“Nirvana is the highest happiness” ~ Gautama Buddha
Greetings Alien Scum!! :oppressor:
The time has come to realize that our old home is probably gone, and it is with mixed feelings I start this thread up again. The previous thread was active for about 1.5 years and generated more than 2000 posts, which is pretty amazing - thanks to all who contributed!
A lot of players have visited the Sunday Night events during that time, many of them gone MIA by now, but I know there is still a bunch of hardcore custom players left, so let’s keep moving on, on our path to Nirvana. We lost our homeworld, but we found our Ark - welcome to Nirvana Reborn!
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Introduction
The Custom Map Nirvana is a weekly event, played every Sunday, where we test out custom maps made for QuakeWars. The primary mission is to test the maps and give feedback to the authors, but the secondary is also to have a time where you can be sure to meet some other custom players online, playing custom only.
The event is open for all QuakeWars players of any skill level, and the atmosphere is usually nice and friendly. Beware that some players here are really uberskilled, not only with gameplay but also with their deep custom map knowledge, so don’t get scared if they own you hard - in most cases the teams balance out nicely by itself, with an equal amount of noobs and pros, so feel free suggest a rebalance at any time - in most cases some pro will move over and help out.
What we play
A lot of custom maps! Here’s a video from AnthonyDa showing most of them:
How to play
The simple way is to just connect to the server and let the client autodownload all custom content for you. This might take a while if you don’t have any of the custom maps installed already, and in some cases it’s simply too much for the client to take in one go. So if you get problems or would like to preinstall the maps first, you can start by downloading and installing this pack first:
Custom Map Pack (1.4 GB)
I also recommend to install the mod we use on server manually, this is currently ETQWPro 1.0c and you can download it here (add link).
Please see below for additional notes and tips.
Where and when
The main event starts every Sunday at 20:00 CET (19:00 GMT/UTC). There is also sometimes a “warmup” around 16:00 CET, for those who can’t play in the evening, or want a full dose of custom action.
The main server is named ICE Custom Map Nirvana, it is running all week long so you can try it out at any time. Server dns/ip is etqw.nett.org/213.236.208.185:27733.
You can also check out this SplatterLadder link to see if someone is online: http://etqw.splatterladder.com/?mod=serverinfo&idx=25364
Other custom servers
There are also other servers running more or less the same maps, which you can try out as well - they may have different campaigns/mods/rules/players or be closer to your network, so check them out as well. Other custom admins are encouraged to submit their servers, and I will add them here. For now, here’s a few:
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[li]TAW host a bunch of custom and mod servers (currently 7): TAW server list
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[li][STU] clan server: 195.72.152.110:27737 - ETQWpro and custom maps (map downloads or autodownload). Available configs : Vanilla, Clanbase, or European 6v6 / 4v4 ruleset. 16 slots server running 22 custom maps plus officials, every day of the week.
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[li]|lulu?|-|spielwiese|-|custom maps|[78.46.87.51:27733][(ProMod 1.0c) CUSTOM MAPS ONLY] - Open 24/7. meetings at 20:00 each friday Paris Time. Get all files here: http://custom.lulu-wg.net/
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[li]Awesome Dudes, ETQW Custom 188.40.91.149:27733 - Files here: http://zauberpony.com/etqwfiles/custom-pack.zip
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[li]Team-Aero Pro:Pub Server ETQW:Pro 1.0c - 88.159.160.153:27733 (TV-server available) (Potential Scrims? Contact Channa for EU or Stymy for NA)
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[li]ICE Dusk Mod [a8-pre11] http://etqw.splatterladder.com/?mod=serverinfo&idx=38848 - no custom maps but running the quite popular Dusk mod - aka Zombie mod
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[li]ICE Brace Mod [a3a] http://etqw.splatterladder.com/?mod=serverinfo&idx=43079 - no custom maps but running the Brace mod - aka Duo mod.
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[li]The Happy Friar’s QWTA 3.3 http://etqw.splatterladder.com/?mod=serverinfo&idx=43095 - no custom maps but running QWTA Mod aka Tactical Assault
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Notes
*If you don’t have ETQWpro, it will download and install the mod automatically. Be aware that ETQW will use default settings for new mods, so if you have specific binds/settings in normal ETQW they will not be automatically used for etqwpro. So you either have to set them again, or include your config in an autoexec.cfg in the etqwpro dir. Your normal settings is NOT reset - they are only missing for the new mod! This is how ETQW mods works, and the same will happen for any other mod. Same for PunkBuster - it has to be enabled again for any new mod. Just enable it and type “reconnect” in the console if your PunkBuster is disabled.
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When you connect, the client will restart twice. This is unfortunate but normal, and you will get used to it. On the other hand there will be no more restarts when the campaign is running, except when the client have to download missing files, or when the server has just started.
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If the terrain is black after download of all maps, it could be a config problem that may affect low-res configs. Try to set your config to normal or higher to see if it helps. Also check if you have the custom megatexutures in your megatexture folder (should normally be there automatically after first play of a custom map
More later - let’s meet up tomorrow, and have some fun!
:armadillochase::oppressor:
Would be good if the old Nirvana thread could be found an imported though. As for StupidQW, yes lets do it though it may turn your modem into a steaming pile of slag.
