Battlefield 1942 Players

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Maverick

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I'm definitely down for playing tonight. I think its ok to wear [ATOT] tags in there....the arse guys don't seem to care.
 

neomits

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yeah I don't think they care now (some of them even visit AT every once in a while) but when the server starts to fill up and people can't get in and they find out another forum is getting in, they may want to limit it to only their people. Maybe not. I was just thinking play it safe for the future


but I visit both forums so I'm good :p and plus we can always sneak in, in the future
 

nord1899

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FedEx tracking shows my video card to be on the delivery truck as of this morning. Hopefully it will be home when I get home. If so, BF1942 for me tonight! w00t!
 

neomits

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Originally posted by: nord1899
FedEx tracking shows my video card to be on the delivery truck as of this morning. Hopefully it will be home when I get home. If so, BF1942 for me tonight! w00t!

what card did you end up getting?


I've got a GF3Ti200 and man I could do a lot better. At first I realized it was because I had AA on (DOH!) but even still I get some slowdown in the big battles..... maybe I'll ask for a new card for Xmas because I can see this game keeping me happy for a loooong time. Just like CS did
 

nord1899

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Originally posted by: neomits
Originally posted by: nord1899
FedEx tracking shows my video card to be on the delivery truck as of this morning. Hopefully it will be home when I get home. If so, BF1942 for me tonight! w00t!

what card did you end up getting?


I've got a GF3Ti200 and man I could do a lot better. At first I realized it was because I had AA on (DOH!) but even still I get some slowdown in the big battles..... maybe I'll ask for a new card for Xmas because I can see this game keeping me happy for a loooong time. Just like CS did

Replacing my AIW Radeon 32 with a GF4 Ti4200/64 from Gainward. Picked the 4200/64 based on the video card shootout that Anand did with UT2k3. It looked like the best price/performance at the moment. Should easily handle everything from now until my next upgrade sometime next Spring or more likely Summer.
 

CPA

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My wife got if for me last night. She surprised me by having it next to my computer when I got home from work. She's so cool.

I tried playing on a couple of servers with >32 players and my success was intermittant. I expect it to get better as more systems are tweaked.

What servers are you guys mainly playing on?
 

GT1999

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Seeing as we need an "AT" server still, I'm willing to split the name between my website and AT for the name ;)

The server's specs are 2.4GHz (533FSB) P4 w/ 512MB DDR, 40GB ATA100. It's a Dell Dim 2500. It's running off 4 T1s .. it's up almost every night after ~7PM CST, but not before 7 since it's being used and always on during the weekends.

204.248.53.42

Right now it's just demo, but I just got the game (retail) so it will be switched over to retail tonight most likely :) I'll be testing 40-64 maxplayers. I know the 2.4GHz P4 can take it, not sure about the T1s.

** IMPORTANT: The T1s usually lag a bit (spikes) between 6PM - 9PM CST. After 10PM CST they start to get slick with the pings and the average is around 50ms.. **
 

neomits

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Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts
Seeing as we need an "AT" server still, I'm willing to split the name between my website and AT for the name ;)

The server's specs are 2.4GHz (533FSB) P4 w/ 512MB DDR, 40GB ATA100. It's a Dell Dim 2500. It's running off 4 T1s .. it's up almost every night after ~7PM CST, but not before 7 since it's being used and always on during the weekends.

204.248.53.42

Right now it's just demo, but I just got the game (retail) so it will be switched over to retail tonight most likely :) I'll be testing 40-64 maxplayers. I know the 2.4GHz P4 can take it, not sure about the T1s.

** IMPORTANT: The T1s usually lag a bit (spikes) between 6PM - 9PM CST. After 10PM CST they start to get slick with the pings and the average is around 50ms.. **

AWESOME YOU RULE!!!!!!

I don't know how much we want to push your system (I actually prefer 24-32 ppl) but whatever you decide)

I'll try to log on around 9-10 EST, LMK when you get the full version up
 

Atrail

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That is good news, definately post when you get it switched to the retail version.
THanks...
 

Mutilator

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Just got my copy. :D
If anybody else in the Cary/Raleigh NC Area is looking Best Buy @ Crossroads had about 40 copies left. ;)
 

nord1899

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Happy Day!

