"Dallas | Do it Smooth" NS2 Server

Linksys_RouterLinksys_Router Join Date: 2012-04-11 Member: 150276Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Does anyone know anything about this server? Or Do It Smooth?</div>As a Texas player I get an unbelievably good connection to this server and want to know more about who is hosting it and if there is a Do it Smooth clan. I've never seen anyone playing in it and a google search reveals absolutely nothing. Does anyone here have any information on this server?

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/cpCTg.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Oh, and I wasn't sure if this was the right place to post this question...
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  • playerplayer Join Date: 2010-09-12 Member: 73982Members
    Nice, I get a higher ping when I'm connecting to my localhost.
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  • MaximumSquidMaximumSquid Join Date: 2010-07-20 Member: 72593Members
    <u><b>Linksys_Router:</b></u>

    How high does it go when the server is full and under load?
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  • playerplayer Join Date: 2010-09-12 Member: 73982Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1933893:date=May 6 2012, 01:10 PM:name=Linksys_Router)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Linksys_Router @ May 6 2012, 01:10 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1933893"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I've never seen anyone playing in it<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • Linksys_RouterLinksys_Router Join Date: 2012-04-11 Member: 150276Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1933904:date=May 6 2012, 09:07 AM:name=MaximumSquid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MaximumSquid @ May 6 2012, 09:07 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1933904"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><u><b>Linksys_Router:</b></u>

    How high does it go when the server is full and under load?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Never seen anyone in it. Ever.
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  • Champlo0Champlo0 Join Date: 2012-04-17 Member: 150617Members
    Can't you trace the IP or something to find the server hosting company?
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  • LuitjensLuitjens Join Date: 2010-07-26 Member: 73034Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester
    edited May 2012
    Heh, you should go in that server and try to bite or walk around :P

    and colocrossing.com is colocating it
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  • Linksys_RouterLinksys_Router Join Date: 2012-04-11 Member: 150276Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1933925:date=May 6 2012, 10:50 AM:name=Luitjens)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Luitjens @ May 6 2012, 10:50 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1933925"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Heh, you should go in that server and try to bite or walk around :P

    and colocrossing.com is colocating it<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    <a href="http://youtu.be/tlTrWRiNPH8" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/tlTrWRiNPH8</a>
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  • pRiNcEkAhUnApRiNcEkAhUnA Join Date: 2012-03-06 Member: 148264Members
    I think I'll start playin on that server since its closer to me than the East coast and Chicago Servers.
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  • LuitjensLuitjens Join Date: 2010-07-26 Member: 73034Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester
    <center><object width="450" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wfnKuPTC_nU"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wfnKuPTC_nU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="356"></embed></object></center>

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    Do it smooth
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1934004:date=May 6 2012, 03:41 PM:name=Luitjens)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Luitjens @ May 6 2012, 03:41 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1934004"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->REBUTTAL

    Do it smooth<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Maybe "Do it smooth" is a metaphor for skulks on meth
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  • Linksys_RouterLinksys_Router Join Date: 2012-04-11 Member: 150276Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1934004:date=May 6 2012, 05:41 PM:name=Luitjens)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Luitjens @ May 6 2012, 05:41 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1934004"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><center><object width="450" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wfnKuPTC_nU"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wfnKuPTC_nU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="356"></embed></object></center>

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    Do it smooth<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I couldn't figure out how to embed. Also, holy ###### does it take a while to upload 30 sec on 1080p. 800 MB file. Are you using FRAPS?
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  • LuitjensLuitjens Join Date: 2010-07-26 Member: 73034Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester
    edited May 2012
    Yes, I use FRAPS. It is only a 50mb file for me rendering @ 720p mp4 10bps, high or main profile, depending how lazy I am, only takes as long as the video to render <3 cuda
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  • Linksys_RouterLinksys_Router Join Date: 2012-04-11 Member: 150276Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1934009:date=May 6 2012, 05:58 PM:name=Luitjens)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Luitjens @ May 6 2012, 05:58 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1934009"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Yes, I use FRAPS. It is only a 50mb file for me rendering @ 720p mp4 10bps, high or main profile, depending how lazy I am, only takes as long as the video to render <3 cuda<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Dang, I WAS hoping you had some secret in FRAPS but looks like I'm going to have to rerender the video if I want to keep posting anything.
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1934040:date=May 6 2012, 05:56 PM:name=Linksys_Router)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Linksys_Router @ May 6 2012, 05:56 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1934040"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Dang, I WAS hoping you had some secret in FRAPS but looks like I'm going to have to rerender the video if I want to keep posting anything.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    What I do is record in Fraps (full-size, 1080p) then compress using Windows Live Movie Maker (its crap for any editing, its free and easy to reduce the filesize for a YouTube upload).

    For example, a 23 min video turned out to be 83 GB in the Fraps codec, but compressed to 1.8 GB using WLMM. Much better for uploading to Youtube.
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  • xDragonxDragon Join Date: 2012-04-04 Member: 149948Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow
    TBH i believe that is a bug actually, as the server tickrate shows 32 constant if you watch that video, which is obviously incorrect. I have seen this happen on the 420 servers also.
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  • LuitjensLuitjens Join Date: 2010-07-26 Member: 73034Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester
    <!--quoteo(post=1934053:date=May 6 2012, 08:07 PM:name=xDragon)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xDragon @ May 6 2012, 08:07 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1934053"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->TBH i believe that is a bug actually, as the server tickrate shows 32 constant if you watch that video, which is obviously incorrect. I have seen this happen on the 420 servers also.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Negative tickrate resets to 32 !
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  • invTempestinvTempest Join Date: 2003-03-02 Member: 14223Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    <!--quoteo(post=1934053:date=May 6 2012, 09:07 PM:name=xDragon)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xDragon @ May 6 2012, 09:07 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1934053"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->TBH i believe that is a bug actually, as the server tickrate shows 32 constant if you watch that video, which is obviously incorrect. I have seen this happen on the 420 servers also.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yes this is a bug and usually you will see some kind of animation issues once this happens. The issues start off pretty minor but will eventually get as bad as the videos posted above over time. Seems to only happen if a server has been up for an extended period of time (36+ hours) without a restart and appears to happen quicker when the server is left dormant rather than one that sees a lot of activity.

    This is not a big issue as most servers that actually get played on usually get restarted daily by either an admin or due to server crashes. However this is still something that should be looked into eventually as it does create all sorts of weird animation issues but there are bigger fish to fry at this point.

    <!--quoteo(post=1934064:date=May 6 2012, 09:56 PM:name=Luitjens)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Luitjens @ May 6 2012, 09:56 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1934064"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Negative tickrate resets to 32 !<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Server tickrate has been capped at 30 for a long time now. You may see the tickrate hit 30.1 or so and that is perfectly normal, but a solid 32 tickrate indicates some sort of issue in the engine.
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