#openttdcoop

Hello folks,

as of today the beta2 of the infrastructure sharing patch is released. As we’re eager to test it ourselves, we invite you all to join in on our development server and test it extensively in all its facettes. Try your best to make your client or even the server crash 🙂 Also, of course, suggestions on the general improvement and on the fine tune of parameters is very much welcome.
Truebrain was so kind to help us out with the compile farm and supply us with binaries for all officially supported systems of OpenTTD. The latest binaries will be available from approx. 16h UT on from our server at http://mz.openttdcoop.org/is2/bundles/ (check out this directory for the latest release – version beta2 is “IS2.0-beta2” or 08d2033e53e1). Or join us on IRC at #openttdcoop.dev and type !download. Grab the one which matches your OS and enjoy the play either on our dev server or where ever you like :).

EDIT: if you cannot find a matching server automatically, enter it manually. The server is mz.openttdcoop.org:3981

Publicserver game #138 finished yesterday and #139 is in the planning phase. Time to look back on what the community built this time.

The played scenario consists of four large and a number of small islands in a temperate setting, giving it a japan-like feel. The map was very stretched with lots of water inbetween the islands, so any plan had to overcome the water and the length problems. The loaded DBset XL grf prompted Planetmakers’s ICE + S-Bahn PAX plan, which was chosen by a majority.

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Today we welcome a new member in our ranks: KenjiE20. Especially a great event since it takes off my status as new guy!

KenjiE20 has been around for a bit on the Publicserver, offering a helping hand wherever he can. He’s also been active on the wiki, trying to keep the content nice and neat. But most of all he’s been a nice guy to have around, which must count for alot.
To Kenji: all the members wish you welcome and we hope you’ll keep the same spirit you have now in a memberish way.

Sadly the competition run yesterday had to be aborted due to technical difficulties which should hopefully be fixed now, new binaries will be provided. A fresh new start will take place Friday night at 20h CEST. Given the discussion yesterday which accompanied the tournament we decided to limit the time for the competition to one evening only. My proposal is 2.5 hours (ten game years), but the actual length is open to negotiation up to immediately prior to the start of the game. Again 15 company-slots will be available 🙂 Unlike the last time, the server will be located in a different IRC channel: #coopetition.

One change in the rules applies of course: it is not and never was our policy to select members via a competition 🙂 – showing reasonably good building skills is only one criterion among others. 🙂 Holding a competition in order to grant the winner membership was the April fools day part of the posting.

I hope you’ll join this competition despite as it’s IMO a nice competitive way which allows to compare different solutions 🙂 So let’s set out and enjoy this new way to play tomorrow!

Dear coopers,

we’re proud to announce the first #openttdcoop prospective membership competition which offers a fast-track to the membership. “Battleground” is on our dev server, using Yexo’s head-to-head patch which allows up to 15 players to compete on exactly the same map under the same circumstances. Join us on #member-competition where the server will be based. Connection details are available there upon request, too (we need to keep track who joins – we at least need to know who competes, if we want to grant membership 😛 )

The game will start today at 20h CEST and run until Friday night, 20h CEST when judgment is held. Winner is the person with the best performing company (judging by company value). Join in the fight now – see you on #member-competition !