Flash Client now available!

http://cruncherstw.dyndns.org:2004/PlayTW.html

For those who don't want to set-up a telnet client, but would still like to play the game, now you can!

For those flash client developers who want a new toy project to work on, now you have one!

Game H opening 12/21/12 at 7pm EST.  Classic game, 5k sectors, 800 turns and Ferrengi who fight back!

Game G resets 11/16

Classic near stock game.

10k sectors
1250 turns

Beefie Ferrengal!

Comet and his corp are the first to capture Ferrengal on my server. And it was just about as tough as I could have made a Gold planet. AND they did it with only 1k turns per day, near stock settings and Mega Rob turned off.
It took them less than 140 days. 

Good Job Guys!

Winners:

Corp – What Corp ?
WHOMP aka Comet
no game aka Farnsworth
Wwiv 
Ifu

EIS Invitational

There's talk of maybe this season's first tournament on the EIS forum.

http://www.classictw.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=33557

We may have enough regular players now on this server.  Is anyone willing to come together to play representing this server?

Let me know, and I'll "sponsor" a team, and if you have room, I may even play with you.  :)

Game D to open 10/26

Classic game, 5k sectors, 800 turns, 2 day turn bank.

Ferrengal is beefed up, & ferrengi are nasty.

Game opens Friday, Oct. 26 at 8pm EST

Back up with another new router!  Sorry for the down time!

Friday, Oct. 12, 10:00 pm EST

Shutting down for updates.  Will be back up soon.

Thursday, Oct. 11 @ 6:15 pm

Crazy weather here today.  Server is back up!  Sorry for the inconvenience.

Fall Frenzy Tournament

As we say good-bye to summer and settle into our fall routines, it's time for some Pre-Tournament practice.  Opening on Friday, Sept. 14th at 7pm Eastern is our Tournament mode game.

6 Member Corps
5k Universe
1001 turns

Settings to emulate the very first Battle of the Elite that took place in 1998.  Check the game description for details.

Private Practice Games

If you'd like a private game to play/practice on, just let me know.  I'll bang the edit of your choosing and close it so you and your corp(s) won't be disturbed.

This is a good way to get up to speed and practice using today's scripts in a safe environment with your friends before you attempt more competitive games against other corps.

Contact me:  CrunchersTW@gmail.com and I'll get you set-up.

Lobby game reset 8/15

Turns are now 5k
Start Credits are now 99,000
Colos on Terra 500,000 Per day
Planets go L5 in one day

Enjoy!

No Dupes Allowed

If you're unclear of what a Dupe is, this is one person playing two or more characters in one game.  You are certainty allowed to play more than one game at a time on this server, but you may only have one account in each game.

When I see dupes, they are deleted, no questions asked.

Please, come and have fun make new friends, form new corporations.  Let's just keep the games fair for all.

If you've had your account deleted and would like a second chance, please contact me.  Cruncherstw@gmail.com

Game B Reset

Game B has been reset and will open Friday, Aug. 3rd. at 7:30 pm Eastern.

This game has 5k sectors, 750 turns

The Ferrengi are aggressive, be certain to buy your scanners before venturing out!

Short down-time

Scheduled maintenance today, will be back up shortly.

Back up!  Enjoy!

Short down-time

Scheduled maintenance today, will be back up shortly.

Sever Thunderstorm heading this way.  I'm taking all equipment off-line and unplugging until the storm passes.  I'm expecting to be back up by 10pm EST Monday, June 18th.


[Edit]

The storm has passed, the server is back online.  We had some pea sized hail and a couple of power interruptions.  All is clear, enjoy the game!

Updating drivers - server will be up and down this evening.

Still updating today... sorry for the down time.

New Game G - 10k sectors, 1250 turns, 2 day turn bank

As with all my games, MBBS mode on, Mega Rob turned off

And a very beefie Ferrengal!  If you can capture it, I promise the prize inside will be worth it!

This game will open Friday, June 22 at 8pm Eastern.  

Game B reset 6/8/12

Classic - 5k universe, 750 turns, 4 day turn bank.

"Beefie" Ferrengal!

The server is up!  Lobby has been reset.  Games B,C,D & P are open, Spring Fever Tournament F set to open tonight at 8 pm EST.

The games are just as they were on May 9th.  


Enjoy!

I'm still working on getting the server configured and running. Installing windowns updates as I type. (Keeping fingers crossed)

The reason the server went down was because of windows updates, my hardware guy tells me my HD's are undamaged, but the boot sector was blown the last time I installed updates.

All game data is secure. We installed a third HD to reload WinServer2003, with one of the original raid drives as backup. I just love canabalizing old hardware to re-pupose it.

Last night I installed TWGS and copied over all of the games, DynDNS is reporting good, but I'm still not able to telnet to the machine yet. Hoping after updates this all hums along smoothly again.

