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nd were unlucky to go down to =da= 97-60 on q3dm7 and 69-53 on poq3dm5. from what i heard there was a problem with the slosh proxy they used so beast/zero were left on shoddy pings. and if koopa/overlords ping was anything like mine tonight then they were probably ping owned and nothing else. nd are 2nd from bottom but with a game in hand things could change as there isn't many points separating the other mid table clans.
div2c
on tuesday we played our week 4 game vs >q< and won 131-38 on dm7 and 102-21 on poq3dm5. we went onto one of our toughest games this season vs rnf and won a really close match on ospdm5 75-85 and an easier ospdm6 83-119. bio are now 3 points clear of everyone else in div2c with 4 wins from 4 games.
div3d
fh took a map off rip winning 49-69 on q3dm7 and loosing 61-47 on poq3dm5. somehow i have the feeling that if the barrysworld > irish isp routing issue was resolved this would have been an outright win as pings/packetloss has been really woeful recently. fh are mid table div3d.
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some of you might have seen stony's article about quake3 fps tweaks, he lists a number of commands and what he would recommend. some of them are quite obvious, e.g. setting your lagometer to 0 obviously gains you a few fps but some of them are a bit obscure, the most significant one being s_mixahead 0.1 and s_mixprestep 0.08, which i tested on my own (piece of shit) work computer here and got a timedemo improvement of over 40fps. here they are anyway in cfg format, i recommend you try a few, if you are on a crappy pc like mine:
r_mode 3
r_colorbits 32
r_texturebits 32
r_ext_compressed_textures 0
r_texturemode gl_nearest
cg_noprojectiletrail 1
cg_showplayerlean 0
cg_lagometer 0
cg_drawfps 0
cg_scoreplums 0
m_filter 0
cg_notaunt 1
s_doppler 0
cl_packetdup 0
cg_smoothclients 0
cg_predictitems 0
s_mixahead 0.1
s_mixprestep 0.08
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for all you budding mappers having trouble with your editor check out this tutorial. it shows you how to make a half-life map in quark but the principals are essentially the same as making one for quake.
check it out on rizenet
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this is a real log of a guy who tried to get into a cs clan. okay, its not quake related, but its sooo funny i had to share this with ya. have a read
thanks to ser for this peach.
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q3 won the server vote and the server is now up at this ip : 193.120.201.112:27960
osp tourney @ ireland online pro-q3dm osp team .
best connections with iol gold but every other isp seems to give good 50 pings there.
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slosh has been a bit dodgy lately, unable to handle anymore than 7 players, and while this problem is likely to be fixed sometime in the future, we have no dependable q3 server in ireland.
rev hellfire is putting up a new iol server, but undecided as to which game it should be, he has left the decision up to the public - vote for a q3 server here on boards.ie, and don't let it get wasted on those beardy tribes fag9ts. voting ends on saturday.
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godsmurf has posted up some news on the cup regarding the captains and more importantly invited nations.
the following countries are invited to send a team: austria, belgium, denmark, finland, france, germany, iceland, italy, luxemburg, netherlands, norway, spain, sweden, switzerland, uk. other countries will have to demonstrate that they can field a national team with good international internet connections and a competitive skill level.
so once again, we find ireland have to prove our connects before we can actually get into a competition. this blows more goats then a welshman! not that i blame cb, its seems to be a constant battle for talented irish players with the irish telecommunications industry.
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in true copy 'n paste style, barrysworld now has a new league :
the barrysworld q3 cpm rocket arena league. with an increase in support for
the use of the updated and much more admin / user friendly version of rocket
arena we have decided to support a league for this game type and it is being
headed up by sar, who most of you will know from his days as head of the wireplay q3dm league.
if your clan is interested in joining in the competition then drop by the website -
http://leagues.barrysworld.net/bwcpmral.
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more news on challenge-smackdown
quakeworld league. with the groups drawn, the games have to be
href="http://www.challenge-smackdown.com/div_eu/games.php3">scheduled between the
various teams. there wont be a schedule for the groupstages, we can play our games
whenever we want during the groupstage period (from now to 28 april). this how it breaks
down -
hellfire vs.
href="http://www.challenge-smackdown.com/div_eu/oneteam.php3?cla_code=212">team.ie
trash
vs. team.ie
team.ie vs.
href="http://www.challenge-smackdown.com/div_eu/oneteam.php3?cla_code=218">redux
href="http://www.challenge-smackdown.com/div_eu/oneteam.php3?cla_code=212">
team.ie vs.
href="http://www.challenge-smackdown.com/div_eu/oneteam.php3?cla_code=220">guild of the
pentagram
team.ie
vs. becköring
also, the map votes are in with some interesting results -
- e2m2 : 29 votes
- dm6 : 21 votes
- e3m7 : 17 votes
- e1m5 : 10 votes
- e3m3 : 10 votes
- e2m7 : 6 votes
- e3m2 : 6 votes
- e3m6 : 5 votes
this means that the allowed maps for this season is - dm3, dm2, e1m2, e2m2 and dm6.
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the next major cpl-europe event is in cologne germany from the 17th to the 19th may.
