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teamspeak is very good!
there are some hosts that offer free teamspeak (or TeamSpeex for mac) to use! you just log in on ::: voice.teamspeak.org
just google it and you'll find many more free hostings!
(skype works very well too!)

well ... i like both ::: public and league gaming! i just love this game with all its features and variety!!! (HUGE thanks to the dev-team!!!) it is obvious that the maps on top of the listing are popular, but for my personal taste ::: i don't like them too much or the lag is so enormous that hittin...

to turn ricochet for that object on or off. This way you could have different sections of the map with ricochet on or off, depending on the map.

just imagining all the possibilities to create maps ...!
very good idea!!!

thank you guys ... ;-) very encouraging your input !!! made some tiny modifications to the map: - center and base supports are now octagon's - pyra's around bases are turned slightly for reaching up better all to improve the rico effects !!! nowhere to hide ;-) do you think the map needs tele-porters?

here the map file and its distributed under the license of GNU LGPL http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html

a complete work-over from the previous zap:ping map after some great input from players! unfortunately the KotH version was not very successful and the demand for a CTF map made me sit, analyze, think and working hard to come up with a good concept .... i believe the first zap:ping map had some pote...

how much maps they host? -10-15 CPU-Type/ Speed -Intel Bi-Xeon 5110 -2x 250 Go SATA (hardware raid) -Bandwidth: 25 Mbps -Debian Etch RAM -2 Go kind of server (root/ dedicated, vserver,..) -dedicated count of maps (with playerslots) -10-15 / i guess 100-150 slots Im not sure if it will be one big, d...

up and running a FFA and CTF 2teams version! with modified center to keep it more challenging! no more hiding ::: with some smart rico's you'll reach every corner with its opponent behind it ;-) have a look ::: either on 123.zaphod.fr 5152 FFA / 5153 CTF / 5158 KotH http://www.pyradesign.com/bzflag/...

shame ... would like to see it in "real"!

yes ... top of the hill is big enough to dodge attacker's ... just the doodle has it not right!
thx AHA !
and i forgot the map file .....>
and i forgot the license .......>(distributed under the license of GNU LGPL http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)

goal was to have a King of the Hill game mode on a symmetrical map with lots of rico's (even up high to avoid the laser-sniper's) and nowhere to "hide" for straight forward battles all on a small map (worldsize=300) which makes it busy even with a few players! thanks DEV-Team for those gre...

i liked your map instantly! you did a great job!
i like the open field idea in the center with those tricky parts around ...!
but needs a lot of player's ...
good CTF map possibilities too!
keep up the good work!

ok .... up and running !!!
its fast and reliable ... !
ready to host good maps in Europe
PM me if you think your map is worth hosting !!!

honestly i have no idea how to complie for SuSE on my mac ......!
anyway would that be possible ???
what else has to be on the server?
bzfs is enough?
see...you'll need a lot of patience !

as JeffM wrote how to set up your server, i found this in it : Some Linux binary packages may not contain it, so you may need to download a separate "server" package (for debian-based distros in particular, bzflag-server is necessary). i recently rented a server and have some "bandwit...

thx ducktape ::: it was R3laX (who is in the GU team: Nectar ;)) he added some world-weapons with zone trigger to the HIX map. excellent work R3laX !!!! you must have spent manymanymany hours in setting up those world-weapons disguised as tanks, which trigger and shoot at you when you at certain mar...

just a little question ::: does anybody know who made this HIX map as a "Trainer"? it was hosted a couple of month ago. it had some world weapons disguised as tanks and were triggered in certain zones to shot at you? do you recall this map? does anybody know who made it? (would like to hos...

and see here where all the rest lives ....

http://www.frappr.com/bzflagplayers

would like to add mine too .... very bzflag and done myself

But if the team member gets shot by some one else I want to spawn in a certain place. you can control it with a simple code in the map file. the zone lets you create a specific area for a certain flag or a certain team to spawn. watch in the following sample for the zone-code where it says "te...

what is a LITTLE annoying are the messages each time a player joins or leaves .... it would be an improvement to add a feature - to turn off messages completely and only get warned when you grab a flag while teams are uneven ... - or a "silent" server message without the beeping .... just ...

nope ..... i tried everything to make it work!!! for example ::: disabled sb "spawn on buildings" so players would spawn on the open-field ... boom::re-spawn::: back and stuck inside of a building!!!! my only conclusion is the texturing that provokes that behavior!!! and with this post i s...

or another idea to check could be theses settings in the map file :::
-set _spawnMaxCompTime 0.01
-set _spawnSafeRadMod 20
-set _spawnSafeSRMod 8
-set _spawnSafeSWMod 1.5

maybe they provoce a "inside-building-spawn" ????
lets see ...

thanks Tedius ... ! i tried that solution (see code) but still same spawn inside a building!!! i really don't understand .... the CTF version (without textures) works just fine!!??? has it to do with the texturing of the blocks?????? hhmm ........ i just dont get it!!! box name Base1_1 position 400 ...

ok but ... look at the established GU league for example ::: it is not "growing" anymore ... looking at the most active gamers and teams of the GU league ::: this are mostly the players who are (still) around since the beginning or many-many years ... and they know their maps in and out! ...