Video Card arrived. Oh what a difference a GF4 Ti4200/64 makes compared to an AIW Radeon 32. I can now run at 1024x768x32@75 with everything turned up and slow down only when there are like 30 people on my screen. I'll probably tweak it a bit to prevent that.

And my wonderful story about buying the game.
I first stopped by the EB in the mall near work. They were sold out long ago. Stopped by the CC near by, sold out. Stopped by the BB near by, sold out. Had one more store to go to, the EB near home. I got the last copy there. w00t!!!!

See you inside as MurderDeathKill

And damn this game is gorgeous with a good video card.
 

neomits

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Originally posted by: nord1899
Happy Day!

Video Card arrived. Oh what a difference a GF4 Ti4200/64 makes compared to an AIW Radeon 32. I can now run at 1024x768x32@75 with everything turned up and slow down only when there are like 30 people on my screen. I'll probably tweak it a bit to prevent that.

And my wonderful story about buying the game.
I first stopped by the EB in the mall near work. They were sold out long ago. Stopped by the CC near by, sold out. Stopped by the BB near by, sold out. Had one more store to go to, the EB near home. I got the last copy there. w00t!!!!

See you inside as MurderDeathKill

And damn this game is gorgeous with a good video card.


man I wish I had that card :(

Nice deal about getting it


I'll be in later tonight


BTW Geekish Thoughts... You got a Full version server up yet?
 

GT1999

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Sorry about the delay, guys. Server is now up - it's the same IP that I posted above. Testing 48 players, FF on w/ backfire @ 75%. Give feedback if you'd like via PM :) As I stated before, lag might be bad if it's during peak hours. Later in the night pings will get much, much better. The server is located near Chicago, IL. If you live farther away (west coast) your ping might be higher.

Let me know if you want me to reduce/increase the play count or change any of the server's settings. I will take all of your opinions into consideration.

[AT] is in the server's name :)
 

nord1899

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Originally posted by: neomits
Originally posted by: nord1899
Happy Day!

Video Card arrived. Oh what a difference a GF4 Ti4200/64 makes compared to an AIW Radeon 32. I can now run at 1024x768x32@75 with everything turned up and slow down only when there are like 30 people on my screen. I'll probably tweak it a bit to prevent that.

And my wonderful story about buying the game.
I first stopped by the EB in the mall near work. They were sold out long ago. Stopped by the CC near by, sold out. Stopped by the BB near by, sold out. Had one more store to go to, the EB near home. I got the last copy there. w00t!!!!

See you inside as MurderDeathKill

And damn this game is gorgeous with a good video card.


man I wish I had that card :(

Nice deal about getting it


I'll be in later tonight


BTW Geekish Thoughts... You got a Full version server up yet?

Kind of surprised that the game wasn't more than it was. Most games of late are in the $60 range when they come out. WC3, Neverwinter Nights, etc... This one was at $45. But hey, I'm cool with that.
 

neomits

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Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts
Sorry about the delay, guys. Server is now up - it's the same IP that I posted above. Testing 48 players, FF on w/ backfire @ 75%. Give feedback if you'd like via PM :)

[AT] is in the server's name :)

w00t

AT SERVER!!!!

I'll be in, in a few


Atrail, post at the top
 

GT1999

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I made some important edits to my post (above) and this is important too:

Basically in regards to lag during peak hours, as well as routing.

Weekdays it will usually be up starting around 7-8PM CST until the next morning.

Weekends, Friday 7PM CST through Monday morning it will be up the whole time, unless if it crashes or something.

Unless if for some reason I'm not allowed to host it anymore, it should be up for quite some time...
 

nord1899

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I have tried joining the servers out there but no one is playing.

The main Ars server is down. The older Ars server has no one on it. And the ATOT server is empty too.

Sigh.
 

Atrail

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Apr 20, 2001
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Some players here???

Server Name:
Evil Avatar.com v1.1 Retail
IP: 130.13.158.247
 

kgraeme

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I haven't been able to pick up the retail copy yet. Geekish Thoughts, if this is going to be offered as an AT server, are you considering a password? Probably something kept to PMs?