With Christmas just around the corner, I've become a bit nostalgic. RoseBumVCTF has been gone for quite a while and UT4 just isn't getting to where it needs to be so I've decided to rent a cheap UT2004 server for the holidays. The server is running the old RoseBumVCTF mod but I've taken some time to port over some of the improvements from the UT4 version of the mod.
The goal here is mostly to just have some fun on the old server. This will also give me some insight on how many people actually still care at all about RB. I see the site does get traffic but most people don't create accounts or posts. My assumption thus far has been that this site has no purpose until UT4 is complete. Having a server to play on should make this place feel more like RB.
I'd also like to test out all the new balance changes to see what will and wont work in UT4. This will be an opportunity to get the site's leaderboard hooked up with the leaderboard in game to create some cohesion. Everyone will be starting from level 1 since I wasn't able to retain the levels after the official RB servers went down.
Hopefully the game will feel a bit fresh with the changes and level reset. If the server gets a reasonable amount of traffic then I'll just leave it up indefinitely.
The goal here is mostly to just have some fun on the old server. This will also give me some insight on how many people actually still care at all about RB. I see the site does get traffic but most people don't create accounts or posts. My assumption thus far has been that this site has no purpose until UT4 is complete. Having a server to play on should make this place feel more like RB.
I'd also like to test out all the new balance changes to see what will and wont work in UT4. This will be an opportunity to get the site's leaderboard hooked up with the leaderboard in game to create some cohesion. Everyone will be starting from level 1 since I wasn't able to retain the levels after the official RB servers went down.
Hopefully the game will feel a bit fresh with the changes and level reset. If the server gets a reasonable amount of traffic then I'll just leave it up indefinitely.