Sammy

Is this mp_arbor_day or mp_arbor_storm? Those two have moved spawns in the mover configs.

The first beta test of the 1.46 mod is online. 74.208.70.133:28960 Named xi146b1 TDM stock maps. I will have to write up a change log but the biggest addition people will notice is the ability to save three streaks. If your stack is full you cannot get any others. If you reach a killstreak normally, say 3 kills for the RC, but your stack is full the award will be ignored. No upgrades. So best to always keep one slot free. Tac nuke doesnt count and has its own slot. You can activate in any order. So if for example your loadout has a UAV and an airstrike you can hold onto your UAV until you get the airstrike and activate it first. Or hold onto it until you get a mininuke. Be sure to set activation keybinds in multiplayer options. There are three of them. 6-7-8 would be the most convenient. Also the key for the nuke. Also be sure to set the keybind for special weapons. Expect bugs. I think I got everything set up correctly but many of the settings are temporary for today. There is one ff and five iwds so expect some download time depending on your connection.

"Need", no. But personally I would partition it into two. I am a naturally disorganized person so it does help me keep things sorted out. Helps keep partition one semi organized but partition two can be a mess without anything to worry about. Or if partition one gets too much clutter. I also keep some of my lesser used programs installed on the second. I dont have an SSD boot drive. I am sure one day I will.

Welcome to my world. Only time I get them consistently is when shooting bots.

I had a test perk that didnt make you invisible but changed your player skin called 'spy'. In fully hardcore games it worked well but there were a couple limitations that I couldnt overcome that would make it too easy to spot you as a spy if the enemy was looking. I thought about a jammer type device based on a betty but to me the emp emitter idea is better because it's meant to be short as opposed to a device that can last several minutes. Also more of a tactical weapon to be used by attackers pushing forward. As for post-streak spawn protection I thought about reducing the timer by 1/2 but decided against it. However considering how people use that for a tactical advantage, and that you can stack three streaks, I might revisit it. If someone has two RC's and a predator stacked how would he use that spawn protection? How would it change things?

Kumbaya, my lord, kumbaya. Much of the emp will require gameplay testing to see how it affects everything. Having an emitter area kill an RC is too powerful but cutting speed in 1/2 works pretty good. Artillery is being changed a bit. Because it takes a long time instead of 4 barrages of 4 its going to be 3 of 6 with the spread increased slightly. Predators will work if other air support is in progress but only 1 at a time as usual. SAM's are very useful for taking out launchers and all turrets can be activated automatically. No airdrops required unless its from a normal care package.

After seeing the 2 girls 1 cup vid... that pic is nothing.

Ok the emp nade saturation area idea works. Default timer 15 seconds and still working out the range of it. But it will be smaller than the initial blast. If in range of the emitter you get the same emp effects. No minimap or hud, no streaks, jammer effect. When you leave it goes away. The exception is if you got hit by the blast itself. That doesnt stop until the 30 second timer runs out even if you run into and out of an area. That is for players. So the question is, what should happen if a car goes through it? As always I will only include opinions of those that actually tell me. If you dont, and end up not liking it, well I cant help that.

Yea if the enemy was blocking all doors, which happens a lot, do you kick people for not defrosting them in a timely manner?

Yea I did that with the mod moving that spawn after this map loaded. Actually I thought the mover setting was still there. Its still only one spawn point however because the mapper for whatever reason chose to do it that way. I will check it out today.

Not true that once the doors are blocked you can never win? Or not true that the only spawnpoint is in the building?

There is a map where there is just one spawnpoint in the whole map for one of the sides. Inside the building. So block those doors and its game over. Might as well just eat nades and be done with it since you are going to lose anyways.

There is a huge amount of traffic between the servers and the clients. Especially certain times of day or things like millions of people streaming videos after dinner. Or software/hardware changes such as was done by one of the backbones recently. Also keep in mind AW just came out and xbox traffic competes with pc and all the rest. Along with the attrocious peer-to-peer that swallows it up and the rest of us get to suffer from. Oh... and dont forget the net neutrality thing going on. A couple major providers have been shown to be screwing around in their fights with Netflix and the 'fast lane' idea. So dont automatically say there is a mod problem when it happens. Thank you.

Laptops should be secondary computers. Always have a PC as the primary and back up the contents of the laptop once a week onto it. Not that laptops are inherently bad. Only that I cannot easily get into it and replace or upgrade failing parts. Otherwise people are beholden to whoever made it to fix it.

Welcome smeghead.

Take effect on next server restart: Made some minor range adjustments to the nuke and emp. What is the corner case? I dont remember.

Uh... no.

A couple weeks ago the range was increased by around %15. I am considering a couple possibilities for 1.46 such as making the nade into more of a short term emitter like how its used for defrosting. It will instead emit a shorter range EMP field for 15 seconds. So for an anti-car you can throw it ahead of where the car will go and it will still get it unless it turns away. Or simply throw it at your feet and keep moving forward hoping the car will still try to follow you into the field. But if they pay attention they will see that you did this, or see the flare, and go somewhere else. Yea there is a bug about the nade exploding after you die. On my list. One of those things that nobody ever told me about until recently. Or if anybody did I dont remember it. The nade will explode right after it stops moving. Like stun. For games there is no 'cure'. Just proper game balance within the parameters available with an eye towards all players.

Who watches the watchman?

The short answer is no. All you can to is set the max ping to 100 or something instead of 300.

I like the way you think.

If you do have a lot of boxes to move and many of them do weigh a fair amount maybe get one of those lifting support belts to go around your waist. I dont know what they are called.

How do you know the teacher is a woman? This is 2014 after all.

Dont sweat trying to cram too much into boxes unless transportation is a problem. Makes them easier to move since they arent as heavy. Dont load up a large box full of pots and pans so you dont have to move a 100 lbs box. Label all boxes clearly including whats inside. Or at least label the box with a good and unique title with all the items on a master list. Making it all easier to unpack is just as important as packing. Think about how you want to stack things based on how you are transporting them first so you arent spending as much effort that day doing it since you are pressed for time. Make sure all breakables are wrapped up in paper and not squished in the box. Make sure they are always stacked on top. Label boxes accordingly. If its a big move in a big truck get a dolly to move boxes. Make sure you have straps to secure everything. Dont load up boxes too high so you can still see out of the rear view mirror or you might get pulled over by a cop. If any box has really expensive or irreplaceable items know where it is at all times so it doesnt get lost. Oh and dont wait until the last day. Get stuff all packed now so the day before you move you will have a good nights rest for moving day.

Awwww. I feel all warm and fuzzy. But maybe thats just gas.