Starsiege Tribes - Old farts need help setting up Tribes 1 server

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Old farts need help setting up Tribes 1 server

lentillover@nospam.com

2005-09-15, 8:36 pm

You young'uns will prob roll your eyes and all at this old fart,
trying to play such an outdated game. But maybe one of you might help
anyway.

I used to Play Tribes 1 back in 1999, I just found the disc laying
around and loaded it up. Damn, I forgot how much I LOVED this game.

I have a friend who also loved the game and we tried to join some
servers last night, but looks like a lot has changed since we last
played. The new mods and maps and all seem SO complicated. We're
nostaligic for just some basic Broadside games on plain old
Renegades....y'all are probably pointing and laughing at how dated
that is.

But anyway, what we'd like to do is figger out how to just set up our
own little server so we can play against each other. But neither of us
has a clue how to set up a Tribes server (or ANY server for that
matter). He has a laptop w/ a high speed connection and Linux at his
place. Or we could use a spare PC running Windows 2000. Would either
of these work? Do we need some special software or hardware or
something to set up a Tribes server?

Thanks a ton to anyone who helps us old farts!

OF

Smeghead

2005-09-15, 8:36 pm

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:20:57 GMT, lentillover@nospam.com wrote:

quote:

>You young'uns will prob roll your eyes and all at this old fart,
>trying to play such an outdated game. But maybe one of you might help
>anyway.
>
>I used to Play Tribes 1 back in 1999, I just found the disc laying
>around and loaded it up. Damn, I forgot how much I LOVED this game.
>
>I have a friend who also loved the game and we tried to join some
>servers last night, but looks like a lot has changed since we last
>played. The new mods and maps and all seem SO complicated. We're
>nostaligic for just some basic Broadside games on plain old
>Renegades....y'all are probably pointing and laughing at how dated
>that is.
>
>But anyway, what we'd like to do is figger out how to just set up our
>own little server so we can play against each other. But neither of us
>has a clue how to set up a Tribes server (or ANY server for that
>matter). He has a laptop w/ a high speed connection and Linux at his
>place. Or we could use a spare PC running Windows 2000. Would either
>of these work? Do we need some special software or hardware or
>something to set up a Tribes server?
>
>Thanks a ton to anyone who helps us old farts!

Man, it's been so long since I messed with Tribes, I don't recall if
there was anything special you needed to run a server, or even what
hardware profile or OS specifications it requires.

Scratch is the guru of all things ever anywhere and at anytime...
Scratch?

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Hellmark

2005-09-16, 12:37 am

lentillover's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his
body were:

quote:

> You young'uns will prob roll your eyes and all at this old fart,
> trying to play such an outdated game. But maybe one of you might help
> anyway.

Actually, most of use are Tribemen (and Tribeswomen, mir) from the glory
days of T1. Some of us still play (and prefer) the original.

Miracle Smith

2005-09-16, 6:46 am

lentillover@nospam.com wrote:

quote:

> You young'uns will prob roll your eyes and all at this old fart,
> trying to play such an outdated game. But maybe one of you might help
> anyway.
>
> I used to Play Tribes 1 back in 1999, I just found the disc laying
> around and loaded it up. Damn, I forgot how much I LOVED this game.
>
> I have a friend who also loved the game and we tried to join some
> servers last night, but looks like a lot has changed since we last
> played. The new mods and maps and all seem SO complicated. We're
> nostaligic for just some basic Broadside games on plain old
> Renegades....y'all are probably pointing and laughing at how dated
> that is.
>
> But anyway, what we'd like to do is figger out how to just set up our
> own little server so we can play against each other. But neither of us
> has a clue how to set up a Tribes server (or ANY server for that
> matter). He has a laptop w/ a high speed connection and Linux at his
> place. Or we could use a spare PC running Windows 2000. Would either
> of these work? Do we need some special software or hardware or
> something to set up a Tribes server?
>
> Thanks a ton to anyone who helps us old farts!
>
> OF

Hon, relax. I'm 52 years old. I LOVE Tribes 1 & 2.

