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Title: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on August 14, 2011, 04:17:08 PM: Server admin : [IFOC]75 (me)

NOTE : all servers are running Zandronum 3.0
http://zandronum.com/download

Rules:

You may not cause the game to be unplayable for other players (e.g., exit blocking).

Do not abuse vote kick

If there's a problem, you can reach me through PM, the IRC (irc.zandronum.com/IFOC, my username is [IFOC]75), or IRC Memos if I'm not there (/msg memoserv help for information)

Cheating:

If you see somebody cheating, or if you are accused of cheating on my servers send me a PM, and go on irc://irc.zandronum.com/zastaff.

Note, these names may be slightly different than the actual server names, just search for IFOC

These are the servers I am currently hosting:

Hostname : ifocserv.net

New server roster: (Aug. 2018)

Chex Pack CTF
Chex Pack Duel
Chex Pack Zorchmatch
Chex Quest: The Lost Quest Survival (with multiplayer patch)

Alpha/Delta Invasion Survival
Duel32 with some non-vanilla flags
Exec / Brit series deathmatch
Exec / Brit series deathmatch (MSPD)
Hell Revealed 2 Survival
Lazarus1j Deathmatch
MSPD Deathmatch
Hell Revealed 2 Survival (MSPD)
Plutonia Survival
Scrape Deathmatch
TNT: Renascence Survival
TNT Survival
UAC Ultra Survival
Ultimate Doom E1 Deathmatch
Ultimate Doom E1 Duel
Ultimate Doom Survival (Nightmare)

TODO:
- Add Ultimate Doom non-nightmare survival?
- Brit/Exec is rather well represented as-is, maybe replace with something else?
- There are currently no Legendary CTF servers up
- There are currently no vanilla Epic 2 servers, may want to host that.
- There are currently no Skulltag Stock DM servers
- There are no sci2 servers

Chex stuff:
- Doomsday (Mob's mod)
- the 20th anniversary mod
- "Chex Quest United" (TNCQ) ST Stock DM server?
- Plain old Chex 3 survival? (VP's servers went down)
- Chex Pack E4 survival?

Sorry but you are not allowed to view spoiler contents.

You can get the Chex IWADs here:

Chex 3: http://www.ifocserv.net/ftp/wads/chex3.wad
Chex.wad: http://www.ifocserv.net/ftp/wads/chex.wad

All of my wads and pk3s that I'm hosting can be found here

http://www.ifocserv.net/ftp/wads/

If you have some wads you'd like me to host let me know
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: rexxor on August 17, 2011, 12:29:58 PM: This looks really promising. I'm gonna try to get a few friends to try it with me. They've never played chex ever >.>
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on August 18, 2011, 03:18:10 AM: Send me a PM on steam or on here when they join, if you want another person to play :)
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on August 19, 2011, 09:22:27 PM: There was some down time, all of the servers are back up now. Tell me if you notice incorrect DMFlags or settings.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: ChexCommander on August 19, 2011, 11:13:50 PM: Just curious, how are you hosting this, by the way? Your laptop?
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on August 20, 2011, 03:55:46 AM: Now hosting Ultimate E1 Doom Deathmatch

<[IFOC] Server> Ultimate Doom E1 Deathmatch

I modified the duel server to only have E1 maps

I recommend playing Ultimate Doom E1 duel or Deathmatch, the maps are very well made.

EDIT - copy/pasted the first post of my skulltag server hosting topic, it's not as relevant here, since most people who visit this page wouldn't troll about chex quest, but it's worth mentioning for the sake of random viewers.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on August 21, 2011, 09:38:38 PM: I fixed a typo "Cybercrime + Shooting Monsters ~~whit~~ with guns" in one of the server titles

Thanks to ViciousPariah for telling me about the error.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on August 21, 2011, 10:18:33 PM: I just added 3 new servers: TNT Survival, TNT Renascence survival, and Plutonia Survival
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on September 04, 2011, 03:14:28 AM: I added two new servers, zBlood survival and Worms doom.

Worms doom is buggy, but fun.

