OK spank me, but I'm just a boring commercial jetstream user. This games
business does intrigue me somewhat though. I haven't really played a
computer game since doom. What's hot now? And what specs do you need to run
it? And where do I get it?

Aaron

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-adsl@unixathome.org [mailto:owner-adsl@unixathome.org]On
Behalf Of Biff
Sent: Tuesday, 13 November 2001 13:46
To: Tom Picot; Matthew; adsl@lists.unixathome.org
Subject: Re: Alternatives To ADSL

Yep due this month, but would imagine your still going to have to
"authenticate" against a server.
Most cheats are client based so having the game server watch everyone on it
is going to be hard work. But I guess we have to wait and see ;)

B
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Picot" <tpicot@xtra.co.nz>
To: "Matthew" <gossard@xtra.co.nz>; <adsl@lists.unixathome.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: Alternatives To ADSL

> And lets not forget, OGC (very powerful hack) is not picked up by
> Punkbuster. Valve have announced they are releasing of there own cheat
> protection program.
>
> Tom.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew" <gossard@xtra.co.nz>
> To: <adsl@lists.unixathome.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:50 PM
> Subject: Re: Alternatives To ADSL
>
>
> > Ah, ok. Now i'm beginning to see the whole picture. Apologies to anyone
> whom
> > i offended. I thought the jsg realm was a telecom value-added service,
not
> > just someone banging something together in his spare time for the love
of
> > gaming :)
> >
> > And telecom marketing jumping on the jsg realm like they have done is
> > shameful unless they are going to actually support it, everyone i know
> > thinks it's a value-added part of telecom's adsl, and why wouldn't they
> > think it was ?.. Shame on telecom really, they are like naughty little
> > children ;(
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Biff" <biff@paradise.net.nz>
> > To: "Matthew" <gossard@xtra.co.nz>
> > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: Alternatives To ADSL
> >
> >
> > > Hi Mathew,
> > > From what I understand, (dont quote me), the free realm servers are
> > hosted,
> > > maintained by Paradise, because Shane Cole (original owner) loved his
> > games.
> > > Telecom pay nothing zip, but hype the hell out of it as jetstream
> games??
> > > It came to a head with gamers playing Counter Strike (CS), players
were
> > > running GL cheats, you could run a programe called Punk Buster to
> > > stop/identify the cheats, but when you logged onto the server you were
> > > checked by PB, here's the catch, it requires international band width,
> so
> > > the "free" element was lost to the Telecom Jetstream players.
> > > Mind you we are talking 10-20K a one shot per logon deal, hardly a
> problem
> > > one would have thought, but Telecom put their foot down.....no go.
> > > Its got me beat!
> > > B
> >
> >
> >
> >
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