Orion Strategic Stormtrooper Server
OSSNitro
Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14378Members
Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14378Members
<div class="IPBDescription"> A server where n00bs aint welcome!</div> <b>Hiiggy higgy and all that</b>
Hi Im Nitro the leader of OSS, a NS clan of currently 45 members (most of them old zip and -CiS- guys but also old OSS)
I just post to tell u about our CLAN server.
First I would like to inform everyone that our server has 13 custom maps
ns_11th_hr121
ns_andromeda_beta2
ns_atomicmass21
ns_cilrais_1229
ns_dank_b6
ns_europa_1217
ns_missilecommand_final3 (in rotation)
ns_napo_b3
ns_next
ns_saragota_b1
ns_siege004
ns_greian_beta (in rotation)
ns_lost (in rotation)
Plus of course the classic 7 maps
There is always an admin on to make sure the team arent stacked and that no cheaters comes.
<u> It is also a n00b free server, this means that we try to always filter the server </u>, I ask my admins to kick n00bs player and ofently u will see the server with a password on... Its a public password that I can share here...
its : <span style='color:red'>orion</span>
<span style='color:green'>Name: DSSG/OSS NS v1.04
IP: 12.44.13.56:27015</span>
<span style='color:green'>Website: <a href='http://www.dssgr.net/~oss' target='_blank'>http://www.dssgr.net/~oss</a></span>
There is also a stats page, the link is in our webpage so visit us!!!
So everyone is welcome, especially the NS official guys
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Hi Im Nitro the leader of OSS, a NS clan of currently 45 members (most of them old zip and -CiS- guys but also old OSS)
I just post to tell u about our CLAN server.
First I would like to inform everyone that our server has 13 custom maps
ns_11th_hr121
ns_andromeda_beta2
ns_atomicmass21
ns_cilrais_1229
ns_dank_b6
ns_europa_1217
ns_missilecommand_final3 (in rotation)
ns_napo_b3
ns_next
ns_saragota_b1
ns_siege004
ns_greian_beta (in rotation)
ns_lost (in rotation)
Plus of course the classic 7 maps
There is always an admin on to make sure the team arent stacked and that no cheaters comes.
<u> It is also a n00b free server, this means that we try to always filter the server </u>, I ask my admins to kick n00bs player and ofently u will see the server with a password on... Its a public password that I can share here...
its : <span style='color:red'>orion</span>
<span style='color:green'>Name: DSSG/OSS NS v1.04
IP: 12.44.13.56:27015</span>
<span style='color:green'>Website: <a href='http://www.dssgr.net/~oss' target='_blank'>http://www.dssgr.net/~oss</a></span>
There is also a stats page, the link is in our webpage so visit us!!!
So everyone is welcome, especially the NS official guys
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mmm..well tell them to give the n00bs a chance if they somehow make their way into your server...being kicked just because you are *new* to the game isnt exactly the way to greet new players... <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
Just one silly, immature comment. But I've seen the map name like 10 times now, and EVERYTIME I see it, I cant help but think of some word that it looks a lot like, and is impolite to say. It reminds of me a Seinfield episode.
Whoever designed this map needs to rename it. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Sifo
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yeah in fact, I might just have rushed what I really meant. If someone joins in and ask questions and looks like he wanna learn, we do help him out and give him a chance.
But if a n00b joins and go gorge or commander, and after asking him gently to ungorge or to get out of the com chair, then we do kick him.
Actually all lil things that irritate u in other servers are systematically filtered.
and THANKS FOR THE GOOD COMMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE, IM SURE OUR WEBMASTER WOULD BE PLZ TO HEAR THEM!!!
he keep asking us what do we think about the website everytime he changes sumthin in it... I guess hes really proud of it <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
As for the map ns_clitor...cliar..whatever... I agree LOL!!!
haha, i read this and thought... oh boy i should be in for a treat. then the site loads. hoo boy. #5 rule of web design: please don't make sites entirely and flash, and if you REALLY want to do it that bad, provide an html version for those of us that really dont wanna deal with it.
I guess u meant IN flash...
Well thats the new version of Flash u just load it once, then it stays in ur cache. So if u go again u will see the page appearing even faster then a html format website
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No, we dont need u or ur friends to "deal with it" especially whenu still use a 56k modem to connect to the internet.
C'mon we"re in 2003
The fun wears off after a while. And having ns_lost in the circulation doesn't always work out that great either (no offence to the map itself, but it's seems to be appropriately named when looking at newer players, it technically disconnects everyone who doesn't have it plus it seems a bit unbalanced most of the time in this version. But lets not discuss ns_lost here, there are other topics for that.)
