Cheeseman

I really dislike the tone you're setting @Braindawg. I mean, in the end we all want the best for the gameserver. Even I do.
Just a few facts that apply to Mr. Green (and myself) for the last 2 years or so:
- It barely makes any money. I put in more money a month than I get back from donations. Which is fine for now, it's just a hobby anyways.
- Because I have other stuff in life now I tried to put more control in the hands of the community itself (the 'Managers'). They basically decide about everything related to that gameserver. I have only veto'd small stuff a couple times.
- I'm fully aware I didn't do everything perfect. But all decisions have always been in the best interest of the community.  And guess what. I'm just a person as well. People make bad calls from time to time. It's part of life.
"what compotent/caring community owner drives away the main dev for a gamemode by adding fucking microtransactions". I can't recall driving anyone away because I wanted micro-transactions. Actually, Duby was working on a whole new ZS, but I can't recall demanding 'GC support' before it getting released. I just asked/'demanded' that it would be a stable gamemode before replacing it with the old one.

tl;dr: Mr. Green didn't make millions. I'm fine with most ideas to improve the community. Just be realistic.

what about him..  this server is big part of my childhood and id do my best as a player to bring ppl to join.. not sure about the statistics* of that server but id like to hope that someone will invest their time into that server to bring it back alive
 
*statistics- like at old zs were more ppl joining the server or it lost players over time

I'll provide a few test maps for Ywa to add to the server for us to facilitate it. 
I'm going to try and make the shop look a little better as well, feels a bit dull atm, may add a few graphics to make it look a little more interesting.
Umm to test bosses and balance we need a min of 16 players, so when we have our beta test again I'll get the admin mod installed so we can spawn bots.

I'm glad you guys are still working away at the new ZS 3.0 mod. Can't wait to see what it looks like when done.

I don't have any videos but I would like to post some pictures from the family photo album...
 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 
 

Of course pufulet thinks its playable, his head is so far up his ass yet he cant even see shit

Agree current zs is unplayable. I think it should be reverted back to ywa version before duby and pufus version. 

Lets be honest, the server was already in a downfall when duby started coding and as much as he did in good or bad it kept the server alive for a time and I gave him a helping hand in it, gave options, opinions, advice, my experience and hard truth and it worked, the results might have not always been the best but the server wasn't dead, it stayed alive. Not many of you can say you actually gave constructive criticism instead of just whining like babies all the time. 
 
Then pufulet started meddling with both of our jobs, for example I was an map manager but he started adding bunch of maps without any permission and many of them were not checked if they were fit for zs or if they had glitches (some of them didn't even have crates) That started to get frustrating. And remember he was off the server for quite a while and in that time alot was changed, like the players, Duby and I started to know what worked and what didn't and I tried to guide pufulet but he was too arrogant to listen.
 
It was supposed to be, like duby said, that he only made small changes but he ran like a rabid dog touching everything and apparently since ywa wouldn't stop him we both said fuck it, and I thought to myself, after all these years I put up with updates, changes, people and still remained, this is even for me the last straw.
 
And seriously it is a miracle that the server ran with players as long as it did, since ywa hasn't paid that much of an attention to it in years. Factory under no supervision usually goes down ground fast. 
 
And that is the hard truth,I don't even have ill feeling towards ywa, or pufulet, or any of those who helped to destroy the server because I have grown past that
 
And I write this only because 90% of you don't know what went behind the scenes, even I don't know all of it, but this should clear some air

Pufu has been making a lot of changes to the ZS server and the effort is appreciated. However, he hasn't been asking other people's opinions about making a change or taking other's ideas. He just said fuck you Duby and made whatever changes he wanted to, answering to no one. If the result was great then it wouldn't be a problem but the issue is that the server went from some players to no players.

You cant trust someone to fix to server who is too full of himself and wont listen to reason or other peoples ideas. Thats why it only works so far until in crashes down, like i knew it would. Duby atleat some times listened and tried to change his ways

Major fps rape on zs_McDonalds when human

Mr. Green | Generic Bullshit | Look we're different | Please join | Donate now and become admin |
 
Mr. Green Zombie Onslaught or something like that should do just fine.
 
also emphasizing the fact that it's an EU-central server would probably drive away a hefty amount of US players (which there's a lot of, see Cheeseman's post)

Wasn't there some talk a while ago about changing the server's region code to attract more North American players? The most popular ZS servers like HG are packed with up to 90 players on the weekend and seem to be all Americans. I feel like Mr.Green is completely unknown to the world outside of Europe besides for a few people who happen to stumble upon it.

unique survival sounds queer

Haha, unique survival. Sounds like we are one of thoes "special" kids in the classroom that no one wants to play with.I think we should make a list of suggestions and start a poll.

