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 Merry [AP] Christmas |
 Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good frag!
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| Steel has survived APw |
 It's official, so make Joe feel welcome!!
[AP]Steel
Partayyyyy!! :) |
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| [AP] Forums Upgraded to IPB 2.3.6 |
Good news!
The [AP] Clan Forums have been upgraded to IPB Version 2.3.6, which includes a much stronger 'reCAPTCHA' anti-spambot feature. Unbeknownst to most, the forums have been inundated with spam account registration requests, forcing the Admins to lock down the registration process, requiring Admin approval only... We hope to have mitigated this problem for good!
Check the extended news for more details on this upgrade. Enjoy!! |
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| A Double Homecoming... |
Bad things may come in threes, but truly great events tend to arrive in twos. That is especially the case with this week's big news story! I'm pleased to announce the return of two former members to the [AP] Clan... One is just ending his harrowing White Squad journey, and the other is just beginning his. Please help me welcome back two excellent guys to the [AP] community:
- [AP]DracimuS
- [APw]Steel
DracimuS spent an extended 3-week period in White Squad, making him perhaps one of the most patient returning members. Steel, on the other hand, returns to us as former [AP]theDevilsAdvocate and [AP]IdleHanDz, choosing to adopt his gaming name from back in 2003... before his first tenure in the [AP] Clan Community.
Make them feel welcome!! |
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| Updates regarding Half-Life 1 Engine Update |
 The following statement was released by Valve at 4:40pm EST on October 22nd:
A new set of Steamworks features have been released for all Half-Life 1 engine multiplayer games: Counter-Strike 1.6, Condition Zero, Team Fortress Classic, Deathmatch Classic, Ricochet, Day of Defeat and Half-life 1 Deathmatch. The update includes Steamworks features such as player avatars in the scoreboard when playing Counter-Strike and Condition Zero. The update also contains several bug fixes, listed below. Note that this update will require all game servers to restart.
Bug Fixes
* Removed the need to manually re-login and re-authenticate to Steam while in game
* Fixed a crash on startup when running windowed with a non-standard desktop resolution
* Removed the display of saytext (in-game chat text) from players whom you've blocked in Steam friends
* Locked down several engine cvars to prevent malicious script exploits
* Enforced file consistency on several sprites in Counter-Strike
* Removed "ex_extrapmax" cvar (no longer needed)
Server
* Added "-noaff" command-line option to disable setting of thread affinity
* Added "bannedcfg" cvar so admins can choose which file is written to by the "writeid" command
The good news is, BuM was able to update two of the three servers, restoring their functionality. Unfortunately, until further notice, neither the AG server, ap.breakout, nor the HLTV server, [AP]3 Server Spy, are currently functioning. Reported accounts on the SteamPowered.com community indicate that this is a global issue and is directly related to the largely unforeseen update. Several Half-Life mods have become quite buggy since the update, and some have been rendered entirely useless. The number of available Half-Life 1 servers has dropped from roughly 200 to less than 30 overnight--although many should return once their respective Admins have had a chance to update--and, there are currently no functioning AG servers.
The best we can do at this juncture is try to be patient while Valve responds to the overwhelmingly-negative response from the pre-Source community. Think of this as a grand opportunity to renew your interest in the [AP] Forums! :) Also, please be prudent about reporting any and all bugs that you may experience in the [AP] servers in the next few days. If you experience a "Connection Lost" error and are able to reconnect to the server immediately thereafter, then you have experienced a sudden server crash (currently a known issue). The only information that would be helpful regarding server crashes would be the frequency at which they occur.
We thank you in advance for your patience as we collectively struggle through this latest Valve blunder. |
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| New 1.3/non-Source update |
Valve has seen fit to cause havok in the collective Halflife, Counterstrike, Day of Defeat, and their other games that don't utilize the Source engine today. It renders every mod I've seen so far non-functional since the hl.dll has been rewritten. Meaning there is no Severian's Mod, no Bubblemod, and every other one that relied on the old hl.dll.
As it stands at the writing of this newspost, AP 3 and 4 are unplayable until Jay can get the host to restart Steam so it updates.
For our STX III teams, STX III is on hold.
What this means for Bubblemod is unknown, as Eggplant has not worked on it since 2006.
As a result, what this means for AP is unknown.
I have taken the liberty of emailing Eggplant and await his reply. BuM should get the reply CC'd to him. |
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| Prodigal Clan Member Returns |
Some of you may remember a tenured young man by the name of Blair, who took his leave of [AP] back in July to wrestle with some of his personal demons. But now, after some much needed time away, it is my pleasure to welcome back our old friend. Make him feel welcome, boys and girls:
[APw]DracimuS
Let's make sure he never has cause to depart again! |
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| He's Official... |
It has been a smooth and easy two weeks, and now it's official; time to say hello to our newest full member:
[AP]RuPtuRe
Congratulations Will! Make him feel welcome, guys! |
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| The dry spell ends... |
Things have been pretty slow lately, but that's about to change. With the imminent approach of the third annual STX Series starting up, it's about time for a change of pace. That being said, I'd like all of you to help me welcome a good friend and valuable asset joining [AP] today. Please give a warm welcome to the newest...
[APw]RuPtuRe
Welcome, Will. You've joined an excellent community! |
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| Playing Catch-up |
Due to Officer negligence by Leader [AP]BuMHeD, the three most recent applicants to the clan had not been given full clan commission as they should have. Therefore, while BuM spends a night in the brig, he wishes for you all to know that he is happy to announce:
[AP]Shotgun Joe
[AP]ArkANGEL
[AP]Defragmenter
Drop by the brig, but don't feed the inmates. |
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| LOOK OUT! |
... we have another new recruit lurking the servers these days. A long-time supporter of AP3 and a very tenacious application. Give it up for:
[APw]Defragmenter
Make him feel welcome. Congrats Matt! |
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