley scratches the surface of the DF community.