EDIT - you will need skulltag 98E r3299 to play Worms Doom
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: MajorSlime on September 04, 2011, 04:39:01 PM: Quote from: ChexCommander on August 19, 2011, 11:13:50 PM
Just curious, how are you hosting this, by the way? Your laptop?

I second this...

How ARE you hosting all these?!
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on September 05, 2011, 04:15:36 AM: Added 8 bit CTF
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on September 05, 2011, 09:04:54 AM: Some downtime happened a few hours ago, I removed some servers

specifically, Chex Quest Advanced, Chex 3 Survival, Chex Skulltag Pack LMS, Scythe 2, and Legendary CTF
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: LAZ Trooper on September 05, 2011, 09:49:40 PM: Quote from: ChexMaster2109 on September 04, 2011, 04:39:01 PM
Quote from: ChexCommander on August 19, 2011, 11:13:50 PM
Just curious, how are you hosting this, by the way? Your laptop?

I second this...

How ARE you hosting all these?!
I third this, since you've posted two more times without answering...
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: xbolt on September 06, 2011, 02:01:26 AM: Quote from: LAZ Trooper on September 05, 2011, 09:49:40 PM
Quote from: ChexMaster2109 on September 04, 2011, 04:39:01 PM
Quote from: ChexCommander on August 19, 2011, 11:13:50 PM
Just curious, how are you hosting this, by the way? Your laptop?

I second this...

How ARE you hosting all these?!
I third this, since you've posted two more times without answering...

Clearly it's a sort of arcane magic, and as such, he cannot discuss it due to the blood oath.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on September 06, 2011, 02:45:24 AM: I hosted these servers by sending serial data to and from the internet, using UDP, over a various set of ports. The serial data is encoded and compressed using the Huffman algorithm, and decoded when it reaches your computer.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: MajorSlime on September 06, 2011, 04:34:27 AM: XD
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: ChexCommander on September 06, 2011, 04:46:10 PM: Quote from: 75 on September 06, 2011, 02:45:24 AM
I hosted these servers by sending serial data to and from the internet, using UDP, over a various set of ports. The serial data is encoded and compressed using the Huffman algorithm, and decoded when it reaches your computer.

What kind of demon are you?!
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on September 08, 2011, 03:24:02 AM: I was watching my computer's performance monitor tonight, and I know why players experience random lag spikes.

It's NOT my ISP, my router, or even my network, it's my computer's CPU. I don't understand how this is happening, it seems to just happen at random. I don't know why Skulltag would suddenly take up an enormous amount of CPU resources, I've seen the servers sit with 5 players with no problem, then the CPU goes to 100% and lags everyone out.

After I graduate and move out (after December) I want to set up a dedicated server rig, with a ubuntu/linux server OS. I read an article that said that having a powerful CPU isn't important, I don't believe it after seeing my dual core from 2008 get overworked.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on September 11, 2011, 11:49:29 AM: NOTE: Right now the servers are up, this is a notification of future downtime.

I ordered a new, better router today and I'm also going to switch my server computer from Windows 7 to FreeBSD. It's not a hardware upgrade (yet), but switching to a more predictable OS should help these lag spikes.

The router should arrive in three days, the servers will stay up 24/7 until it arrives.

After I get it there will be some down time to configure it, I guess that it won't take more than a half hour.

Then, when I have time, I will add a FreeBSD partition to my current computer, it's possible that this task will take an entire day, or more if I have problems.

I'll post updates here when I am ready to install FreeBSD, and time estimates for when you can expect the servers to be back up.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on September 14, 2011, 10:46:02 PM: The router is installed and working.

A few users on Skulltag said that they can connect to my servers, but I can't see them on doomseeker or connect to them.

I know it's not my configuration, I tested this configuration file and it worked great on the other router, albeit on a different computer.

EDIT - I tried it on the same computer, on the same OS, with the same configuration, I can't see my servers even in that situation, I either made a mistake in the configuration, or the router is broken.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Temporarily offline: Router problems
Post by: 75 on September 16, 2011, 06:05:57 PM: All servers are back online.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on September 17, 2011, 03:41:06 PM: I just noticed that I forgot to re-host Plutonia Survival. It's now up.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: ChexCommander on September 17, 2011, 07:52:32 PM: Put 127.0.0.1 as a custom server?
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on September 17, 2011, 08:57:40 PM: Quote from: ChexCommander on September 17, 2011, 07:52:32 PM
Put 127.0.0.1 as a custom server?