Here's all you have to do: One of you start up Tribes and pay attention
to those opening screens. On one of them you'll see choices such as "Play"
and "Host". Choose "Host", fill in the blanks that the game will ask, then
begin your game.
The other of you can then be sent an email with the name of the server,
and password info. The email recipient then simply finds the server in the
list and joins!
Of course, you two could get together and decide all of this ahead of time.

You could get a third computer into the mix, but if he has a high speed
connection, this will be adequate for the two of you. My husband and I
used to play this way on a dial-up connection, so I know it works.

You need any more help you just holler, okay? I use PCs, but there are
Linux users in here. Have fun!!

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ScratchMonkey

2005-09-16, 8:37 pm

lentillover@nospam.com wrote in news:4329acf5.15676171
@newsgroups.bellsouth.net:

quote:

> He has a laptop w/ a high speed connection and Linux at his
> place. Or we could use a spare PC running Windows 2000. Would either
> of these work? Do we need some special software or hardware or
> something to set up a Tribes server?

There was no Linux server for Tribes 1. Dammit. (If there was, I'd run a
server for it at http://matureasskickers.net/.) Miracle's suggestion is
your best bet. Host on one machine, play on another. Or host on a 3rd if
you don't want to give unfair advantage (zero ping) to the person hosting.

For a team full of old farts:

http://matureasskickers.net/m/roster/age/

Smeghead

2005-09-16, 8:37 pm

On 16 Sep 2005 07:14:53 GMT, "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com>
wrote:

quote:

>lentillover@nospam.com wrote:
>
>
> Hon, relax. I'm 52 years old. I LOVE Tribes 1 & 2.
>
> Here's all you have to do: One of you start up Tribes and pay attention
>to those opening screens. On one of them you'll see choices such as "Play"
>and "Host". Choose "Host", fill in the blanks that the game will ask, then
>begin your game.
> The other of you can then be sent an email with the name of the server,
>and password info. The email recipient then simply finds the server in the
>list and joins!
> Of course, you two could get together and decide all of this ahead of time.
>
> You could get a third computer into the mix, but if he has a high speed
>connection, this will be adequate for the two of you. My husband and I
>used to play this way on a dial-up connection, so I know it works.
>
> You need any more help you just holler, okay? I use PCs, but there are
>Linux users in here. Have fun!!

Not only does she use PC's, she BUILDS them!

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Quixote

2005-09-16, 8:37 pm

"Smeghead" <tribesfan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:gumli15aeebofo8fn2d160kgd4gacrgv80@4ax.com...

quote:

> On 16 Sep 2005 07:14:53 GMT, "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Not only does she use PC's, she BUILDS them!
>

But does she USE them after she BUILDS them?? Come on Miracle. You are
killing us out here. Put something on that machine and start bragging....

Quixote

Smeghead

2005-09-17, 12:32 am

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 13:23:15 -0500, "Quixote" <quixote@writeme.com>
wrote:

quote:

>
>"Smeghead" <tribesfan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:gumli15aeebofo8fn2d160kgd4gacrgv80@4ax.com...
>
>But does she USE them after she BUILDS them?? Come on Miracle. You are
>killing us out here. Put something on that machine and start bragging....

That's the rub, isn't it?

I'm dying to hear what kind of report she gets from 3DMark2005 or some
other graphical bench mark.

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Miracle Smith

2005-09-17, 6:32 am

Smeghead wrote:

quote:

> Not only does she use PC's, she BUILDS them!

ROFL

Hey, I do now!!!!!

Miracle Smith

2005-09-17, 6:32 am

Quixote wrote:

quote:

> But does she USE them after she BUILDS them?? Come on Miracle. You
> are killing us out here. Put something on that machine and start
> bragging....

I know, I'm so sorry guys. :o} I've just had some crazy-busy
times lately, plus trying to get more done than I'm capable of.
Same-old, same-old. :D

I promise that I'll start this coming Monday night! I promise!!
I'll tote my little TV into the office and set up my little "camp" at
my desk, instead of this sewing table.

