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Bots for Team Fortress 2

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Some time ago we added Team Fortress 2 to the games we have available to play, and I have to say, that up to this point, setting up the TF2 server and keeping it updated has been just about a complete waste of time.  And yes, we even have stats for it, which if you look at them, has been an even bigger waste of time.  However, we've kept hanging on to TF2, and not removing it from the rotation because it really is, a terrific game.  And it keeps getting better.

One of the reasons why we've never played it is even when someone has voted for it, we haven't had enough players vote to make it worth running the server.  Well that might be about to change, and it may well be that the effort that has been put into it will be worth it.  Valve is developing full fledged bots for TF2.  TF2 has always had bots, but they haven't had much in the way of a.i., so you couldn't really play with them or against them.  They weren't good for much more than testing purposes, or taking screen shots, and questionable even for that.

Well now the a.i. for the bots is in the process of being fully developed.  If you are interested there is an official forum for discussions regarding the bots, and hopefully it won't be long before we will be able to add them to the server, which will I think mean that we will finally actually get to play some TF2.

 
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Latest Message: 1 week, 4 days ago
  • Bombadier : 8 buck a jug and 7 a dozen
  • distraction : were the beer and wings period authentic? Happy smiley
  • Drek : Happy smiley
  • Bombadier : So you can say that I played BG on the weekend.
  • Bombadier : Invaded U.S. battles won. Good beer and wings, came home.
  • Mr. Mangler : I cleared up a few Gigs and that helped.
  • distraction : and hi Turf and Drek!
  • Drek : Rebooting my computer helped though, maybe you could try that next time.
  • Drek : Hmmm, I've had fps like that in games before. Not much fun.
  • Mr. Mangler : sorry I wasn't there yesterday i was extremely laggy and i was getting , yes 1 fps...
  • Drek : 8:00pm EST
  • Mr. Mangler : the game is at 8 right?
  • distraction : Ottawa has a hockey team? huh. who knew?
  • Drek : Go Sens Go!
  • distraction : and the forecast for Ottawa? Flurries Happy smiley
  • Guyturf : I'll forgive your attitude Drek, after all, you are in snowwhere, NB... Happy smiley
  • Drek : Happy shovelling?!!! Bah!!!
  • Guyturf : night all! Happy shoveling
  • ConfusedMast : yeah thanks mate. had a nice one Happy smiley
  • Drek : By the way, a happy belated birthday to Confused!
  • Drek : Go Go Go!
  • Inneb : One more exam for me to write!
  • Mr. Mangler : reasonably priced eggs? YAY
  • distraction : right reasonably priced love AND a hard boiled egg.
  • oldmanbob : You forgot the reasonably priced love, distraction
  • distraction : ok, so no one's read that Pratchet. that's ok. you will and then it'll all make sense. Happy smiley
  • distraction : for a good hard boiled egg!
  • Mr. Mangler : FOR NARNIA!
  • distraction : I am reminded of an an old joke involving equestrians and a certain philosopher...
  • Drek : "Cogito ergo huh?" "I think, therefore I wonder if I am..."
  • distraction : I know I exist but I’d like to bring on some existential angst if I could.
  • Drek : There you are! Found you!
  • Drek : *buzzer* Failed again! No they aren't fixed. I'm working on them...
  • Drek : Cross, I'm regenerating the stats at this very moment. I think they should be fixed once they have finished updating. Thanks for pointing out the problem to me.
  • Drek : I forgot to add the new years stats folder to the sources...
  • Drek : ahhhhh, I know, I know! Thanks for reminding me...
  • Cross-Eyed : What happened to the day of Defeat stats? I know that more than 3 people played last night. And where are the previous stats?
  • distraction : woohoo! welcome to the tagged. now I'll feel slightly bad every time I shoot you to death... only slightly. Happy smiley
  • Mr. Mangler : I put on the tag Very happy smiley
  • Drek : Sorry about Saturday Mangler. As I said in the game night thread, we had a huge storm, and I think it caused problems with the server.
  • Mr. Mangler : It is defienently my favorite game on steam Happy smiley
  • distraction : not yet. thinking about it but not yet
  • Mr. Mangler : does anyone have Garrys Mod?
  • ConfusedMast : Happy smiley
  • distraction : SHOUTING? WHO'S SHOUTING? WHAT? Happy smiley
  • Guyturf : And some of us love being shouted at too, it makes us feel at home Happy smiley
  • Drek : Well, there's always that... Happy smiley
  • Frank McNeil : The truth is Drek likes to shout at us. It doesn't matter whether it makes sense or not. The point is he has the chance to shout at us Smiley with tonque out.
  • Drek : Because most of the problems with the website come down to that. I've been working on it, and changed something and something got messed up and I fixed it, but your browser doesn't know it yet... Happy smiley
  • Thomas-Shepp : I Know its a little late but why is it when anyone has a prolblem drek is thier to shout Clear you Cache. lol
  • Guyturf : yay... all better... Happy smiley
  • Drek : Ya, I've checked the website in three different browsers. Clearing your cache should do the trick for you.
  • Drek : your browser cache I mean
  • Drek : Try clearing your cache, if that doesn't work, you'll hear me screaming all the way from Moncton... Happy smiley
  • Guyturf : something is wrong with the website... the whole centre area is shifted right under game stats!
  • Drek : As a very wise man once said, "Stuff happens..." Happy smiley
  • Mr. Mangler : sorry I was not able to make it last game my power cord broke so I couldn't charge my laptop..
  • ConfusedMast : i wish y'all a merry christmas and a happy new year!
  • distraction : happy happy! Merry Merry!
  • oldmanbob : Happy Christmas all!
  • Thomas-Shepp : oops i forgot cya guys tonight i wont be late
  • Thomas-Shepp : hmm well i am too lazy to think of anything important to write..... so well just read what i already wrote.....lol
  • Guyturf : gah... need a new thought in the shoutbox... oops... there it is... but I'm not sharing... aw man... shoot, I shared it... um... I mean... right... Christmas shopping today... no focus... too many crowds... argh!
  • Mr. Mangler : I will be on at like 9 or 9:30

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