The game has been going for 9+ years. There is hope that Garage Games will host the master server. The people there created Tribes in the first place.
Link to Sierra announcement
Some Hope
Link to Sierra announcement
Some Hope
Sierra will finally shutdown the Tribes 1 master server
- Thread starter GundamZero
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Yes, great game. It doesn't have the great graphics of todays games but the gameplay is still there along with a loyal community. The discussion about this is centered at Tribal Gaming One of the GarageGames developers checked in there to see if there is interested in them hosting the master server.
So if any old Tribes players are out there, please check in. GG is looking at interest.
So if any old Tribes players are out there, please check in. GG is looking at interest.
BrunoPuntzJones
Lifer
- Feb 24, 2001
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Tribes 1 and 2 were friggin' amazing games. Shifter for both was definitely my favorite.
LOL I would spend all this time making kickass base defenses, only to have a jugger toss a nuke or two in there and hose it all! After that, I'd get an Encampment (AKA filth bather), go way around to the enemy base and place it in a valley or somewhere close but out of sight. Then I'd set up a few sensors or turrets, a jump pad, and cloak it all. Then I'd switch to Juggernaut with a nuke, heavy plasma, etc, hit the jump pad, and wipe out the enemy base and any enemies there! But what was so cool about Tribes, was that was just one of many roles that I liked to play.
I know it has been a long time, and there might only be a couple hundred active players today, but can the master server really be that much for them to keep up? I don't know how new games do it, but all those old games used a browser to query the master server for servers to play on. So they already own the hardware, probably older hardware that isn't much use for new things, and can the bandwidth for a master server that serves a few hundred players a day really be that much? Yeah it costs them a little, but just to support such a great game and loyal community, I think they should keep it up till it is dead.
What is with them not giving out T2 keys anymore?? I believe they still give Tribes 1 keys, or it is just free, but they stopped with T2 keys. It sucks because I bought T2 at like launch and still have it, but can't remember my account info, so I can't play. The game isn't sold at retail anymore... why not make T1 and T2 free, as a tribute for such great games, and to raise the number of active players (aka bring in a bunch of noobs that get owned by Tribes vets).
LOL I would spend all this time making kickass base defenses, only to have a jugger toss a nuke or two in there and hose it all! After that, I'd get an Encampment (AKA filth bather), go way around to the enemy base and place it in a valley or somewhere close but out of sight. Then I'd set up a few sensors or turrets, a jump pad, and cloak it all. Then I'd switch to Juggernaut with a nuke, heavy plasma, etc, hit the jump pad, and wipe out the enemy base and any enemies there! But what was so cool about Tribes, was that was just one of many roles that I liked to play.
I know it has been a long time, and there might only be a couple hundred active players today, but can the master server really be that much for them to keep up? I don't know how new games do it, but all those old games used a browser to query the master server for servers to play on. So they already own the hardware, probably older hardware that isn't much use for new things, and can the bandwidth for a master server that serves a few hundred players a day really be that much? Yeah it costs them a little, but just to support such a great game and loyal community, I think they should keep it up till it is dead.
What is with them not giving out T2 keys anymore?? I believe they still give Tribes 1 keys, or it is just free, but they stopped with T2 keys. It sucks because I bought T2 at like launch and still have it, but can't remember my account info, so I can't play. The game isn't sold at retail anymore... why not make T1 and T2 free, as a tribute for such great games, and to raise the number of active players (aka bring in a bunch of noobs that get owned by Tribes vets).
It's been free for quite a while now. Sierra made T1 free to bring in the Tribes Vengeance fiasco lol. It's available for download at Sierra or File Planet. I also have it available on our clan site along with updates and scripts.
I'm co-leader of one of the remaining T1 clans (tN). We specialize in the Paintball Mod but some of our members play Anni and UR Mod Mgt as well. Of course base is still there too.
I'm sure the final week will be interesting. Still holding out hope that GG will pull through.
I'm co-leader of one of the remaining T1 clans (tN). We specialize in the Paintball Mod but some of our members play Anni and UR Mod Mgt as well. Of course base is still there too.
I'm sure the final week will be interesting. Still holding out hope that GG will pull through.
Sentrosi2121
Platinum Member
- Aug 8, 2004
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Loved Tribes and T2. I'd almost pay Sierra money to be the one to shut down the Master Server. It'd be a fitting tribute if all of the old Tribes/T2 clans to come together and play a game of Ultimate on a huge field with floating bases above it....
I agree. Something like that will surely happen across the different mods in the last couple of days. (except us being the ones to pull out the cat 5) 
Best FPS I have ever played. I think a tear is actually forming in the corner of my eye. I remember the first night I ever played the thing and knew it was going to be awesome.
Played it from release date to summer of 01 and had nothing but fond memories.
Played it from release date to summer of 01 and had nothing but fond memories.
I remember the first time I saw a heavy 'skiing' across the terrain at unbelieveable speeds.
Sniff....I almost wet myself.
Sniff....I almost wet myself.
Nice to see you oldschoolers still remember. I assume you don't have the game installed but you can see what is happening in the various mods this way:
http://tribesquery.toocrooked.com/getlist.php
Not my creation. It gets the info from the master server so when its gone that won't work.
I would like to do something similar with a php script that targets specific servers rather than use the master.
http://tribesquery.toocrooked.com/getlist.php
Not my creation. It gets the info from the master server so when its gone that won't work.
I would like to do something similar with a php script that targets specific servers rather than use the master.
Originally posted by: effee
tribes rocks.....wonder what happend to its sequels though
I didnt like Tribes 2. I felt Tribes Vengence went back to the roots of the original but there was an expolit and the publisher pulled support for the game ridiculously fast. I dont believe they(devs) were ever allowed to release a single patch to fix the exploit.
Heh, nice link to TW.
T1 does not need a master server though.
I still play T1 every week, several times. Not nearly as many hours as I did years ago, but its still just that good, and fun.
T1 does not need a master server though.
I still play T1 every week, several times. Not nearly as many hours as I did years ago, but its still just that good, and fun.
Right, you can still connect from the console but you cannot see what servers are there and if games are going on. It would be just about the end of any new players.
I doubt there has been any new players for a while. The 1-2 good base servers left wouldnt put up with any anyways. Too steep of a learning curve.
I got a tribes 2 key, if you want it, pm me and ill send it to you. First come first serve. Oh and if you want it, don't let it go to waste, coz I bet there are people that will use it
Not a huge amount of new players but they do trickle in. We help them (mercilessly sometimes) on our clansite.
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