It seems there is much interest in organizing and running a dedicated server for playing numerous games with the community, therefore we shall try and organize something
First thing is figuring out what sort of games people want to play...I currently have a small machine I can donate as a dedicated server and based on what I collected from the other topic as well as my own suggestions games that would be ideal for it:
Wolfenstein Enemy Territory (Free)
Team Fortress Classic
Counterstrike 1.6
Natural Selection
Half Life Deathmatch
To give you an idea the machine I currently have is:
900MHz Duron
256MB RAM
Intergrated Video
The biggest issue with me running a dedicated server is the fact that I only have 256K Cable connection that is shared with a few other people on a network, therefore I think I'd have to limit the server to 10 slots and even then I don't know how well it would operate
Other games that have thusfar been suggested that I cannot host 24/7:
Counterstrike Source
Half Life 2 Deathmatch
Battlefield 2
Call of Duty 2
Americas Army (Free)
It would probably take about $300 to get a decent dedicated server up and running with a 3000+, cheap s939 board, 1GB memory and an FX or Radeon 9000 card that would be able to handle every up there except maybe BF2 fairly good
That said, I can temporarily host any game during a specific timeslot for a few hours using the current machine I own...although like I said the big thing holding me back is my internet connection
Please post your thoughts and ideas and I will pass this on for administrative review...if you have any other ideas for games please post them and I will add them
First thing is figuring out what sort of games people want to play...I currently have a small machine I can donate as a dedicated server and based on what I collected from the other topic as well as my own suggestions games that would be ideal for it:
Wolfenstein Enemy Territory (Free)
Team Fortress Classic
Counterstrike 1.6
Natural Selection
Half Life Deathmatch
To give you an idea the machine I currently have is:
900MHz Duron
256MB RAM
Intergrated Video
The biggest issue with me running a dedicated server is the fact that I only have 256K Cable connection that is shared with a few other people on a network, therefore I think I'd have to limit the server to 10 slots and even then I don't know how well it would operate
Other games that have thusfar been suggested that I cannot host 24/7:
Counterstrike Source
Half Life 2 Deathmatch
Battlefield 2
Call of Duty 2
Americas Army (Free)
It would probably take about $300 to get a decent dedicated server up and running with a 3000+, cheap s939 board, 1GB memory and an FX or Radeon 9000 card that would be able to handle every up there except maybe BF2 fairly good
That said, I can temporarily host any game during a specific timeslot for a few hours using the current machine I own...although like I said the big thing holding me back is my internet connection
Please post your thoughts and ideas and I will pass this on for administrative review...if you have any other ideas for games please post them and I will add them