Windows update for Server2003 just corruped my windows/system file.

I've got to hit the sack,  I'll let you all know when it's up again.
Sorry for those in the tournament.  When I get it back up, I'll set a re-open date/time.

Spring Fever - Cinco de Mayo in Tournament Mode

Opening May, 5 at 7pm EST.

Cabin Fever was won by Orion aka "me".  Due in a large part because he logged in at game start and got a head start on everyone else and very effectively shut everyone else out.

To play a tournament mode game, be prepared to play as hard as your opponents.  This means getting in at game start.  Hours or even minutes can make or break a win for you.

You have two weeks to practice strategies, good-luck!

Upgrading Hardware - Completed

Later this evening (4/2/12) I'll be taking the sever down for some upgrades.

We should not be off-line for too long, sorry about any inconveniences.
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Up and running on a new Gigabit Router.  :)

Enjoy!  Let me know if you notice a difference at all.

Corrected Alien behavior

In game D.

The Aliens should not be huddling around Star Dock now.  It's just a simple setting in the alien editor that needed to be switched on.

If you see anything that looks out of the ordinary, please just send me an e-mail.

CrunchersTW@gmail.com

Upgraded to 2.20 on 3/5/12

It's also come to my attention that I need to replace the battery on my MB.

Sorry about the late start for game B.  I had the equipment unplugged during the storm Friday night, and didn't realize the clock on the server didn't keep time until much later in the afternoon.

I was warm and dry, well stocked and didn't loose electric.  Many around me did.

If you're a FB friend, check out the pictures I uploaded.  It's quite the winter wonderland out there, but tomorrow we should be in the mid 40's and this all will be gone soon, time for spring!

Back online! - Snowed in? Game B opens at 12 noon!

Sorry for the down time.  If you're snowed in like me this weekend, I know you'll want some games to play.

Game B has been reset and will open today, 12 noon, EST.

Stock settings, gold bubbles, stock Ferrengi "beefed-up"

Power may go out....

Bad Snow, Ice and wind storms here tonight.  Power is fluxuating.  Taking everything off-line for the night.  I'll plug it all in again when the storm passes.

Sorry... better safe than sorry.  :)

Upgraded to 2.19 - 2/20/2012

Looks like we're putting a high polish on now.  :)

As always, if you see anything that even remotely looks like a bug, please report to http://www.classictw.com/

Also, please check the forum to find the latest helper releases that work with this new version.

Classic 5k universe, 800 turns, 2 day bank - Opens 2/24

Game D - Opens 2/24 @ 7:30pm EST

Classic 5k Universe, 800 turns, Gold Bubbles, 2 day bank & Beefie Ferrengi

This time Emulation is set to 14.4 down, 1 Mps up
Planets on 2 sec delay
Crime on 2ms delay
Photon Blast on 1 sec delay
Ship delay on constant 250ms (No delay)

Down for upgrades

Taking the server off-line for just a few today for some upgrades.  I'll have it back up soon.

Upgraded to 2.18B - 01/31/2012

Wow!  Fast turn around on bug report, fix and update! 

Now that's how a piece of software needs to be debugged, fixed and released.  Good job JP!

Upgraded to 2.17 - 01/30/2012

Just in time for the winter death tournament games! The death limit games now also include getting podded, not just #SD#!  Once you are podded in your last "pod", that's it... game over for you.  This is the new setting I've chosen for the Cabin Fever tournament game.  ;)

We still  have the capability to set the death limit with the old "buggie" behavior that said it didn't matter how many times you were podded, you're not out until you are #SD#.

Get those attack skills warmed up, you only have 5 more days until Cabin Fever!

Recent Resets

Lobby game reset today - test here, citadels go L5 in one day.

Game C is now closed and reset - scheduled reopen Friday, Jan. 27,at 7pm EST.

Get ready for "Cabin Fever!"  Opening Feb. 4th.
Most of the more aggressive script players will be busy in either the Fire or Ice tournaments also starting about the same time.  So, this is a great time to see what it's like to play in a tournament style game if you've never had the chance yet.

Technical difficulties...

Sorry for the down time.   The server is up again now.

Cabin Fever - Opens Feb. 4th!

For those of you who've never played a Tournament edit, but wondered what it would be like, this game is for you! 

The settings are as near to the original 1998 Battle of the Elite game as I could get them.  Check out the game description page for details.

5k universe, 1001 turns, game aged 100 days, 6 member corps, 5 second photons

Plus!!  Using some of the new TWGS delay settings to keep this a player At The Key's friendly game.

There will NOT be a web site dedicated to daily logs and player scores.  This is just a tournament mode game for those who've never played one before.  Have fun!

telnet:  Cruncherstwgs.dyndns.org  port 23