Are you asking me to do that? Is that a server you're hosting?

If you're asking if you need to do that to play on my servers, you don't, they are broadcast to the master server, thus you can see them in Doomseeker without adding any custom servers.

EDIT - I'm getting no response from 127.0.0.1:10666
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: ChexCommander on September 18, 2011, 05:33:34 PM: Quote from: 75 on September 17, 2011, 08:57:40 PM
Quote from: ChexCommander on September 17, 2011, 07:52:32 PM
Put 127.0.0.1 as a custom server?

Are you asking me to do that? Is that a server you're hosting?

If you're asking if you need to do that to play on my servers, you don't, they are broadcast to the master server, thus you can see them in Doomseeker without adding any custom servers.

EDIT - I'm getting no response from 127.0.0.1:10666

(http://www.dembot.net/images/facepalm/homer_facepalm.jpg)

127.0.0.1 is YOUR computer. YOUR OWN. You want to know why you aren't getting a response? You're asking for one from your own computer.

You put 127.0.0.1 as a custom server usually to be able to see your own hosted servers on the computer they're on.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on September 18, 2011, 09:00:57 PM: That's not my external ip, nor is it my server computer's ip.

And putting my server computer as a custom server does work, it's the only way I can see my servers since my router doesn't allow me to see my own servers through the internet.

If you make that vague of a reply, you shouldn't be surprised if I guess wrong in trying to understand what you are trying to tell me.

EDIT - Just learned today in a networking class that 127.0.0.1 is a reserved address that is the loopback address for the computer you're currently running; I assumed you were doing something like foo.bar.a.x, and 127.0.0.1 meant "fill in the server computer's ip here"

That would have worked if I was trying to check my servers from the host computer, but I only use that computer to host servers.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on September 20, 2011, 12:22:24 AM: I assembled the new server computer, but it doesn't start. I didn't have a lot of time to diagnose the problem tonight, by Thursday at the latest I should know if it's a wiring problem or a bad power supply.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on September 20, 2011, 06:47:29 PM: It's started, FreeBSD is installed, but the ethernet connection isn't working, my guess is I need drivers since "ping 127.0.0.1" works but "ping <server computer ip>" doesn't.

But, first, I need to learn how to use FreeBSD because right now I don't even know how to mount a flash drive to access it. My other computer will run the servers until this computer is ready.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on September 21, 2011, 10:44:52 AM: My router mysteriously stopped working last night, I just restarted it and it's working again.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on September 26, 2011, 05:02:34 PM: There was some downtime for a few minutes today as I switched to my new computer which is hosting it on Ubuntu Server 11.04. I hope this will make the servers even more reliable.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on March 04, 2012, 09:54:32 PM: Wonderful Doom Survival and 8 Bit CTF has been removed

EDIT - not that you would know about Wonderful Doom because I forgot to add it to the list of this topic...
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on May 26, 2012, 05:28:00 PM: Updated the server list. The rules have changed since the last post.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on May 27, 2012, 12:03:49 PM: the 10 server limit is back from Skulltag, I guess my ip address changed significantly and the exemption doesn't apply anymore.

EDIT - Contacted the ST Staff, all servers should be up in a few minutes.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on May 30, 2012, 08:38:55 PM: Added momento mori MSPD survival, 3 lives
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on June 17, 2012, 01:41:21 AM: Moved the servers over to Zandronum, though their master server isn't working, so you won't see them yet. Oddly I can see them on IDE but it thinks they are Skulltag servers.

If you want to play, open up IDE, find my server, and look at the address/port, then type -connect "ip address here":"port" making sure that you have the right IWADs and PWADs selected and no map in the warp box, and that you are using zandronum as the executable

example: -connect 69.14.191.20:10666

(10666-10668 are Chex ST Pack servers, load ChexSTPackP16.pk3 and select Chex3.wad as the IWAD)

You can also launch the game with Chex ST Pack as a pwad with zandronum and then typing connect 69.14.191.20:10666
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on June 18, 2012, 10:35:17 PM: The master server is online, and my servers are visible.

