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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=203515400-13072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I sat down with IW a couple weeks ago out in LA and went
over all the fun stuff regarding running a server (both private and GSP
types) On top of the list was:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=203515400-13072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Linux support (server side ) out of the
box</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=203515400-13072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>AC out of the box</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=203515400-13072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>server only files - > had to explain to them about the
pain it is to first upload the files when we all share them from a fast
host. But after that patching these "shared" servers are a
pain. I think they started to get what I was bitching about,
however their new way of low or no load times between maps may hinder the server
only files but they are looking into it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=203515400-13072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I also volunteered to help put together a cvar/rcon guide
list and this may be possible, via white papers from IW. More on that to
come later down the road.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=203515400-13072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>They are listening and it sounds like they are going to do
their best to accommodate us, the server admins running their
games.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=203515400-13072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Also EA has made the word "ranked" a bad word. CoD4
will not be like BF2 ranked servers. I've also told them, do not use the R
word, it scares a lot of people away.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=203515400-13072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>- Jim Landi</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=203515400-13072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Rudedog</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>FPSadmin.com | FPSgameforums.com</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> John Kennington
[mailto:jwkennington@gmail.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 12, 2007 8:27
PM<BR><B>To:</B> cod@icculus.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [cod] Call of Duty
4<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>It is not supposed to be ranked like the BF series. There is
talk of a Linux version, but who knows when it will be released. IW is
aware that the server admins need the Linux patch asap, but there has been no
official announcement. <BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 7/12/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>James
Searcy</B> <<A href="mailto:gotpork@gmail.com">gotpork@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=4>Does anybody know if COD 4 will come out
with a linux patch or if it is going to be a ranked server system like
BF2142? Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=4>James Searcy ,</FONT></DIV>
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