Want to create/join a PCMech Counter-Strike team?

[fedz]

Want to create/join a PCMech Counter-Strike team?
Should admin put up a server?

Feel free to post suggestions/steam account nicknames here.

:) fedz (steam nickname: fedzta)

[ric449]

I think a team is a good idea, but considering the PC Mech site has to have ads on the site already to pay for bandwidth I think a server would be out of the question. But, what do I know, I'm not the admin.

[Marke522]

I think that would be great, I used to play Counter Strike all the time, but since WON has gone down, I don't have anywhere to go. I don't have steam and wasn't planning on getting it since you have to pay for it now.

I've allready purchased Half-Life and Opposing Force, not really in the mood to spend any more money on the same game. But if there is another place to play, then I'll install it again.

It would be interesting to see how this thread goes.

[kram 2.0]

I like the concept of a team - I'm non teamed right now - just kram. So I guess if PC Mech were to have one, I would join. What will it be - [PCMech]kram ?

kram

[RJ]

If there will be a CS team I'd join. Used to play a online, but haven't played for a long time already. Only with friends.

I guess I'd have to update to CS1.6, right ? Still playing 1.4 because my friend wants it. If it was my choice I'd still play 1.3, I like jumping :D

I use the nickname "The Geek" when playing games on LAN, I kinda like that.

RJ

[Moose on the Loose]

1.6, not that good really but I'm a pretty quick AWP-er :)

blauweteensokjes@hotmail.com to add me to your Steam Friends list (when it occasionally works)

[fedz]

Good stuff, keep the posts flowing in!!
I think a server would be a great idea, and feasible. We just need to get admin convinced.
I'd say old school should be the way. There are still a lot of people using narrowband (so am I, but I'm upgrading to 1mbps in 10 days).
I'll put up a second poll soon.

The general idea would be:

1. A pcmech team: members would have username [PCMech]*username*
2. A server would be great, but until we find out other options need to be considered
3. By all means vote for a server, 'by popular demand' is always a good argument!!

We need to order this. In case there is no server, we'd need to find a PCMech haunt.

Oh, and, when posting, order your post like this:

*Your CS version choice (1.5/1.6/Steam)*
*Your message*

That should make opinions easier to sift through...

:) fedz

fedz1@msn.com

[Yuanji]

steam doesnt cost money... just dl it from gamespot.... anyways... id like a 1.6 STEAM team

[glc]

This has been discussed before. There will not be a game server of any type hosted by PCMedia.

[jdheeter@charter.net]

you dont have to pay for steam its a free serive if u bought half-life or anything way back when you just download steam for free and then enter in your cdkey code into steam and then it lets you download and play the steam versions of those games if you havent bought the games before you can go in and purchase them virtually through steam its aquite a nice serve steam is still kinda buggy though but their workin on it and all the cs players are making sure of it :)

[Hi Ho]

Hmmm... I've never played Half-Life. Maybe I'm out of the loop but I've been happy with Medal of Honor: AA. Is there something I'm missing? Is Half-Life much different than MOH (other than modern vs. WWII)?

[kram 2.0]

Hmmm... I've never played Half-Life. Maybe I'm out of the loop but I've been happy with Medal of Honor: AA. Is there something I'm missing? Is Half-Life much different than MOH (other than modern vs. WWII)?
Never played Allied Assault, but I'd say you'd have to try CStrike or HL - with all this craze about HL2, you'd be missing out :D

kram

[ghost2003]

a PCmech CS team would be great but almost impossible to make since the friends list service is always down.

[Hi Ho]

Never played Allied Assault, but I'd say you'd have to try CStrike or HL - with all this craze about HL2, you'd be missing out
Well I say you're missing out on MOH. :) Anyway, I will probably half to pick up Half-Life.

[jimmyrules712]

i love MOH, i usually play spearhead. hi ho if pc mech isnt interested, we should at least hook up.

im willing to try CS tho. wouldnt be hard to get a server, get enuf members, and each jsut has to pich in a few bucks. you can get a decent server for like $50 to $80 a month.

[fedz]

GLC, can you give us a thread reference?
I'm not sure many people would be willing to put in a lot of cash for a servre. I can't, as I don't really have any (being a student). The team is feasible though.
jimmyrules: I really recommend counter-strike. Buy HL2, it comes with it.
We need to find a PCMech haunt etc.
It's not going to be easy, but hey, what is?

:) fedz

edit: Looking at a member profile, there is a section called public groups. To facilitate this and know who's part of this, could we create a PCMech CS group?

[Moose on the Loose]

We'd have to find a way around the Friends service though. It virtually never works, I don't know why :)

Maybe we'd just have to use an instant messaging service ?

at Hi Ho : Counterstrike is a free add-on to Half-Life. It's a lot of fun, but it's very hard in the beginning. You die in 2 well placed shots, and you have to use sound a lot. I've never played games longer than 2 weeks (including MOHAA) other than Diablo 2 and Counterstrike, so that pretty much states how addictive it is. The good thing is it doesn't take a monster computer to play either, since it's 4-5 years old already (but still one of the most played online games).

It's simply great :)

Here is a link to where you download Steam : http://www.steampowered.com/

It will just ask you for your Half-Life CD-key, after which you will be able to play Counter-strike online (and a lot of other HL mods, including Day of Defeat as well). Half-Life 2 will also use Steam.

Note: Steam will eat a big chunk out of your HDD though :)

[Moose on the Loose]

PS before getting a server, let's see how many active people we can get first :)

[jimmyrules712]

GLC, can you give us a thread reference?


fedz its understandable. A game server requires a hugeg amount of server resources, bandwidth, etc.

[fedz]

fedz its understandable. A game server requires a hugeg amount of server resources, bandwidth, etc.