If you experience lag on the servers report it here, it's possible I need to upgrade my server's connection.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on July 03, 2012, 11:21:42 PM: The servers are now all visibile, and hosted on Zandronum, though there has been problems.

I plan on switching back to Skulltag this weekend. Unfortunately this Zandronum build is too unstable to play some mods on. I'll wait for a more stable version to host 24/7.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on August 12, 2012, 10:41:23 AM: Switched to Linode (http://www.linode.com) for hosting, I'm very impressed with their services so far. The servers are being updated and transferred over to the new server on their farm.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on August 25, 2012, 10:12:41 PM: All servers have been updated to the stable zandronum build
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on April 27, 2013, 10:01:30 AM: Minor edit to change update file hosting locations
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on May 02, 2013, 07:09:38 PM: I recently received a free upgrade that doubled my RAM, let me know if the servers seem more reliable in latency
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on July 17, 2013, 07:53:42 PM: Updated the servers to zandronum 1.1
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on July 19, 2013, 06:12:30 PM: Updated the servers to zandronum 1.1.1
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on September 07, 2013, 06:32:29 PM: Updated servers to zandronum 1.2
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: GAMEfrk9 on November 30, 2013, 04:48:56 PM: I never see anyone on the chex servers. I do have Ultimate Doom and Doom 2 as I got Doom 3 BFG edition recently. I would like to see the brutal doom and stupid lms mods used in a server or 2 with doom 2 or ult doom, as they are fun mods that kick a**.

Another server you could add is a Megaman 8 bit deathmatch server, as that is a completely free game using the doom 2 engine and would go in nicely for those who like megaman

Seriously, if you are reading this now and have zandronum, why are you still here? Get on and start fragging people!
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on November 30, 2013, 07:38:34 PM: I haven't really played much brutal doom, but I didn't really like what I saw; seems like it would be too distracting.

Also, I try not to host weapon mods to try to keep a pure doom experience. SMWG I can tolerate since it adds dual wielding which is neat, though even in that case I also offer UAC ultra without weapon mods for those that prefer it.

If Parkour worked in zandronum I'd host that, but unfortunately that's a little ways off. (~zdoom 2.6)

I haven't tried Stupid LMS, don't know much about it. When I get time I'll try it.

MM8BDM is fun but there's already a ton of servers for it, if there's a specific game mode you'd like that you can't find or something, let me know.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on July 05, 2015, 09:36:13 AM: Zand servers got updated to 2.1 on July 3rd,

Outdated information for compiling the server binary for this specific version only:
Sorry but you are not allowed to view spoiler contents.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on July 20, 2015, 09:32:21 PM: Servers updated to zandronum 2.1.2 on 7/20/2015,

note that all of the stuff I mentioned on the last post is outdated now
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: Boingo the Clown on July 22, 2015, 08:51:38 PM: It seems like every time I go to play I have to download a new version and install it.

Groan. :facepalm
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on September 01, 2015, 09:44:48 PM: The Ultimate Needs More Detail Survival server has been removed due to a serious multiplayer issue in E2M8, it's possible for a player to ride the elevator up, then die, then nobody else will be able to get up there after that.

While this is easily fixable it makes me think I need to go through this wad again to make sure there's no other stuff like this I missed (that might take a while) :facepalm

I'm not sure how I missed that before.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: darkstone on March 16, 2016, 09:17:14 PM: How do I join? I have Zandronum.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on March 16, 2016, 09:20:31 PM: 1. Run Doomseeker, and wait a few seconds while the list populates

2. To filter so that it shows only my servers, type "IFOC" in the server filter, you'll see a list of servers that I'm hosting.

