bit-tech's Multi-Core Gaming Server

Ive been a long time browser of Bit-Tech about 2 years now but being too lazy to register in the past ive finally made the effort after youve given me so much, and now a source server to spend my University-less days in

Im sure ill have 8,000 posts in no time :)

Originally Posted by Firehed

further ot - is the Bit "office" a metaphor of sorts, or do you actually have a physical HQ? I'd always assumed the former, but not being too savvy in the geography of England, I've also assumed you're not that close to each other too.

We do have a bricks and mortar HQ. :)

Originally Posted by Fly
We do have a bricks and mortar HQ. :)

There was an article on it a while ago, with what went on.

Tim had his own section/cell

COD 2 server :) I dont own css :(
Plus COD2 pwns!

Originally Posted by Firehed
ot - are those case badges for sale anywhere or anything?

They were, I will have to check if they still are though.

further ot - is the Bit "office" a metaphor of sorts, or do you actually have a physical HQ? I'd always assumed the former, but not being too savvy in the geography of England, I've also assumed you're not that close to each other too.

http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2006/01/31/where_in_the_world/6.html ;)

i'm pretty sure that kustompcs stock bit badges :) Also good night gaming with you guys and sorry to anyone that may have fell on my knife, there were a few hehe ;)

The badges Kustom stock are the old ones.

We want the new ones.

Though I'd prefer a flat one, not the bubble type.

Anychance you can get the guys at Intel to *sneak* out a E6600 or the Conroe extreme :D for me? :D
Say when the BF2 Server is running, i play that, so playing that while others are playing CS:S and quake 4 and something else, that would rock, keep it up.

Sam
(BF2 = samkiller42
BF2142 = samkiller42 Veteran)

Shame I didn't see this thread yesterday but I had to go out in the evening anyway.

I'm well up for a lunchtime rammy though if any of you guys are??? :D

Just gotta get my new laptop set up and ready to go.
Then download Gigs of steam files on a crappy 2MB connection. :(

its strange having a PC with no gui, or moniter/keyboard/mouse connected to it
Infact that PC needs just 2 cables, Power and Ethernet
Ive learnt so much having to do all my work via SSH

Preaching to the converted :) I'm the only guy in the office running Linux full time! I use straight SSH for most things, but sometimes It is nice to have a GUI for things, so I run VNC on a restricted user and then tunnel it over SSH.

Anyway, lot's of comments in the thread and it's always great to see interest in what we're doing.

However, just to reiterate what Tim/Wil/Geoff/RTT have said. PLEASE be patient, we do know what we're doing, we just need time.

Besides, what's going on in the background is kind of irrellevent. If you can log on to the server and get a decent ping - that's what matters. Right?

Wow, linux must really be quite laborsome if you've only managed two posts in nearly 3 years, Spode :P

Originally Posted by Spode
Besides, what's going on in the background is kind of irrellevent. If you can log on to the server and get a decent ping - that's what matters. Right?

that is very true, this is the only 100 tick public server Ive played on that doesn't lagg like a bitch

After playing on it for a while i know 1 thing, I'm rather out of practise on CSS ;)

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi
Wow, linux must really be quite laborsome if you've only managed two posts in nearly 3 years, Spode :P

Helping or hurting??

I registered a while ago for some unknown reason, but never bothered posting. I have my own forums to look after!

Get back to work!

Hahahaha :D Yea, the orange forums of TR. Mm Mm MMmmmmmm! ;)

I don't like you anymore. I'm telling Tim!

Originally Posted by Spode
I don't like you anymore. I'm telling Tim!

Just noticed your sig - I'm sure I've seen your name on something mountain biking before - did you ever appear in MBUK, or on a MTB website?

Originally Posted by Spode
I have my own forums to look after!

"Its not Big, But its Clever" i bet you say that to all the women

Edit
nice sponsors though

was a laugh, but not when the console kicked me....


was there for some BF action and that was better :)

glad to hear that they are perminant servers.

Was anyone else surprised that the bit-tech staff were actually good? Sorry guys, but tbh I expected you all to be a bit rubbish, but for the most part you all seemed to hold your own, and bigz was very impressive.

Originally Posted by specofdust
Was anyone else surprised that the bit-tech staff were actually good? Sorry guys, but tbh I expected you all to be a bit rubbish, but for the most part you all seemed to hold your own, and bigz was very impressive.

i havent seen any BiT staff yet, well i think

there was somone on there with BIT infront of their name, but they wouldnt say if they were BiT staff or not, and he wasnt that good :p

The number of times BiT bench on DOD/HL2 - maybe thats why their good at CSS :p

There were a few bit-tech staff members on. There were a whole load of people using the bit-prefix who had no reason to be using it, which made things a tad confusing. But Bigz0r, Rtt/captainspanner, garside, haz, and fly were all there IIRC and they're all staff. I might have missed someone but the games cos the games were pretty hectic.

The server launch brought the office to a standstill actually - at least 5 of the guys here were all playing last night at 6pm instead of working :) We also had some moderators etc who joined in I believe.

I'll leave the boys to share tales of their conquests but I know Ryan is ex-4K and Tim (bigz) used to play to a very high standard too (the 8 hours a day kinda thing). I'm personally waiting for anything-but-CS before I join in the festivities

Originally Posted by Monks
Ive been a long time browser of Bit-Tech about 2 years now but being too lazy to register in the past ive finally made the effort after youve given me so much, and now a source server to spend my University-less days in

Im sure ill have 8,000 posts in no time :)

Welcome to bit-tech :D - now watch your posts per day count reach double digits :D

Originally Posted by Lazlow
Just noticed your sig - I'm sure I've seen your name on something mountain biking before - did you ever appear in MBUK, or on a MTB website?

Quite Possibly... ;)

Thought I'd get some free advertising in my signature ;)

Edit: Hmm, Lincoln - don't know Darren Hill do you?

I mainly play CS 1.6, but I guess this server will push me over to CS Source. Had loads of fun yesterday and I have to say that my CS (1.6) skills aren't what they used to be. It's incredibly hard to get back into that game, too - I actually find it frustrating. I guess that CS Source is a bit more friendly to me in that respect, so it shouldn't take me long to get back to what I used to be able to do. :)