I know :( I'd like to see what's been said on it though, so I'm asking glc for a thread reference.
I'll see about that public group thing.
Here's my msn: feel free to add me, but change your username to PCMech/xxx before, so I know it isn't just anyone.
fedz1@msn.com

For anyone who's interested: here's a list of games with key codes that'll allow you internet access.
http://search.shopping.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AgVUfrXoYqQf_i0EOcWKTm4EgFoB;_ylu=X3oDMTBtNTA5a3RqBF9zAzE0NDg5MTE1BHNlYwNzZWFyY2g-?is=1&p=half+life&did=

I'd go for the 'generations' pack, as CS and Day of defeat are included with HL and blue shift.
http://search.shopping.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AvDsO9jic27qGghQMcTRWnQbFt0A;_ylu=X3oDMTBtNTA5a3RqBF9zAzE0NDg5MTE1BHNlYwNzZWFyY2g-?p=half+life+generation&did=

:) fedz

[glc]

I can't give you a thread reference, this was something that was discussed in private among the staff. Contact Dok if you want.

[fedz]

OK no problem.

[ja83]

I wouldn't mind be on a PcMech CS team. I play CS all the time and I'm not that bad either. I'm the on the westcoast though.

[fedz]

There's no point having a team if it isn't open to everyone!!!
Which CS version do you favour? I'd prefer 1.5 until HL2 comes out, when I'll upgrade to source.

:) fedz

[speeddude2000]

i dont play CS, but a good gaming messenger that you might want to get is Xfire. it supports lots of games.

anyways, i was thinking about getting HL2 so i might want to get CS and HL soon....

can anyone tell me the main storyline or any info?

[Yuanji]

umm CS doesn't really have a storyline its just basically a mod where the point of the game is to get rlly good at aiming + hitting ppl in the head. HL is about a guy named morgan freeman who has a rlly bad day at work to say the least :cool:

[fedz]

The storyline is the most important thing in Half-life, which sets it apart from other games. It's great, so I won't ruin it for you. CS is basically terrorist vs. counter-terrorist. The terrorists have hostages or bombs, and the CT try and annihilate them/rescue hostages/defuse bombs.
Everyone OK with CS 1.5?

:) fedz

[Moose on the Loose]

morgan freeman

Heh I think you got the main character of HL mixed up with a famous actor :)

[ja83]

Use to play 1.5, but sorry it's 1.6 now. CS source is out to play if you have Condition Zero!

[fedz]

1.6 is fine with me. I'll play source when I get HL2

:) fedz

[kram 2.0]

morgan freemanHeh I think you got the main character of HL mixed up with a famous actor :)
Dr. Gordon Freeman. Great plot line - hope they make it a movie or something.

kram

[fedz]

Hell no. Only after HL3 can they make a movie. Wouldn't want the ending to be spoilt by Hollywood would you ;)

:) fedz

[damontgo]

i thought cs 1.5 was no longer supported?? or maybe that just noone played anymore. i've played both, own neither, but would be willing to get set up, i have a CD key from a copy i couldn't run before, and i heard Steam is a raging bloody whore, so my vote would go for cs 1.5 if we can still play on that version. also, if we do start a team, it would be good for a list of ALL files necesary to play/connect to online so we don't all spend a week searching for downloads etc.

[fedz]

OK, here's a list of software:

- CS 1.6
- Necessary maps (most come with CS - others are automatically downloaded via steam)
- Steam (http://www.steampowered.com)

Everything is available from http://www.fileplanet.com
Best relevant site: http://www.planethalflife.com

Of course, you also need a keycode (see my post on page 1)
Broadband is necessary for Steam. I personally don't think that it's that bad.

:) fedz

[damontgo]

ok here's another question, i know what valve says the min requirements for CS are, but what do you guys think? could i play CS 1.6 on a pentium 3? 192 Mb Ram, win98

[fedz]

Yeah, I've played it with worse specs. What's your video card though?
I ran it on a Pentium 150MHz, 64mb RAM, 3GB hdd and a 2mb video card, although I had to downsize the window a little!!

:) fedz

[damontgo]

i don't know what the vid card is, i havent gotten the laptop yet, my guess is that it would be whatever comes with out of the factory...

if you care to look for the specs, (i cant find them) its a Toshiba Portege 7200 CTE series. Toshiba's current Portege series are tablets, but I don't know if mine will be also. But yeah if you find the specs, post em, i'm curious to know about the comp. i'm getting :rolleyes:

[mordorman]

That laptop should be OK. I have a similar one (P3, 700MHz, 8mb video) and I have no problem. There is a bit of lag in frag fests, but otherwise there's np.
mordorman

[damontgo]

got my laptop, and my network is even allowing me to keep win98Se, i'm playing cs 1.6 as damontgo... so bring your best game :cool:

[fedz]

So what's everyone's fave server? It would be good to have opinions on this. I'm a CTS clan member, and I love their servers.

:) fedz

[damontgo]

i play ALOT on the Purdue iTaP CS Pilot Project, also the 24/7 Dust server, DePaul Servers, i played on Bradley U servers once, and holy **** were those guys nuts, don't go there unless you want your butt kicked. I think the 24/7 dust is my fav. though, nice mix of talent, and Dust is just about THE perfect map as far a team advantages go, imo.

[glc]

Watch your language - please read the forum rules. Thank you.

[fedz]

I've heard about the bradley servers. From what I've heard I won't go anywhere near them. The only source map for the moment is dust I think. I read a review about it in PC Gamer. It got v.v.v. good reviews.
Incidentally, there was also a review of HL2. It got the highest score ever given to a game apart from Half-Life, and got a must play award. It looks darn pretty!!

:) fedz