Four NEW CROSSBONES Servers - for TRIALS

[Hook]

The 4 new servers are as follows:

CROSSBONES DeathMatch {CDM} IP: 108.168.2.158:10104
https://www.gametracker.com/server_info ... .158:10104

CROSSBONES Domination {CDOM} IP: 108.168.2.158:10106
https://www.gametracker.com/server_info ... .158:10106

CROSSBONES Capture The Flag {CCTF} IP: 108.168.2.158:10108
https://www.gametracker.com/server_info ... .158:10108

CROSSBONES Assault {CAS} IP: 108.168.2.158:10110
https://www.gametracker.com/server_info ... .158:10110

QUOTE from [~]RUFX[~]ŔöŋıŋMλšŧλƑЖ ...
"Alright folks, I have some grand news to state, Alpha 2 of the 4 new CROSSBONES servers are online for testing!
Note that except for {CCTF}, only stock maps are included thus far, and even then, the new maps in {CCTF} are minimal at best (both of the DE Bonus Pack maps (sans the updated (broken) de.u file) & CTF-ColaWars).
Also, there is No redirect for any of the 4 new servers at this current time, this will come later -- they are in Alpha 2, which is an early testing stage, but they are stable enough to be tested! Also, all core configuration has been done!
All that is missing are the standard CROSSBONES mutators and custom maps, plus the redirect being implemented."

UPDATE: These DO have Bots in them!

More info soon.
Enjoy

[Hermskii]

I'm glad one of us has enough time to do this stuff! Good job.

I just found my VPN was on, on the server for the last few days so mine all appeared offline. DOH!

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I'm glad one of us has enough time to do this stuff! Good job.

I just found my VPN was on, on the server for the last few days so mine all appeared offline. DOH!

Not much time for me, but I do have an old UT99 friend that is adminning the servers a lot now so that helps!

Did that VPN thingie happen again ???
The servers were down looking again, but I see they are now appearing UP

[Hermskii]

Funny thing happened. I did find the VPN on and then I turned it off and all was well. Then I found it on again. Turned out we had a power out and on restart the the VPN was set to auto-launch at start up so it was turning itself back on. I have turned that off and the servers are up now again!

After finally getting them back online and loading them into a new PC with a "good" hard drive instead of one with bad sectors, the one of the 5 servers only crashes about once a month. My up-time percentage should really start even getting better now!

Thanks to all who told me when they were done. I don't check them very often at all since I'm used to them running months at a time without fail now.

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Yes Hermskii, your servers run ROCK SOLID - they always have!
That VPN being the only culprit here.

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The 4 New CROSSBONES servers are as follows: (IP Change)

CROSSBONES DeathMatch {CDM} IP: 45.74.104.111:10104
https://www.gametracker.com/server_info ... .111:10104

CROSSBONES Domination {CDOM} IP: 45.74.104.111:10106
https://www.gametracker.com/server_info ... .111:10106

CROSSBONES Capture The Flag {CCTF} IP: 45.74.104.111:10108
https://www.gametracker.com/server_info ... .111:10108

CROSSBONES Assault {CAS} IP: 45.74.104.111:10110
https://www.gametracker.com/server_info ... .111:10110

ALL above have the Same IP, but use a different port number.

FYI - These 4 CROSSBONES Servers are Hosted by "VarkOS" Hosting Service out of London Ontario Canada.

You can always check a number of servers (CROSSBONES and others) for current information here ...
http://hooksutplace.freeforums.net/page/hutp_servers

[Hermskii]

I'm noticing the port numbers are only 2 apart. I could have sworn I read somewhere to keep them about 10 apart. You are not having any connectivity issues?

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That does ring a bell.
I will have to look into that.

So far, No problems (that I know of) with these servers hosted by VarkOS in London Ontario.

[Hermskii]

Do you pay money to have your servers hosted? We can take this offline if you like...

[Hook]

OK - RoninMastaFX (the VarkOS host owner and admin) has done extensive research on this and has also talked with CliffyB (from Epic) and found that his porting using the 5 digit ports like 10102, or maybe even the 4 digit ports?, etc., you do not need to separate them by 10.
Who knew eh?
I guess also that it is only on about 1.5% of server routers that you might need to do that separation by 10 ports because of some bad firmware/software on a certain brand of router, so it is really no issue when Not using that brand of router. (something like that - hard for me to remember all he chatted to me about on this)

Anyway - bottom line - Absolutely NO Connectivity problems at all with these ports.

[Hermskii]

Good deal. Now i know. I thought I recalled something about if a specified UT port was in use, it would automatically go to the next port number up and try again up to 10 ports or something like that before posting an error of some sort. No matter. Now we both know.