Okay? Plus, I'll set this laptop on one of the pullouts so that if
I bork something I'll still be able to communicate with y'all.

So, starting Monday, start telling me what all y'all want me to do
first on BeastieBoy. I'll load the AV and Spybot over the weekend
and get that out of the way.

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quote:

>^,,^< Miracle

Miracle Smith

2005-09-17, 6:32 am

Smeghead wrote:

quote:

> I'm dying to hear what kind of report she gets from 3DMark2005 or some
> other graphical bench mark.

Is that like DSL Reports? A web site?

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Frank van Schie

2005-09-17, 8:41 pm

Miracle Smith wrote:

quote:

> Smeghead wrote:
>
>
> Is that like DSL Reports? A web site?

It's a program that uses some of the most jawdroppingly stunning visuals
to max out your computer. It can do this even to your latest greatest.
It will then tell you how deficient your computer it at running it
(higher scores mean your system is less deficient).

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Smeghead

2005-09-17, 8:41 pm

On 17 Sep 2005 08:13:14 GMT, "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com>
wrote:

quote:

>Smeghead wrote:
>
>
> Is that like DSL Reports? A web site?

No, not at all. Like something that provides a test of your GUI.

http://www.3dmark.com is a place that supposedly offers eye-candy
tests for your GUI to choke on, everything on full, highly detailed
scenes... then reports back a score in "3D Marks". My computer cannot
handle 3DMark05. It handles 3DMark03 with relative ease.

But then, I'm trying to get the best use out of an ATI Radeon 9550
here.

Your card should give you some interesting scores.

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Smeghead

2005-09-17, 8:41 pm

On 17 Sep 2005 08:12:28 GMT, "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com>
wrote:

quote:

>Quixote wrote:
>
>
> I know, I'm so sorry guys. :o} I've just had some crazy-busy
>times lately, plus trying to get more done than I'm capable of.
> Same-old, same-old. :D
>
> I promise that I'll start this coming Monday night! I promise!!
>I'll tote my little TV into the office and set up my little "camp" at
>my desk, instead of this sewing table.
>
> Okay? Plus, I'll set this laptop on one of the pullouts so that if
>I bork something I'll still be able to communicate with y'all.
>
> So, starting Monday, start telling me what all y'all want me to do
>first on BeastieBoy. I'll load the AV and Spybot over the weekend
>and get that out of the way.

Go to www.3dmark.com and download the 03 and 05 flavors and run the
default benchmark tests.

Then post the scores so I can weep.

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Miracle Smith

2005-09-18, 7:00 am

Smeghead wrote:

quote:

> On 17 Sep 2005 08:13:14 GMT, "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> No, not at all. Like something that provides a test of your GUI.
>
> http://www.3dmark.com is a place that supposedly offers eye-candy
> tests for your GUI to choke on, everything on full, highly detailed
> scenes... then reports back a score in "3D Marks". My computer cannot
> handle 3DMark05. It handles 3DMark03 with relative ease.
>
> But then, I'm trying to get the best use out of an ATI Radeon 9550
> here.
>
> Your card should give you some interesting scores.

Ooh, this looks interesting. I'll be sure to do this right away.

I was telling Ross today that I'll be moving my wee TV into the office
tomorrow so that I can settle in there at night to play with my BeastieBoy.
Then *he* started giving me shit for letting it just sit there! LOL
I told him the reason I was settling in there was because of the posts
you guys just wrote! :D
He laughed out loud and said "Good! They *should* be giving you shit!"

Sheesh, a gal just can't sit & knit anymore, huh? ;)

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Miracle Smith

2005-09-18, 7:00 am

Smeghead wrote:

quote:

> Go to www.3dmark.com and download the 03 and 05 flavors and run the
> default benchmark tests.
>
> Then post the scores so I can weep.

Okay! Might even be tomorrow (Sunday) night. I saw that ^
site and now I'm curious too!

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