(ripped from qn): "the first major cpl europe event in 2002 will take place in the congress centre of the maritim hotel cologne, germany from 17th to 19th of may. the event will feature two tournaments which are played in teamplay modus: counterstrike 5on5 and quake3 4on4."
more information on the cpl europe homepage
could we send an irish team or a clan to represent ireland over i wonder....
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here's something that cracked me up.. cant rocket jump? watch this.
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we're approaching the halfway point of the bwctfl, and divisions are starting to take shape. ts are still cruising in div1, where they beat the french clan sarl this week, cp5 being a very tight game, and w2 also until the last couple of minutes where ts finally got going and scored a few caps. they now sit very respectably in 5th place, and next week play theivery corporation in what should be a close game.
bio remain without any points after losing to an impressive gs, conceding 10 caps despite their very defensive tactics. things aren't going well for bio at the moment - bottom of the division, with their squad remaining unstable, but the situation should improve as they play the easier clans in the division, such as second-last placed omg next week.
fh were fairly comfortable winners over dpq, and are top of div3a on maximum points. next week comes a real test, against second-placed mia, who dropped their first points today in drawing with ndc.
| clan | map | score | map | score | clan | points | | bio | cp5 | 0-5 | w2 | 2-5 | gs | 0-4 | ts | cp5 | 2-1 | w2 | 5-2 | sarl | 4-0 | fh | cp5 | 8-3 | w2 | 7-1 | dpq | 4-0 |
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wishing everyone a wet, drunkin, st. patricks day, from all of us here at quake.ie.
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this weeks games saw only 2 of 3 fixtures played. with barrysworld peering down it was a tough week for irish players but some decent results were had.
div2b
nd ran utp close on poq3dm5 coming from 20 frags behind but utp held on for an 88-80 win. on q3dm7 utp got off to a good start going 13-1 up immediately. nd came back into it but utp managed to hold a consistant lead of 20 frags. with 2 minutes left on the clock nd closed the gap to 5 frags but utp took control again and won it 102-83. this puts utp top of div2b and the only clan with full points from the last 2 games.
div2c
bio took full points from their fixture with pr. the scores were 101-63 on poq3dm5 and a more convincing 156-67 on q3dm7. the suprise in this division was rnf beating d&m by around 30 frags on each map, making next weeks bio v rnf fixture all the more important for both sides title ambitions. report can be found on the bio webby here.
div3b
fh picked up a default win vs groove which sees them hit 2nd place in div3b. if fh beat da next week who they are on even points with they could be off to an early good start in the bwdml and could possibily go 1st.
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i spotted this over on xs reality. blueman is setting up a cup for the admins on various web sites around the world. here's a snippet.
the whole thought of having several communities fight each other in games such as quake iii arena, unreal tournament, counter-strike, and return to castle wolfenstein is quite grand. for these events to occur, without any confusion, we, the gaming society as a whole, would require it’s very own website.
of course, we here at quake.ie would submit a team and give those other wannabe sites a good irish kicking! anyway, slap down your comments here on idea's for his web site and the cup in general.
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the biggest lan of the year, room101, just got cancelled due to planning problems at the venue. the organiser (me) has posted details on it over on boards.ie :(
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| the result of the week was in div1, where ts shared the points with bwctfl champions neo in a two low scoring games. next week they will be looking for a win over the french clan sarl. bio, in the same division as ts, weren't as fortunate, and failed to pick up any points vs the uk clan pq, a new side in div1 who have looked very dangerous so far, only barely missing out on points vs iqs last week. bio play the belgians gs next.
fh had an unpredictable fixture in div3a vs ndc, who had started off their season playing 4v5s and only getting a point from each game. this week however, following a merger with div1 belgian clan il, they had a much strengthened squad, and their new players made things very difficult for us on both maps, although we salvaged maximum points. i would expect them to improve a lot as they build experience. next week fh play dpq, a uk clan with a squad similar to the wizzzards. | clan | map | score | map | score | clan | points | | ts | cp9 | 0-0 | w7 | 1-1 | neo | 2-2 | bio | cp9 | 0-4 | w7 | 1-3 | pq | 0-4 | fh | cp9 | 4-1 | w7 | 4-0 | ndc | 4-0 |
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everyone has noticed recently there's been a change in the connections over the past few days.
from barrysworld data :
"a lot of peering is barfing over the next 2 weeks as they make room for the peering lan split"
from what i've been told the peering will eventually return to normal although i'm not sure on the time frame.
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its a big surprise to me, but i suppose a lot of you know more about this... top irish cs clan dnc (does not compute) is expanding, and has merged with the english div1 clan gunzoids. dnc is irelands most professional clan and have had a lot of success lately in cs competitions, winning primary strike 2002 for example, now with the gzd players on board they can hopefully mirror that success in q3. theres a good account of the merger on uk terrorist.
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been loads going on lately, havent had a chance to update. but that's no excuse for you nerds not to get the rest of your games played. get on it, will update later.