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Broadband isn't available everywhere, you know. I personally don't mind Flash but I know some people who despise it. Don't flame people just because they have a 56k modem and you have an uber-l337 cable or DSL line.
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Same to you, my friend... same to you.
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Yes, I got aware of that problem.
Not only the admin changes it, but ofently when the map is on, lots of people joins the server just to play it.
And then all addicted, they keep asking for more and MORE of missille command.
Iv already told my admins to not abuse it... I would like u that u contact me via our OSS forum at the topic "admin abuses" when u see it happening.
I will take the appropriate action and make sure that there is no abuse..
thx for this very pertinent comment
As for lost being in circulation, like for greian, we do want that lots of people disconnect from the server,
first to leave the spot for people that have the custom maps and wanna play them...
Second to stimulate people on downloading custom maps... that u can also find on our great website
(ps: if u have a 56k or a bad broadband, u better just forget about custom maps....besides, why u would play NS with a crappy con?)
btw, isn't updating flash (like news et all) a bit of a pain some times?
Hey Nitro he is against flash not because of the load times and such, its because of many thousands of other reasons. Im against all flash/shockwave websites, mainly because of the numerous problems they cause the user. First off, CPU usage is annoying, second off is the definite_malloc that flash pages use to help suck up memory even faster, etc. etc. there's more than my fair share of anti-flash rings on this planet <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> Don't run windows? Then you usually get nasty surprises with entirely-flash websites (Pure incompatibility/Crashes/core dumps/memory leaks/thread or resource hogging/security holes/library discrepencies/etc)
Regardless, I think its cool <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> One of the best flash sites Ive seen.
as for your server, i've played with a few of you and you aren't that great yourselves.
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There is a contradiction here. Unless "n00bs" don't fit into the "everyone" category.
Haha!
you cant have a good fun strategic game with that many players
Also I would want to ask u to put a button on the website where i can disable the background sound (and even the button sound if possible), it is pretty annoying since I have my own music on. Not that u guys would care but I hate sites that have sounds that cannot be put off, altho it has very nice graphics <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->.
This I also hate about natural-selection.org, sometimes the button to put the sound off doesnt appear, and thats really **** up, ok so it sounds nice, but after a while it gets pretty annoying.
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lol
funny u are
We play 6vs6 or 8vs8 games in ladders only and when we do private prcactices or scrims on our server,,,
But when the server is set to "public" we leave it at 20 players (with 2 reserved spots for admins).
I never said that we were elites or sumthin... but either n00bs, call us rookie I guess.
I personnaly think that with 22 players (or more) the strategy is much harder... but thats a personnal choice.
As for the website, this thread aint about the website. Im just welcoming people to our server and say why they should adopt it.
If it aint ur type (too big, not enough n00bs or flash website <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> ) fine with me, just dont come.
As for others interested!
WECLOME! <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
There is one thing that bugs me though...it's that crackling sound. This site isn't the only one with this problem; it's on many flash pages that I've seen...do you guys get that too, or is it just my setup? It's bugging the hell outta me!
Here's my server's site...there's no nifty flash stuff, but it does have some cool transparency effects for those with Internet Explorer 5 and above. If you don't, it just uses the plain and rather dull compatible template.
<a href='http://www.vadakill.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.vadakill.com/</a>
Looks like this for those who are slacking in the past:
Being a longstanding member of OSS myself I almost exclusively play there and have rarely ever seen any lag or server issues.
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-PD
And yes we do have many players way above average, plus we also (when public password is set) have tournamentmode on so new gameplay are the results with Friendly Fire on, which is exiteing!
And by meaning n00bs unwelcomed we mean people who do not follow team-play and/or harm their team.
People who are playing for the first time, are very welcomed! And if they want to accealerate their learning speed, then just let an OSS member know! and they will take care of you!
To the Site, I haven't found a solution to the knipsy sounds that happen when you <u>sometimes</u> roll-over the menu buttons. I might make a 'turn all sounds off' button, but atm i am workeing on the Intro, which isn't completed, yet..
To the load time. It takes 11 sec with DSL which is around the bandwith our main focus group has, which is online-gamers, who have relatively fast computers, good bandwith and a windows computer. So all in all they can cope with the requirements Flash may have. And since our main focus group are online gamers, a website with nice graphics and interactive menus & sounds, music and little animations are nessary to rise from all the normal clan websites, downloaded from some group and just customized a bit.
But i am also happy to say, i made the site with an imac OS X... hehehe <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
I usually use Mozilla on Linux, and while I can get a Flash plugin for it easily (actually it's better than on Windows because Flash doesn't take the OS with it when it crashes), I personally choose to avoid it.