With the popularity of facebook, twitter, etc, I noticed recently that when u log into a tradewars game that it shows who the game is registered for and the name of the gameop. A nice feature would be an area that would display important gameop information. Game op could provide all the current internet contact info and have a place to leave players messages. A daily gameop message would be even better
Example:

Registered to Jace's Night Club
Brought to u by Jace

Contact gameop at jaceace01@centurylink.net
Find us:
Facebook: (address provided by gameop)
Twitter: (address provided by gameop)
Website: (address provided by gameop)

Message From the Gameop:
Welcome everyone to the club! Have fun.

End Example

You might want to post a set of server rules too
eg.
No serious players , no 24/7 node sitting.
No guarding game , go offline and let defenses down.
This is a fun server for non teaching.
Opinions & suggestions not wanted
or I'll ban you !


maybe this was my experiences there.

Nothing you said has anything to do with what I posted. This forum topic is not a location to try and "cause" a "fight". Im surprised you get away with this bad behavior on this forum. Wow. Leave Jace's Night Club alone and play on your own server. Stop harrassing me. Please.

Also, let me note. I have the emails you sent me that stated that you attempt to gain players by sitting on other servers. And that you have done this many times.

Also note: My players have provided a log file to me of what u was saying online. Lagging Jace's Night Club is not proper behavior on my server or anyone else's server.

Your behavior was more than enough reason to ban u. Between the emails, log file, your outright behavior on this forum. I am sure u do not belong on my server. I would be surprised if anyone would want you on their server.

Nice ambassador you make! Wow!

I'de be interested in those logs .. as I recall , I said I look for players on other server to help .. get them up to speed ..
Ask you guys .. I have sent them links to documentation on how to connect Swath with twx proxy ..

Now as far as lag a server .. I think this was all fixed in the newer versions of TWGS .. sitting and taken a node up does not in any way lag a server.

I am sorry for posting the last comments .. it was inappropriate and should have just said post rules in the link .. since as you stated to a player before you ban him .. that you dont need to post rules .. they just have to be a heard to or else.

But I dont feel bad , and I dont think you should either ..
I have now been banned from 3 servers for trying to help sysops to make better games and also for helping their players.

One good thing that has come from all this though is I have gotten one player from each server wanting to learn to play and they seemed to have lost respect for their old sysop...


BTW , MicroBlaster , I have been to your site and picked up on your ANSI trick .. and now have it included to show some extra game info and rules.

Anyone wanting to see what I've been trying to show all these sysops before I got banned ? go to Archys server or mine .. go into any game and type CC? and pick a ship .. and then CCJ? and pick a planet ..

I was trying to get more sysops to use the twx scripts to make these files so players can join a game and see what ships and planets were like before building them.

I may still put up a new sysop pack .. but I'm thinking with the opposition I've faced so far .. maybe its just better to run these scripts on TWAs and post them .. then all planets and ships will be set in stone .. or the info would have to be removed so if sysop decided to make changes , players wouldn't complain...

I thought I was helping .. but I guess I should let it go , and if anyone asks me in the future for help or info .. I scrutinize what or who I answer ?

Why does it have to be this way ?

Jace this is the main reason I closed mine tired of dealing with a certain "Perma Corp" joining building games and playing as if it was a high stakes tournie. Not really building to win but conquering and bullying people to justify their tactics, and constantly pushing the rules. It finally ended up just not being worth it.

Is this the new smack talk forum? Cool

I bet you would like to see what my players gave me. HaHa


As far as I can tell you never successfully lagged my server.


Accepted


No rules are needed at Jace's Night Club. I run a Monarchy not a Democracy. I do what I want with my server. Considering I pay for the static ip, the dedicated internet, the .com, and the server. ( which , is a very nice server )

I allow users into my server to play. I will never be bound to any "rule" posted. I do what I want with my server whenever I want.

