Gator

Back up...

http://www.thearmory.cc/forum/showthread.php?t=7098&highlight=zboard

OK, I did a complete reinstall, so the server is running on new files, None of the cool stuff like "rank" is turned on, so let me know how it runs for you all now. If it is stable, we will turn on more stuff.

It was a joke, you both will get over it ...I'm sure.

You are correct ...my initial post has been ammended to reflect *your nick*

By the way, this is for serious players ....you must leave your medals at the door before operating this equipment. This program is for serious players...

ATC for Battlefield 2 Foolish Entertainment proudly presents Advanced Tactical Center for Battlefield 2, designed to increase your clans performance. Get all your team mates connected to your online session and create vivid, detailed tactics together. The wide selection of tools included offers your clan the control to grasp the tactic easily and evolving them together in real time! Brand new tools like zoom, text, export tactic and the Custom Map Wizard builds upon the already large library of tools! Download here: (The server and client are all in one app) http://www.foolishentertainment.com/index.asp?p=2&s=6 I have this loaded on the TAC server at: IP: 70.84.183.10 Username: *your nick* Client Password: taclan Admin Password: 20taclan05 NOTE: This will be locked down soon and is only available so you can see how the application works from the admin perspective. NOTE: Be sure to log in once as a user, and once as an Admin to see who sees what. /monthly_06_2011/post-3-130810173932_thumb.jpg /monthly_06_2011/post-3-130810173939_thumb.jpg /monthly_06_2011/post-3-130810173948_thumb.jpg /monthly_06_2011/post-3-130810173956_thumb.jpg /monthly_06_2011/post-3-130810173965_thumb.jpg

OK, fair enough, so lets battle it out and see who has the best team. We will have a battle against the guys who have won the most medals/ranks vs. some of us old, but seasoned, Battlefield players to see who is still alive at the end. Date and time to be announced.

Don't worry about the ranks Klink, because most of those folks are playing for the "kiddie" medals, and to unlock different (worthless) weapons. Now, there are those of us who play to enjoy the teamwork and comaraderie that comes with the game also. These are typically older folks, but there are a few adults who like the "kiddie" medals also. I think it adds a bit of arcadeness to the game, like popping the balloons at a State fair and winning a stuffed animal. When you play in most of the "ranked" servers, most of the players are playing for the badges and medals anyway, and they are not exercising much teamwork at all. I myself enjoy the game for strategy, and tactical deployment, and I love to fly the helicopters. I also like to sneak in behind enemy lines and cap an objective point as well.

No the BF2 players did not turn it off, but we will look into what is causing the problem. It may be the Admin tool we are using that is causing all of the crashes.

http://www.thearmory.cc/forum/showthread.php?t=8093

The new Armory server did not perform as welll as we had expected, so we have returned to the old servers once again. The IP Addresses are as follows: Battlefield 2 70.84.183.10:16567:29900 THE ARMORY <TAC> Firearms 70.84.183.12:27015 THE ARMORY <TAC> 3.0 Server Counter-Strike: Source 70.84.183.11:27015 THE ARMORY <TAC> CS:Source - IP 70.84.183.11