Haha ehh. My name is still Rachel, 23 years old and I've moved to Amsterdam. I almost have my bachelor's degree. I also have developed an actual addiction to drugs. I can't stand any kind of rock music anymore, now it's Techno and Techno only.
 
Funny how life can change. 

Remove all starting guns apart from usp and p228. Everyone should start like this apart from the odd magnum.
 
Crowbar on spawn only with gordon freeman. Buy it in the shop.
 
Make medkit charge at least 100sp for 30, health should be a precious resource like in the old days. Health chargers were considered a blessing.
 
Remove all beneficial health bonuses from the dice apart from one that gives you x amount of health back. Seriously, I always get health.
 
Propkilling shouldn't reward 3 score. Redeem after killing 2 humans is a terrible ratio to this game.
 
Poison zombie/headcrab should unlock after 60% of the game and zombines when there's 4 minutes left.
 
Zombine aren't terrifying like they used to be. Holding out a grenade should make you charge with speed.
 
Fast zombies are free points, they attack way too slow.
 
Starting zombies wont even need a health bonus with these changes.
 
Howlers should be able to attack with claws for 10-15 damage with left click. Right click should still scream and disorientate all humans nearby. They are currently very easy to use for cheap damage and don't really serve much meaning apart from killing you if you're on 5 hp.
 
Do all of these and you might have a more enjoyable zs in my opinion.

with 90% damage reduction, there no need a waves. Just gave 30% speed increase for 1 sec after survival left that shop, that would be better idea, than add waves with intermission.

In general zs is a lot nicer and smoother gameplay wise.
 
I would advice removing bosses for now as they only make the game feel sloppy due to their broken nature.
 
Also SP during the rounds needs to be increased. I find it hard to get good guns let alone a new person to the server. I pm'd Ywa with the solution.
 
Just some more fine tuning with these little things and the server will be exciting and nice to play again. Its the small things which count for a lot!

I really wish that for this update we had done one major thing different than all of the updates that had been done the past 3 years I have played here. This is what differentiates the amateurs from the professional game developers. That thing is testing!
 
I believe that the only updates that should be pushed to the server without testing are bug fixes (such as the stuck bug which I think should be the top priority as it is game breaking). Other than that, when you change a major aspect such as the crate system that has a ripple effect and completely changes the game play dynamics introducing other unforeseen balance issues.
 
Since as far as I can remember updates were done in the fashion of pushing each as it was coded one by one, viewing the effects and then later fixing all the things that change broke. This is the easiest thing to do but it is hard on the player base and results in a more fucked up game mode until everything has been re-balanced. I think it would have been better to finish all of the coding for a complete game update. Get together a team of regulars to test and discuss to make the appropriate adjustments. 
 
This takes longer and is more work but don't we want good quality the first time around?

Most likely because shop system is introduced now, while shit load of other things should be changed for it to work properly. They all should have been changed at the same time to prevent complaints and the feel of a broken system

It will take some time for adjustment from the previous system. Adding the skill shop brings back the economic/ money management aspect to the game. If you are going to cade you need to make sure to save SP for nails, that might mean deciding to not get that kick ass rifle. If you are a dedicated medic you will need to save SP for charge etc.
 
This makes it harder for humans to get a good gun while constantly buying charges and healing themselves, but it also allows for not getting that shitty scout sniper that the previous crate always likes to auto buy for me.

the beter thing wich u can do for now - it's gave rollback to necrosin or deluvas zombie server.
 
They made a fucking good zombie server, and alot of people play it, but after them server began its going to fall.
 
 
Caz after pufu and then duby, server is dying.
 
if u want keep all new things, just try make a second one, and improve it, but current mod is fucking sucks

All zombies and humans die if they get to the water, I don't think its worth the hassle just because someone is shit enough to jump there, and this occurs only in one map after all

Hello guys, its been a short while and I have been mapping and just removed myself for a while.
 
I thought I would drop you all a line and show you my new map. Of course I got some inspiration from a certain 'Grumpy' person, and members of the community. Take a walk down Coders allay and see who you find there.........
 
I hope you like it as I have put a lot of thought and effort into it. If you wish to play the Beta and give me some feedback just send me a PM on Steam and or the forums.  
 
Thanks
 
-Duby