(http://i.imgur.com/V2moUc8.png)
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: darkstone on March 16, 2016, 09:25:08 PM: Doomseeker?
(shoulders droop, trudges back to Zandronum download page where I didn't grab that)
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: DestroyedEDGE on April 25, 2016, 10:47:36 PM: no one plays when i join.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: Awesomedude249 on April 26, 2016, 02:12:41 PM: Quote from: WindowsVistaLover5570 on April 25, 2016, 10:47:36 PM
no one plays when i join.

Sorry, but is that really relevant? Nobody playing isn't a problem, it just means that nobody is on the server right now. If you bump a topic, it should be to add something to the post at hand, not to state a minor thing that isn't that important.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on April 26, 2016, 08:03:27 PM: Quote from: Awesomedude249 on April 26, 2016, 02:12:41 PM
Quote from: WindowsVistaLover5570 on April 25, 2016, 10:47:36 PM
no one plays when i join.

Sorry, but is that really relevant? Nobody playing isn't a problem, it just means that nobody is on the server right now. If you bump a topic, it should be to add something to the post at hand, not to state a minor thing that isn't that important.

Thanks Awesomedude but please give me a chance to respond to stuff like this.

Most of us are pretty busy these days it seems. If you get on IRC you might be able to find somebody to play with, depending on the time of day, weekends are your best bet.

You can PM me if I'm on (usually weekends), when I'm ready to take a break I'll join up and play a few rounds. There might be some other guys (or gals) in #IFOC that would be interested in playing, too.

EDIT: Also please don't hesitate to bump this topic if you have something to say about the server cluster. IMO this topic should be exempt from the bumping rule to avoid one off topics like "I can't connect" or "I want to request a wad to be hosted". This sort of thing is pretty common, there's several topics like this on the Zandronum forums.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on October 01, 2017, 12:00:44 PM: Servers have been upgraded to Zandronum 3.0 a while back (I couldn't log in for a while so this reply is a bit late). For those of you following Zandronum, note that this means that Zandronum is now compatible with up to ZDoom 2.8pre-441-g458e1b1 / GZDoom 1.8.6, which adds tons of features (Zand 2.0 was only compatible with zdoom 2.5.0).

See this Zandronum forums topic for more information on the release: https://zandronum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8500

There were some compatibility problems with Chex Pack -- something to do with thing bridges, also the Large Zorcher sound disappeared and some things got moved out of the zandronum engine and into skulltag_actors.pk3.

So there's a new version of Chex Pack to go with this release, as far as I know this didn't effect any of the other servers except MSPaintDoom, which has been (partially) fixed.

I played a few levels on every server and it seemed to be fine, but don't hesitate to reply to this topic with any issues you find.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Online!
Post by: 75 on May 05, 2018, 03:53:37 PM: The servers are down temporarily, I'm working on a couple things
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Temporarily offline
Post by: 75 on May 21, 2018, 06:43:23 PM: The servers are I think configured correctly, at this point I just have to go through and test the servers. It's a lot for me to go through on my own, would anyone be interested in helping out with testing server configs?

To test all you need to do is help play through the servers and look for things like whether you can break maps with the flags (e.g., being able to jump in a map that you shouldn't or the reverse, or stuff like being able to exit in DM maps (which would be bad)) and making sure that the maplist in each server is beatable.

Note that I host things other than Chex, ideally it would be nice if testers had plutonia, TNT, ultimate doom, and Doom 2 as well as the Chex wads. Worst case scenario I can run through these maps myself, though.

Please post here if you are interested, hopefully we can find some span of time that works for everyone (maybe we can knock this out some weekend -- not this weekend). The servers aren't up 24/7 right now, but I'll put them up just for testing when we find a good day to do it.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting - Temporarily offline
Post by: 75 on August 19, 2018, 11:57:26 PM: The servers should be up now, let me know if you have any suggestions for wads, especially Chex stuff.
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: 75 on December 22, 2021, 12:34:23 AM: The servers have been updated to Zandronum 3.1 (not to be confused with Zandronum 3.0.1) -- update your Zandronum clients.

You can download the latest version of Zandronum from this page: https://zandronum.com/download
Title: Re: [IFOC] Server Hosting
Post by: Boingo the Clown on December 22, 2021, 12:27:49 PM: Will do!