Battlerecorder for Battlefield 2 What is Battlerecorder? A casual gamer's replay function Players can replay past battles back in the Battlefield 2 engine, reliving their Battlefield moments as often as they want. A hardcore gamer's learning tool Clan members can use the integrated replay toolset to analyze player performance and patterns. A tournament director's dream Resolve conflicts and disputes from the point of view of the actual game server that ran the match. A moviemaker's dream. Server-side recording is a snap to set up. Scripting system allows users to render sections of the footage from a desired POV out to .avi. Use your desired 3rd party video editing suite to stitch your magnum opus together. In detail: Battlerecorder at its core is an integrated tool for both recording Battlefield 2 rounds and playing them back within the Battlefield 2 engine. Server admins choose whether or not to run Battlerecorder on their server and where to store the files. Players who have taken part in a recorded round can easily pull down the game file within Battlefield 2 (from the in-game Community menu). Players can also pass the files among themselves manually to share their favorite moments with their friends. Additionally, Battlerecorder includes functionality for rendering sequences from the recorded file to .avi format. Finally, players can choose the point of view to watch the recording from (moving from player to player or around the world in free cam; note that Battlerecorder does not store first person view data). Playback Info The following commands can be used to control the game replay and camera in a recorded demo. Q opens the Playback Rose. Move the mouse to highlight the desired playback option and press the Left Mouse Button to select. Options available here that are not bound to separate keys include "Restart" and "Quit". T opens the Camera Rose. Choose the camera option or cycle through the available players. 1 Pause the playback (also available in the Playback Rose). 2 Playback recorded session at normal speed (also available in the Playback Rose). 3 Playback recorded session at 5% of normal speed (also available in the Playback Rose). 4 Playback recorded session at 25% of normal speed (also available in the Playback Rose). 5 Playback recorded session at 50% of normal speed (also available in the Playback Rose). 6 Playback recorded session at normal speed (also available in the Playback Rose). 7 Playback recorded session at 150% of normal speed (also available in the Playback Rose). 8 Playback recorded session at 300% of normal speed (also available in the Playback Rose). Spacebar cycle between players. Right Mouse Button cycle between free camera and player camera. Mouse wheel zoom camera in and out when locked onto a player. W, A, S, D, Ctrl and Shift move free camera around map, forward, left, backwards, right, down and up. Mouse look aim free camera. Basic Rendering Instructions Playing back a demo outside the client and recording your camera movements This mode lets you record a camera path to go with a demo recording so that they can be played back together. The camera works exactly as described in the instructions above but all movements you make are recorded. If working from the machine that recorded the demo, drop the demo.cmd file provided with this update into the root of the Battlefield 2 install folder. If working from a client that has downloaded a demo from the game's front end: Create a "Demos" folder in the root of the game install folder. Move the demos you wish to render from into the demos folder from their normal location in you're my Documents folder. Drop the demo.cmd folder found below into the root of the game install folder. Launch the demo recording as follows Launch the Command Prompt and browse to the game's install directory. E.g. type "cd c:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield 2" and hit ENTER Type "demo.cmd +c " and press enter. E.g. "demo.cmd +c mydemo mydemocam" will record a Demos\mydemocam.bf2cam for demo Demos\mydemo.bf2demo Before quitting the game, wait for the message 'camera file closed' in the console or the camera file will be broken. Playing back a demo with pre-recorded camera movements This mode combines the previous steps and shows you a take with both the demo and camera tracks active. Launch the game as follows: demo.cmd To watch the demo with the default recorded camera use: demo.cmd -def Rendering images to disk This mode writes out an AVI file to disk based on a demo file and a recorded camera file. Launch the game as follows: demo.cmd +r A dialog box pops up where you can select encoder (Xvid or Divx is recommended) and the quality settings for that encoder. If you want to stop rendering before the end of the demo, press 'R' Capturing sound This mode tries to set up an ideal environment for recording sound. Launch the game as follows: demo.cmd +s Use external recording software to capture the sound from the playback demo.zip demo.zip

It's not worth $50 bucks ...its more worth about $100

A BF2 clan has asked for a 8 vs 8 or a 10 vs 10 scrim. Would anyone be interested in playing them. Let me know and I will set up a date and time.

we had it set to "5" which is the highest recommended for the internet, and the file was about 12MB. Very nice quality, but we are going to experiment with some of the other llower settings to see how they look.

The voice problem has been fixed. Thanks to... RiverRat Frost Lagn StateCop ...for their assitance in troubleshooting the problem. It had to do with the IP Gateway and Interface settings on the server. The server is running smooth as silk now. We also set up Battlefield Recorder, and it is really cool. When we get done testing the different quality/performance setings, we will turn it on permently. -Gator

The voice problem has been fixed. Thanks to... RiverRat Frost Lagn StateCop ...for their assitance in troubleshooting the problem. It had to do with the IP Gateway and Interface settings on the server. The server is running smooth as silk now. We also set up Battlefield Recorder, and it is really cool. When we get done testing the different quality/performance setings, we will turn it on permently. -Gator

Here is one more thing to throw out at ya. I was reading some of the BF2 forums, and someone pointed out the fact that the "ranked" servers (rented by clans) are running private. So a clan goes in their "private" server and helps each other out by racking up points. The system is flawed bigtime. EA had laggy servers with Vietnam, and now they provide you with laggy servers for BF2. If you want a smooth server, and good teamplay, please feel free to join us at the Amroy's "Unranked, low-life, skanky server" . Simply type the keyword "armory" and you will see it. We will be lowering the player count to around 40-players (or so) to make it more accomodating to all.

Welcome to our humble abode. Always nice to see new faces (text anyway ...lol) Fill out the join request, and we place you name up to vote. Hmm... I see you did that. Well, just wait and we will contact you. In the meantime, please stop by our Ventrilo channel and get to know everyone. I see you are from Naples, FL ...I'm orginally from Sarasota. FL myself. Again, welcome to TAC ...

Thanks to all who help test the server yesterday. We've been having some unexplained crashes, and everyone was assisting by playing with different server configurations. I contacted another server Admin named "Vapor", who was kind enough to share some info with me as to how he has configured his server. We also discussed having a fun match between us and them in the coming days I hope his suggestion solves our isssues with the server, but if it doesn't, we will find an answer one way or another. Vapor has the same type of server as we do, and his server been stable and running good for 3 days now without a crash. Please join the server and test it out if you get a chance today. I know its not a lot of fun when the server crashes or gets laggy, but its something we must do to help make it the best BF2 server out there. Regards, Gator