Syko Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 Now that Raven software people seem to be much more active on the forum (which is AWESOME, btw), I'd like to see if i can get an official answer to this question: Will there be a Linux dedicated server? If so, will it ship with the game or will it be downloadable only? If not, please make one And...bah, why not, while i'm at it... It has been confirmed that the game will be mod-able, and that tools will be downloadable after release. But whenever this question is answered, it's always for the modeller or mapper. What about source code? Will an SDK be downloadable? If so, will we be able to mod BOTH single player AND multiplayer? Lastly, will it be an actual SDK (like Half-Life or Q3, with actual source code for the dll(s)), or will it be that ICARUS2 scripting language I've been hearing about? Ok, fine, one more. If it is ICARUS2, how powerful is it (i.e. could we turn it into a top-down strategy game if we really felt the need)? -Syko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornSoul Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 I mailed James Monroe about a Linux dedicated server about a month ago. He basicly said it's not decided yet and LEC has to decide. I also asked it in the GamesDomain chat and got the same answer. I've been trying to get an answer from LEC, but they're not saying anything about it. I really hope there will be a Linux dedicated server. I've been talking to several providers that host public gaming servers and most of them will only host JK2 servers if there is a Linux dedicated server, which means we'll miss out on a lot of good public servers if they don't release one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desslock Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 More than likely they will release one. I mean, unless the dev team starts on another game, or some issues come up and they have to fix them, they'll have some free time on their hands so.. why not? Couldn't hurt or hinder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lunatic Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 If this game is going to be popular online it's gonna need a Linux server version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fardreamer Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 All your coding questions answered here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 Yeah they'll be missing out on a lot of servers if they don't have a dedicated linux server available. I have a box just waiting for the server release. The sooner the better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desslock Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 If Zone is going to be setup like I think it is, Zone will have some special servers setup that act like Dedicated servers but are player created and the games shutdown when everyone leaves. That way, we wouldn't have to worry about listen servers all over the place. Course I doubt MS would implement this just for JK II. Even 25 servers is a lot just for one game especially in a localized area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syko Posted March 18, 2002 Author Share Posted March 18, 2002 I don't care about the Zone. I want to host my own dedicated server, so i can kill this damn CS server that has been waiting for death ever since masses of cheaters and n00bs flocked to it. -Syko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenG Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 *bump* This is an important question, plz answer it lucasarts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lunatic Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 Syko, i think noobs and cheaters are synonomous with eachother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 It would certainly be a nice gesture... PS: Picked up my copy of Redhat 7.2 the other day. ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrebel Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 the game needs a linux server to do well. I can run about 3 servers initially. Maybe 6 or 7 later on. But i will NOT run them on windows. Its just not an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancor Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 I'm sure that if there is any way to do it ( which we already know that there is...heh )....they will. This is a higher profile game than EF and they had Loonix ded. server support. So, I think it's pretty much a given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syko Posted March 19, 2002 Author Share Posted March 19, 2002 Originally posted by Kurgan It would certainly be a nice gesture... PS: Picked up my copy of Redhat 7.2 the other day. ; ) No, no! Please not Red Hat 7.2! I reformatted my RH 7.0 linux box to install 7.2, because it was getting slow and unstable (like windows does after a long time). I installed it, got everything configured, and it was back to be unstable within a week or 2. I complained in an IRC chat and some guy was like "Yeah, Red Hat used beta versions of the glibc library in the newest release. Use mandrake instead." So, I got Mandrake 8.1 from a friend, and the thing has been running stable for 10 days, WITH a CS server (and the CS server has been running stable for 10 days as well...). Personally, I recommend mandrake just because of the bad experience i had with Red Hat. -Syko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazilla Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 hmm...what's so special about dedicated servers on linux? Why couldn't they be on windows? say, xp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lunatic Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 Although XP is more stable than previous versions of windows, like 98, it still pales in comparison with Linux. I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrebel Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 Originally posted by Syko No, no! Please not Red Hat 7.2! I reformatted my RH 7.0 linux box to install 7.2, because it was getting slow and unstable (like windows does after a long time). I installed it, got everything configured, and it was back to be unstable within a week or 2. I complained in an IRC chat and some guy was like "Yeah, Red Hat used beta versions of the glibc library in the newest release. Use mandrake instead." So, I got Mandrake 8.1 from a friend, and the thing has been running stable for 10 days, WITH a CS server (and the CS server has been running stable for 10 days as well...). Personally, I recommend mandrake just because of the bad experience i had with Red Hat. -Syko dont always beleive what you hear. in 7.0 redhat used an early version of gcc/glibc. there was a patch very soon after release that fixed this problem. redhat 7.2 is fine. if its "slowing down" its more than likely running something thats leaking memory. I havent had any problems with the few redhat boxes ive run. still though.....run debian mandrake is lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrebel Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 Originally posted by dazilla hmm...what's so special about dedicated servers on linux? Why couldn't they be on windows? say, xp? because there are a ton of linux servers sitting on really fat pipes. alot more than XP thats for damn sure. some of us have access to servers that are running linux for something else but have plenty of cpu cycles and bandwidth to spare. installing a windows machine is not an option in this environment. that and...linux networking is faster. do a google search on it if you dont beleive me. Linux runs (can run some distros are bloated) with much less overhead. meaning, you dont have to load a graphical interface into the memory thus giving you more system resources to work with. oh and linux is free. you arent required to own a license to use it. lets face it who is willing to buy a 200 dollar OS license just to run a damned game server. Linux is much esier to remotely administer as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornSoul Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 Originally posted by madrebel oh and linux is free. you arent required to own a license to use it. lets face it who is willing to buy a 200 dollar OS license just to run a damned game server. Actually you do have a licence for Linux, but the licence is free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broode Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 They had better release a Linux server. I have never used Linux, and never intend to, but there is one simple reason for thinking this: There are a whole BUGGERLOAD of server hosting networks who run exclusively on Linux. I would be playing AvP2 online right now if there was a Linux server released. Because of this, there are absolutely NO Australian servers for it. None. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted March 19, 2002 Share Posted March 19, 2002 RedHat .0 versions almost always have problems. .2's are usually good though Anyway, give us a linux server! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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