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« on: May 16, 2013, 11:03:53 AM »

I think everyone knows that WDG have a dedicated server (if you don’t, we do)

Over the past year it’s become clear that the dedicated server is

1) Expensive (increasingly as the clan has grown smaller, we've had WDG whip rounds; fun but there is a limit)
2) Takes time/effort to maintain (and requires technical knowhow)

and our use of it doesn't justify (1) or (2)

So we've decided to go back to using hosted servers. For the cost of the dedicated server we could run 5 x 25 player servers.

Our basic minimum is a 27/28 Slot Public TF2 server, 20 Slot Private TF2 server with FTP and stv access and a 50 slot mumble, preferably from the same supplier. With this we would still have a pot of money left over which the community could dip in and out of to rent servers for other games we're playing/want to play (e.g. DayZ, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare), renewed on a month by month basis as required. For TF2, it would allow us to experiment with crit-vote servers, custom map servers etc

If we react to games that are popular it might even bring in more new people which I think we'd all want. Good community/community-growing games seem to be getting rarer.

Anyhow, we’re now looking at potential hosts. Of course we want a reputable one.

Currently we’re looking at:

- CKRAS €20 per month https://www.ckras.com/en/gameserver_smartline.php
- Hiperz - only go up to 18 slot but is €26 per month https://www.hiperz.com/cart.php?gid=4
- INX-Gaming - £12.47 per month https://billing.inx-gaming.com/cart.php?a=confproduct&i=0
- 540Hosting - £15 per month http://540hosting.com/game-servers/team-fortress-2.php
LRC gaming http://www.lrc-gaming.co.uk/game-servers/team-fortress-2.html

Has anyone any feedback on any of these or further recommendations/thoughts?

Plus has anyone any thoughts in general on this?


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« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2013, 07:53:09 PM »

Had a quick chat with fraac. He uses Hiperz. Says he got a 20 slot server, it might be worth talking with the guy if we want more than 18. Apparently their tech guy can be reached really easily
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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2013, 09:43:19 PM »

I have used Hiperz for FNR! and whilst I have always been able to talk to someone when needed - I have found there to be quite a few issues including routing problems, lagging (apparently DDOS) etc. Think I have so far moved the server about 6 or 7 times to 3 or 4 countries - which doesn't matter for a private server but is death for a public one.

May be better off finding a provider who is more used to catering for larger public servers. Also I would say you might be better off picking a host who offers a wide variety of games for ease of management if you are intending on  setting up new servers for other games. Be a pain to have them split all over. However, avoid Multiplay.
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2013, 09:49:02 PM »

Also etf2l have switched over to Hypernia (http://hypernia.com/game-servers) who seem to be okay.
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« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2013, 10:46:19 PM »

This'll mean new ip right?
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« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2013, 03:00:18 AM »

This'll mean new ip right?

Depends....

If you use server.wdgclan.co.uk as your IP then it'll most likely stay the same as I can redirect the address to the new server but most likely the ports will change.

I can probably put up a redirect or something on the server to nudge/wink/wink people to the right place! Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2013, 11:28:45 PM »

Hey, how much extra money/mo do you guys need?

I didn't realise that the clan was short on money.

I'm happy to donate a more reasonable monthly sum, as I'm pretty much constantly in your mumble channel.
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« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2013, 11:44:51 PM »

Thanks terror Smiley

To be honest it's not just money. If we move to rented servers then they'll be easier to maintain. Certainly the idea with the TF2 servers is that they could then become more of the responsibility of people in the community who regularly play TF2. At the moment, for instance, serious work on the dedicated server is beyond me technically.

It would also mean that if we rented servers for other games (which we could just go and do), again the people who played those games would be able to have more control over them without needing to have detailed knowledge.

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« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2013, 10:06:09 PM »

Another possibility

http://nitrous-networks.co.uk/teamfortress2
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« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2013, 01:11:05 PM »

Looks like no thoughts particularly being thunk.

We'll toss a coin  Wink

(we've got until about mid-July when the next subs for the dedi is due)
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