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LAN Party Forums => General Discussion => Started by: cuzzNkev on September 23, 2007, 02:54:08 PM

Title: Team Fortress 2
Post by: cuzzNkev on September 23, 2007, 02:54:08 PM: Okay, so Shadohawk set up a private server and 10 or so of us got into game this weekend. All I have to say is, if you haven't bought it yet.....GET IT. This is going to be very popular at the next LAN. I can see a lot of time being dedicated to this game in the next and future LANs. :10: :10:
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on September 23, 2007, 04:05:08 PM: *grumbles about damn steam and having to install it on my new computer.*
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: cuzzNkev on September 23, 2007, 06:31:17 PM: I used to be a steam hater.

But, I have now purchased the orange box, Medievil Total War II, and Dark Messiah Might and Magic over Steam. My observations:
1) No cracks, keygens, etc. Either you own it or you don't. Alleviates the potential for decompression bombs, virii, etc.
2) No more "what patch do are we on". Nothing worse than 1942 and the 1.619 vs 1.61B. You patch in the wrong order and your done. Reinstall.
3) Your rig goes down, you have a previously copied over the steam directory to archive. You reinstall you OS, install steam, exit steam, re copy your steam files and you may be a minor download or 2 away from playing, but its all there and ready2 run.
D) TF 2 FARKIN ROX. No more CounterPeggle BattleSource for a little bit at the LANs!!!!!
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: decepticon on September 23, 2007, 06:49:03 PM: hehe "counterpeggle"
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: Agent4054 on September 23, 2007, 07:20:24 PM: Ditto everything cuzz just said.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: cuzzNkev on September 23, 2007, 08:55:04 PM: I love PEGGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on September 23, 2007, 09:44:26 PM: OK OK OK....I realize I am going to have to buy TF2 cause it is going to be played at LANs in the future. Should I spend the extra money on the orange box and get half life 2 etc. (which I don't own yet) or should I just get TF2??
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: decepticon on September 24, 2007, 08:43:49 AM: Same boat here, but I do own HL2 and Ep. 1.... Also I'm not even sure my pc will run it decently enough to be playable. I saw Sully's PC run it, and I am pretty sure his is much better than mine, but I could be wrong....Sully what are you running again?
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: llDayo on September 24, 2007, 09:18:12 AM: decepticon, go here: http://www.freakygaming.com/pc/action/team_fortress_2/system_requirements.html

My system is EXACTLY what the ideal specs are! I think TF2 was built with my very computer in mind.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: decepticon on September 24, 2007, 12:57:40 PM: For running the game smooth in 1280x1024 with High Quality graphics.

"CPU: 3.4 GHz Processor
RAM: 1024 MB
Graphics Card: Radeon X800 or Geforce 6800
Windows 2000/XP/ME/98
Mouse
Keyboard
Internet Connection
CD or DVD rom drive "

This can't be right, these are my specs almost exactly as well....I have 1.5gb ram though. Are these the 'official' spec req's?
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: cuzzNkev on September 24, 2007, 01:21:44 PM: From Steam TF2 site:

Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: Agent4054 on September 24, 2007, 01:29:22 PM: I'm running an A64 4000+, 6800GT 256mb AGP, 1.5gb ram... I am running the game on highest quality, 1680x1050, and the game rarely bogs down at all, even with the screen saturated by entities and particle effects.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: decepticon on September 24, 2007, 01:55:00 PM: Well hell then, I am definately getting it now! I played on Cuzz's PC and loved it. It'll have to wait until after HALO3 tho'.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: Mr.Tibbs on September 24, 2007, 03:33:28 PM: Hey Rathe I would spring for the Orange Box. You get all the good stuff, and don't forget about portal.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on September 24, 2007, 03:59:33 PM: even though it includes HL2 and episode 1 & 2 and portal.....I doubt I will play them at all....so I am not going to bother paying the extra $15
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: sully! on September 24, 2007, 06:39:33 PM: Quote from: decepticon on September 24, 2007, 08:43:49 AM
Same boat here, but I do own HL2 and Ep. 1.... Also I'm not even sure my pc will run it decently enough to be playable. I saw Sully's PC run it, and I am pretty sure his is much better than mine, but I could be wrong....Sully what are you running again?
I am running an Athlon64 3200+, 1GB of RAM, and a GeForce 6800 GT OC (256MB). It stutters a bit when the map first loads, but once everything is cached in the VRAM it's pretty damn smooth, so you shouldn't have anything to worry about with your system.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: Mr.Tibbs on September 24, 2007, 06:52:42 PM: Then my 7800gs should run this flawlessly.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: llDayo on September 25, 2007, 07:50:42 AM: I have a 3.46GHz Celeron, 2G RAM, and a GeForce 6800 GT. Setting are all set to max with 1024x768, AAx4 and AF on. Was running pretty smoothly but I'll probably notch them down a bit to get a smoother gameplay (although it may have been the server I was playing on making it jump from time to time).
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: The Shoctor on September 25, 2007, 07:55:38 AM: Yeah, I have noticed that if the server lags in the slightest everyone appears jumpy... But if you walk around at look at things that are stationary it's not your video lagging.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: llDayo on September 25, 2007, 12:17:10 PM: ShadoHawk, is your server up constantly? If so, what's the IP/Name?
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: The Shoctor on September 25, 2007, 12:41:50 PM: It's kinda running now @ shadohawk.is-a-geek.net
I think the firewall will let you in right now, I am not 100% certain. Also this is on my cable modem at home so depending on what I am doing it may not work so well.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: llDayo on September 25, 2007, 04:30:54 PM: Maybe if we get enough people from FITES playing this we could spring for a server? That'd be pretty cool!
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: Agent4054 on September 25, 2007, 06:49:05 PM: Sounds good to me. I already added shado's server to my favs.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: Agent4054 on September 26, 2007, 10:49:07 AM: I have a ventrilo server I'm using atm(sorry to all those TeamSpeak addicts) that I'm hosting on my machine. If any of you wish to use it. I'll be gone for an entire week starting this coming saturday ...means my pc will be down... but when I get back it should be up 24/7.

IP: 72.95.42.174
Port: 3784

17 user limit, highest quality codec.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: cuzzNkev on September 26, 2007, 11:56:14 AM: TeamSpeak is better
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: llDayo on September 26, 2007, 12:13:20 PM: The game provides voice already.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: Agent4054 on September 26, 2007, 12:21:12 PM: Yes it does, but it's allspeak.... kindof stupid if ya ask me.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: The Shoctor on September 26, 2007, 04:01:37 PM: No just too many servers have alltalk on. (sv_alltalk 1) So you can't coordinate with your teammates. The ingame voice on most servers is just your team.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: Agent4054 on September 26, 2007, 04:13:05 PM: Yeah I noticed the team voice chat only for the server we were playing on today. Was the first time I saw that
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: Dwg115 on September 29, 2007, 05:20:07 PM: Vent used to have better clarity back a few years ago but I don't know if vent still has that advantage anymore.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: OWN3R on September 30, 2007, 10:39:31 AM: Just an FYI, {KoS} is hosting this server on a T1 line by itself, so we should be good to handle all you can bring so come on out!

kos2.kosgamers.net:27015
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: Mr.Tibbs on September 30, 2007, 10:56:33 AM: Quote from: Dwg115 on September 29, 2007, 05:20:07 PM
Vent used to have better clarity back a few years ago but I don't know if vent still has that advantage anymore.

Vent isn't bad, I used that for quite sometime. Now I have switched to Teamspeak, and Teamspeak is releasing Teamspeak 3 in a few months. Which will have all the advantages of Vent, and a whole lot more.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: The Shoctor on September 30, 2007, 09:16:33 PM: I will believe in TS3 when I see it!
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: zx2slow on October 01, 2007, 10:58:06 AM: Is anyone else having trouble finding servers?
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: The Shoctor on October 01, 2007, 02:21:24 PM: Ones that aren't constantly full? Yeah.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: cuzzNkev on October 02, 2007, 04:12:13 PM: Thats why we need to get onto our own server and pwn!!!
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: The Shoctor on October 03, 2007, 12:22:01 PM: All I have to say is in my attachment!
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: zx2slow on October 03, 2007, 12:38:25 PM: Whenever I refresh the server listing I get no servers available, am I doing it wrong?
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: The Shoctor on October 03, 2007, 01:31:13 PM: Hit stop and hit it again. I sometimes have that glitch too.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: Dwg115 on October 03, 2007, 02:49:48 PM: yea mine does that everytime as well just hit stop and hit refresh again. duh
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: Mr.Tibbs on October 03, 2007, 04:56:43 PM: You guys see the commercials yet for orange box? I saw like the tail end of one of them.
Title: Re: Team Fortress 2
Post by: sully! on October 03, 2007, 05:10:32 PM: Yeah I saw one last night when I went to see "The Kingdom"