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results from week 1 of the bwdml are just in. and it's fairly good news across the board.
nd drew vs poq, loosing 72-57 on cpm4 and winning 61-75 on dm14tmp. a good start for the season against a clan with lots of potential but erratic at times.
bio took all points from the craps game winning 60-114 on cpm4 and 67-128 on dm14tmp a nice start to the season. muppet report on bio site here.
fh will prehaps be disappointed to draw with lsr - coming close on cpm4 but loosing 67-75 and then going onto solidly win q3dm14tmp 82-51.
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the quarter finals of the euroctf league kicks off this week. theres some great matches in store in the coming week which i'm sure you avid ctf fans will be watching on gtv.
france v wales
denmark v germany
england v belgium
switzerland v iceland
more details on this as it comes in.
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bigfoot over at quakenation has done up his usual preview of all the divisions. makes for a very good read here.
bunny from nd is also one of the two people interviewed from div2b.
below are some extracts from what bigfoot has to say about the irish teams competing.
nd, div2b
info: making a welcome return to competitive quake, nd feature a lot of recognisable names from the irish international sides of old. although they have been away for a while i think div2 is their level, and whilst it may take them a few games to get going there is the potential for good things towards the end of the season, assuming their connects are decent enough.
bio, div2c
info: a turbulent few weeks for bio which has seen them merge the two sides back into one with dan and jonjay departing. they should on paper still be considered one of the favourites for this division with the enlarged squad, and with apparently dropping out of oc they can probably concentrate on this and their bwctf campaign which could end up being a positive move in the long run.
fh, div3d
info: supposedly concentrating on ctf now, this talented side has also lost a player to nd (div2b) so will probably find it tough going. that said they have recruited psyk from bio as a replacement, although the lack of competitive matches in the close season suggest they will not be up for this season too much, despite having the talent.
its is split up as follows:
- part i -
introduction, divisions 1a, 2a & 2c
- part ii -
divisions 3a, 3d, 4a & 5
- part iii
- divisions 1b & 2b
- part iv -
divisions 3b, 3c, 4b & 4c
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the quake.ie clans were very active in bwctfl this week, with 5 fixtures in all being played, 2 of which were the postponements from last sunday, played on thursday. ts managed to get maximum points in a couple of close games vs potzw, but lost both games to kr.
bio put up a respectable performance vs iqs last thursday (report on bio website), before a bigger loss to neo tonight. their new recruit pabz who was impressive for portugal in euroctf should give them a boost in attack this season.
fh are having things easier in div3a, this week we fielded our only broadbander and it took a lot of sting out of the lag vs 28+. the remaining 8 minutes of our 2nd game was played 5v4 in our favour, although at the rate we were going (9-0 after 12 mins) i don't think it made much of an impact on the game.
| clan | map | score | map | score | clan | points | | bio | w2 | 0-2 | w3 | 0-3 | iqs | 0-4 | bio | ctf2 | 0-4 | ctctf2 | 1-8 | neo | 0-4 | ts | w2 | 1-2 | w3 | 1-5 | kr | 0-4 | ts | ctf2 | 1-0 | ctctf2 | 2-1 | potzw | 4-0 | fh | ctf2 | 6-0 | ctctf2 | 16-0 | 28+ | 4-0 |
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the bwdml fixtures have been announced. in week 1, the maps are cpm4 and dm14tmp.
nd (div 2b) have an unpredictable start to the season vs poq, a french clan full of potential but very inconsistent, although i suppose nd can count themselves lucky the fixture didn't occur a week later, when they would have been facing the frenchies on their home pond, poq3dm5 
bio in div 2c face another (less dangerous) french clan, craps, while fh in div3d play the uk clan lsr.
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season 8 of the bwctfl kicked off tonight. this season bio and ts are in div1, and unfortunately both clans postponed their fixtures, vs title hopefuls iqs and kr respectively. this left only one interesting game and that was in div3a between fh and cc, the curry clan from uk. some insane lag in the first few mins for our all-isdn team, but thankfully our admin was bigfoot himself, so we moved server and it helped a bit (but not too much). cc got off to a good start, and were winning 4-2 at one stage before fh knuckled down to claim a 6-4 win. traditionally we're not as good on w3 as we are on w2, but since w2 is the laggiest map in existence for attackers, there was a clear improvement in our performance. 6-1 after 10mins, we took our fins off the pedal but managed to win 9-2. next week fh face 28+, while bio have a difficult game against the champions neo, and ts will be looking for a win over potzw, the maps being ctf2 and the new monster map with mushrooms in it, ctctf2. and that will bring us into season 8 of the bwdml, where 2 of those 3 clans will be competing, fh in div3d, and bio, originally composed of seperate squads, bio.b in div1b and bio.r in div2c, but they appear to have merged the squads and voluntarily moved into div2c after losing some key players. season 8 also sees the return of iq3cl champions na daghda, who will be trying to adapt to 50ping in div2b.
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two of the top qw players in the world, def and dag, have teamed up together to produce an amazing qw movie filled with outstanding kills, shots, tricks and all sorts of wowing clips. weighing in at 180 megs its a pretty hefty download, but worth it if you have the bandwidth. slurp it from here or challenge-tv.
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