{"id":2719,"date":"2009-03-25T08:19:19","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T12:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=2719"},"modified":"2009-03-25T08:19:19","modified_gmt":"2009-03-25T12:19:19","slug":"twentysided-l4d-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=2719","title":{"rendered":"TwentySided L4D Server"},"content":{"rendered":"

A reader* was kind enough to rent some server space, so we now have a dedicated Left 4 Dead server for the Twenty Sided group<\/a> on Steam. This means Twenty Sided members can play together without needing for everyone to add everyone else as a friend, which was quickly becoming an untenable solution. (157 members as of this writing.)<\/p>\n

The server should show up in the server list for all members, so you can jump on and know you’re playing with other people from the site. This should keep out the riff-raff. (He said, adjusting his monocle.)<\/p>\n

A new graphics card is on order, and as soon as that arrives I’ll be joining in. I tried using my integrated graphics card in L4D yesterday, and:<\/p>\n

1) The results were hilariously bad: No lighting. No fog. Abysmal framerates. Graphical artifacting. The smell of brimstone and the sounds of children weeping. <\/p>\n

2) So bad, in fact, that I can’t believe it worked at all. Kind of impressive that I got the game to run. Although full-bright no-fog L4D is sort of pointless.<\/p>\n

Once I have some civilized hardware in this thing we can resume our zombie-killing adventures. I’ve had a great time playing L4D and Team Fortress 2 with other Twenty Sided members. Maybe I’ll formalize it a bit with a dedicated thread on Friday nights. We’ll see. As always, I have to balance these games against my need to play, review, and lampoon other games on a regular basis. <\/p>\n

* I forgot to get permission to print a name or pseudonym. Since the name I have looks like a real one, I don’t want to put it out without permission. <\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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