Posted by Leperous on Sun Feb 13th at 1:58pm 2005
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Posted by Orpheus on Sun Feb 13th at 2:08pm 2005
if it comes down to cash lep, i am quite sure we can help. don't settle for to low a host, just because they are the cheaper choice.
i can only speak for myself but, i personally would contribute, with no gratuities expected in return. being here.... tis plenty of return on the investment IMO.
all you would need do is, figure out how to get my paltry contribution into your pocket, from arkansas.
in case it slips through the cracks, i am very glad to be here and my thanx for running such a site.
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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Sun Feb 13th at 2:09pm 2005
This is one I found while also looking for a new host that has some pretty killer packages at a low price, but it seems to be on a timer most of the time.
http://websitesource.com/hosting/power_plan.shtml
I recommended this one to the Nightwatch guys for their site as well, and they went with this one.
I can't give personal preference on either, as I was fortunate enough to find myself with free Speakeasy hosting worth about 6 times what I was previously paying
(On a similar note, please note my new site address and update any bookmarks or, more likely, links accordingly
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Posted by Agent Smith on Sun Feb 13th at 2:11pm 2005
Oh man its good to have this place back, lets not ever fight again.
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Posted by Leperous on Sun Feb 13th at 2:16pm 2005
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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Sun Feb 13th at 2:21pm 2005
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Posted by Orpheus on Sun Feb 13th at 2:38pm 2005
Amen!
(thats just about the only religious word i know, but it seems fitting in this instance)
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Posted by Dr Brasso on Sun Feb 13th at 3:16pm 2005
"yea, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i shall fear no...."
er....wait.....wrong forum...![]()
well done o' skinless one....i'd be happy to put in my hard earned cash to keep you off the s**t list sir...
find a host, set er up, and pm me, we'll figure something out
Doc B...
edir>>> im just curious, did all the pits get a "pre-spring cleaning?
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Posted by ReNo on Sun Feb 13th at 3:30pm 2005
I found myself so lost on the internet
without my home to return to. Ah well, whats past is past, I'll get
over it I still think it would be nice to have a pit bank of sorts that people can donate to and fund extra things for the site - game servers, better hosting, that sorta thing.
(ps. while I tried to submit this post the pit went down again! argh!!!)
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Posted by Juim on Sun Feb 13th at 3:45pm 2005
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Posted by Orpheus on Sun Feb 13th at 3:53pm 2005
1,000 bucks a year? ![]()
my respect deepens for you guys dedicated enough to run a site that costs that much :/
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Posted by Leperous on Sun Feb 13th at 4:01pm 2005
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Posted by G.Ballblue on Sun Feb 13th at 4:05pm 2005
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Posted by Gwil on Sun Feb 13th at 4:05pm 2005
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Posted by ReNo on Sun Feb 13th at 4:08pm 2005
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Posted by G.Ballblue on Sun Feb 13th at 4:09pm 2005
Hmm? Why target amounts? Can't handle all the fame and fortune
I certainly would be willing to donate a little money, assuming my parents would let me.
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Posted by Gwil on Sun Feb 13th at 4:13pm 2005
My thinking was that it would be used as a place to showcase the best custom maps, and with dedicated "playtesting" times for maps from the "Maps" forum which were under development. As it stands, it's all up in the air until HL2DM is sold as an option for rentable servers.
I would probably also initiate some kind of PayPal scheme, as the lowest quotes I have (with guaranteed performance after doing a little research) are looking at least double what is paid on site bandwidth (ATM anyway). I have the cash to purchase it, just not the things I want from it

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Posted by onniguru on Sun Feb 13th at 4:59pm 2005
I've been considering purchasing a dedicated server service from a provider like IPowerWeb ($69 a month for the minimum system needed to run hl2dm), setting up a hl2 dedicated server on it, and then renting out either a hl2-dm or cs:source server. The specs for the $69 a month system wouldn't allow for more than a single server to run at a time, howerver, so it would be a big money loser, even with my using it to also host my domain
They have a virtual server account system for only $19.95 a month, but I'm not sure if these VS's give the root level access required to set-up a dedicated server. If they did, I could rent out a hl2-dm server at $10 a month, and the remaining $9.95 would be offset by using the server to host my domain as well.
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Posted by KoRnFlakes on Sun Feb 13th at 5:04pm 2005
hey ho - nice to be back. perhaps il start mapping for hl2 now :S
Also, seeing as Nihongo doesn't use the same characters as us to write words, then 'hi', 'hai', 'hiy' etc. are all the same thing really ![]()
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Posted by G.Ballblue on Sun Feb 13th at 6:30pm 2005
Also, seeing as Nihongo doesn't use the same characters as us to write words, then 'hi', 'hai', 'hiy' etc. are all the same thing really ![]()
Actually, "hai" is yes and Japenese. So whatever. Just knowledge of knowing a little about a 2nd language :/
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