Who made you the "golden sysop"? I also host websites. issue out email addresses and give out sub domains. Do you see any rules for that? HaHa

I didnt post tradewars server to gain some kind of following. I do alot of hosting activities. I only added the server as a bonus to stuff I am already doing. Its a tribute site.

No rules.

I will post another post in a bit to follow up on the truth of this topic.

Oh , Hey Vid Kid - I added my only rule to my signature - check it out!

Exactly why I dont have rules. I cant stand listening to players bicker about rules. I just ban everyone who is involved and move on. Thats the easiest way for me.

Oh gave me an Idea - I will fix my signature as Vid Kid requested. Check out my new signature.

Yep. Looks like it.

Whats it to ya??????????????? (haha)

Toyman , I hope you join up with J.P. when its time .. so you can give ideas on how to make a truce or builder game that can not be disrupted.
My only real thought that I can think of that would keep a builder game a 100% builder game is to : internally in TWGS , remove all attack options except in the move command.
So if you see a player .. you could not type A to attack , cant land and attack a planets shields ... but I suppose , you could drop a planet on them and cause a cannon to kill them .. but wait , there is the planet delay ..
so it still might be safe ...

Well any ways , this is coming up .. the discussion with active sysops.

http://twgs.org/?program=messages

Worry free, spam free since '07 - just page down - then vent your spleen.

It got screwed by spammer(s) 4/5 yrs ago, but he/she/it/they gave up and it is now ready for all the garbage you can throw at other players.

More than happy to smack back atcha there, did for years. It was my refuge of choice when K3 banned me here for drawing attention to his fascist inclined moderating.

With your attitude I'm not sure why people would play on the server.

               / Promethius / Enigma / Wolfen /

"A man who has no skills can be taught, a man who has no honor has nothing."

I see your point, but I can understand his frustrations. I am not sure who appointed VK as sole TW instructor, but from 1st hand experience, if you don't do what he says, when he says it and how he says it, he becomes very hostile. If you don't agree with his style of play, or just want to do something else, you get your tail chewed. He has not yet learned that there is more than 1 way to skin a cat. I have encountered this playing with him on a few occasions, and wont knowingly play with him again.


Basically, according to VK, you don't do it krackers way, you are inferior and stupid. I still want to know why he assumes (emphasis on the 1st 3 letters) that everyone needs him to teach them something. If I want help, I will ask someone.

IMO

hum lets see.

I created an Xbox game called Rock Blocks on the indie games download. I started to think of doing a second game called 20K BC. I created a website for the new game idea. I started playing with my webpage 20K BC.

For some reason, I decided to place tradewars twgs server online and build a site off of the 20K Bc game.

note: its a tribute site - kinda like saying "hey here is a server of a game that I bought"

I let it run. I cant remember if i advertised on Tradewars facebook site initially or only on wiki pedia. but those were the only two places i advertised. But the advertisement was very small amount.

I never went back to look at the server.

One day i got an email from a guy who was playing on the server. He started to ask questions about the settings, suggestions he would like to see etc.

That was the first time I realized I had players playing the game. Up to that point, I thought the server was just running for fun.

I was added to Microblaster by Microblaster. I never went to him to advertise. I do keep him informed now of server info. He has a great website. I didnt even know he existed.

I didnt even know about this forum until JP of twigs mentioned this forum. Prior to that I had no idea there was a forum.

On and On it goes.

Jace's Night Club is a tribute to tradewars. I dont care if I have any players. I could have 0 to 1000 players and it would not matter to me.

I guess thats the part everyone has trouble with. I do not care if anyone plays on my server.

But, I will take care of the server. The players I do have are very happy and are playing alot. So I guess I am doing something right.

I dont know how many more times i can say.

I have a tribute game to tradewars. I dont care if anyone plays on the server. I would run the same server if no one was playing. But If I do have players, I will take care of them.

The players came to me about vid kid as a problem. The players asked for me to solve the problem. Not me....

The players I have currently are very happy with Jace's Night Club. So Im doing good.