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Quake 3 Server with Excessive Mod on an old IBM X300 server Win XP
15% CPU usage and 1% Network Usage on the IBM X300
IBM eServer xSeries 300 8672 rack server
MPN 8672
Key Features
Form Factor -Rack-Mountable
Processor – Pentium III 1 GHz
Processors Qty. – 1
Installed Memory – 512 MB (SDRAM)
Platform – PC
Processor Manufacturer Intel
Processor Type -Pentium III
Processor Speed – 1 GHz
Installed Qty – 1
Max Supported Qty 1
Processor Upgradability – Upgradable
Memory
Installed RAM – 512 MB
RAM Technology – SDRAM
Maximum RAM – 1.5 GB
Hard Drive – 40 GB SCSI 10,000 RPM
2nd Storage Controller IDE / EIDE
Networking – Yes
Networking Type – 2 10/100 ports
Network Adapter
Data Link Protocol – Ethernet • Fast Ethernet
Motherboard – MS-6388
Installed L2 Cache Memory – 256 KB
Video Output Interface – PCI
CD / DVD
CD / DVD Type CD-ROM
Read Speed – 24x (CD)
Floppy Type 3.5″ 1.44 MB floppy
Audio – on-board
Max. Video Resolution 1600 x 1200
Installed Video Memory 8 MB
Dimensions
Width 17.34 in.
Depth 25.73 in.
Height 1.73 in.
Weight 28 lb.
Quake 3 Server console command list
If you want to see the complete lists:
/cmdlist – will produce a list of commands
/cvarlist – will produce a list of console variables
/bindlist
Will produce a list of all currently bound commands.
/bind
One of the most basic commands, this will “bind”, or assign a command to a particular key.
Usage: /bind ” ”
Example: /bind space “+zoom”
/say
Will produce a chat message onscreen. Used with the /bind command, this is an easy way to set up chat messages.
Example: bind F5 say “that hurt!”
Do NOT abuse this command. Spamming servers with lots of useless chat is an easy way to get kicked off a server.
/say_team
Allows you to send private messages to your teammates.
/messagemode 2
Bind this command to a key to enter “team chat” mode. Anything you type after this command will only be sent to your teammates.
/kill
Will cause you to commit suicide. A handy way to lose a frag.
/quit
Quits the game.
Vollee Second Life client streaming on AT&T Tilt Mobile Phone
Now you can access second life anywhere with your AT&T tilt. Vollee has created a Second Life client that will allow you to go in world anywhere you have a 3G or WiFi connection. You can fly or teleport yourself anywhere in the world. Talk with your friends and chat or IM completely free. Vollee is going to launch new games soon according to their website.
Know of any good games for the AT&T tilt? If yes post them in the comments.
Install Games to the Xbox 360 Hard Drive
Quite recently, Microsoft issued a mandatory update for the Xbox 360 Dashboard via Xbox LIVE. This update is called the NXE or ‘New Xbox Experience’. There are lots of great features in this update, besides the new 3D interface.
One of my personal favorites is the ability to install your games to the Xbox 360′s Hard Drive. This is extremely useful for a few reasons, the first being that it will in most cases make load times faster. Very often it does nothing, and in the case of Halo 3, it increases the load time. The second, and probably more important reason is that it makes your Xbox 360 almost silent. This is because the DVD drive in the Xbox no longer needs to spin, the drive generates most of the noise that the Xbox is constantly put down for.
Installing the games is quite simple. All you need is your Xbox and the game you want to install.
Once you have the Disc in the tray and the Xbox is sitting on the Dashboard screen, scroll to ‘My Xbox’ and select the game you want to install. Do not press the ‘A’ Button. Instead press the ‘Y’ button. This will bring you to a game details screen, from which you can choose the ‘Install to hard drive’ option.
The process usually takes about 15-30 minutes depending on various factors. When this is finished, you’re free to play away!
I do have one problem with the technology though. When I first heard about it, I thought I could stop changing the Discs in my Xbox 360 and just press a button to switch games. Unfortunately, not so. You still need to have the game in the DVD drive for proof of ownership. (Please Microsoft, make this happen in the next Dashboard update)
Happy gaming!
-Zane
Halo 3 Forges Episode 3 “Dread Castle” Video
Latest Version 2.9.0 of Fraps has just been released.
According to the Fraps 2.9.0 Release Notes this is what’s new.
“Fraps release adds support for Vista and DirectX 10 games. With games starting to appear using DirectX 10 graphics we are happy to report that benchmarking, video capture, and screenshots are now all fully supported for these titles.”
With more DX10 games coming to store shelves, it will be good to see some more DX10 game video coming online.“ Vista also includes a rewritten audio subsystem. Fraps can take advantage of this and directly record a sound stream from the machine without requiring any support from the soundcard driver. This allows you to capture in-game audio even if you are using a USB headset or other audio device which does not normally support a “Stereo Mix” or “What U Hear” recording input.”
This is very good to hear.
“Since the Vista Desktop Window Manager (DWM) runs through DirectX we have also added a new option to monitor the desktop under Vista. You can now take screenshots and record video from the desktop just like any other game or 3D application.”
Other fixes are:
Added support for DirectX 10
Added option to monitor Desktop Window Manager under Vista
Added Direct Stream sound recording for Vista
Fixed screen tearing in video captured from DX9 games
Fixed G15 LCD output running fast on Vista machines
Improved resource sharing with multithreaded games
Added numerous crash and compatibility fixes
I always liked Fraps for capturing gaming video and love to see they’re keeping the software updated. You can try Fraps for Free by clicking here.